United States

Automated Vehicles

New Tech Platform Enables AV-to-Public Sector Communications

The devil of autonomous vehicles will be in the details.

July 22, 2018 - Smart Cities Dive

Bike and Scooter SHare

Lyft to Add Bike and Scooter Share Options

The transportation network company is integrating new mobility options to help fill the first-last mile gap in cities.

July 21, 2018 - Medium

Pedestrians and Cars

Despite Reports, Federal Safety Officials Didn't Act on Danger of SUVs to Pedestrians

A 2015 NHTSA report showed that pedestrians were multiple times more likely to die if struck by SUVs, but that information was neither shared nor acted upon.

July 20, 2018 - The Detroit Free Press

San Francisco Skyline

California Achieved its Climate Goal; Now the Hard Part Begins

New York Times climate reporter, Brad Plumer, comments on California's landmark accomplishment in reducing emissions, observing that with the low-hanging electricity generation fruit picked, reducing transportation emissions will prove formidable.

July 20, 2018 - The New York Times

Cleveland, Ohio

How Urban Investment Patterns Fuel Healthcare Inequities

Inequities in healthcare are linked to inequities in urban planning, a public health researcher argues.

July 20, 2018 - Barcelona Laboratory for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability

Yawkey Way, Boston

Friday Fun: Ranking the Ballpark Neighborhoods of Major League Baseball

The Midsummer Classic is over, and the dog days of summer are looming. Not every team has a chance at October baseball, but some still offer a lot to love in the neighborhood outside the ballpark.

July 20, 2018 - Chicago Tribune

Housing Construction

We Can Totally Build Our Way Out of This Problem

A list of responses to the statement, "We Can't Build Our Way Out of This Problem."

July 20, 2018 - Shelterforce

Housing Starts, Permits Declining

Housing starts haven't ben this low in nine months, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

July 19, 2018 - Reuters

Construction

Inclusionary Zoning Explained

Master the ins and outs of inclusionary zoning.

July 19, 2018 - CityLab

Socialist Parking

Parking: Where We Embrace Socialism in the U.S.

"Comrades, rejoice: In the face of the counter-revolutionary neo-liberal onslaught, there’s at least one arena where the people’s inalienable rights reign supreme: we embrace socialism for car storage."

July 18, 2018 - City Commentary

Affordable Housing

The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, Explained

A new report from the Urban Institute aims to demystify the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.

July 18, 2018 - Urban Institute

Free Floating Bikeshare

Dockless Scooters and Bike Share Meet Mixed Receptions

Milwaukee is poised to start a Scooter share pilot. Meanwhile, a “lock to” requirement for bikes in Chicago may stop companies like ofo and Lime from keeping a foothold in that city.

July 17, 2018 - Next City

Boise, Idao

A Call to 'Reconnect With Our Streets'

Allison Arieff writes a passionate plea for Americans to ditch the car and reconnect with pedestrian experiences. There's even a car company helping pave the way for a new approach to streets.

July 17, 2018 - The New York Times

Oil

5 Industries That Made the Most of Pruitt While He Lasted

Umair Irfan provides a post-mortem, of sorts, on the tenure of Scott Pruitt at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

July 16, 2018 - Vox

Downton Abbey

Million-Dollar Home Sales Jump 25%

The luxury market has been “reignited,” according to Realtor.com.

July 16, 2018 - Dallas News

BART Station

Book Review: Shoup Passes the Torch With 'Parking and the City'

Parking and the City features Shoup at his witty best, accompanied by a group of passionate collaborators for the cause of rational parking regulations. The future of parking reform is in good hands.

July 16, 2018 - James Brasuell

Pipeline Politics Ruffle NATO Summit

At the NATO Summit in Brussels last Wednesday, President Trump charged that Germany was captive to Russia because of its dependence on Russian natural gas, and a new, controversial pipeline from Russia to Germany will exacerbate its dependency.

July 15, 2018 - The Washington Post

Folsom Car Culture

Study: Air Pollution From Cars and Trucks Causes Diabetes

A new study builds an even stronger case for setting pollution controls at PM 2.5 to prevent increased risk of diabetes. The EPA's clean air regulations set a threshold much less restrictive than that level.

July 15, 2018 - The Atlantic

Parking

Analysis: Self-Driving Cars Will Hit Cities in the Parking Revenue

Details of the parking and automobile-related revenue generated by the 25 largest cities in the United States reveals a wide range of potential effects arising from a future of self-driving cars.

July 15, 2018 - Governing

Biomass

U.S. Households Using Less Energy

Total on-site energy use in U.S. homes declined between 2009 and 2015, thanks to new new building technology and warmer winters.

July 14, 2018 - Housing Perspectives

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.