The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The proposed fee on households with multiple vehicles would generate $9 million to improve the region’s transit system.

October 5 - WKNO

A trip through the city of Los Angeles reveals the largely overlooked challenges that people with physical disabilities must overcome.

October 5 - Los Angeles Times

A parking lot used by tailgaters before Cincinnati Bengals games could soon become a concert venue.

October 5 - WCPO

Modeled on the nation's first mandatory cap-and-trade program that only targets power plant emissions, the Transportation & Climate Initiative subjects transportation fuel to a similar market-based program. It took a major step forward on Oct. 1.

October 5 - The Hill

The report “Pathways to Decarbonizing Transportation in Minnesota” also calls for a greater adoption of biofuels and actions to decrease vehicle miles traveled.

October 4 - Transport Topics

Industry experts believe that 5G networks will allow trucking fleets to send more data and video from individual trucks to fleet managers.

October 4 - Fleet Owner

The city says water conservation programs and customer cutbacks have resulted in a drop in water usage.

October 4 - Albuquerque Journal

Fears of a US trade war and a slowing economy have translated into fewer subsidies for solar and wind energy in China.

October 4 - Yale Environment 360

Proposed legislation from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a move toward more progressive housing policy. But critics say the one-size-fits-all approach is not the best solution for addressing the national housing crisis.

October 4 - CityLab

The Reimagine RTD initiative will imagine the future of transit service in the Denver region. Already a debate has begun about which direction the RTD should take.

October 4 - The Denver Post

Both phases of the extension of BART beyond the Warm Spring Station Fremont, into Santa Clara County and San Jose, have been delayed. The first extension, to the Milpitas and Berryessa stations, was expected to be complete by the end of 2019.

October 4 - The Mercury News

New rail lines are operational in seven cities in China.

October 4 - International Railway Journal

Transportation for America, one of the leading advocacy organizations for multi-modal funding at the federal level, has announced a drastic change to its agenda.

October 4 - Transportation for America

Animals are not only evolving in remarkable ways to meet the challenges of urban environments, but they are doing it quickly.

October 4 - Wired

Transit providers are often major landowners in their communities, controlling underutilized properties like park-and-ride lots or storage and maintenance facilities. These sites are also opportunities to provide desperately needed affordable housing

October 3 - Shelterforce Magazine

A long-standing policy allows parking in front of churches and synagogues but leaves cars blocking bike lanes, and cyclists want the practice to end.

October 3 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Traffic safety advocates are hoping that a $32 million street redesign project on Brighton Boulevard can provide a model for other wide arterials in the city.

October 3 - Denverite

In cities like Boston, the government’s right to take private property displaced residents and destroyed vulnerable neighborhoods and communities.

October 3 - The Urbanist

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to force the state of California to spend highway money on public transit, because of the environment.

October 3 - Eno Center for Transportation

The city’s Northgate Link extension has spurred development around the new stations, and one neighborhood is poised to change dramatically.

October 3 - The Urbanist