The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released the environmental impact report for a dam project on the Poudre River in Northern Colorado.
Monte Whaley reports that a proposed reservoir would divert the Poudre River "to fill Glade Reservoir, northwest of Fort Collins, and Galeton Reservoir, east of Ault. Glade would have a capacity of 170,000 acre-feet of water; Galeton would hold 45,600 acre-feet."
The Army Corps of Engineers spent seven years on the 1,500-page report, which supplements an assessment released in 2008. The report, "calls for users of the North Integrated Supply Project, or NISP, to provide additional water to the Poudre River during low flows and build low-flow bypass structures at key sites on the river through Fort Collins to help fish habitat."
Whaley notes that the EIR is not likely to engender support from groups like Save the Poudre, which opposes the project.
FULL STORY: Northern Colorado reservoirs project takes step forward with new study

Maui's Vacation Rental Debate Turns Ugly
Verbal attacks, misinformation campaigns and fistfights plague a high-stakes debate to convert thousands of vacation rentals into long-term housing.

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

San Francisco Suspends Traffic Calming Amidst Record Deaths
Citing “a challenging fiscal landscape,” the city will cease the program on the heels of 42 traffic deaths, including 24 pedestrians.

Detroit Says Problems With Property Tax Assessments are Fixed. Advocates Disagree.
With higher-valued properties under assessed and lower-valued properties over assessed, advocates say there's still a problem with Detroit's property tax system.

Defunct Pittsburgh Power Plant to Become Residential Tower
A decommissioned steam heat plant will be redeveloped into almost 100 affordable housing units.

Trump Prompts Restructuring of Transportation Research Board in “Unprecedented Overreach”
The TRB has eliminated more than half of its committees including those focused on climate, equity, and cities.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
JM Goldson LLC
Custer County Colorado
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Jefferson Parish Government
Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Claremont