Planetizen Managing Editor James Brasuell shares some of the biggest news and announcements from the week in planning, land use, and related topics. All in two minutes and 30 seconds.
It's always an eventful and consequential week in the world of planning. Remember last week, for instance?
This week's "Planetizen Week in Review" visits Minneapolis and St. Louis, introduces new research and tools to address the housing crisis, and announced a new partnership to lay the groundwork for the future of mobility.
Fore more information on the stories discussed in the video:
Minneapolis Puts Pedestrians First in Adopting New Complete Streets Policy
Open Today: Renovated Riverfront Path Below the Gateway Arch
Conflicting Views on How Best to Combat Gentrification, Explained
The 'Housing Development Dashboard' Promises a New Understanding of Housing Policy
Sidewalk Labs and Transportation For America to Develop Connected Streets
Read the full story: Planetizen Week in Review: June 3, 2016
Study: Midblock pedestrian crossings are more common than we think
One in six crossings in the study took place outside of a marked crosswalk.
Saratoga Springs bike advocates say city is ignoring its Complete Streets plan
Despite a commitment to improving its multimodal infrastructure, the city has no plans to install bike lanes or curb cuts as part of repaving projects on two streets.
Boston budget proposal kills funding for dozens of road safety projects
Mayor Wu's FY2027 budget eliminates or reduces funding for multiple unbuilt street safety projects.
Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.
Amtrak, CN end decades-long dispute with eight-year agreement
The new operating agreement establishes an updated framework for the companies to work together, including processes to resolve disputes.
Northwest rail fans eager for Sept. 30 debut of Amtrak’s Airo fleet
Get ready for that new train smell and more seats. But they won’t go faster or run more frequently on the Cascades route in Washington and Oregon.
Brightline Florida files for bankruptcy
The transit company is over $5 billion in debt.
St. Louis Metro to test if single-car trains can reduce operating costs, maintain rider satisfaction
The pilot program will run from October to spring 2027, and begin with one single-car train operating on Metrolink’s Red and Blue lines.
Pennsylvania is building data centers in abandoned mines
Housing data centers in mines provides an alternative to destroying local forests and may spare residents from data centers’ noise and air pollution.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello