The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A $32 million infrastructure project in downtown Chicago to create dedicated bus lanes and improve bus shelters is done, but the city of Chicago and its police are not enforcing the laws they made to make that system run.

February 19 - NBC Chicago

To avoid accidents and conserve fuel, UPS trucks sometimes take circuitous routes on their deliveries, avoiding left turns.

February 19 - Quartz

Urbanist Jane Jacobs' support for mixed use development has long been seen as the best urban design strategy, but this vision assumed that the retail space under housing could be rented. What if that is no longer the case?

February 19 - Shelterforce/Rooflines

Pedestrians of color are more likely to be killed in traffic crashes.

February 19 - NPR

The U.S. Senate confirmed Scott Pruitt on Friday afternoon as administrator of the EPA, the same agency he sued 14 times in his capacity as Oklahoma Attorney General. He could not be more different than his predecessor, Gina McCarthy.

February 18 - The New York Times

Ghost bikes, sad, silent tribute to those killed while riding bikes, are more controversial than seems possible. The Chicago Tribune has a map that endeavors to track their locations around the Chicago area.

February 18 - Chicago Tribune

That's a small price to pay to bring a $150 million system to a standstill.

February 18 - WCPO

Proposed rules to enforce wider paths on Toronto city sidewalks for pedestrians and the disabled is creating angst in local operators of sidewalk cafes.

February 18 - CBC

"Smell-mapping" is gaining attention from urban planners, data scientists, and nature conservationists alike.

February 18 - Citymetric

In spite of a host of problems, over 1,000 parcels have been acquired and construction is occurring in nine areas in the Central Valley, centering on Fresno. Limited service from San Francisco to Bakersfield could begin in 2025.

February 17 - San Francisco Chronicle

An expected congestion plan from Mayor Bill de Blasio won't include the tolling scheme proposed by the Move NY plan.

February 17 - AM New York

The United Center, which is home to the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks, will get a new elevated train station.

February 17 - Crain's

Amazon Go stores started in the ground floor of an Amazon office building. The company is trying other retail experiments, like a drive-up grocery store, in Seattle, where executives can watch the experiments up close.

February 17 - The New York Times

The citizen-driven campaign has garnered support from City Council.

February 17 - The Denver Post

Los Angeles has approved new rules aimed at increasing accountability in the planning process—and at preempting a more severe approach promised by an upcoming ballot measure.

February 17 - KPCC

In Ireland, there's one house for every 2.35 people. According to industry experts, that's twice as many vacant homes as a normal, healthy market should have. So why then is the country considered to be in a housing crisis?

February 17 - The Irish Times

It's always good to be wary of wishful thinking, but it's also a good idea to consider of what the world might look like ten to 20 years from now.

February 17 - Treehugger

Greater Greater Washington likes what it sees from the District Mobility data portal.

February 17 - Greater Greater Washington

An exemplary display of Minecraft prowess.

February 17 - Chicago Tribune

Look on Seattle's King County with envy, fans of late-night transit service.

February 16 - The Urbanist