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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Council homes, affordable housing and estate renewal.
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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US cities and states challenge federal public-charge rule that could shift costs to local budgets
A coalition of US cities and states has filed lawsuits against the Department of Homeland Security over a proposed rule that would…
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Smart Cities Dive awards spotlight US city innovation, offering lessons for London’s data-driven planning
The Smart Cities Dive Public Service and Community Project Awards recognise notable people and projects in US city, county and regional government.…
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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…
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US Surface Transport Funding Extended to December, Transit Faces Sharp Cuts
President Trump has signed a continuing resolution that funds surface transportation through mid-December but cuts public transit funding by 20% and passenger…
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US offshore wind retreat leaves East Coast grid under pressure as UK projects face separate headwinds
The Trump administration has spent roughly $4bn to cancel offshore wind leases in federal waters, wiping out 21GW of potential capacity. For…
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US Federal Actions Under Trump Reshape Urban Planning Landscape: What It Means for UK Practitioners
A new weekly tracker from Planetizen monitors how Trump-era executive orders and federal actions are affecting housing, transport, and land-use planning in…
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Seattle Teachers Authorise Strike Over Class Sizes and Special Education Cuts – What London Planners Should Note
Seattle’s education union has authorised a strike after contract talks broke down over special education cuts and class-size caps. While a US…
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