The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The lawsuit over the controversial I-45 project, which has been plagued by local opposition, calls for a new environmental review.

March 15 - Houston Chronicle

Just shy of a year after Sidewalk Labs pulled the plug on its "smart city" experiment for Quayside, Waterfront Toronto has a released a request for qualifications to move forward with a new, "people-centered" vision for the waterfront.

March 15 - The Guardian

The iconic urban thinker has influenced generations of planners, but how do her ideas hold up in an age of massive upheaval and economic inequality?

March 14 - Urban Omnibus

The oil-rich county hopes to boost its economy with a revised plan for new drilling after a state court struck down a 2015 ordinance.

March 14 - Los Angeles Times

The city hopes for "transformative" solutions to reinvigorate the auto-centric parkway and create safer paths for people walking and biking.

March 14 - WHYY

With ridership revenue down, agencies seek to diversify their revenue stream by taking a more active role in developing agency-owned land.

March 14 - Fast Company

PLANOPEDIA

Inclusionary zoning refers to a range of policies and practices that mandate or provide incentives for the inclusion of affordable housing units in new developments to encourage mixed-income neighborhoods and increase the supply of affordable housing.

March 12 - Diana Ionescu

More biking, less transit, and less driving alone are the headlining trends from the most recent Regional Travel Survey for the D.C. metropolitan area.

March 12 - Greater Greater Washington

A heated debate and a party line vote in Oklahoma.

March 12 - The Oklahoman

A record of decision is expected soon for a plan to build a freeway connector through the neighborhood of Allendale in Shreveport, Louisiana.

March 12 - KTBS

Construction on the Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar, a potential legacy project for New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, was supposed to begin in 2019. The fate of the heavily debated project will rest with the next mayor.

March 12 - NY1 News

It's been over four years since the city of Portland implemented an inclusionary zoning policy that required all new apartment developments to set aside a portion of units for low- and moderate-income housing.

March 11 - City Observatory

A $50 billion plan to replenish lost coastal land could have significant impacts on local marine life and fishing industries.

March 11 - The New York Times

The worst appears to be over, say most of the more than 20 experts who spoke with NPR's science editor, Rob Stein. If there is going to be a surge, it will be more like a ripple, he suggested. Not everyone agrees.

March 11 - NPR

New regulations prohibit cities from enacting stricter efficiency standards in new buildings.

March 11 - Huffington Post

Introducing the new Cablebus aerial tram system, with service to the northern edge of the most populous city on the continent.

March 11 - Associated Press via Yahoo News

An ongoing exhibition in Houston imagines a city on the cusp of a new, more prosperous future.

March 11 - Houston Chronicle

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy recently published a report to identify local government actions to ensure stable and affordable places to live for everyone.

March 11 - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Transit accessibility incentives are also included in a package of zoning reforms proposed this week that would provide incentives for grocery store developments in a wider swath of New York City.

March 11 - Commercial Observer

BLOG POST

The human memory is so powerful that a place on pavement suddenly can trigger a stream of imagery from the distant past, or a meaningful story of something that once happened there. We should champion such keys to the context of a place.

March 10 - Charles R. Wolfe