The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

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

U.S. landlords are getting a bigger share of the economic pie than they ever have before, according to new government data.

May 10 - Market Watch

A driving school in China was shut down after photos of student drivers cruising around its location (a factory roof) raised concerns online.

May 10 - Shanghaiist

Kiribati’s former president Anote Tong faces climate change’s implications head on and see hope, even as islands become an early warning system for the international community.

May 10 - Cities of the Future

Denver is in the process of rolling out a transportation experiment to the residents of the region: separating street space for transit and active transportation can serve all users and doesn't have to be the end of the world for drivers either.

May 9 - The Denver Post

The Florida Legislature has delivered a bill to Gov. Rick Scott's desk that would end property taxes on solar panels in the state of Florida for all commercial and industrial uses.

May 9 - Palm Beach Post

Officials have begun tackling the problem of adapting low-lying State Route 37 in the North Bay, closed several times this year due to flooding, to climate change. With no identified funding, a working group is leaning toward road tolling.

May 9 - The Press Democrat

Is mass timber the new frontier in low-carbon building? The National Building Museum's newest exhibition, Timber City, pays homage to the potential of tall timber structures which have strength comparable to steel.

May 9 - Doggerel

The cities of Santa Monica, Culver CIty, West Hollywood, and Malibu are championing stormwater infrastructure, new public transit, affordable housing, and action on homelessness prevention.

May 9 - The Planning Report

According to this survey, many Houston residents increasingly prefer mixed-use areas over single-family suburbia. But there's only so much downtown available.

May 9 - The Urban Edge

Strange as it may sound, the city in the heart of U.S. software country had an ordinance that made such companies were illegal, even though such companies are common in the city.

May 9 - Palo Alto Weekly

A planned Bucktown skate park will not be built and many neighbors are celebrating.

May 9 - DNA Info

If self-driving cars means more sharing and less car ownership, we may finally lose our appetite for parking, even in the motor city.

May 9 - Detroit Free Press

In arguments about how to construct transit and infrastructure, the voice of the poverty-stricken cyclist is rarely heard.

May 9 - Strong Towns

Transit planners at the county of Miami-Dade in Florida are asking permission to reroute and discontinue bus routes from the county bus system.

May 8 - Miami Herald

While some cities become more and more expensive, most of the country's housing prices still haven't recovered from the great recession.

May 8 - Bloomberg

A Chicago city park, recently redesigned to be more welcoming, could become less so in its final form. Neighbors complaining about "really shady" park visitors are lobbying for a 6-foot fence to be included in the park's multi-million dollar revamp.

May 8 - DNA Info

Due to a 2009 court decision, cities and counties in California are prohibited from requiring that a percentage of units in rental developments be affordable. A bill by Assemblyman Richard Bloom would restore inclusionary zoning for rentals.

May 8 - Planetizen