Planetizen Managing Editor James Brasuell shares some of the biggest news and announcements from the week in planning, land use, and related topics.
Planetizen and Planetizen Courses have produced the premier episode of the Planetizen Week in Review. This week's episode focuses on a new fact of American life, a big week for public transit in Los Angeles, and major project announcements in Texas and Florida.
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Most Young Adults Living With Their Parents for the First Time in 130 Years
What L.A.'s New Expo Line Extension Won't Do
Is This the Trinity Park Plan of Dallas' Dreams?
Arlington Reveals $1 Billion Baseball Stadium Proposal
Tampa Approves Big Riverfront Park Renovation
FULL STORY: Planetizen Week in Review: May 27, 2016
Planetizen’s Most Popular Stories This Week
In urban planning news this week were headlines on federal housing legislation, transportation affordability, a study on bike lanes and traffic congestion and more, along with a few other stories Planetizen’s editors are reading.
Planetizen’s Most Popular Stories This Week
Massachusetts TOD law update, Google’s nuclear power agreement, and other Planetizen headlines, along with a few other things we’re reading.
Planetizen Week in Review: September 30, 2016
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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.
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Chicago’s Ghost Rails
Just beneath the surface of the modern city lie the remnants of its expansive early 20th-century streetcar system.
Bend, Oregon Zoning Reforms Prioritize Small-Scale Housing
The city altered its zoning code to allow multi-family housing and eliminated parking mandates citywide.
Amtrak Cutting Jobs, Funding to High-Speed Rail
The agency plans to cut 10 percent of its workforce and has confirmed it will not fund new high-speed rail projects.
LA Denies Basic Services to Unhoused Residents
The city has repeatedly failed to respond to requests for trash pickup at encampment sites, and eliminated a program that provided mobile showers and toilets.
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