The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The Democratic governor proposed a ban on single-use plastic bags in his state-of-the-state address on Jan. 15. Nearly two years earlier, he signed a bill that prevented New York City from charging for bags as the District of Columbia and Boston do.

January 23 - The New York Times

Colorado will join California and nine other states in requiring that a percentage of new light-duty vehicle sales are zero-emissions, thanks to the first executive order signed by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis on Jan. 17.

January 23 - Colorado Politics

Pittsburgh is considering a gentrification and displacement prevention measure for longtime residents of rapidly changing neighborhoods in the city of Pittsburgh.

January 23 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Detroit's property values are climbing, steeply, for the first time in almost two decades.

January 23 - The Detroit News

The latest edition of the annual report by Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition reports more and more death and tragedy on American streets and roads.

January 23 - CityLab

The most damning evidence yet of how ride hailing is making urban transportation less efficient, not more.

January 23 - Streetsblog USA

Seattle recently closed the Alaskan Way Viaduct, but the predicted traffic chaos hasn’t ensued.

January 23 - City Commentary

As Seattle prepares a possible cordon area congestion pricing plan to tackle both traffic congestion and climate change, The Seattle Times did a poll on two applications of congestion pricing: urban tolls and adding express toll lanes to freeways.

January 23 - The Seattle Times

Housing advocates still expect controversies over the loss of parking to make room for thousands of affordable housing units.

January 23 - CBC

A network of monitoring devices will bring together technology and data analytics to help inform residents about air pollution.

January 23 - Quartz

The plants provide much-needed fresh water, but the environmental costs are immense.

January 22 - National Geographic

Soil often doesn’t get the attention that it deserves, but it is integral to the ecology of cities.

January 22 - The Guardian

Companies are marketing battery-electric buses as the transit vehicles of the future, but there is still much room for improvement.

January 22 - CityLab

Accessory dwelling units should be easier to build in California, but the process is still slow and complicated in many cities, say housing advocates.

January 22 - The Mercury News

BLOG POST

The Federal Highway Administration's National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) shows that transit use is rising and household vehicle miles traveled are declining—but other data sources paint a more ambiguous picture.

January 22 - Michael Lewyn

The wisdom of a broad cross section of residents and stakeholders is an essential part of planning and designing livable, efficient, and authentic communities.

January 22 - Strong Towns

New York and Chicago asked residents to suggest sites for new docking stations. Most were not put at those locations, but that doesn’t mean collecting public input is not a useful and important part of the planning process, say researchers.

January 22 - CityLab

After years of planning and development, two Green Zones in Minneapolis are attracting desired investments and paving the way for more success.

January 22 - Energy News Network

Millennials are growing up, and it's time to start considering the generation that follows—dubbed Generation Z by the Pew Research Center.

January 22 - Pew Research Center

FEATURE

The following excerpt, written by Daniel Kay Hertz in the introduction to The Battle of Lincoln Park, challenges assumptions about the forces of gentrification in Chicago, with lessons for communities around the country.

January 22 - Daniel Kay Hertz