The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

One of the nation's most aggressive rent stabilization measures, which caps rent increases at 3 percent regardless of inflation or the age of the building, will become the law in St. Paul.

November 3 - Pioneer Press

Utility-scale solar is increasingly looking east to develop new facilities and encountering a common form of resistance from local communities.

November 3 - The New York Times

The process aims to reduce labor hours and material waste, dramatically cutting construction costs for new housing.

November 3 - The Architect's Newspaper

Consumer Reports published findings of an investigation of U.S. auto loan debt, finding that debt is increasing at increasingly fast rates alongside the cost of cars over the past decade.

November 3 - Consumer Reports

A newly launched annual train pass is geared toward reducing private car trips and simplifying travel across all of Austria's public transport systems.

November 3 - CNN

A controversy over a massive new dorm proposed for the University of California Santa Barbara, which comes with design strings attached by the donor paying for the new facility, has taken the Internet by storm.

November 2 - The Santa Barbara Independent

With 82% of its population fully vaccinated, mostly with mRNA vaccines, COVID case incidence on Nov. 1 is the same as Wyoming, where 44% of the population is fully vaccinated. Hospitals are feeling the strain, and deaths are at their highest level.

November 2 - Reuters

The San Diego Association of Governments has proposed a mileage fee as part of its plan to modernize transportation and encourage public transit use as California aims to reduce carbon emissions and eliminate fossil fuel-powered vehicles.

November 2 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

While some economists argue that rent control restricts new construction and encourages poor maintenance, proponents of the policy say it's necessary to mitigating skyrocketing rental costs that are putting more households on the brink of eviction.

November 2 - Governing

The troubling trend of buying and selling homes as an investment has some critics worried that it will contribute to an already overheated housing market.

November 2 - Vox

The tour's creator wants to give visitors a different take on the city, pointing out the quirky gems amid its notoriously beautiful buildings.

November 2 - Chicago Tribune

The Court's decision could limit the agency's authority to regulate carbon emissions in the power sector.

November 2 - Bloomberg

The past, present, and future of zoning in Tennessee.

November 2 - Tennessee Lookout

BLOG POST

C.J. Gabbe at Santa Clara University and Greg Pierce at the University of California, Los Angeles write about their recently published article in the Journal of Planning Education and Research.

November 1 - JPER

The Build Back Better agenda is in retreat—including much of the substance on a plan to spend $330 billion to tackle the nation's housing affordability crisis.

November 1 - Vox

When it comes to pedestrian safety, Halloween has never been so frightening.

November 1 - Bloomberg CityLab

An innovative set of zoning reforms have two more approvals left to become law.

November 1 - Streetsblog Mass

The city's new regulations pave the way for making the pandemic experiment a permanent fixture.

November 1 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

The Milwaukee County Transit System could be adding a bus rapid transit line to the existing PurpleLine.

November 1 - Urban Milwaukee

Communities exposed to higher levels of air pollution experience higher rates of infection, particularly in areas with high population density.

November 1 - St. Louis Public Radio