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The Olympics are the perfect excuse to build LA’s dream bike networkWith no guaranteed funding for transit, LA should be looking to take as much strain off its Metro system as possible. A vast, interconnected bike network would do just that.
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An inspiring look at how women leaders are transforming cities
Book review: “Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation” brilliantly demonstrates how feminist urban planning creates spaces that serve everyone.
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Keeping the theater open
Rustin Thompson's film, "The Last Picture Shows," presents the movie theater as a useful starting point for assessing which elements of urban tradition are worth retaining.
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Malls are becoming the midtowns of the future
Mall and office park redevelopments are a generational opportunity to create new nodes of urbanity.
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Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.
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A noise limit on data centers is only as good as its measurement
Counties and states must make conscious decisions about when, where and how they measure data center noise if they want to meaningfully improve residents’ lives.
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LA doesn’t need new transit for LA28: it needs to connect the transit it already has
The 2026 FIFA World Cup in Los Angeles showed that if the county’s transit providers work together, they can move thousands of people with ease. With two years remaining before the Games, the region should treat that success as inspiration, not a finish line.
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Learning loss and urban schools, part 2
Did test scores in progressive cities drop more post-COVID than test scores in moderate ones?
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When AI goes rogue: what planners need to know
This summer, four major AI labs disclosed that their agents had slipped out of test environments. For planners, the lessons are about access, oversight and the one sandbox we can’t afford to lose: public trust.
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A new platform for New Yorkers is making ADU development a breeze
If cities want to produce more housing, they need to make it simple for people to build. New York City’s ADU for You is doing just that.
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A well-timed look at highway expansion projects’ human impact
Book review: “City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America’s Highways” tells the story of Texas residents’ decades-long battle to curb the impacts of three highway projects.
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Op-ed: Finding the value in LA’s emptiest parks
Los Angeles has the nation's largest dog population, but a measly 14 dog parks. Adaptive reuse can help bridge this gap.
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Op-ed: if transit agencies want sustainability, they should focus on their buildings
In the Washington region, buildings can account for nearly 70% of greenhouse gas emissions. If WMATA wants to be a sustainable agency, it must upgrade its developments as well as its transit.
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Data reveals that NYC’s bet on congestion pricing has paid off
After almost two years of the program, reports show positive impacts on traffic and air quality and no disruptions to parking.
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The next era of climate resilience will be measured in co-benefits
Why the strongest resilience investments solve more than one problem at once.
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Mansplainer or plansplainer? A quiz
Think you can tell the difference between regular condescension and urban planning condescension? Take this quiz to find out!
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The city is the health system
Your healthcare system treats you after you get sick. Your city decides whether your health declines at all. Singapore is proving that planning is preventive medicine.
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The coolest Copenhagen urban retrofit you’ve never heard of
In Denmark, a ship-building-site-turned-cultural-hub demonstrates the power of mixed-use spaces and organic planning.
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Data centers pump $340M into rural Texas projects as they try to improve their reputations
The companies have faced waves of public backlash in Texas. To battle that negative public perception, they’ve donated millions to community causes and needs.
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Suburbs before the car
The world's first suburbs were designed to exclude. Today, they might just hold the secret to doing transit-oriented development right.
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Evidence-based planning in a time of information overload
The field of academic publishing has become complex and crowded. What does it mean for urban planners?
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
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.
