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Illuminated Futures
The city that never sleeps depends on 396,572 street lights. As bright white LEDs replace the familiar amber glow, what does tomorrow (night) hold?
Trump Executive Order Clears the Way for More Offshore Drilling
President Donald Trump rescinded environmental protections put in place by former President Barack Obama after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
$29 Million in Series C Funding for an Urban Agricultural Company
Looking for signs of the growth of urban agricultural as a viable industry?
Making the Bay Area Resilient By Design
The Resilient By Design Bay Area Challenge has produced nine designs to address sea-level rise and flooding around the San Francisco Bay Area.
A Map of the 'Mellow' Bike Routes Around Chicago
Not all bike routes are created equal; some are just mellower.
Friday Funny: A New Hand Signal for Begging Drivers Not to Kill
This is another one of those "funny" articles, in that it's satire about a tragic state of affairs.
Construction Tax Approved by Philadelphia City Council
Mayor Jim Kenney could still veto the bill.
Study: Where Land Values Soar, Houses Come Down
Soaring land values are leaving an indelible mark on the building stock of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Bus System Redesign Revealed in Philadelphia
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is tackling a redesign of the bus system serving the city of Philadelphia.
Voters Approve Special Sales Tax, Property Tax to Expand Kansas City Streetcar
Voters in a new Transportation Development District supported new taxes to help fund the extension of the Kansas City Streetcar. Despite a paltry turnout, the taxes passed by a wide margin.
Vacant Properties Trouble Tight Housing Markets Too
Minneapolis is, by many accounts, home to a thriving economy. Why then, are there so many vacant properties in the city?
Nice Try, Sharrows
End the sharrow experiment, says this columnist.
First: Oklahoma Can Regulate its Own Coal Ash
Oklahoma will now be able to regulate coal ash disposal without answering to federal regulators.
Ford Planning Residential Units in its Detroit Train Station Adaptive Reuse
Ford will treat the Michigan Central Depot to a mixed-use adaptation.
One-Year Later: Evaluating Baltimore's Overhauled Bus System
The $135 million BaltimoreLink bus system redesign launched in June 2017.
A Planning Think Tank Devoted to Staten Island
The Staten Island Partnership for Transit and Resiliency Improvements (SIPTRI) would be tasked with improving the competitiveness of the borough as it grows to 500,000 residents and beyond.
Light Rail Recommended for the San Fernando Valley
Transit planners with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority have recommended light rail for the planned East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project.
Court Throws Out Massachusetts 'Millionaire Tax'
The failed "Fair Share Amendment" would have taxed the wealthy to pay for transportation and education.
40 Years of Prop 13
The Public Policy Institute of California recently checked on the public opinion of Proposition 13, California's controversial and game-changing property tax cap.
'Enhanced Transit Corridors Plan' Under Consideration in Portland
Transit advocates are concerned the plan doesn't do enough to support modes other than cars.
City of Clovis
City of Moorpark
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
