Multi-Modal Directions, Now Available on Google Maps
Under the transit tab on Google Maps, users will now be able to incorporate trips that start on a bike but end on a bus, train, or other mode of transport.
'OK Google, How Crowded is the Number 8 Bus?'
Google Maps will now share data about how crowded buses and trains are likely to be.
Google Expanding in Austin
Google is positioning itself to take advantage of the local talent residing in and around Austin.
Breaking News: Google to Spend $1 Billion on Housing in the Bay Area
The tech industry giant answers a call to do more to help alleviate housing prices in the region it calls home by promising to build tens of thousands of units on its own land.
Google Expanding its Presence in San Jose
Google has expanded its footprint in North San Jose to cover 1.27 million square feet. Local officials are saying that the company's acquisitions ensure the long-term financial stability of the city.
Google's New 'Visual Position System' Takes Pedestrian Navigation to the Next Level
In case you've ever felt like Google Maps isn't as helpful on foot as it is in a car, there's a new technology just for you.
Google Doodle Commemorates Those Bumps on the Edge of the Transit Platform
Today's Google Doodle celebrates an important component of accessibility and mobility for the visually impaired.
Managed Lanes Coming to the San Francisco Peninsula
State and county officials gathered on Friday to celebrate the start of a $514 million project to convert carpool lanes to express lanes and connect auxiliary lanes to make for a lane addition. The 32-mile project on Highway 101 opens in 2022.
Google, Apple Expanding Around the Country, Spending Billions Along the Way
Both Apple and Google have announced expansions in recent days that required a ten-figure total to describe.
San Jose Wants 25 Percent Affordable Housing With Big Google Development
The city of San Jose is pushing Google to mitigate the effects of gentrification and displacement at its planned transit oriented facility in downtown San Jose.
Google Planning Massive Expansion in New York City
Google's plan to add 12,000 new workers in the city of New York is the second tech company bonanza for the city this week.
Downtown San Jose Could Get Taller
In the Bay Area's biggest city, the debate over density pits two economic drivers against each other.
New Google Search Engines Opens Open Data
Finding the right data in an ocean of open data takes some Googling.
Google Tax to Appear on November Ballot in Mountain View, California
If a majority of the city's voters approve the city-sponsored ballot measure, business license fees will change from a flat $30 annual fee to a new tax based on the number of employees, with the largest employer, Google, to pay $3.3 million.
Google Debuts Touchless Transit Payments
In its first dive into a touchless transportation payment system, Google Pay is partnering with NXP's MIFARE on a Las Vegas Monorail pilot.
Technology and Today's 'City Observed'
Computer vision and machine learning promise to change the way we see and understand urban life.
Mountain View Goes Big on Google Expansion, Approves 10,000 Housing Units
Could the approval of a massive redevelopment plan for Google property in the city of Mountain View pave the way for a new development-friendly approach to planning in the Silicon Valley and the greater Bay Area?
Google Headquarters Expansion Trips Near the Finish Line
Negotiations between the city of Mountain View and tech giant Google over the latter's plans to expand its headquarters recently took a strange turn.
Google Expands Wheelchair Access Mapping
Offering prizes and status, Google wants to motivate Maps users to add information about wheelchair accessibility.
Mapping Rooftop Solar to Make It a Social Norm
Debuted in 2015, Google's Project Sunroof is designed make it easier for homeowners to go solar. Now the tool is harnessing peer pressure to "create a social norm" around solar.
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 Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
