The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Branding and bus rapid transit go hand in hand.

January 20 - The Urbanist

After a decade of shifting market preferences and an ongoing urban renaissance, how do downtown home prices compare in cities around the country?

January 20 - Property Shark

New York City's ailing taxi industry is fighting what they call a "suicide surcharge," a new $2.50 fee they will be forced to charge riders below 95th Street in Manhattan. Eight drivers have already taken their lives as their business suffers.

January 20 - The New York Times

Toronto Mayor John Tory is intervening in transit plans with a call to speed up spending and the construction timeline for the relief line, designed to relieve crowding on the city's subway system in the urban core.

January 19 - The Star

In an interview with Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, former Arizona Governor and former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbit recommends new approaches to the challenges facing the Colorado River watershed.

January 19 - Land Lines, Lincoln Institute Of Land Policy

The 16-mile Purple Line light rail project, which connects Maryland suburbs in Montgomery and Prince George's counties to the D.C. Metro Gold, Red, and Orange lines, is facing a new lawsuit.

January 19 - The Washington Post

Sen. Scott Wiener introduced legislation to make state highways that run through villages, town, and cities, often acting as main streets, accommodate the safety needs of walkers, cyclists, and transit users when undergoing capital improvements.

January 19 - Streetsblog California

For all the money pouring into autonomous vehicle technology, the public is still relatively unconvinced about the viability of the technology.

January 19 - Smart Cities Dive

An illustrated comic strip introduces the community of support found at Right 2 Dream Too, a homeless community of tents and tiny homes built by and for homeless people.

January 18 - The Nib

In a city where bus ridership has been declining for years, Pace has found success on the expressway.

January 18 - Chicago Tribune

Rather than simply being punitive, the Dutch rail carrier is trying to find cost effective ways to collect fares and make riders feel welcome.

January 18 - CityLab

Looking around the globe for lessons in equitable mobility in the new technology-enabled era of transportation.

January 18 - Thomson Reuters Foundation

Supermarket closings have turned parts of the city into food deserts. As a result, residents lack access to fresh food and suffer health and economic consequences.

January 18 - Louisville Courier Journal

More people are cycling in the city, and a Bike Mayor would help promote biking and encourage better, safer infrastructure.

January 18 - Metro

The Oregon Department of Transportation announced the first round of funding for the Safe Routes to School Competitive Grant Program.

January 18 - Bike Portland

The District Department of Transportation wants to build a bike lane in front of the Capitol Building, but Congress has not authorized the change because of complaints about losing parking.

January 18 - The Washington Post

Assurances that the plan will not include large commercial venues have not calmed fears about the future of local independent clubs.

January 18 - Chicago Tribune

As cities define our world in new ways every day, Penn Institute for Urban Research asked nearly dozen urban experts, “Why cities?”

January 18 - Penn IUR Urban Link

An investigation into Philadelphia's street cleaning program reveals a parking ticket program that doesn't benefit the city as much as it benefits the Philadelphia Parking Authority.

January 17 - WHYY

A new flood plan for Norfolk, Virginia aims to establish a new model for coastal resilience.

January 17 - The Virginian-Pilot