The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Australia's housing market has built steadily at market rates but housing affordability has remained steady. What if building waves of new supply isn't enough to improve affordable housing options for those in need?

March 16 - The Conversation

The Onion burns Elon Musk in a totally fake news story (really) about a bad day for the billionaire.

March 16 - The Onion

Population growth creates a collision course in the American West.

March 16 - Voice of San Diego

A proposal to block cars (and bikes) from Oxford Street has the support of London Mayor and the Westminster Council—as well as the general public.

March 16 - Evening Standard

Regional transportation officials gathered recently in Atlanta to tout a new era of regional cooperation, focused on delivering public transit improvements.

March 16 - SaportaReport

Woodward Avenue will get a temporary road diet during special events in response to safety concerns connected to the QLine.

March 15 - Detroit Free Press

The future of the Pikes Peak Cog Railway, in operation on the steep slopes of Pikes Peak since 1891, is under study. Meanwhile, there will be no trips up the mountain.

March 15 - The Gazette

At stake are greenhouse gas emission standards for 2022-25 model year passenger vehicles. Relaxing these standards would likely doom efforts to reduce these emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 as required by 2016 state legislation.

March 15 - Bloomberg News via Los Angeles Times

A pilot program by King County Metro and the King County Parks Department in the state of Washington found success in 2017, and is spending the beginning of 2018 looking at options to expand.

March 15 - Washington Trail Association

At 100,000 square feet, the Esports Stadium Arlington will become the largest eSports stadium in the country.

March 15 - Guide Live

The proposed property tax exemption in Portland would be from the "carrot" school of affordable housing incentives.

March 15 - The Oregonian

FEATURE

Nashville Mayor Megan Barry resigned from office earlier this month. The question now becomes whether an ambitious transit investment plan she supported can survive her exit.

March 15 - Ethan A. Greene

Toys R Us will shut down all its remaining stores in the final blow of a process that began with bankruptcy filing in September 2017.

March 15 - NPR via KPCC

TIGER grants aren't what they used to be, just like pretty much everything else in the federal government under the Trump Administration.

March 15 - Streetsblog USA

A CommonWealth Magazine editorial argues that gondolas over Summer Street in Boston's Seaport district are less practical than busses, which could avoid traffic with a dedicated lanes.

March 15 - CommonWealth Magazine

Among other substantive reforms, Senate Bill 136 changes the name and branding of the Utah Transit Authority.

March 14 - Fox 13

An investigative report digs into the causes of delays on the New York subway and finds that the official company line might not square with reality.

March 14 - The Village Voice

Population trends are often used as a shorthand for a city's economic prowess, but Pete Saunders argues they may be a lagging indicator.

March 14 - Forbes

A Berkeley parking lot is the site of the state's first implementation of a controversial landmark law that allows eligible developments with affordable housing to bypass the normal channels for approval if they conform to local zoning laws.

March 14 - KPIX

One writer argues that cost, versatility and visual appeal makes this new building material exactly what the state will need if planned regulatory changes go through.

March 14 - The Architect's Newspaper