Urban Development

A low unemployment rate means major investments by the federal government could ultimately harm the economy.

February 6, 2018 - FiveThirtyEight

Mapping housing production over the decades since the 1960s reveals a pattern that must be shifted to achieve the housing growth needed to face the economic and environmental challenges of the 21st century.

February 5, 2018 - Buildzoom

One legislator believes CEQA "is a key barrier to California meeting its ambitious climate change goals.”

February 5, 2018 - Los Angeles Times

A new $2.5 billion building plan could reshape the Brooklyn Navy Yard, again.

February 5, 2018 - Bloomberg

A discussion of the ongoing Regional Corridor Analysis, expected for completion later this year.

February 4, 2018 - Columbus Underground

This isn't a joke about the Philadelphia Eagles. This story is about the deadly consequences of planning and architecture decisions.

February 4, 2018 - USA Today

Urbanists and planners might consider looking at the development outside U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Super Bowl Sunday. Gone are the vast parking lots surrounding the Metrodome, replaced with mixed use and a popular park, the Commons.

February 4, 2018 - The New York Times

Satellite images make some of the best maps.

February 3, 2018 - Local Authority of Building Control

A new report from the Regional Plan Association, expected for release early next week, will provide suggestions for how the city of New York can empower community boards.

February 2, 2018 - AM New York

Boise State University researchers have published a detailed study and online maps that lay out possible scenarios for urban growth in Idaho's Treasure Valley in one of the fastest-growing states in the Union.

February 1, 2018 - Idaho Statesman

"Rethinking Streets in an Era of Driverless Cars" presents ideas about how city planners, policy makers and community residents can begin thinking about street transformation in an AV era.

February 1, 2018 - Sustainable Cities Initiative

Poor air quality has decimated the health of residents in this predominantly black community ringed by highways.

January 31, 2018 - Huffington Post

The Hope Outdoor Galley, as Graffiti Park is officially known, will relocate to a decidedly less central location.

January 31, 2018 - Community Impact Newspaper

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is taking a victory lap while underway with a wave of construction projects, developed through its Transit Oriented Development program.

January 31, 2018 - Curbed Atlanta

Referencing three major themes can help make sense of urban planning news throughout 2018.

January 31, 2018 - James Brasuell

Value capture, collecting tax increment from subway adjacent properties to help provide money needed to repair the 114-year old subway system, is proposed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and opposed by the New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

January 31, 2018 - The New York Times

An unintended consequence of the zoning regulations approved in Denver 2010 zoning code has been the proliferation of "slot homes": like rowhouses but without the street-facing entryways and engagement with the public realm.

January 30, 2018 - The Denver Post

The price of a permit to build an accessory dwelling units in the city of Thousand Oaks in Southern California is prohibitive—putting the permitting fee in opposition to the stated intent of the city's zoning code and state law.

January 30, 2018 - Thousand Oaks Acorn

Despite saving tools like the low-income housing tax credit, affordable housing will still take a hit.

January 30, 2018 - The New York Times

Concord will become the latest city to add a form-based code to its menu of development regulations.

January 30, 2018 - Concord Monitor