Urban Development

Edgemere Commons

2,000 Units of Privately Funded Affordable Housing Approved for Queens

A large affordable housing development will be built on the former site of a hospital in the Rockaway Peninsula neighborhood of Queens.

November 19, 2019 - Crain's New York Business

Los Angeles Department of Transportation

L.A.'s Strategy for 'Universal Basic Mobility'

Los Angeles Department of Transportation General Manager Seleta Reynolds emphasizes the importance of riders' perspective on access when redesigning the transit system.

November 18, 2019 - The Planning Report

Agricultural Land

Controversial Redevelopment Approved in Coastal Agricultural Area

A city on the northern edge of San Diego County has approved a controversial redevelopment. Supporters tout that agricultural components of the project. Opponents of the project say developers shouldn't be breaking ground in an agricultural area.

November 18, 2019 - ABC 10 News San Diego

Pasadena, California

Rose Bowl Property Ready for a Makeover

A famous local architect has been tapped to rethink the Rose Bowl's expansive property in Pasadena.

November 18, 2019 - Urbanize LA

West Palm Beach, Florida

Preserving Affordable Housing Along the Brightline in South Florida

The South Florida Housing Link Collaborative is working to develop and preserve affordable housing along South Florida's intercity rail line, in the process of transitioning to the Virgin Trains USA brand, as prices along the route climb.

November 18, 2019 - Miami Herald

Texas

An Ambitious Approach to Planning a Small Texas City

Bastrop, a fast-growing city located north of Austin, is plotting growth on a street grid.

November 17, 2019 - Public Square: A CNU Journal

California

Op-Ed: Housing Could Have Fared Better in San Francisco Election

This month's election yielded mixed results on housing. The pros: a solid victory for pro-housing Mayor London Breed and two affordable housing measures. The con: likely more anti-housing sentiment on the Board of Supervisors.

November 17, 2019 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Vancouver

Vancouver Launches a New Citywide Planning Process

The first days of public engagement for Vancouver's new citywide plan began this week in Vancouver.

November 17, 2019 - Vancouver Sun

West Palm Beach, Florida

Opportunity Zone: A Superyacht Marina, Adjacent Luxury Apartment Development

The federal government's Opportunity Zones program is offering a tax break to a marina for superyachts and adjacent planned development in West Palm Beach, Florida.

November 15, 2019 - ProPublica

Smart City

Developers Buy Land for 'Futuristic Mini-City' in Las Vegas

A development deal described as the most complex in recent Southern Nevada history is moving forward. The end result could be another digitally enabled city, in line with efforts in other cities like Toronto and TK.

November 14, 2019 - Las Vegas Review-Journal

Chicago, Illinois

Developers Seeking Approval for Chicago's Second Tallest Skyscraper

A skyscraper proposed for land formerly owned by Tribune Media has been redesigned to assuage the concerns of neighbors.

November 14, 2019 - Chicago Tribune

Walking the Dog

The Suburbs, Reimagined

Eight experts produce a "manifesto for a new suburbia."

November 14, 2019 - Curbed

Presidio San Francisco

S.F. Park Will Provide Panoramic Views of the Bay

In the northwest part of San Francisco, a new park will link the Presidio to the popular Crissy Field.

November 13, 2019 - San Francisco Chronicle

Los Angeles Department of Transportation

Planning and Teaching in Southern California

Elizabeth Gallardo is a planning associate with the city of Los Angeles, working as part of an ambitious effort to update the city's numerous community plans while also teaching planning courses at a nearby university.

November 13, 2019 - James Brasuell

Virginia State Government

Election 2019: Changing Demographics Explain Democrats' Victory in Virginia

It's not suburbs vs. cities but inner vs. outer suburbs that determined the outcome of elections in Virginia last Tuesday that flipped the General Assembly from red to blue.

November 12, 2019 - The New York Times

Washington, D.C.

Washington Is A Good (Baseball) Town. So Is Houston.

Decades ago, Bill Fulton wrote that Washington was not a good baseball town—and was skewered by legendary sportswriter Shirley Povich. The World Series made him rethink both D.C. and Houston—as baseball towns and as cities.

November 12, 2019 - Urban Edge

Dockless Bike Share

Boston-Area Bikeshare Findings Help Identify Planning Priorities

An analysis of Lime bikeshare data from Boston suburbs is providing useful information about travel behavior and trends.

November 12, 2019 - CommonWealth

Atlanta Vacancy

Vacant Properties Weren't Just a Foreclosure Crisis Problem

There are more vacant properties now than there were at the height of the foreclosure crisis in the United States, and many vacant properties are hanging around in growing cities with a shortage of affordable housing.

November 12, 2019 - Marketplace

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis Officially Ends Single-Family Zoning; Change to Take Effect January 1

The end of single-family zoning, a key component of a comprehensive plan adopted last year in Minneapolis, has now been set in code.

November 11, 2019 - StarTribune

Women in the City

What Would Cities Look Like if They Were Designed by Women?

Cities are built by men, and so too often urban design does not reflect the needs, perspectives, and realities of women.

November 11, 2019 - BBC

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.