Council Speaker Seeks to 'Elevate the Role of Community Planning' in Land Use Decisions
The New York City Council seeks proactive, community-driven land use planning to increase local engagement, improve development outcomes, and accelerate housing production.
Op/Ed: Why Affordable Housing Doesn't Offset Vehicle Miles Traveled - Streetsblog California
Using affordable housing as CEQA VMT mitigation often increases total VMT because it adds households and travel rather than displacing market-rate housing.
Adams's 11th-Hour Move to Save Elizabeth Street Garden Flops
Adams’s administration sought to permanently protect Elizabeth Street Garden by designating it parkland and offering developers an alternate city site to drop their lawsuit.
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to Host Public Meetings on Lake Tahoe Housing Policies - SnowBrains
TRPA is seeking public input to update land-use policies to expand affordable and workforce housing while protecting Lake Tahoe's environmental health.
Provisional Governance: How Temporary Projects Reshape Cities
Temporary urban projects often function as provisional strategies that mask permanent development agendas while reshaping urban landscapes under the guise of experimentation.
Mediterranean wildfires in 2025 burned over one million hectares in the EU, driven by climate change, land neglect, and extractive disaster capitalism.
Farms in England could be taken out of food production to boost nature, says Labour
Some farms in England could be taken entirely out of food production under plans to make more space for nature, as announced by Environment Secretary Steve Reed.
