United States
Almost Half of US Roads are Locally Owned, but Receive Just 16% of Federal Funds. Local Leaders Want That to Change.
A coalition of state and local officials is calling on Congress to change how federal transportation funds are allocated to give local governments more control.
Why “Full Buses are a Car Commuter’s Dream”
Even a 5-10% drop in cars on the road can dramatically ease congestion, making healthy transit systems a win-win for transit users and drivers alike.
HUD Plans to Bar Mixed-status Immigrant Households From Subsidized Housing
The proposed rule change would prevent people without legal status from living in households receiving federal housing assistance.
100 Years ago, Zoning Changed how US Cities Grow. Today, it is Ripe for Reform.
Euclidean zoning was enshrined in U.S. town planning by a 1926 Supreme Court decision. Cities are recognizing it’s time for some drastic changes.
Decades of Curbed Archives are Gone
The urban-focused publication amplified important voices discussing urbanism and development. Many of those articles are now unavailable.
Trump’s Canada Bridge Threat Could Kill a Rare International Bikeway
The President says he won’t allow the new Gordie Howe International Bridge to open “until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given” Canada.
USDOT Wants to Require 100% American-made Materials for EV Charging Stations
The proposal comes after a judge ruled against the agency’s attempt to rescind federal funds for electric car charging projects.
How Placemaking Lost its Way — And How it Can Get Back on Track
The term has often become diluted, getting attached to projects that don’t live up to its lofty aspirations.
Upstate New York Towns Build on State ‘Good Cause Eviction’ Law With Added Protections
By adjusting rent thresholds and shrinking landlord exemptions, more than a dozen municipalities have adopted stronger versions of a state law that protects tenants from high rent increases and unreasonable evictions.
EPA Guts Emissions Regulations
The agency is eliminating the endangerment finding that underpins the agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
Why is Public Sanitation so Hard?
U.S. cities struggle to keep streets and sidewalks clean. Some are turning to high-tech trash cans to help.
New DOT Beautification Council Will Guide the Aesthetics of Transportation Infrastructure
The council is tasked with creating a design guidebook to align with Trump’s preference for neoclassical architecture.
Republicans are Pushing to Make the American Community Survey Voluntary. History Shows That’s a Death Sentence for Data.
A voluntary survey will make demographic data “less accurate, less available, and less useful” — and for some rural communities, “a total blackout.”
Trump DOT Wants to Ban Free Buses
The department wants to prevent cities that receive funds from the Federal Transit Administration from offering free transit fares.
House Bill Would Incentivize Housing Near Transit
The Build HUBS Act intends to make federal funding for TOD more available and streamline permitting for transit-adjacent housing.
Colorado River States Fail to Strike Deal After ‘Historic Meeting’
The Colorado Basin states have until February 14 to agree on new water conservation measures.
USDOT Blocks Federal Funding for Traffic Cameras
Applicants to the Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program will not be allowed to use funds for automated traffic enforcement.
Why Complete Streets Design Benefits Everyone
Every driver is also a pedestrian at the start and end of their trip, but transportation systems often don’t acknowledge that.
ICE is Buying Massive Warehouses in Small Towns for New Detention Centers
The agency is shifting its approach from temporary, makeshift detention camps to more permanent facilities.
DOT Will Use AI to Write “Good Enough” Regulations: “We’re Flooding the Zone”
The agency wants to speed up the rulemaking process to as little as 30 days.
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.
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