The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Regulations crafted in the wake of the Trump sign controversy of 2014 could be relaxed to let Salesforce leave its mark on the city of Chicago's skyline.

September 25 - Chicago Tribune

The lone survivor of Sen. Scott Wiener's trio of "Housing-First Policy" bills awaits a decision by Gov. Jerry Brown. Senate Bill 828, intended to increase the amount of land zoned for housing in California cities, was weakened by amendments.

September 25 - The Real Deal

Oakland County, Michigan has announced an initiative to attract and retain retail businesses.

September 25 - Crain's Detroit Business

The District has created thousands of affordable homes, but analysts see a need for more targeted intervention.

September 25 - D.C. Financial Policy Institute

Transportation access is one of the biggest factors in keeping people out of homelessness. Cities can help with discounted fares and last-mile connections.

September 25 - CALmatters

The program’s outcomes in different cities show varying levels of success and some failures.

September 24 - The Guardian

Expensive West Coast cities are looking to these alternative and add-on structures to ease their housing challenges.

September 24 - SF Gate

A long-running legal battle over proposed hotel developments in San Diego appears to have come to an end.

September 24 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

A hydroponic farm on the grounds of the Texas State Fair helps residents in the food deserts of South Dallas.

September 24 - The Dallas Morning News

A more sedentary approach to commuting is now more common than taking the bus or train to work, trailing only driving to work as the most common commute mode.

September 24 - Governing

New research finds that, done right, working with ride-hailing companies can save public agencies money.

September 24 - Metro Magazine

More than one-half mile of elevated expressway was demolished in the heart of downtown Montréal to make way for a spectacular ground-level urban boulevard and over six acres of continuous public space, bookended by two monumental sculptures.

September 24 - Canadian Architect magazine

FEATURE

Urban sustainability efforts have historically failed to advance all three E’s of sustainability: environmental action, economic development, and equity. However, a movement is underway to put equity—the oft-ignored E—at the forefront.

September 24 - Megan Horst

New York City Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg compared the project to replace a section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn heights as New York's "Big Dig."

September 24 - Politico New York

Curbed surveys the nation for cities leading the push toward more sustainable, equitable, and effective transportation systems.

September 24 - Curbed

Cities are putting together the pieces of walkability, but there's still work to be done in completing the puzzle.

September 23 - The Guardian

Residents are shooting down plans that propose increased density and height in San Diego. The city had planned to cut its carbon footprint by encouraging transit oriented development.

September 23 - Voice of San Diego

Casting doubt on an official estimate of around 52,000, researchers at a Los Angeles-based nonprofit put the number at close to double that level. That's accounting for anyone who became homeless at some point during the year.

September 23 - The Los Angeles Times

Lots of great ideas, but few resources to back them up—the story in Detroit is probably familiar in cities all over the country.

September 23 - The Detroit Free Press

80 Flatbush has been one of the most closely watched, and hotly debated, proposed developments in the country.

September 23 - Curbed NY