United States

Ryan Zinke

A Look Back on What Ryan Zinke Is Leaving Behind

Zinke’s tenure at the Interior Department was not lengthy, but the damage he inflicted will be long-lasting.

December 31, 2018 - Vox

Christmas Shopping

6 Charts to Summarize the 'Retail Apocalypse' in 2018

2018 was more of the same for the demise of retail businesses in the United States.

December 31, 2018 - CityLab

Street Design

Using Artificial Intelligence to Measure Urban Tree Canopies

Machine learning has opened a new frontier in urban forest management.

December 30, 2018 - CityLab

Electric Cars

Electric Vehicle Incentives: A Tale of Two Countries

While Trump wants to end the EV credit program, in part to punish GM for closing unprofitable car manufacturing plants, Norway is scaling back the generous perks that have enabled EV sales to comprise almost half on new auto sales.

December 30, 2018 - CityLab

Maps, Not Facts

Just the maps, ma'am.

December 30, 2018 - CityLab

Florida National Guard

The Price of Natural Disasters

Worldwide, natural disasters cost $155 billion in 2018, according to an insurance industry report.

December 28, 2018 - The Washington Post

Gas Works Park

A Celebratory (and Snarky) Take on the Year in Architecture

Curbed stays true to form with an annual review of the year in architecture.

December 28, 2018 - Curbed

San Francisco Muni Buses

In Cities, Transit Isn’t Just for Commuting

A closer look at commuting and ridership shows the differences between urban and suburban transit patterns.

December 28, 2018 - Pedestrian Observations

HUD

Under Ben Carson, HUD Abdicates Fair Housing Responsibilities

Civil rights advocates are claiming that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is no longer in the business of enforcing fair housing laws.

December 28, 2018 - The Washington Post

Burning Man

Friday Funny: The 'Best Urban Planning Memes of 2018'

A dispatch from the golden era of planning memes.

December 28, 2018 - Planning Peeps

Guggenheim Museum

8 Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings Nominated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites

If accepted as UNESCO World Heritage sites, the eight Frank Lloyd Wright buildings would be the first examples of modern architecture in the United States included in that august company.

December 27, 2018 - Curbed

Woodlands

An App for Teaching Forest Management

Augmented reality shows what the forest would look like with a full complement of biodiversity.

December 27, 2018 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

pallets of green oil barrels stacked

U.S. Becomes Net Oil Exporter, If Only Briefly

Oil independence, a goal set by President Nixon in the depth of the 1973 energy embargo, was achieved in the last week of November thanks to a fluke in record keeping as well as an "unprecedented boom in American oil production."

December 27, 2018 - Bloomberg News

Environmental Justice

The Environmental and Public Health Toll of the Trump Administration

A bombshell series of stories details the environmental and health costs of many fo the Trump administration's industry friendly regulatory decisions.

December 27, 2018 - The New York Times

Construction Site in New York City

Rising Labor Costs and Higher Construction Costs for Homes

Labor costs vary greatly throughout the country, but wages are rising in the construction industry, especially in cities like San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles.

December 27, 2018 - Curbed

Campus Martius

Vote for the Best and Worst of Transportation in 2018

Streetsblog USA is crowdsourcing feedback for its annual Streetsies awards for the nest and worst in transportation news.

December 27, 2018 - Streetsblog USA

Dollar Store

Dollar Stores Encroach on the Grocery Business: Bad News for Public Health

Stores like Dollar General and Dollar Tree are putting a lot of grocery stores out of business, leaving communities with fewer places to buy fresh produce.

December 27, 2018 - Civil Eats

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Most Popular Planning Articles of 2018

We crunched the numbers on all the features, blog posts, and news articles we published in 2018 to figure out which made the biggest splash with readers.

December 27, 2018 - James Brasuell

Solar and Wind Energy

Op-Ed: Cities Leading the Charge to 100 Percent Clean Energy

Four mayors hammer home the point that moving to 100 percent clean energy on the municipal level is environmentally, economically, and politically desirable.

December 26, 2018 - Next City

Monorail. Las Vegas

Mobility Plans and Dynamic Planning

A new survey by Governing and living Cities examines what it takes for cities to innovate.

December 26, 2018 - Governing

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

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.