The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A new report shows that low-carbon development policies can help to achieve numerous planning goals including job creation, improved safety and public health, social inclusion, and improved accessibility.

July 3 - The Economic and Social Benefits of Low-Carbon Cities: A Systematic Review of the Evidence

Utah has generally made room for single-family homes in the past, but the Salt Lake Tribune thinks its time for new plans as the state faces demographic changes and worsening affordability.

July 3 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Rebuilding America's infrastructure, as promised on the campaign trail and in the first year and a half of the Trump Administration, will get a lot harder when the price of steel has gone up by 40 percent since the beginning of 2018.

July 3 - AP News

The transportation network company has purchased the largest operators of bike share programs in the United States.

July 3 - Lyft Blog

Gabe Klein of CityFi outlines how Los Angeles is planning on implementing the Urban Mobility in a Digital Age report.

July 3 - The Planning Report

BLOG POST

It is indeed possible to have a city full of low-rise buildings that is still compact enough for excellent transit service—but only if most side streets are used for mid-rise buildings instead of houses.

July 3 - Michael Lewyn

The Trump and Kushner families are among the owners of the buildings that pollute New York most.

July 3 - Huffington Post

The revenue bonds would be funded from a millionaires' surtax, approved by voters in 2004, to pay for health programs, but not housing, for the mentally ill. Also on ballot: a $4 billion general obligation bond measure to fund housing for veterans.

July 2 - Los Angeles Times

While battery-power doesn't appear practical, electricity from fuel cells does. The nation's first fuel cell-powered ferry will be operating in San Francisco Bay next year thanks in part to a $3 million grant from the California Air Resources Board.

July 2 - East Bay Times

Public transit is increasingly a target of the Koch brothers' crusade against big government.

July 2 - New York Times

After creating a citywide plan, many thought a Charlotte bike lanes would not get funded. After a city council vote it will.

July 2 - Next City

In a new report, U.S. PIRG and the Frontier Group describe nine costly highway projects amounting to $30 billion in their fourth annual "Highway Boondoggles" report. All share the theme of induced travel demand.

July 2 - Frontier Group

What does it take to make the bold step toward ending parking minimums in an entire city?

July 2 - Strong Towns

The retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy introduces the possibility that a future court will overturn the doctrine of disparate impact central to fair housing practices and policies.

July 2 - CityLab

The new Wisconsin Foxconn facility will draw as much as seven million gallons of water from Lake Michigan a day. The Midwest Environmental Advocates argue that violates the Great Lakes Compact.

July 2 - Urban Milwaukee

After failing to implement a car ban, Oslo officials are converting downtown street parking into public space.

July 2 - Fast Company

FEATURE

Evidence described here suggests that urban design for "eyes on the street" is not enough to lower crime.

July 2 - Fanis Grammenos

Seattle's Find It, Fix It app plays a telling role in the city's approach to its homeless population. The question is whether the app is fixing anything for the people living on the street.

July 1 - The Atlantic

A new interactive research tool will make it easier for communities to build sustainability into their urban development plans.

July 1 - vizzuality

Light rail could come to "The Valley" for the first time, under a plan approved this week by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Board of Directors.

July 1 - The Source