Urban Development
Baltimore Residents Skeptical of Zoning Reform Efforts
The city is changing zoning codes to proote more multifamily housing development.
Tempe, Arizona Approves 400 Units of Affordable Housing, Grocery Store Near Light Rail
The mixed-use development will bring a grocery store to an area known as a food desert.
Development Near Dallas Light Rail has ‘Directly Created’ Over 5,000 Jobs, Generated $18 Billion Over 25 Years
Transit-oriented development has spurred billions in economic activity along DART light rail.
Upzoning Could Bring 15K New Homes to Queens
A rezoning plan for Long Island City opens up prime waterfront land for residential development, but some critics say new housing could be prone to flooding and should be built farther inland.
LA County Adopts Strategy for Greener, More Resilient Communities
The 2025 OurCounty Sustainability Plan charts an ambitious path toward a cleaner, more equitable, and climate-resilient future for Los Angeles County.
San Francisco to Dismantle its Polarizing Brutalist Fountain
The Vaillancourt Fountain stands as a symbol of the tension between the city’s past and future.
Janette Sadik-Khan has Some Advice for Zohran Mamdani
The former NYC transportation commissioner says Mamdani’s streets plan is ambitious, but not impossible.
“Leveraging Place”: A Toolkit for Staying Loyal to the Places We Shape
Place speaks before we plan. We need to listen.
“Nobody Walks Here. It’s Too Hot or Cold or Wet or Dry.”
How much does weather actually play into the choices people make about their travel behaviors?
Pro-Housing Candidates Sweep Puget Sound Region
Growth advocates won multiple local seats around the Seattle area.
Artists Blanket Houston in Rainbow Murals After City Removes Rainbow Crosswalks
Houstonians are responding to the removal of rainbow crosswalks with new murals celebrating diversity.
Montreal Artist Envisions What Cities Would Sound Like if we Deprioritized Cars
What would a city sound like without the noise of vehicles?
Illinois ‘People Over Parking Act’ Bans Parking Requirements Near Transit
The new law could unlock denser, more affordable housing development near train and bus lines.
October Must-Reads: Top 10 Articles From Last Month
Arizona’s future needs sustainable growth, and part of the answer may lie in an experiment from its past.
On the Tradeoffs Between Sunlight and Walkability
There are five kinds of streets in this world.
Report Shows San Francisco’s ‘Family Zoning’ Plan Would Produce Less Than Half of Needed Housing Units
The city’s economic analysis reveals that a rezoning proposal would yield from 8,504 to 14,646 units, well below the number required by the state.
Charlottesville Settles the Legal Dispute That has Left it Without a Zoning Code Since June
The city plans to fund two impact studies to settle the suit and move forward with enacting its 2023 zoning plan update.
When “Neutrality” Becomes Blindness: The Perils of Censoring Race, Class, and Gender Data in Urban Planning
Political pushback against DEI is igniting right at the moment that AI is rising in urban planning. If we don’t fight it, the results could be catastrophic.
Manhattan Waterfront Parking Lot to Become Public Park
A lot that has served as parking for decades will add a much-needed public amenity to the East River waterfront.
California TOD Law Gives NIMBYs a new Weapon Against Bus Lanes
A new law that allows rezoning for higher density near transit lines is fueling opposition to a Burbank bus rapid transit line.
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
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
