Austin

Capital Metro Metrorail

Details of Austin's Big 'Project Connect' Transit Plan Emerge

The public got its first taste of the ambitions of the Project Connect transit plan in the state capital of Texas.

January 16, 2020 - KXAN

Austin Tech Campus

Apple's Big New Austin Campus Revealed, Breaks Ground

November saw a rendering and news of a groundbreaking for Apple in Austin.

December 2, 2019 - The Architect's Newspaper

Austin, Texas

Austin to Ban Cars From Popular Street on Weekends

An entertainment district in Austin will soon be the sole province of pedestrians on busy weekend nights.

November 20, 2019 - Austin Statesman

Texas Transit

'Project Connect' Bus System Plan Underway in Austin

Austin is the latest city in the United States to undertake a massive overhaul of its bus system, designing for a high frequency grid.

November 18, 2019 - Austin On Your Feet

Car2Go

Car2Go Pulls Out of Five North American Cities

As the company plans to cease operations in a number of markets, carsharing’s future in the rapidly shifting world of mobility is unclear.

October 9, 2019 - Smart Cities Dive

Austin

Austin Lowers Speed Limits to Increase Traffic Safety

It's not quite citywide speed limit reductions that some Vision Zero cities are implementing, but the city of Austin has approved a suite of speed limit changes.

September 22, 2019 - KUT

Austin Mixed-Use

Austin Housing Authority Acquires Units on the Private Market

In an unusual move, Austin's housing authority is buying apartments on the private market to rent to Housing Choice Voucher holders.

August 9, 2019 - Next City

Commuter Train

Study: Good Access to Transit Attracts Startups

Startups are increasingly abandoning the suburban office park to try their luck in denser urban cores. According to this study, good transit is one factor behind that trend. But it's not the only one.

August 8, 2019 - CityLab

Map Kid

Kids and Urbanization

The question of whether there is space for children in rapidly changing cities was under investigation in two recent studies with somewhat contradictory findings.

August 5, 2019 - Rice Kinder Institute for Urban Research: The Urban Edge

Austin Park

Trends in Community Park Landscape Design and Planning

Urban park planning and design needs to deliver a lot of community benefit from a small amount of space. The lessons that emerge

August 5, 2019 - Claire Hempel

Captal Metro

Austin Mulling New Incentives for Transit Riders

A proposed pilot program would text six new types of transit ridership incentives in the city of Austin.

July 22, 2019 - Smart Cities Dive

Capital Metro Bus

Bus System Redesign Boosts Ridership in Austin

Over a year after Capital Metro in Austin overhauled its bus system design, the system is bucking national trends and achieving growth in its ridership numbers.

July 19, 2019 - CBS Austin

San Francisco Street

Curb Data Platform Expanding Reach, With Plans for More

More cities are leveraging technology to better manage one of the most confusing and congested spaces in the public realm: the curb.

July 3, 2019 - Smart Cities Dive

Austin

Google Expanding in Austin

Google is positioning itself to take advantage of the local talent residing in and around Austin.

June 23, 2019 - Austin American-Statesman

Austin Construction

New Density Bonus Approved in Austin

The city of Austin is using density bonus as an incentive for developers to include affordable housing in new developments.

May 11, 2019 - Austin Monitor

First 3D-Printed Home

Coming Soon: A 3D-Printed Neighborhood

The march of progress continues.

May 10, 2019 - Curbed

Waste Stream

Striving for a Zero-Waste Future

A number of U.S. cities have set ambitious zero-waste goals, but reaching targets has been challenging. Turning waste into a viable commodity is one strategy to get materials out of the waste stream.

April 23, 2019 - Next City

Texas

'Urban Luxury' Housing Skyrockets in Texas and Beyond

An explosion of upscale multifamily development in Texas cities reflects trends in the national housing market.

March 18, 2019 - Curbed

First 3D-Printed Home

3D Printing Affordable Housing at Scale

A new 3D printer, coming soon to the market, promises serious construction cost savings in an era of seriously expensive construction costs.

March 15, 2019 - Curbed Austin

Austin Traffic

Austin Strategic Mobility Plan Final Draft Released

The first priority of the draft Austin Strategic Mobility Plan is to reduce single-occupant vehicle trips.

March 7, 2019 - Smart Cities Dive

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.