The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Empire State Redevelopment unanimously voted to support the planned redevelopment of Midtown Manhattan’s much-maligned Penn Station.

July 25 - The Architect's Newspaper

In the wake of condemnation from environmental groups, the USPS revised its plan to replace its gas-powered fleet of trucks.

July 24 - Streetsblog USA

The project aims to slow erosion along the riverbank and restore the formerly industrial area to a more natural state.

July 24 - Governing

With temperatures reaching record highs in cities around the country, local officials are implementing measures to ensure vulnerable residents have adequate cooling.

July 24 - Next City

High prices, labor issues, and legal blunders plague the transportation network companies, who are increasingly shifting to deliveries over rides.

July 24 - Streetsblog Massachusetts

A humorous “application form” skewers the so-called NIMBY movement.

July 22 - McSweeney's

Bike and pedestrian infrastructure on the much-anticipated new bridge leaves much to be desired, according to advocates.

July 22 - Curbed

City officials in North Myrtle Beach argue that a free transit program has led to a rise in the town’s homelessness rate.

July 22 - Mass Transit

A Burlington program is using grocery trolleys to remind residents that, for many of them, a grocery store is less than a mile away.

July 22 - Burlington Free Press

The program offers a variety of adaptive bikes at no charge to people with disabilities.

July 21 - Mass Transit

Thanks to inflation, landlords in parts of the state not limited by local rent stabilization ordinances can raise rent by up to 10 percent starting in August.

July 21 - Los Angeles Times

After a whirlwind of rising costs and sharply spiking demand for housing in smaller cities, the housing market is cooling down to pre-pandemic levels.

July 21 - KVUE

The agency will distribute $5 billion over the next five years to help school districts purchase electric and low-emissions buses.

July 21 - U.S. PIRG, the Federation of State Public Interest Research Groups

FEATURE

U.S. cities lack land for new development but have many derelict or defunct parcels in need of revitalization. There are an estimated 70,000 strip mall centers in the country, all with tremendous potential for affordable and workforce housing.

July 21 - Tim Mustard

More than nine in 10 U.S. transit agencies face operator shortages. A new report sheds light on the reasons why they’re having such a hard time attracting new hires.

July 21 - Streetsblog USA

Nascar races are a series of loops. Chicago has The Loop. Chicago also has a heated debate about traffic safety that probably doesn't have room for sponsored cars doing speeds upward of 100.

July 21 - Forbes

A bridge on the D.C. Metrorail Yellow Line will be closed for seven months—the longest ever for the transit system. Blue Line service and shuttles will attempt to make up the difference.

July 21 - Greater Greater Washington

Some transit agencies are launching ‘ambassador’ programs that use unarmed personnel to respond to safety concerns and reduce interactions with armed law enforcement.

July 20 - Next City

With $24 million in state funding directed to Spokane’s efforts to reduce homelessness, city officials plan to relocate the over 600 residents of Camp Hope. But will services follow?

July 20 - RANGE Media

Based on the number of permits issued for new construction in the last year, the city must triple its production to meet the targets set by the state in the latest round of the Regional Housing Needs Assessment.

July 20 - Voice of San Diego