The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

California's GOP congressional delegation has written the U.S. DOT asking them to delay a vital $647 million grant needed to electrify the 55-mile, San Francisco-to-San Jose commuter line on which 92 diesel-powered commuter trains operate daily.

February 13 - The Mercury News

A bill introduced in the Utah State Legislature would curtail the UTA's ability to partner in new transit oriented development projects.

February 13 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Los Angeles has a heat problem, and it's getting worse. But the Mayor's Office is taking on the challenge.

February 13 - Los Angeles Times

A new design process will take an initial step toward unleashing the unrealized potential of Irishtown Bend—located along the Cuyahoga River in the heart of Cleveland.

February 13 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

The city of St. Louis is in the midst of an intense political debate—with mayoral consequences—on the subject of development incentives, which critics say just help the rich get richer.

February 13 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The end of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may not come from the hands of President Trump or Scott Pruitt, the nominee to head the agency, but from a bill introduced Feb. 3 titled, "To terminate the Environmental Protection Agency."

February 13 - Fox Business

A symbol of urbanist affluence is getting its first reality check. 2017 has not been kind to brock and mortar retailers.

February 13 - Bloomberg

This research shows that renters in high-cost cities can be just as prone to NIMBYism as homeowners, even as they theoretically support more housing. This is housing supply's collective action problem.

February 13 - Joint Center for Housing Studies

The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) released a statement on the Trump Administration executive order that enacted a 90-day suspension of visas and other immigration benefits to all nationals of seven Middle Eastern countries.

February 12 - ACSP

An in-depth look into the political controversies stirred up in the Boston neighborhood of Jamaica Plain as a result of a proposed, density-adding zoning plan.

February 12 - The Boston Globe

This start-up uses an AI to comb through Google Street View images, matching users with cities that fit their "lifestyle preferences."

February 12 - Quartz

Yikes, Washington. What's the deal with all those sad place names?

February 12 - KUOW

It all depends on one thing: How much are travelers willing to pay for a shorter trip?

February 12 - City Observatory

New York plans to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions from public housing.

February 11 - Next City

An article for Planning magazine readies the planning profession for the largest peacetime activity of the federal government. All indications are that the 2020 Census will include unprecedented changes.

February 11 - Planning

Legislation proposed by San Francisco Assemblyman David Chiu would authorize a red camera pilot program to last five years and apply only to the two cities. California lacks laws permitting automated speed enforcement.

February 11 - ABC KGO TV 7 - San Francisco

Maybe we are going to jinx the city of Seattle by bringing it up, but not everything has to be expensive and litigious.

February 11 - Capitol Hill Seattle Blog

Four small cities across the country are seeing positive results with non-traditional public engagement strategies like bouncy castles, beer coasters, and ball games.

February 11 - Orton Family Foundation

City officials in Houston have shown little regard for the safety of its people when they're walking outside, argues an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle.

February 10 - The Houston Chronicle

Uber kicks off its 'Year of the Driver' by suing the city of Seattle for allowing its drivers to unionize.

February 10 - The Verge