The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A report highlights the lack of enforcement of Caltrans’ Complete Streets policy in projects around the state.

July 24 - Streetsblog California

The popularity of e-bikes continues to drive growth for shared mobility systems.

July 24 - National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)

METRO’s support of an on-demand microtransit service comes as the agency is scaling back its bigger bus projects.

July 24 - Houston Public Media

BLOG POST

Discover how urban planners can use social media to enhance citizen engagement, featuring strategies for interactive communication and community involvement in urban development projects.

July 24 - Devin Partida

More than half of drivers would be comfortable with speed-limiting technology or audio and visual signals warning them they’ve gone over the speed limit.

July 24 - GovTech

The city’s efforts to reduce crashes through traffic calming and crosswalk improvements is yielding positive results.

July 24 - Pittsburgh Union Progress

BLOG POST

As planning students and recent graduates consider internships and first jobs, they often ask how much these initial decisions matter. A conversation with Professor Robert Freestone unpacks the twists and turns of planning careers.

July 24 - Ann Forsyth

This week, Ithaca became the latest city to opt into New York’s new Good Cause Eviction Law. What are tenant organizers doing to make the law work better for their communities?

July 24 - Shelterforce Magazine

The company will delay taking its high-tech planned community proposal to Solano County voters to conduct an environmental impact report and work with the city on zoning changes.

July 23 - KQED

Since enacting a spate of regulations on short-term rentals, the city has removed over 7,000 illegal listings from online platforms.

July 23 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

FEATURE

For some people, ‘urban planning’ and ‘Lima’ do not go together. In fact, the Peruvian capital effectively highlights various facets of the urban planning world.

July 23 - Marcelo Remond

Residents between 16 and 24 will have access to free public transit passes starting in September.

July 23 - The Times-Picayune

Park agencies play an important role in decarbonization by creating and managing parklands, promoting sustainable practices, and engaging communities to combat climate change and enhance public health and biodiversity.

July 23 - National Recreation and Park Association Open Space Blog

The proposed law would eliminate the need for home-based business owners to undergo a review by their local zoning boards to encourage small entrepreneurship.

July 23 - 70 and 73

Across the country, state and local governments have turned to AI to optimize their building permitting processes. The efficiencies they’ve achieved are impressive and welcomed by applicants and government agencies alike.

July 23 - GovTech

A list of 15 cities with the highest per-capita parking enforcement revenue.

July 23 - Quartz

BLOG POST

New rules from the US Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants survived an attempt by 25 Republican-led states to block their implementation while their case is litigated.

July 22 - Irvin Dawid

The bill would require private equity and other corporate investors to report housing purchases to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice for antitrust review aimed at stopping anticompetitive transactions that would increase housing costs and push homeowners out of the market.

July 22 - KTVZ

Those living near oil and gas wells face increased risks from wildfires, which threaten these infrastructures and could lead to explosions, pollution, and other hazards, particularly affecting communities of color.

July 22 - Los Angeles Times

Property management software used by corporate landlords is under scrutiny for using algorithms populated by proprietary rental data to encourage their clients to collectively raise rents.

July 22 - San Francisco Chronicle