The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A Portland regional value pricing committee recommended that the state transportation department operate two pilot programs to toll all the lanes on two interstate highways in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area.

July 9 - KGW

Friday may have been disgraced EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's last day in office of the agency in charge of protecting the nation's environment, but he still managed to roll back a regulation to create lasting air pollution far greater than VW did.

July 9 - The New York Times

Looking back to evaluate the potential of the present.

July 8 - The Washington Post

Individuals and major companies alike have already found a variety of applications for the software.

July 8 - Fast Co. Design

The 72-year-old trolley system is beloved by local riders, but difficult to maintain.

July 8 - Boston Globe

And stop changing the subject, adds the Editorial Board of the San Francisco Chronicle.

July 8 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Examples like Elon Musk's subway plan in Chicago, app-driven electric scooters littering sidewalks, and Amazon's general preponderance may point to a tech-dominated urban future. But are localities ceding too much power to the private sector?

July 8 - The New York Times

Under the new guidelines, developers will need to implement specific community engagement strategies, at times based on a neighborhood's demographics.

July 7 - The Urbanist

Voters will decide in November on the creation of a cannabis-friendly, publicly owned bank to invest in affordable housing.

July 7 - Los Angeles Times

The new initiative will fund crowdsourced mobility solutions.

July 7 - Engadget

Regional planners and Dallas officials aren't confident that the area's highway-centric worldview (and budget) will change anytime soon. The city's competitiveness in the national job market may be on the line.

July 7 - D Magazine

The Auckland Design Office created a study to quantify the dollars lost from delayed pedestrian traffic.

July 7 - Our Auckland

Austin is one of the first cities where users can use Uber's new bike share system, after the transportation network company branched out earlier this year.

July 6 - KXAN

The city of San Jose's Broadband and Digital Inclusion Strategy is leveraging the private sector to ensure broad inclusion of new Internet technology.

July 6 - Smart Cities Dive

A grant application would fund the purchase of eight electric buses to join the START Bus fleet.

July 6 - JH News and Guide

It's not enough for buses to be equipped with lifts or unfolding ramps, bus drivers need to know how to operate the ramps and they need to work. Often they don't.

July 6 - City Limits

Seattle's ban took effect Sunday, while San Franciso's proposed legislation, if successful, would begin July 1, 2019. Other cities have plastic straw restrictions, but Seattle's is the first outright ban. Compostable alternatives are permitted.

July 6 - Huffington Post

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A number of entry-level planners make tactical choices that lessen their chances of landing the best possible job. If you see yourself in these, please take note.

July 6 - Bruce Stiftel

Climate change denier Scott Pruitt, head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, submitted his resignation on Thursday, to take effect July 6. On Monday, EPA Deputy Administrator Andrew R. Wheeler becomes the acting administrator.

July 6 - The New York Times

The Seattle Department of Transportation is searching for ways to remove 3,000 cars from the roads every day.

July 6 - Crosscut