The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Florida is infamous for the lack of safety on its roads. A new interactive graphic of the nation's most dangerous highways does nothing to dispel that reputation.

May 12 - Geotab

Landlords in Milwaukee have several methods for avoiding paying fines and property taxes—it's all a part of gaming the system. After the local paper investigated the "landlord games," the city is taking action.

May 12 - Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel

This one's for the straphangers.

May 12 - CityLab

President Donald Trump teased the release of his promised $1 trillion infrastructure earlier this month. Here's how a collection of experts reacted to that prospect.

May 11 - Grist

Residents of public housing in California's state capital now have new access to economic mobility in the form of a shared fleet of electric cars—all made possible by the state's cap-and-trade system that limits and offset carbon emissions.

May 11 - The Sacramento Bee

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Reports of New York's gentrification are sometimes exaggerated.

May 11 - Michael Lewyn

After several years, Sen. Jim Beall's persistent efforts to address the state's $130 billion road and bridge shortfall finally passed the legislature, but Assemblyman Travis Allen hopes to repeal the 12-cent tax hike through the initiative process.

May 11 - The Sacramento Bee - Capitol Alert

The makers of Pokémon Go, touted for its potential to activate sedentary Americans since its release last year, will take more initiative to participate in community-based events.

May 11 - Fast Company Co.Design

Life expectancy may be rising in the nation as a whole, but in some areas it's going down. Regional gaps are widening.

May 11 - The Washington Post

Improvements in street design and bike infrastructure make life easier on bikers in car-centric Orlando, but employers and politicians could do more in the city to get commuters out of their cars.

May 11 - Orlando Sentinel

Barack Obama supports closing Cornell Drive, a six-lane road next to the future site of the Obama Presidential Center, to automobile access. He cites safety concerns and the need for green space.

May 11 - Chi.Streetsblog

A new report from the Show-Me Institute provides a scathing critique of the demographic disparities apparent in how the city of St. Louis deploys tax increment financing.

May 11 - St. Louis Riverfront Times

Durham, North Carolina, joins the ranks of local government agencies who have shifted to an integrated development services model focused on customer service.

May 11 - North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association

A summary of last week's events in Seattle: CNU 25 and ULI, written by Hazel Borys.

May 10 - PlaceShakers

After a slow 2016, four states this year have already passed state gas tax increases. South Carolina may be next if they override the governor's veto. A new analysis should help legislators do just that.

May 10 - Governing

Galveston, Texas stands on the Gulf of Mexico and sits on the path of a number of bird migrations. 395 of those birds were killed Wednesday night striking a single building in the city's downtown.

May 10 - The Houston Chronicle

Considering it costs $1 billion per mile to dig L.A.'s subway tunnels, how does Elon Musk plan to build a series of car-carrying tunnels with out breaking the bank?

May 10 - Fast Company

John H. Thompson resigned on Tuesday from his position as director of the U.S. Census Bureau. Thompson served as director of the Census Bureau since 2013.

May 10 - The Washington Post

Dan Walters has some harsh words for California state leaders. He says their approach to the housing shortage has been "tepid" and "lackadaisical."

May 10 - The Sacramento Bee

Police in Chicago issued 99% fewer distracted driving tickets in 2016 than in 2015.

May 10 - Chicago Tribune