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Dear Cities: Let’s Make FIFA Count
The first-ever pan-North American World Cup offers urban planners a unique opportunity: to undo the legacy of failed promises and show that mega events can actually benefit the cities they visit.
Green Schoolyards Gain Momentum Across Southern California
Fueled by new funding and community partnerships, these projects are replacing heat-trapping asphalt with trees and vegetation to create cooler, healthier school environments.
Study: Parked Cars Significantly Increase Urban Heat Island Effect
Dark-colored cars in particular can raise the surrounding air temperature by as much as 3.8 degrees Celsius.
Median Rent Dropped in This New York Suburb Since 2020. How Did They Do it?
Bucking national trends, New Rochelle is building new housing at a rapid pace — and bringing rents down in the process.
NYC Unveils First Comprehensive Greenway Plan in 30 Years
New York City’s Greater Greenways plan charts an ambitious, equity-focused expansion of its 500-plus-mile greenway network, aiming to connect more neighborhoods to parks, waterfronts, and safe, sustainable transportation options.
4 States, DC Enacted Robotaxi Laws This Year
As autonomous carmakers deploy self-driving cars in more cities, states are scrambling to regulate the technology.
Albuquerque Bookstore Owner Sues City to Continue Housing Homeless Neighbors
A bookstore owner who was fined for letting unhoused people camp on his property is asserting that the city’s actions are unconstitutional.
Researchers Digitally Reconstruct Lost NYC Free Black Village
Central Park rests on the remains of a displaced village built by free Black Americans in the 1820s.
How Copenhagen Became a ‘Sponge City’
The Danish capital is implementing a massive, multi-pronged strategy to build resilience against flooding and shore up water supplies during drought periods.
California’s Cap and Trade Program Up in the Air
The state’s carbon trading program is being attacked as ineffective from one side and overly onerous from the other.
California Law Delays Bike Parking Requirements
A state law that delays new building code updates after the destructive Eaton and Palisades fires means bike advocates won’t see meaningful changes to bike parking rules for at least two years.
Chicago Transit Authority Plans to Banish ‘Ghost Buses’
The CTA is implementing changes to its tracking technology that will more accurately display bus arrival times and track bus reroutes and delays.
Texas City to Test Waste Heat-to-Water Generation System
The technology harnesses waste heat to produce clean drinking water.
Denver Transit Agency Will Subsidize First Mile of Shared Scooter Trips
A pilot program seeks to address the problem of transit access by paying for the first mile of trips to and from two light rail stations.
Opinion: NYC Daylighting Law Would Double as Flood Protection
How a proposed law banning parking in the 20’ of curb next to an intersection throughout NYC would improve road safety and free up space for rain gardens and other green infrastructure.
Report: Florida Affordable Housing Law Needs Changes to Create ‘Durable Pipeline’
The Live Local Act offers incentives to developers who build affordable housing, but a patchwork of local enforcement means it’s not reaching its full potential.
MPO Boards Don’t Reflect Their Constituencies
Metropolitan planning organizations make important transportation planning decisions, but their memberships often don’t reflect their region’s demographics.
20,000 San Francisco Homes Stalled in Construction Pipeline
Despite getting permits as long as a decade ago, thousands of proposed housing units are still waiting to be built.
St. Louis Nonprofit Builds Housing for Struggling Artists
The St. Louis Art Place Initiative purchases city-owned vacant properties and rehabilitates them, offering homeownership opportunities to local artists.
NYC Subway Has Safest Month Ever
The city’s subway system is seeing increased ridership and a sharp drop in crime a year after the MTA implemented new security measures.
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
