The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

It's only the county's second bus rapid transit route, but planners hope the Swift Green Line will eventually connect with a more robust network of BRT and rail service.

March 21 - The Urbanist

APTA's new report suggests that the need for investment is great, but the benefits could be even greater.

March 21 - Metro Magazine

A study released this week by the Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium ( the University of Houston, the Kinder Institute, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and more) raises concerns that new floodplain regulations could harm renters.

March 21 - The Houston Chronicle

A sponsorship deal from Lyft, which owns the bike share provider Motivate, would expand Divvy bike service to every ward in Chicago.

March 21 - Streetsblog Chicago

More than 900 Chinese cities are continuing to plan for growth even as their populations shrink.

March 21 - South China Morning Post

Suburban cities are growing especially quickly, but many big cities are also dramatically upping their housing production.

March 20 - Governing

Most of the U.S. saw public transit ridership continue its downward trend last year, but San Diego’s ridership, particularly on light rail, was up.

March 20 - KPBS

The agency’s director wants to change the city’s transportation priorities and provide more mobility options to residents.

March 20 - Next City

Cities and states around the country are reconsidering decades-old bans on rent control.

March 20 - Governing

Updates are coming to the Third Street Promenade as it seeks to innovate the retail experience.

March 20 - Los Angeles Magazine

Building more fourplexes could do a lot to fix Portland’s missing middle plan, one commentator argues.

March 20 - Henry Kraemer

How and where are people shopping for groceries online?

March 20 - The Houston Chronicle

The Housing Authority of New Orleans is trying to deliver more affordable housing units by throwing a few market-rate units into the deal.

March 20 - The Advocate

Housing and Urban Development Secretary ben Carson has outlasted most of the original Trump cabinet, but maybe it's because he follows his boss's example so well when it comes to scheduling his time.

March 20 - NBC News

Strong support for local control has made statewide legislation to address the housing affordability crisis difficult to approve in the Bay State.

March 20 - The Boston Globe

Now that the plans to extend the 710 Freeway in Southern California between Alhambra and Pasadena are finally dead, the question remains about what to do with the state-owned land at either end of the planned route.

March 19 - San Gabriel Valley Tribune

The Energy Transition Act passed the New Mexico state House on March 12 and heads to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the state's new Democratic governor who supports clean energy, but losing a coal plant early causes far-reaching economic impacts.

March 19 - Santa Fe New Mexican

The Federal Transit Administration is still holding much of the funding promised by Congress since 2017. It's unlikely that anyone likely to vote for Trump again in 2020 is losing any sleep over money not spent on public transit infrastructure.

March 19 - Streetsblog USA

Several strategies and initiatives seek to make parks more accessible on foot in the county of Los Angeles. Clement Lau, an L.A. County planner, summarizes a few of these strategies and initiatives.

March 19 - UrbDeZine

Transit ridership is dropping, but a closer look at causes points to the role bike share could play in making transit a better option.

March 19 - Curbed