The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Draft ordinance regulating urban design in Seattle's Uptown would mean big changes for the neighborhood’s affordable housing requirements.

May 1 - The Urbanist

Two class action lawsuits take New York’s inaccessible metro system to task.

May 1 - New York Times

Climate change means cities around the world will have to deal with a growing number of heat waves.

May 1 - Pacific Standard

Transport for London is experimenting with badges that say "Please offer me a seat" for people who wouldn't necessarily be offered seats.

May 1 - BBC

Reconciling accessibility and safety with costs and innovation in the Golden State.

May 1 - The Bay City Beacon

Groups advocate moving mismanaged properties into the hands of community trusts, and building more affordable housing in Miami.

May 1 - The Architect's Newspaper

Even as cars and commuter planes look much like they did generations ago, big changes are coming for transportation, argues Timothy B. Lee in a piece for Vox.

May 1 - Vox

While Brexit is the main focus of upcoming British elections, the skyrocketing cost of housing is also gaining attention.

May 1 - The Economist

California State Senator Scott Wiener argues that advocating for subsidized affordable housing isn't enough. Anyone concerned with ending the state's housing crisis needs to get behind market-rate development.

May 1 - Art + Marketing

Can we use Jeff Bezos's distinction between "Day 1" and "Day 2" companies to compare cities? If so, Pittsburgh may be a prime example of the former.

May 1 - Hacker Noon

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April 30 - James Brasuell

An audit has found discrepancies in the amount of funds collected as part of Seattle's Incentive Zoning program due to weaknesses in enforcement and accounting practices.

April 30 - The Urbanist

Zak Accuardi argues that while mobility services can enhance transit, only walkability can solve the "first and last mile" problem.

April 30 - TransitCenter

According to new data released from the real estate website Trulia, Washington, D.C. experienced the largest gain in Black homeownership in the United States over the past 25 years, Chicago had the biggest expansion of Latino homeownership.

April 30 - DCist

Rising rents and low income residents have made this South Side neighborhood a locus for evictions and forced moves.

April 30 - Chicago Reader

In New York state, municipalities can apply to use a new tool that gathers property data and sifts for red flags. The intent is to identify potential blight before it sets in.

April 29 - NextCity

2015 was the first year that driving under the influence of drugs (DUID) surpassed those killed while driving under the influence of alcohol. Increased legal access to marijuana is correlated with the surge. Amphetamine use is also a factor.

April 29 - The Washington Post

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney neither signed nor vetoed the anti-electric car bill allowing it to become law, but is symbolically not giving it his approval.

April 29 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

On Chicago's massive south side, fixing transit means working on more than just CTA trains.

April 29 - South Side Weekly

A tent city occupation in Atlanta is among several recent actions in cities around the country. Residents fearing displacement at the hands of publicly supported private development are organizing, and running for office, against it.

April 29 - Shelterforce/Rooflines