Planning News

• The Geography of America’s Industrial Renaissance May 25, 2013
  After a sharp decline during the recession, an industrial expansion is helping to drive job growth in many of America’s metropolitan areas. New analysis outlines the country’s best manufacturing ‘storylines’. […]
  Jonathan Nettler
• America’s Top Arrested Developments, In Honor of Sunday's Season 4 Premiere May 25, 2013
  After a seven-year hiatus, Netflix is bringing back the critically acclaimed television series Arrested Development, and with it memories of the Great Recession. […]
  Jonathan Nettler
• Forgotten Freight Demands Frighten Transportation Planners May 25, 2013
  While much of the current discussion in planning centers on decreasing road capacity to promote greater pedestrian mobility, Eric Jaffe wonders if we are thinking enough about the critical and complex task of moving freight. […]
  Jonathan Nettler
• To Pop or Not? Hirshhorn 'Bubble' Puts Museum at a Crossroads May 25, 2013
  Designed by Diller Scofidio & Renfro, the Hirshhorn "Bubble" would cost $12.5 million and operate two months out of the year, creating performance and additional gallery space for the museum on the National Mall. If it actually gets built, that is. […]
  Jonathan Nettler
• Government Report Blames City Officials and Factory Owner in Dhaka Collapse May 25, 2013
  Less than 24 hours after a structural engineer deemed the building unsafe, Sohel Rana ordered garment workers back on the job. […]
  Jonathan Nettler
• Friday Funny: Pining for the Good Old Days of 'Slight' Gentrification May 24, 2013
  Do you treasure the good old days of $6 drafts, fancy drinks in Mason Jars, and less-snazzy Starbucks? Than you'll sympathize with Dan Hopper, who laments the changes to his neighborhood as 'slightly richer people' move in. […]
  Jonathan Nettler
• Applying the Brakes to the Streetcar Revival May 24, 2013
  With Los Angeles, Charlotte, Washington D.C. and many more cities hoping on board, seats are filling up quickly on America's streetcar bandwagon. However, experts caution gung ho cities about unreal expectations for improving mobility. […]
  Jonathan Nettler
• Dramatic Bridge Collapse Snarls Washington Traffic May 24, 2013
  Two cars plunged off the I-5 truss bridge, 60 miles north of Seattle, into the frigid Skagit River at the end of Thursday's commute, but no deaths nor serious injuries occurred. The likely cause appears to be a big-rig hitting the 58-year-old bridge. […]
  Jonathan Nettler
• Can a Light Rail Stop Revive the Last African American Business Corridor in L.A.? May 24, 2013
  After years of discussions, arguments, and pleas, residents of the Leimert Park neighborhood in South Los Angeles won their battle for the creation of a local stop along a new light rail line soon to start construction. […]
  Jonathan Nettler
• Why the NYC Bike Share Backlash Is a Good Thing May 24, 2013
  Paris, London, Copenhagen: all over the world, opponents have tried to put the brakes on bike-share programs. Then they fall in love. Is New York City next? The author of "Traffic" thinks so. […]
  Jonathan Nettler