The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The Brookings Institution released the Global Metro Monitor 2018 report this week.

July 13 - Brookings

The transit map is useful, but doesn't always capture the scale of the engineering feat that produced the world's subways systems.

July 13 - CityLab

The Transportation Planning Organization will budget a study on how best to connect trails to transit hubs.

July 12 - Miami Today

The Hoosier State is on a roll, infrastructure speaking. Having passed its largest highway investment package last year based on a 10-cents per gallon gas tax hike, it initiated a study to determine the revenue potential for tolling interstates.

July 12 - The Heartland Institute

Black homeownership rates have been slow to recover from the great recession and the gap between whites and blacks in home ownership is bigger today than it was in the 1980s.

July 12 - The Washington Post

Philadelphia regional commuters will get some fancy new trains to ride.

July 12 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Diamond will be the third tallest building in London when it's complete. The two taller buildings aren't built yet either.

July 12 - The Guardian

A California taxpayers association has challenged the June passage of a regional ballot measure because it didn't receive two-thirds support from voters, although two prior voter-approved bridge toll increases also fell short of a super-majority.

July 12 - The Mercury News

A grassroots plan seeks to cultivate a sustainable, affordable center of Black culture in the neighborhood of Albina.

July 12 - Curbed

That's not all folks….The studio says they'll pay for the project too.

July 12 - Los Angeles Times

The picturesque neighborhood of Adams Morgan is becoming whiter and more affluent, but it also hasn't developed much new housing.

July 12 - Greater Greater Washington

A new network of buses, designed with the bus priority features, has been proposed in Miami. The catch: it would come at the expense of a promised rail extension program.

July 12 - Miami Herald

Areas of the city historically overburdened with air pollution and brownfield sites will be targeted with local food programs and policies to create and bolster green spaces.

July 11 - Sustainable City Networks

A plan to remove four dams on the Klamath River took a crucial step forward at the end of June. Planners hope the dam removals will improve water quality, revive fisheries, create local jobs, and boost tourism and recreation.

July 11 - Del Norte Triplicate

Not everyone thinks the governor’s expensive plan to improve access to the beleaguered airport will actually improve access.

July 11 - The New York Times

CPUC Commissioner Carla Peterman explains the state's investment plan for building out electric vehicle charging stations in public spaces and homes.

July 11 - The Planning Report

Plans for a sizable eco-friendly development on the site of St. Paul's Twin Cities Assembly Plant have drawn support from many, including the city's young mayor. But density opponents remain unconvinced.

July 11 - CityLab

The fast-rising scooter companies recently hauled in big investment dollars. Lime's investment comes by way of Uber.

July 11 - CNN Tech

The news that Greyhound will end service in most of Western Canada is a blow to mobility in rural communities.

July 11 - Globe and Mail

An effort is underway to reintroduce a natural habitats along a stretch of postindustrial Chicago River canal-scape. Floating garden modules are being used to attract species back to the area.

July 11 - The Chicago Tribune