Columnist John King details his criteria for labeling the ugliest buildings in the Bay Area.
"...It's my own personal worst, reached via a scientific method drawing on the following criteria...
There's a reason that everybody knows San Francisco Marriott -- its official name -- as "the jukebox." Because The Chronicle's wonderful former architecture critic Allan Temko likened the hotel to "a giant Wurlitzer, flowing in the barroom of the San Francisco sky." Talk about nailing it: There's no better way to describe the swirls of mirrored glass that fan upwards from the center of the block-long behemoth.
Thanks to Prative of New Urbanism
FULL STORY: If only we could wave a wand and make them disappear. Alas, our ugly buildings are here to stay.

Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.

USGS Water Science Centers Targeted for Closure
If their work is suspended, states could lose a valuable resource for monitoring, understanding, and managing water resources.

End Human Sacrifices to the Demanding Gods of Automobile Dependency and Sprawl
The U.S. has much higher traffic fatality rates than peer countries due to automobile dependency and sprawl. Better planning can reduce these human sacrifices.

Seattle Transit Asked to Clarify Pet Policy
A major dog park near a new light rail stop is prompting calls to update and clarify rules for bringing pets on Seattle-area transit systems.

Oregon Bill Would End Bans on Manufactured Housing
The bill would prevent new developments from prohibiting mobile homes and modular housing.

Nashville Doesn’t Renew Bike Share Contract, Citing Lost Federal Funding
The city’s bike share system, operated by BCycle, could stop operating if the city doesn’t find a new source of funding.
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