The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Rural Alaska has some of the least reliable and slowest internet connections in the country, but new cable infrastructure in the Arctic Sea is changing that.

February 8 - The Heichinger Report

With the Trump administration's abdication of its predecessor's position on fighting climate change, a void has been left in global climate change leadership. One expert believes that China may have already filled the leadership role.

February 8 - PBS NewsHour

Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) introduced a House resolution to tackle climate change that calls for the nation to become carbon neutral by 2030, an ambitious goal, but is it realistic?

February 8 - The Washington Post

Pennsylvania-based prosecutors and the Department of Justice in Washington are mounting a legal challenge to a proposed supervised injection site in the works in Philadelphia.

February 8 - WHYY

In some Latino neighborhoods, the gentrifiers are also Latinos. The result is a complicated mix of culture, change, and resistance.

February 8 - Vice

Cupertino Mayor Steven Scharf, a fervent opponent of a new Bay Area housing initiative, opened his Jan. 29 state-of-the-city address with a short joke about "building a wall around Cupertino and making San Jose pay for it" that didn't go over well.

February 8 - East Bay Times

An online survey has launched the process for redesigning the Regional Transit Authority's bus system in Cuyahoga County.

February 8 - The Plain Dealer

Developers are finding out too late that they're required to pay union members a prevailing wages on projects in rezoned parts of New York City.

February 8 - Crain's New York Business

The cities of Chicago and Los Angeles were in rare form after winter storms passed through in recent days.

February 8 - The Orange County Register

The story of informal housing is one of changing racial and class demographics, economic opportunity and needs, and regulatory control.

February 7 - Boom California

As debates continue and votes are delayed, Better Bus Coalition might not wait for Cincinnati elected officials to bring a funding proposal forward for voter consideration.

February 7 - Cincinnati Enquirer

Mobility companies are sitting on troves of valuable data. Sharing data with cities remains an issue, but both sides are becoming more aware of the mutual benefits.

February 7 - Move Forward

Anti-light rail activists gathered enough signatures to qualify a controversial measure on the August ballot.

February 7 - Arizona Republic

The Los Angeles plan to build supportive housing for homeless people is lagging and costing much more than anticipated. A new pilot program seeks to overcome these hurdles by soliciting new ideas and strategies from developers.

February 7 - Los Angeles Times

San Francisco Mayor London Breed is fighting hard to make it easier to develop affordable housing in the cost-impacted city. A fight will likely be required.

February 7 - The Bay City Beacon

A new report says that the state is going to face huge challenges in building 3.5 million homes over the next seven years.

February 7 - Los Angeles Times

Andrew Trueblood, 35 years old and just under the threshold of Millennial status, has been nominated to the deal the Washington, D.C. Office of Planning.

February 7 - Curbed Washington D.C.

While suburbs are changing, that doesn't mean they are declining, according to recently published research.

February 7 - Joint Center for Housing Studies

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has followed the path laid by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker in joining the U.S. Climate Alliance. All three are new Democratic governors replacing Republican predecessors.

February 7 - InsideClimate News

The Users’ Guide to Code Reform leads planners through the code reform process, providing tools for governments lacking the capacity to develop a full form-based code. Susan Henderson and Matt Lambert hit the high points.

February 6 - PlaceShakers