The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A city known for relatively low rents is gaining an influx of market rate and luxury rental units.

July 11 - Montreal Gazette

Zoning Handbooks are designed to help New Yorkers understand the city's zoning code.

July 11 - Curbed NY

Exurbs may be growing faster, but, when surveyed, Millennials report greater happiness in cities.

July 10 - CityLab

A Habitat for Humanity Project in Silicon Valley is stymied by an effective, CEQA-wielding attorney who doesn't want his home office views obstructed and more traffic in his neighborhood.

July 10 - CALmatters

Quarters can be cramped for growing families in Philadelphia's many two-story rowhouses. Rather than decamp to the suburbs, more and more homeowners are simply adding a third story, known as an "overbuild."

July 10 - Philadelphia Inquirer - Philly.com

A massive infrastructure project is on the table in New York, after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a new feasibility study.

July 10 - The Architect's Newspaper

Chicago's own city government, in the form of aldermanic prerogatives and privileges, contributes to racial and economic segregation, according to a new study.

July 10 - Chicago Tribune

A new study shows that over the last several decades the price of real estate has been heavily influenced by the actual and anticipated effects of climate change.

July 10 - CityLab

Dr. Katharine Hayhoe is the leading expert in how to have difficult conversations about climate change—like the kind when facts aren't enough.

July 10 - Sightline Institute

An international design firm has completed the planned designs for a new transit station in the city of Chicago.

July 10 - Chicago Tribune

What would equality and freedom for pedestrians look like?

July 10 - Transportist

It's time for a fresh start, says a bus system redesign expert.

July 10 - StreetsBlog NYC

The Iowa State Supreme Court recently sided with a resident of a mobile home park over the city of Des Moines, which had worked to shut the entire mobile home park down.

July 9 - Thomas Reuters Foundation

PBS examines the built environment through its series "10 That Changed America." The latest episode will look at the "10 Streets That Changed America."

July 9 - Curbed

Two powerful governmental bodies that deal with very different aspects of transportation—one with meeting mobility needs, the other with its impact on health and the environment—met formally for the first time on June 27.

July 9 - Streetsblog California

Hydroponic indoor farmers hope to charge a premium for plants grown out of season in indoor farms. The notion has generated attention from big investors, but whether or not consumers will follow is an open question.

July 9 - Civil Eats

Autonomous vehicles have many evangelists, but perhaps they need more skeptics.

July 9 - The Spectator

A pro-business group in Toronto wants to expand a highway, but a Toronto columnist wants to make readers aware of why the plan might not work out as hoped.

July 9 - The Star

An annual survey by the Accessibility Observatory at the University of Minnesota measures job availability, job location, population density, and the availability of transit.

July 9 - Smart Cities Dive

A California November 2018 ballot initiative seeking to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act could have unintended consequences, according to Related California's Bill Witte.

July 9 - The Planning Report