Kirkland wage-floor vote could set Eastside precedent for essential-worker pay
Kirkland City Council will consider a minimum wage ordinance on October 6, potentially becoming the first Eastside city to match King County’s…
Read updateHousing Affordability
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…
Read update
SpaceX arrival inflates property taxes and home values in Texas border county – what London planners can learn
Home values in Cameron County, Texas, more than doubled in six years after SpaceX built a launch facility. Property tax bills rose…
Read update
San Francisco Residents File Lawsuit Against City and State Over Transit-Oriented Housing Exclusions
A new legal challenge claims San Francisco and the state of California acted illegally by exempting nearly 1,900 parcels from a state…
Read update
Federal court halts HUD homelessness grant changes following administrative procedure challenge
A federal judge in Rhode Island has blocked the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from implementing new criteria for $4…
Read update
International Urbanism Review: Sports Venue Subsidies, VMT Housing Metrics, and Austin Rent Dynamics
City Observatory's weekly urbanism review examines academic consensus on sports stadium subsidies, vehicle miles traveled metrics in California housing plans, and the…
Read update
Exploring International Namesakes and Urban Legacies in Comparative Planning
A recent feature from Planetizen examines fifteen US cities and their global namesakes, offering a lens into how transatlantic naming histories and…
Read update
What London planners can learn from West Hollywood’s stalled-site coyote problem
A vacant unfinished building in West Hollywood has become an urban coyote habitat. The case is not a London story, but it…
Read update
Amazon’s steering wheel- and brake pedal-less Zoox robotaxis receive nation’s first go-ahead for paid public rides
Amazon's steering wheel- and brake pedal-less Zoox robotaxis receive nation's first go-ahead for paid public rides Diana Ionescu Sat, 08/01/2026 - 06:00…
Read update
Examining the Concept of De-Gentrification in Modern Urban Planning
A recent analysis explores whether shifting neighborhood demographics and economic pressures point toward an emerging wave of de-gentrification in contemporary cities.
Read update