The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Storm resilience is a key design element of Hunter’s Point South Park in New York.

November 2 - CityLab

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The most topical show on television got in on the e-scooter craze this week.

November 2 - James Brasuell

Southwest Fresno has seen a few planned developments come and go, but now there's hope a high-speed rail could bring investment to the area.

November 1 - The Center for Public Integrity

The environment and climate change may not be top issues in the nation's hotly contested gubernatorial contests next Tuesday, but their outcomes can cause policy changes. Take North Carolina and the election of Roy Cooper, a Democrat, two years ago.

November 1 - The Charlotte Observer

Surveys indicate that women often feel exposed to threatening and unwelcome behaviour when using public transport. This report examines this problem and potential solutions from various perspectives.

November 1 - Women’s Safety and Security: A Public Transport Priority

West Virginia's tourism office and the video game company Bethesda will collaborate to promote both the state and a game set in an imagined future where the state is decimated by nuclear fallout.

November 1 - Route Fifty

Nico Larco presents a TEDx Talk on the impacts AVs will have on cities, including impacts on land use, land valuation, and the environment. AVs are more than just a transportation issue, and planners need to prepare for the coming changes.

November 1 - TEDx Talk

Mexican voters do not want the airport project to continue, and serious economic consequences could follow.

November 1 - Bloomberg

San Francisco's Planning Commission rejected a bill that would have made it illegal to open new office cafeterias, recommending that legislation be crafted to allow these eateries to be open to the public instead.

November 1 - San Francisco Chronicle

An app called Surveyor is making it easier to collect better data on curbs.

November 1 - VentureBeat

The city seeks to incubate creative ideas in the public interest.

November 1 - The Boston Globe

A visit to the park highlights the creative reuse and design that is transforming an old railway into a vibrant public space.

November 1 - The Washington Post

There are signs of normalcy in the Seattle region's housing market.

October 31 - The Seattle Times

The new Walkable City Rules by Jeff Speck is an excellent book that can help your city become more hospitable to humans. Urban thinker Kaid Benfield reviews.

October 31 - PlaceShakers

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This year's top Halloween costume: a public service announcement to drive safely on Halloween.

October 31 - James Brasuell

With a $2.6 million grant already in hand to research the process of planning and developing protected bikes, the city of New Orleans is seeking more funding in the hopes of adding 75 miles of protected bike lanes.

October 31 - The Times-Picayune

Maryland's new FLASH bus rapid transit line will cost $31 million, with $10 million in funding from a U.S. Department of Transportation TIGER grant. It's also the first bus rapid transit line in the state.

October 31 - Silver Spring Patch

San Francisco voters will decide on Proposition C, a business tax based on gross receipts levied on large employers, the most contentious of five local measures.

October 31 - Curbed SF

The product uses artificial intelligence to manage zoning, code enforcement, and permitting for local governments.

October 31 - Government Technology

Funding for two routes is running out soon, but many workers depend on this service to access jobs outside of the city.

October 31 - Urban Milwaukee