The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

House Republicans from Washington are hoping to cut red tape for the development of surface storage facilities as the American West grapples with intensifying droughts.

December 6 - Crosscut

The 300-foot wide Queens Boulevard has been known as the Boulevard of Death. Since 1990, it has claimed 186 lives, 74 percent being pedestrians, including 18 in 1997 alone. A series of safety improvements have brought fatalities to zero since 2014.

December 6 - The New York Times

Despite reports that the office market is shifting to the center city, the suburbs will dominate the office market in 2018, according to analysis from Yardi Systems.

December 6 - The Dallas Morning News

Mobility as a Service, or MaaS for short, is a buzzword you've probably seen a lot of in recent months.

December 6 - Eno Center for Transportation

Researchers at Columbia University are investigating pollution intake among cyclists to determine if cycling really is a healthy way to commute.

December 5 - Doggerel

The Denveright planning process kicked off in Spring 2016 with a goal to complete four citywide plans on the subjects of land use, mobility, parks, and recreational resources.

December 5 - The Denver Post

Detroit will soon join the ranks of cities that have ripped out high-speed freeways from their urban core.

December 5 - Detroit Free Press

Over 15 years have passed since most of the city's initial traffic calming, road diet, and two-way conversion investments were completed. These traffic calming and public space enhancements have spurred significant private sector investment.

December 5 - Modern Cities

If California is going to address its chronic housing shortage, single-family residential neighborhoods can no longer be ruled "off limits." Opposition to a small Berkeley subdivision spawned new housing legislation and fostered the YIMBY movement.

December 5 - The New York Times

Around the world, nearly 70 cities are already testing and developing automated vehicles in some capacity.

December 5 - Quartz

Los Angeles is exploring multiple angles for sheltering the 34,000 homeless living in the city. Urbanize LA takes a look at two of the city's most recent legislative efforts to develop more supportive housing.

December 5 - Urbanize LA

Planning and design work on a proposed three-acre cap park is progressing in Pittsburgh.

December 5 - Pittsburg Post-Gazette

Express rail between the Loop and O'Hare moves a step closer to reality

December 5 - Progressive Railroading

In the continuing debate over congestion pricing in New York, Adele Peters asks if transit advocates are stopping short of what they should be asking for: free transit for all of New York.

December 5 - Fast Company

The controversy regarding the federal protection of public lands in the American west is heading into new territory as President Trump tests the limits of presidential powers.

December 4 - The Washington Post

The U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 3017 last week, which would extend the U.S. EPA brownfields through 2022.

December 4 - Smart Growth America

"Smart city" plans are being announced at a steady clip. The latest master planned "smart city" proposal comes for a former U.S. Navy-owned site near Boston.

December 4 - Dezeen

Faced with a costly urban heat island effect, Louisville is working on a new tree-protection ordinance that could be headed for a vote this week.

December 4 - Courier-Journal

Vancouver, often cited as a model of transportation planning success, is very carefully considering the idea of a streetcar.

December 4 - The Globe and Mail

San Francisco could become the first U.S. city to use demand-based parking rates citywide.

December 4 - SFGate