New York
La Guardia AirTrain Plan Moves Forward, Circuitous Route and All
Not everyone thinks the governor’s expensive plan to improve access to the beleaguered airport will actually improve access.
New York's 'Zoning Handbook' Teaches the Intricacies of Planning
Zoning Handbooks are designed to help New Yorkers understand the city's zoning code.
Army Corps Proposes Sea Barriers to Protect New York from Rising Seas
A massive infrastructure project is on the table in New York, after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a new feasibility study.
Advice for New York's Bus System Overhaul
It's time for a fresh start, says a bus system redesign expert.
Study Quantifies Job Access in U.S. Cities
An annual survey by the Accessibility Observatory at the University of Minnesota measures job availability, job location, population density, and the availability of transit.
MTA Riders Using Wheelchairs Face Problems Even on Wheelchair Accessible Buses
It's not enough for buses to be equipped with lifts or unfolding ramps, bus drivers need to know how to operate the ramps and they need to work. Often they don't.
Report: $32 Billion in Capital Investment Needed at the New York Housing Authority
In addition to laying out the incredible expense of bringing the public housing of New York City into good repair, the Citizens Budget Commission also included recommendations for how to cover those costs.
Oneonta, New York Receives State Transit Grant
Oneonta transit center grant is part of package of $57.7 million in grants from New York State for rural transit projects.
Half of the Emissions from NYC Buildings Come From 2% of the Properties
The Trump and Kushner families are among the owners of the buildings that pollute New York most.
Defanging a Pollution Watchdog
The coal industry is pushing legislation to limit the power of the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission.
Bus Drivers Weigh In On New York's Falling Bus Ridership
A majority of bus drivers favor riders paying fares before they get on the bus and better bus lane enforcement.
Regulating the Deliberate Emptiness of New York's Skyscrapers
Mechanical voids or stilts—whatever you call the trick of architecture that has been pressing the residential skyline in New York ever higher, the city is ready to regulate.
New York's Slow Zones Haven't Made Streets Safer
The city may not have done enough to actually slow down driving in its nominal slow zones.
The State of New York City's Parks
A new report by the Center for an Urban Future signals the need for attention to the Big Apple's parks before they are beyond repair.
Policing is an Information Business
The NYPD vaunts crime mapping technologies from CompStat maps to a vast networked surveillance infrastructure. Who benefits?
State Politics Threaten New York City Speed Camera Programs, Protests Ensue
Speed cameras have somehow become an even more contentious issue in New York.
Illuminated Futures
The city that never sleeps depends on 396,572 street lights. As bright white LEDs replace the familiar amber glow, what does tomorrow (night) hold?
$29 Million in Series C Funding for an Urban Agricultural Company
Looking for signs of the growth of urban agricultural as a viable industry?
A Planning Think Tank Devoted to Staten Island
The Staten Island Partnership for Transit and Resiliency Improvements (SIPTRI) would be tasked with improving the competitiveness of the borough as it grows to 500,000 residents and beyond.
The Happy Jail
Where do the street trees come from, and where does the compost go? Rikers Island was New York City's growing outpost for years. But does “greening” the jail always improve things for prisoners?
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
