The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The "back to the city" movement of the past decade or so could prove to be the outlier, as Census data shows population growth slowing in the biggest cities while suburban areas lead population growth in more metropolitan areas.

June 9 - Brookings Institution

Uber is making its first steps into commercial operation of aerial ride-hailing, after years of promises.

June 8 - The New York Times

What the city of Amsterdam will gain by removing cars from on-street parking space.

June 8 - CityLab

The U.S. Forest Service has completed a management plan for the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, and is ready to commence implementation.

June 8 - San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Bostonians love to hate City Hall Plaza. That could change, as the city finalizes a renovation project that aims to transform the way the public sees the city's government.

June 8 - The Boston Globe

"Leftover lots" are the object of one Philadelphia-based architecture firm's fascination.

June 8 - PlanPhilly

One Pittsburgh brewery is brewing a beer for every one of the city's 92 neighborhoods.

June 7 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will be involved in vetting the American Institute of Architect's awards process in the future.

June 7 - The Architect's Newspaper

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) recently commissioned a study to explore the potential impact of congestion pricing.

June 7 - The Seattle Times

Recent Census population estimates tell a story of quick growth in many parts of Arizona, but there are a few places that are quickly shrinking, too.

June 7 - Arizona Republic

Art walks, or open studio tours, often take place in once-gritty neighborhoods trending toward the hip and expensive, but how responsible are the events for the effects of gentrification that emerge?

June 7 - Next City

Much of the state political leadership in Texas has been slow to accept the existence of climate change, much less the role of the state's economy, land use, and infrastructure planning in exacerbating the crisis. Maybe this will help wake them up?

June 7 - My San Antonio

The American Planning Association (APA) makes a clear statement that planners are especially suited to address matters of social equity.

June 7 - American Planning Association

In an effort to generate a new approach to economic development and infrastructure investment, the Brookings Institution has developed a new "Economic Value Atlas."

June 7 - Brookings Institution

The ability of the landmark Minneapolis 2040 plan, which adds density in various forms all over the city, to solve the cities climbing housing prices and growing lack of affordable housing, might have been exaggerated.

June 7 - MinnPost

Toronto is preparing for the worst of climate change, but also the stresses of affordability, congestion, and aging infrastructure.

June 7 - CBC News

A former engineering professor (i.e., not a planning professor) says he invented the transportation network company first, and that he has the patent to prove it.

June 6 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling that found that the Iowa Utilities Board was justified in giving the private owners of the Dakota Access Pipeline the use of eminent domain. Climate change was considered in the ruling.

June 6 - Des Moines Register

People on bikes or men on bikes?

June 6 - The Seattle Times

Amtrak is in the process up updating its tracks to prepare for Acela Express trains that will travel at speeds up to 125 miles per hour between D.C. and Baltimore on the Northeast Corridor.

June 6 - WTOP