The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

In addition to lower citywide parking requirements on residential properties, a proposed law in Phoenix would lower minimum parking requirements even further for affordable housing developments near the city’s light rail system.

July 20 - Arizona Central

Denver councilmembers are proposing an overhaul of land use regulations along a long stretch of East Colfax Avenue—the route of a planned Bus Rapid Transit line expected to open in 2026.

July 20 - Denverite

The state currently has no unified process for night markets and other recurring events, making it difficult and costly for organizers.

July 20 - Governing

The city’s transit agency is reporting high rates of return to transit, aided by college students and Taylor Swift fans.

July 20 - Minneapolis Star-Tribune

The mixed-use complex features over 400 housing units, offices, retail, and park space.

July 20 - CultureMap Dallas

The city’s geography and the growing intensity of storms due to climate change are making it difficult for local officials to prevent neighborhood flooding and wastewater spills.

July 20 - Governing

FEATURE

As housing and building costs rise, nonprofit developers find themselves with strained resources as pandemic relief dries up and tenants need housing assistance more than ever.

July 20 - Dr. Eric Anthony Johnson

A planned bus rapid transit (BRT) line known as “Stream” will have to move forward in some new, as-yet-unplanned form in Tacoma, Washington.  

July 19 - The Urbanist

One of the most powerful opponents to California’s YIMBY legislators, the Trades union of building and construction workers, is under new leadership. Some observers speculate that the change could indicate a new era of development politics.

July 19 - Politico

The California Transportation Commission met the initial deadline specified in 2021 state legislation requiring the state to perform a fully operational pilot program where participants will pay for the miles they drive.

July 19 - California Transportation Commission

More evidence finds that the root cause of homelessness is, ultimately, a lack of sufficient housing.

July 19 - The Atlantic

Building hospitals and other health-oriented facilities on former brownfield sites can benefit the community, but can also perpetuate historic inequities and exploit undervalued land at the expense of local residents.

July 19 - Next City

PLANOPEDIA

When a government creates incentives or disincentives to influence how and when you travel—that's transportation demand management.

July 19 - James Brasuell

Funding from the Low or No Emission Vehicle federal program will help the city replace its buses with new electric and other zero- or low-emission vehicles.

July 19 - WAND

The locations with the fastest growing populations are seeing the most dramatic increase in investor-owned single-family housing rentals.

July 19 - Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University

BLOG POST

And why it is wrong.

July 18 - Michael Lewyn

The city of Palo Alto, a city central to the geographic and economic might of Silicon Valley, is planning a significant overhaul to its plans for the future, making space for over 6,000 new housing units in the next eight years.

July 18 - Palo Alto Weekly

To decarbonize its bus system, a new study recommends adding more substantial battery packs to the city’s historic—and all-electric—trolley bus fleet rather than replacing trolley buses with electric buses that require lengthy charging periods.

July 18 - Streetsblog San Francisco

Ever wonder what those flowers growing through a crack in the sidewalk are? This guide from Streetsblog has you covered.

July 18 - Streetsblog Massachusetts

City officials presented preliminary plans for new bus routes aimed at connecting neighborhoods previously underserved by transit.

July 18 - The Oklahoman