Technology
Sheryl Crow, country stars fight data center proposal near Nashville zoo
Opponents of the data center plan say it could have disruptive noise and pollution impacts on sensitive zoo animals.
Poll: Low-income Americans resist data centers 5 times as often as high-earning counterparts
A new survey reveals differences between how Americans at various income levels perceive data centers.
California city permanently bans data centers
A ballot measure to indefinitely ban data centers from Monterey Park was approved by roughly 86% of voters in a special election in June.
New York legislature passes one-year data center ban
The bill also calls for an impact report from the state's environmental agency and public hearings for large data center proposals.
Little Rock approves new data center rules, rejecting calls for a moratorium
After a nearly five-hour meeting, the board of directors unanimously approved an ordinance governing future data center projects.
Proposed Walmart drone pad draws backlash in North Carolina
Residents opposing the Walmart delivery drone facility say they're worried about privacy and noise.
More Americans oppose data centers than nuclear plants: Gallup
Recent polling reveals that data centers are sparking major fears in host communities.
New Kentucky data center will use as much power as 800,000 homes
A new data center proposal is moving forward in northeastern Kentucky.
NASA tests lunar rover in California desert
The Plaster City Open Area offers a fitting simulacrum of the Mars landscape.
Denver starts using AI to speed up housing permits
The CivCheck platform is designed to flag missing or incomplete application items and reduce the time it takes for applications to get approved.
DC light poles will soon charge your electric car
The city awarded three grants to companies that will install more publicly available EV chargers.
Getting started with AI, part 2: What some planners are actually saying
Five practicing planners offer their advice for diving — cautiously — into using AI in their day-to-day work.
Waymo suspends service in 4 cities after robotaxi drives into floodwaters
An Atlanta Waymo was filmed driving into a flooded street.
Denver bans new data centers for one year
The moratorium doesn't affect a massive data center project already underway.
West Hollywood makes delivery robots paying road users
Cities are looking for creative ways to regulate food delivery robots, in some cases putting them to work gathering data for ADA compliance or collecting revenue for sidewalk maintenance.
Nvidia wants to turn your home into a mini data center
A partnership between Nvidia and a homebuilder could transform individual homes into data centers that can be deployed much faster and at less cost than building massive data center complexes.
China suspends new AV licenses after 'major chaos'
A malfunction of Baidu autonomous vehicles prompted the Chinese government to stop issuing new licenses to AV operators. Could the U.S. learn from their actions?
Waymo's troubles with emergency vehicles are getting worse
In one case, first responders waited 53 minutes to reach a Waymo support representative during an emergency.
California lifts ban on heavy-duty autonomous vehicles
AV manufacturers can begin testing self-driving vehicles weighing over 10,001 pounds on California roads.
This Mexican city went paperless — and permitting times dropped by 84%
Guadalajara created an online permitting system that dramatically cut permitting times and bribe solicitations. Now, the entire state of Jalisco is using it.
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
