The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The city has reinvented itself in many ways, but its residents are not reaping those benefits equally.

February 9 - Atlanta

The success of the busway project could point to a longer-term shift away from planning and design strategies that favor cars.

February 9 - Curbed

Understanding how women use transit does not just help make systems more equitable. It also guides policy and planning changes that benefit all riders.

February 7 - Wired

Shoreview, Minnesota has one of the most extensive permeable pavement systems in the United States. This technology has reduced the need for expensive grey infrastructure like stormwater sewer systems.

February 7 - Next City

A consumer survey found that less than a third of respondents considered carbon emissions or the environment when they last purchased a motor vehicle, yet three-quarters of Americans consider climate change a major problem or crisis.

February 7 - Streetsblog USA

The city is losing black residents, but those who stay are relocating to parts of the city with less transportation access and opportunities.

February 7 - Streetsblog Chicago

A ballot initiative by San Francisco Mayor London Breed would make it easier for qualifying developments (e.g., developments that include affordable housing) to sidestep discretionary approvals.

February 6 - The New York Times

The first mixed-use hotel and apartment project in downtown Anchorage, Alaska will use prefabricated rooms and is expected to start construction this spring.

February 6 - Anchorage Daily News

Cities in the South are facing a multitude of climate change impacts, but many have been slow to respond to the growing threats.

February 6 - The State

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms has promised to deliver 20,000 units of affordable housing by 2026.

February 6 - Curbed Atlanta

Black homeownership climbed in 2019, but still lags far behind homeownership rates for the entire country.

February 6 - Urban Institute

Auto-dependence starts with land use, and zoning codes ensure everyone pays for the privilege only available to some.

February 6 - Vice

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Sergio Peña, of El Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Mexico, writes about a recent article he authored in the Journal of Planing Education and Research.

February 6 - JPER

The idea of filtering is key to pro-housing-development arguments of the benefits of market-rate housing to the affordability of housing. New research finds that filtering is highly variable depending on location.

February 6 - Social Science Research Network (SSRN)

Sea levels are rising at an accelerating rate, continuing a trend that began in 2013 or 2014, and pushes coastal communities toward the extreme end of the possible spectrum of sea-level rise.

February 5 - USA Today

San Antonio's investment in more frequent service on several popular routes has resulted in many more riders.

February 5 - NEWS4SA

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority recently announced a plan to sell the naming rights to the station formerly known as University City Station.

February 5 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Trump administration prefers the Neoclassical style of buildings like the Treasury Building in Washington, D.C.

February 5 - Architectural Record

Plans for numerous large-scale developments in the region mean thousands of housing units should be on the way, but constant delays and setbacks have left projects nowhere near completion.

February 5 - San Francisco Chronicle

"Everything You Think You Know About Housing Is Probably Wrong," reads the headline of this New York Times article.

February 5 - The New York Times