The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Chicago warehouses were once built with architectural flair, but today’s industrial structures don’t come close.

March 15 - Chicago Tribune

When snow is not cleared from sidewalks, pedestrians face significant hazards and they are less inclined to walk.

March 15 - Slate

As recessions fears grow, discussions about increasing the level of federal spending on infrastructure projects also grow.

March 15 - Eno Center for Transportation

When it comes to containing the spread of the deadly coronavirus, China and Italy are demonstrating the use of lockdowns and quarantines. South Korea has gone a different route, using widespread testing administered in drive-through facilities.

March 13 - The Washington Post

A book review of a book published this year with the title, "The Art of Classic Planning: Building Beautiful and Enduring Communities," offers stinging criticism of the past and present of planning.

March 13 - The American Conservative

The planning profession can contribute to the worldwide fight to control the spread of COVID-19. GIS technology, for instance, allows real-time monitoring of the pandemic.

March 13 - ESRI

Why do movies and tv shows hate public transit much? There's no answer here, but there is plenty of evidence that the question responds to reality.

March 13 - Streetsblog USA

The effect of development codes can be felt in the urban tree canopies. Louisville is updating its code to stem the loss of 56,000 trees a year in the city.

March 12 - WFPL

Urban growth in Anchorage was tied to restrictive covenants forbidding the sale of property to minorities.

March 12 - KTOO

The effects of a global pandemic on American shores are beginning to emerge for public transit systems. The consequences of a drop in transit ridership could extend beyond the end of the pandemic.

March 12 - Vice

The director-general of the World Health Organization announced on Wednesday that the COVID-19 viral disease that has killed more than 4,000 people, infected nearly 120,00 people and is present in 114 nations is a pandemic.

March 12 - The Guardian

FEATURE

Managing development at the scale of megaregions is possible. An excerpt from the recently published book, "Designing for the Megaregion: Meeting Urban Challenges at a New Scale," written by Jonathan Barnett, explains how.

March 12 - Jonathan Barnett

A new study published by the Journal of the American Planning Association details the gender dynamics of planning offices around the country, finding challenges with exclusive communication (i.e., shutting women out from workplace communication).

March 12 - Journal Of The American Planning Association

An infamous site has new development life after developers returned to the public with a revised project proposal.

March 12 - Chicago Tribune

A recent study studying the contemporary planning profession's rejection of the cul-de-sac includes a proposal to create more economic disincentives for inefficient street grid patterns.

March 12 - Axios

New light rail lines, dedicated busways, and expanded bus and commuter rail service are on the Project Connect menu.

March 11 - KUT

Should the United States be watching Italy for lessons on how to contain and mitigate the coronavirus?

March 11 - CNN

The Democratic House just passed a gas tax increase that the Republican governor opposes because he wants his state to join the Transportation and Climate Initiative, a carbon pricing program applicable to fuel. Both measures will fund transit.

March 11 - CommonWealth

FEATURE

Census 2020 faced funding challenges, leadership changes, and unprecedented politics on its way to a big launch this week. Now the coronavirus is sending people into social isolation, making the process of an accurate count very difficult.

March 11 - James Brasuell

California State Senator has released draft legislation to follow up on the previous SB 50, which in turn followed up on SB 827. The new bill, SB 902, promises a "light touch."

March 11 - KQED