The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

As flooding, fires, and other disasters become more destructive, an effective response requires more resources than local governments can offer.

June 4 - Governing

A potentially toxic algal bloom has turned Clear Lake in Northern California bright green, fed by increased runoff from human activity.

June 4 - Los Angeles Times

The state legislature is poised to pass a law that would bring more data centers to the state, but critics say the move would threaten the state’s climate goals.

June 4 - The Guardian

Two plaintiffs in Greenfield, Massachusetts, have accused city officials of violating the Takings Clause after the city foreclosed on their properties to recoup unpaid property taxes and then kept all the equity.

June 4 - Greenfield Recorder

Marking a bike lane with cones or other delineators can dramatically reduce driving speeds in adjacent traffic lanes.

June 4 - Rutgers University—New Brunswick

Per a 2017 state law, all cities and towns must submit plans for providing enough housing in their jurisdictions, but a lack of clarity and enforcement mechanisms gives the law little real power.

June 4 - The Register Citizen

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Coal mining in Wyoming will take a major hit as a result of a U.S. Department of Interior plan to cease future leasing of coal mines in the nation's most productive coal mining basin. The decision casts a spotlight on the presidential election.

June 4 - Irvin Dawid

Environmental groups argue that the agency purposely split the project into two phases to obscure the true impact of expanded road capacity.

June 3 - Streetsblog California

On-demand transit is helping make transportation around the resort area more convenient, but the region still lacks connectivity via a fixed-route bus system.

June 3 - SF Gate

U.S. public lands management is undergoing a slow but significant shift.

June 3 - High Country News

The building would stand 1,907 feet high, twice as tall as any other building in the Oklahoma City skyline.

June 3 - NPR

BLOG POST

The U.S. Census Bureau released new 2023 population estimates on May 16 showing a slew of data for cities of all sizes and regions. Do you know the population change last year for the 15 largest cities in your state?

June 3 - Irvin Dawid

Developers are working on a new cultural commercial development that will offer unique Asian architecture, culture, shopping, restaurant, and retail services to Nashvillians and visitors from surrounding cities and states.

June 3 - Nashville Post

Even if voters approve a new one-cent transit sales tax, will Charlotte be able to deliver on its promise of two new commuter rail lines and a new bus rapid transit line?

June 3 - WFAE 90.7

As communities across the country work to address massive housing shortage and affordability issues, a new guide from the American Planning Association and the National League of Cities can help decision-makers chart a clear path forward.

June 3 - American Planning Association

Changes in tourism and travel behavior and demand are prompting more conversions of hotels to apartments.

June 2 - Multifamily Dive

The new plan rejects some of Gov. Newsom’s proposed cuts to active transportation funding.

June 2 - Streetsblog California

The last decade saw a lethal combination of higher temperatures, rapid population growth, and rising eviction rates.

June 2 - Politico

FEATURE

As extreme weather forces more Americans to relocate to safer areas, this climate-driven displacement impacts not just those who flee high-risk areas, but also the communities they can displace from their new homes.

June 2 - Lindsay Brugger

Over half of Hawaiian households are ‘rent burdened,’ spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing last year.

May 31 - Associated Press