Urban Futures Consultants

21/12/2016

Happy Holidays to you and yours — thank you for your trust and belief in us. We look forward to serving you in the coming year

09/12/2016

Infrastructure investment should be channeled to ensure long-term benefits for mobility.

If the country is about to embark on a new era of infrastructure investment, care will be necessary to ensure long-term benefits for mobility.

08/12/2016

In recent decades, a unified Republican government has been better for public transit than a divided government.

The conventional progressive wisdom is that the Trump Administration will be bad for cities and for transit users. But in recent decades, a unified Republican government has been better for public transit than a divided government.

08/12/2016

The Life of Jane Jacobs which offers insight gained from personal experience with the "Saint of City Planning."

Sam Hall Kaplan reviews "Eyes on Street: The Life of Jane Jacobs" and offers insight gained from personal experience with the "Saint of City Planning."

06/12/2016

Does Rent Control Work? Here is a piece of Evidence from Berlin

Enacted in 2015, Berlin's "Mietpreisbremse" ordinance limits rent increases on some (but not all) apartments. According to this study, results have not been ideal.

06/12/2016

Transport Systems should be Diverse to serve Diverse Travel Demands

An efficient and equitable transport system must be diverse to serve diverse travel demands. Planners need better tools to quantify and communicate the benefits of walking, cycling and public transit to sometimes skeptical decision makers.

05/12/2016

Urban planners use Community Engagement as a Planning tool

What is the highest purpose of community engagement? Why do some planners go all out to hear from the public? This article dives into these questions based on nine interviews conducted at APA 2016.

05/12/2016

http://www.planetizen.com/node/90004

Planetizen is pleased to release its list of the best books published in 2016 on the subjects of planning, design, and development.

03/12/2016

http://www.planetizen.com/node/89917

Over the next two decades, bold estimates have local governments around the world spending over $41 trillion on "smart cities." But what are smart cities, and how do we measure return on investment?

03/12/2016

http://www.planetizen.com/node/90020/which-us-cities-are-lowering-parking-minimums

Based on crowdsourced data from across the country, this updated map shows which municipalities have eliminated, lowered, or discussed their parking minimum laws.

02/12/2016

Look at all that Developable Land in the City

An interactive map from Chicago Cityscape shows all of the city's parking lots, vacant spaces, and city-owned land. Not all of it is truly vacant, or developable, but the map shows how much scope remains for new construction.