Urban Development
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.
Company Towns: A Fraught 19th Century Idea is Getting a Second Life
From Lowell to Elon Musk’s Starbase, we trace the rise, fall, and resurgence of company towns.
Arizona is Desperate to Develop Housing in the Desert. This Town Has it Figured Out
An experiment in ‘arcology’ begun in the 1970s offers lessons in passive architecture that works with, rather than against, harsh climates.
Arizona Overrides Moratorium Imposed due to Water Crisis, Approves up to 60K New Homes
A newly created legal process allows development to proceed if builders agree to bring in renewable water sources and reduce their groundwater use by 25%.
NYC Will Finally Bring Sewer System to Flood-Prone Brooklyn Neighborhood
A 12-block area known as ‘The Hole’ straddling Brooklyn and Queens has struggled with flooding and sewage contamination for decades.
Detroit To Build New Bus, Train Hub Next to Historic Station
The new station will serve intercity buses and offer connections to Amtrak service.
Jeff Speck’s “Interesting Walk,” In Unexpected Art Forms
We thought it would be fun to ask the Planetizen family to show us their version of the Interesting Walk. What we got back surprised and delighted us beyond expectation.
‘California Forever’ Funders Have a New Idea: Take Over an Existing Town
After nixing a plan to build a new city from whole cloth in Solano County, the tech industry leaders behind California Forever want to build their community as an expansion of Suisun City.
Houston 'Abandons' Street for Convention Center Expansion
The city plans to eliminate multiple blocks of public streets as part of an expansion project that some residents say didn’t take into account local connectivity.
Study: Cramped Quarters Worsen Sleep — but not as Much as Long Commutes
A Japanese study links commutes over 50 minutes to higher rates of insomnia and daytime sleepiness.
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.
Eagle County Government
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Nashville Planning Department
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
Journal of the American Planning Association
