The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Fort Lawton, an affordable housing proposal including over 200 units, got a warm reception at a meeting in Seattle.

January 12 - The Stranger

A proposal to privatize operations and maintenance of stations and track on the Silver Line has taken an initial, tentative step forward.

January 12 - The Washington Post

2018 could finally reveal how the federal government will approach transit funding in the Trump era. Or the status quo could continue.

January 12 - theTransportPolitic

The terminus of the I-10 freeway is a 7,000-foot concrete trench across the heart of Santa Monica. The city's new downtown plan calls for a cap, and a new master plan will hammer out specifics.

January 12 - The Architect's Newspaper

Ok, they're sneakers, not boots, but a new shoes available in small numbers in Berlin will double as transit fare for most of 2018.

January 12 - CityLab

To get diverse developers involved, the Minneapolis Department of Community Planning and Economic Development has released a request for proposals from diverse and women-owned developers.

January 12 - Next City

Depending on what's included, the cost to rebuild the ailing 665-mile system could be $111 billion, but the city's future depends on it. A feature-length New York Times Magazine piece looks at its history and suggests ways to finance rebuilding.

January 12 - The New York Times Magazine

The non-profit Ability360 worked with members of its community, not only to advocate for a new light rail station, but to design a station that would fit the disabled community's needs.

January 11 - Streetsblog USA

Baltimore schools are the oldest in Maryland, and they need massive improvements to their heating and cooling systems. Management hasn't been up to the task of undertaking the repairs.

January 11 - City Lab

For the first time in four years, a quarterly survey indicates “market saturation in urban areas.”

January 11 - Builder

The Downtown Denver Partnership found 8.3% of all commuters bike to work—an improvement that the partnership's senior manager of economic development said could be "the most significant change we've ever seen."

January 11 - Streetsblog Denver

BLOG POST

Carole Turley Voulgaris guest blogs about a recent article in the Journal of Planning Education and Research.

January 11 - JPER

Empowering cycling in Dallas is not about appeasing hipsters. It’s about making a more healthy equitable city, Krista Nightengale argues in an op-ed for the Dallas Morning News.

January 11 - The Dallas Morning News

Chicago Avenue is a key artery for the city, so why don't some bike advocates want a bike lane there?

January 11 - Chicago Sun Times

Americans move less than they once did, meaning that struggling communities are home to a greater percentage of the country.

January 11 - The Washington Post

Some of the time and money invested in the visually spectacular Moynihan Station should have been spent looking at how well it actually works for commuters, writes Alon Levy.

January 11 - CityLab

The plug has been pulled on an ongoing study into the feasibility of higher speed rail service between the Twin Cities in Minnesota and Milwaukee in Wisconsin. Wisconsin wasn't supporting the project; now Minnesota isn't either.

January 11 - Governing

BLOG POST

Using daily and disciplined habits will improve your work efficiency. This blog provides 16 habits you can employ to help meet your 2018 work (and life) goals.

January 10 - Steven Snell

After streets in Boston flooded last week, leaving cars frozen in the floodwaters, local leaders are renewing a call for a $10 billion sea wall.

January 10 - Boston Herald

SB 827, announced last week by California State Senator Scott Wiener, would revoke density maximums, parking minimums, and set permissive height limits along transit corridors all over the state.

January 10 - Visualize Transit-Rich Housing