The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Initial data from the National Safety Council (NSC) suggest that more than 40,000 Americans died on the country's roads in 2016 for the first time in a decade.

February 15 - The Hill

With a shrinking population, Gary, Indiana is faced with the prospect of having more park space than it knows what to do with.

February 15 - NWI.com

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Swings in weather-related fortunes will continue to push to unprecedented extremes, in California, in Texas, in Boston, in Long Island, in Louisiana, and everywhere else.

February 15 - James Brasuell

"Buses should be cool!" transit advocates continue to yell into an uncaring oblivion.

February 15 - Boston Globe

Seattle's bikeshare found itself in a negative feedback loop of low ridership, lean revenue, and limited facilities.

February 15 - CityLab

This summer, commuters may have another option for moving around Dubai as a pilotless drone is prepared to shuttle passengers around the city.

February 15 - Dezeen

The Atlanta Braves are decamping for the suburbs this spring.

February 15 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Community partnerships can be an effective way to accomplish shared goals. What are the factors that make some partnerships more effective than others?

February 15 - Community Builders

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The dust from the November election is far from settled, but Los Angeles is already headed back to the ballot box in March. The big ticket item for planning in the city: Measure S, also known as the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative.

February 14 - James Brasuell

Funding for a feasibility study is always one thing. Funding for a project is always something else.

February 14 - The Washington Post

A proposal by the Greater Des Moines Partnership is the latest bid redevelopment idea transforming downtown Des Moines.

February 14 - Business Record

What better way to show you love for your community than by transforming its underused spaces into gathering areas for activities and fun?

February 14 - Center for Community Progress

Is it time to re-evaluate the amount of public money utilized to subsidize sports stadiums at the expense of other community needs?

February 14 - Modern Cities

A new Realtor.com study used the company's "Market Hotness Index" to find the parts of the country with rising demand and fast moving supply.

February 14 - Builder

Mayor Ed Lee comes out against the city controller's proposed percentages for affordable housing, saying the numbers, "…have no relevance to what we economically can accomplish"

February 14 - San Francisco Chronicle

A public service announcement on behalf of renters priced out of the housing market: "Talk to your friends about zoning."

February 14 - Slate

Public transit agencies don't normally get the kind of fine-grained location and navigation data made possible by tracking phones. London got temporary access to that info at the end of 2016, however.

February 14 - Gizmodo UK

In order to stop new development in areas previously consumed by forest fires, Spanish firefighters are using a little known law that prohibits new building's within a 500 meter (0.3 miles) radius of a cemetery.

February 14 - The Independent (UK)

One of the most enthusiastic advocates for the urban resurgence, Richard Florida turns his attention to the segregation, inequality, and housing shortages that threaten to tear cities apart in The New Urban Crisis.

February 13 - California Planning & Development Report

After decades of sprawl, Memphis begins to reconsider its growth pattern and chart a new course towards fiscal sustainability.

February 13 - Modern Cities