Legal AI errors risk planning and housing decisions — five failure modes to watch
A new guide from Smart Cities Dive identifies five common ways legal AI tools produce unreliable results. For planning officers, housing caseworkers…
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Putting communities before party lines: a planning lesson for London?
A call for elected officials to confront entrenched interests and party pressure over delivery raises questions for London’s mayoral and borough planning…
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The gap between zoning reform and new homes: what London can learn from the triplex permitting gap
Making more housing types legal is only the first step. A new analysis from Strong Towns shows how building code thresholds, professional…
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Clyde Hill’s Affordable Housing Settlement Offers a Case Study in State-Led Planning Pressure
The wealthy Seattle suburb is close to settling a legal challenge over its growth plan by offering developers extra building rights in…
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Austin moves to close 25-square-foot loophole in rental housing mould rules
Austin, Texas, is drafting new city code to replace a state rule that requires landlords to act only when mould covers 25…
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US mayors rank housing affordability as top crisis as costs squeeze cities
A new survey from the US Conference of Mayors finds affordable housing leading city leaders’ concerns as the rising cost of living…
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A transect for sprawl: can classifying suburban streets help London rethink its edges?
A planner’s thought experiment proposes a tiered system for rating commercial and residential streets by walkability. Could a similar taxonomy help London…
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Lessons from Los Angeles: How housing policies can deter new development – a cautionary tale for London
Los Angeles developers are scaling back projects despite huge housing demand, blaming pandemic-era rent protections and a mansion tax that encourages small-scale…
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Uber’s $10B robotaxi bet signals a shift in urban mobility, but London’s streets remain a different arena
Uber has announced a $10 billion investment in autonomous vehicles, intensifying the robotaxi race with Waymo, Zoox and Tesla. For London, the…
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Colorado Data Center Dispute Highlights Gap in Planning Rules and Community Oversight
A proposal for Colorado’s largest data centre in Aurora has sparked debate over planning rules that allow major developments to bypass public…
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