The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Murals do more than bring joy to onlookers. Public art can also be a source of healing, a point of reflection, and a cause for conversation.

November 23 - Bloomberg CityLab

A plan to build a high-speed rail line between Southern California and Las Vegas is on hold after the developer came up short on fundraising. Affordable housing projects in California stand to benefit from the newly available state bond funding.

November 23 - Bloomberg

One urban planner turned consultant is taking on the forces that be that favor corporate interests over local Black business owners.

November 23 - Next City

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has revised a plan to protect the Houston region from flooding by tossing out a proposed tunnel and opting instead to dig Buffalo Bayou wider and deeper.

November 23 - Houston Chronicle

Assuming that Congress isn't going to act, does New York Gov Cuomo have the political will to save the New York MTA from sweeping layoffs and service cuts?

November 23 - StreetsBlog NYC

The Biden administration and effects of time will erase some of the consequences of the Trump administration's methodical dismantling of the nation's environmental regulation. But climate change will be around longer than any of it.

November 23 - The New York Times

Fifty years after the Chicano Moratorium, James Rojas reflects on the future of Latino Urbanism.

November 22 - Common Edge

New research shows that increasing park acreage in areas that face park deficits and low levels of tree canopy could lead to significant population-level increases in life expectancy.

November 22 - Parks & Recreation Magazine

An opinion piece published by Urban Milwaukee argues against a proposed expansion of three miles of Interstate 94 in Milwaukee.

November 22 - Urban Milwaukee

A decision by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to rescind a carpool lane has not resulted in a significant expansion of transit and carpool capacity on Interstate 93 north of Boston.

November 22 - Streetsblog Massachusetts

Between DART service optimization and deciding the fate of I-345, Dallas has big of decisions to make. The right consultant, who understands accurate framing of planning issues, could help choose a route that best serves Dallasites.

November 20 - D Magazine

The Utah Transit Authority is proposing a new approach to transit service design for the counties on the Wasatch Front, focusing changes on a "core route network" of frequent service.

November 20 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Recently published research examines the "Role of Artificial Intelligence in Community Planning"—that is, the role of automated bots on social media in corrupting participatory planning processes.

November 20 - International Journal of Community Well-Being

Four Seasons Total Landscaping. Was that not clear?

November 20 - The Oregonian

The West Seattle High-Rise Bridge Safety Project is in high gear, more than six months after the city's most heavily trafficked bridge was closed suddenly for safety risks.

November 19 - The Urbanist

According to Columbus officials, transit ridership to and from downtown doubled in the years since the city implemented a free transit pass program.

November 19 - Intelligent Transport

A new study drives home the need for heat reduction measures in areas populated by lower-income residents.

November 19 - CityBeat

Driving in the United States accounted for five percent of global carbon emissions before the pandemic, but U.S. cars and trucks account for 20 percent of the global emission reductions during the pandemic.

November 19 - Carbon Tax Center

Neither evidence nor experience support the fearful visions expressed by opponents to affordable housing development, according to a recent feature article for the New York Times.

November 19 - The New York Times

The RideKC bus system is being redesigned on a high frequency grid.

November 19 - RideKC