United States
Mapping (and Ranking) the Natural Amenities of U.S. Counties
Wonkblog illustrates the results of a "Natural Amenities Index" created by the federal government.
Luxury Multi-Family Housing Boom Creates Scarcity in Other Markets
The Wall Street Journal examines one of the causes of the missing middle of the housing market—luxury multi-family developments pencil out while the supply of mid- and market-rate housing options dwindles.
The Golden Age of Television's New Subject: Public Housing
A new miniseries on HBO, from the creators of the seminal series The Wire, will spend the next weeks addressing issues raised by public housing and desegregation in Yonkers during the 1980s.
Household Formation on the Rise—For a Surprising Reason
Writing for the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at U.C. Berkeley, Jed Kolko breaks down the data on recent trends in household formation.
Is it Time to Rebrand 'Transportation Demand Management'?
As people re-evaluate their transportation decisions, the argument to support transportation demand management might not be what policy makers expected.
Bay Area Leads the Nation in Reducing Solo Commuters
According to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey on commuting to work, one subregion in the Bay Area can claim accolades for having achieved the largest drop in solo-commuting from 2006, scoring the third lowest drive-alone rate in 2013.
New Study Examines Bicyclist Fatality Data from 1975-2012
There's good and bad news to report from the 37-year study. Good news: Decreased child fatal bike crashes, but it results from fewer children biking. Bad news: Increased adult fatal crashes, but it results from an increase in adult male cyclists.
Report Finds Historically Unaffordable Rents
A new report from Zillow shows evidence of a deepening crisis in the rental housing market.
Interactive Maps Track Drought and More
A researcher from the Bill Lane Center for the American West at Stanford University explains how to use interactive maps to track climate change.
Small Starts Funding Cut Jeopardizes Critical SMART Train Extension
After a Senate committee slashed the Small Starts grant program, the new Marin-Sonoma "SMART" train may not be extended from San Rafael to the Larkspur ferry landing, a critical link enabling rail commuters to take the ferry to San Francisco.
Study: Access to Uber Reduces Drunk Driving Deaths
Researchers have found evidence of one fairly consequential benefit of transportation network companies like Uber.
U.S. Census Releases 2013 Commute Data Goodies
The U.S. Census has released data from 2013 that offer planners the most up-to-date data available about where Americans work and how they commute.
Why Concentrated Poverty Matters
The Architecture of Segregation: The slums are racially concentrated, on the rise, and spreading to the suburbs.
The Protected Intersection for Bicycles Has Arrived
The city of Davis, California, a college town with extremely high commute mode share for bikes, made history last week as the first U.S. city to build a protected intersection for bikes.
'Digital Coast' Connects Planners and Data for Coastal Resilience
A new resource created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in partnership with the APA makes it easier for planners to access the data necessary to plan for climate adaptation, sea level rise, and other forms of coastal resilience.
Survey of 251 U.S. Mayors Reveals 'Unequal Recovery'
A report from the National League of Cities mines the political leadership of 251 cities for insights into the state of local economies.
A Call for Long-Term Federal Transportation Funding
When Congress recently failed yet again to pass a long-term surface transportation bill, Representative Earl Blumenauer decided it was time for a reality check.
Another Study Shows That Narrow Is Safer Than Wide for Traffic Lanes
Better Cities & Towns gives its imprimatur to the "narrower is better" approach to lane width for traffic safety thanks to a study by Toronto transportation planner, Dewan Masud Karim, presented at the Canadian ITE annual conference.
Still Waiting on the Universal Fare Card for U.S. Transit Systems
Some people dream of jet packs, others dream of using a smartphone to navigate between transit systems and modes without needing to stop to buy a new fare card.
How Politics Poisoned U.S. Public Transportation
Vox brings out the subtleties in explaining the underperformance of the U.S. public transportation system.
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.
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