The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

An unknown bike safety activist wields toilet plungers for safety and justice, just as the Thor of legend once wielded Mjölnir.

March 3 - Next City

It's fun to write miracle comeback stories, but the epic of Detroit's resurgence has been exaggerated, according to an article in The Conversation.

March 3 - The Conversation

The picturesque ocean front of Miami Beach is being sullied by digital billboards now floating off shore on boats, outside the reach of the city's authority.

March 3 - Miami New Times

In advance of unveiling his infrastructure plan on Tuesday night, President Trump pointed to the hazards posed by "missing tiles" in two New York City tunnels and wondered aloud how many had fallen on motorists. Answer: none.

March 3 - amNew York

The Pritzker Prize, sometimes called the Nobel Prize of architecture, was announced this week, going to Spanish firm RCR Arquitectes.

March 2 - The Pritzker Architecture Prize

Demolitions in residential neighborhoods have increased quickly in Austin, as property owners upgrade their homes to contemporary layouts. Community Impact newspaper investigates the trend.

March 2 - Community Impact Newspaper

Leading researchers debate whether more compact urban development reduces automobile travel in the Journal of the American Planning Association. The issues are complex and important.

March 2 - Journal Of The American Planning Association

While he has yet to explain how he would pay for the plan, the 'anti-regulation' president did add a costly and controversial requirement on Tuesday — a 'Buy America' provision that likely extends beyond the existing regulation.

March 2 - NPR

Natalie Moore details her experience in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood as the child of black home owners in a segregated city.

March 2 - WBEZ FM Chicago

In Los Angeles, Curbed has declared 2016 "the year of the skyscraper."

March 2 - Curbed LA

Politico explores some of the projects that could be scrapped as a result of being located in sanctuary cities.

March 2 - Politico

Hoping to shake city folks out of our everyday stupor, Charles Wolfe has written a book on observing the city.

March 2 - CityLab

Launched with neighborhood-friendly ambitions, Chicago's people plaza program was meant to create revenue-generating gathering places. A Chicago Tribune editorial says it's hard to find any people at the plazas, however.

March 2 - Chicago Tribune

There has been a lot of breaking news originating from both the Garment District and the Theater District in New York City this week.

March 2 - Crain's New York Business

The sky gondola system built prior to the Rio Olympics has ground to a halt, leaving residents of the city's favelas with little to show for such a grand investment in infrastructure.

March 1 - DW.com

A law making its way through the North Dakota Legislative Assembly would challenge a prevailing assumption in the state that free parking is a human right.

March 1 - The Wall Street Journal

Kansas City's novel effort to handle transit’s last mile problem has failed to attract ridership.

March 1 - TransitCenter

The 800,000 undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles County are at the opposite end of the socioeconomic spectrum from the 1,900 employees at Snapchat. The fate of both populations have deep implications for L.A.'s housing crisis.

March 1 - California Planning & Development Report

Placemaking: what does the term really mean? And how it can most effectively serve the needs of the most people. Scott Doyon shares some ideas.

March 1 - PlaceShakers

The city of Portland is wearing the Yellow Jersey on equity issues connected to the Biketown bikeshare system.

March 1 - Bike Portland