Friday Trivia:
Which city has more protected views?
(# of view cones impacting building heights)
Vancouver or Montreal?

Drop your answer in the comments

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The missing middle is moving. Are the tools keeping up? Cities are reforming zoning. Provinces are pushing density.

A small developer is exploring a multiplex.

Same question comes up every time:
what can actually be built here?
We wrote about it. Plus upcoming events for planners.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/missin...

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Christopher Woolcott highlights clear goals, community input, and sustainable planning. Christopher Woolcott stresses collaboration to create practical, lasting urban regeneration success.
Visit here: vocal.media/journal/chri...
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[Photo of a batch of solar panels in a field] Don't cover our fields [Photo of a batch of solar panels covering a car park] Cover our car parks

...and our rooftops. But let plants get sunlight, they need it for photosynthesis

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Interested in a career in #urbanplanning #urbandesign #cityplanning? Join our final spring 2026 virtual info session on Tues. April 28 @ 6PM to learn more about our Urban Planning graduate program. Bring your application and admissions questions! 🚩 More info or register at go.rutgers.edu/gradinfo

Industrial Builders seeks expansion of Milford temporary RV park; council approves expansion pending documentation Industrial Builders told the Milford council it needs more RV park capacity to house arriving workers, proposing phased expansion, holding‑tank sewer operations and a revenue split that would slow payoff; council voted to approve expansion subject to review of plans and a written addendum.

Industrial Builders is set to expand Milford's temporary RV park to accommodate an influx of workers, but the plan hinges on a complex web of agreements and financial strategies.

Get the details!

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Walt Disney, Urban Planner: Celebrating the vision of the creative genius who aspired to transform the American city #Kindle #KindleUnlimited amzn.to/4v2Bvox #Urbanism+ #Disney #DisSky:DisneyParks #TheCompleteDisneyFeed #Disneyland #EPCOT #WaltDisneyWorld #planningsky #cityplanning #UrbanResources

Bloomington reviews FY2027 budget with $148.3M general fund and $82M water capital plan Finance Director Scott Rathburn presented the FY2027 proposed budget March 23: a $148.3 million general fund, large citywide capital spending driven by an $82 million water capital program, and increased allocations for streets, sidewalks and public safety; council asked for trend data and clarifications about multi‑year water spending.

Bloomington's proposed FY2027 budget reveals a staggering $148.3 million general fund, fueled by an ambitious $82 million water capital plan that has everyone talking!

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The tools aren't the problem. The data is.

In Canada, municipalities are digitizing, private teams are trying to access real site context, and most platforms can't bridge the gap.

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Senate adopts urban design standards bill to house board at Iowa State and limit mid-project local changes; HF2667 passes Senator Webster said the bill creates a statewide urban design/specification board housed at Iowa State, changes board membership and appointing authorities, removes county provisions, and requires city councils be given cost reports before approving noncompliant projects; the Senate adopted an amendment and passed House File 2667 by roll call (28-18).

Iowa's Senate has just passed a groundbreaking urban design bill that aims to streamline project approvals and enforce stricter compliance with state standards!

Learn more here

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Who Gets to Build the Missing Middle? | Ratio.City — Ratio.City Gentle density is reshaping city growth, but building the missing middle is still complex. Erin Morrow explores the challenges, opportunities, and tools needed to support small-scale housing developme...

Erin, co-founder at Ratio.City, makes the case that policy was never the hard part:
www.ratio.city/blog/who-get...

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Neighborhood Bikeway Prioritization and Scoping Project This project will prioritize the City’s eleven Neighborhood Bikeway projects identified in the City's Transportation System Plan, and develop conceptual designs and cost estimates for the top five pro...

The city council voted for this scoping evaluation after previous projects ran into complications during design (hence why Tyler/9th crossing is still in development)

If you miss the open house there will be a online version available until the 14th of April

#urbanism #cityplanning #cycling

Map of city of Corvallis bikeway projects currently in the transportation improvement plan Image taken from city of Corvallis website

Tonight at the Corvallis public library from 5:30-7:30 there will be an open house regarding prioritizing neighborhood bikeways

In addition to ordering the routes, the study will try to identify major design aspects earlier in the process

#cityplanning #bicycling #urbanism #transitsky

90% design of the Tyler Avenue and 9th street bicycle signal, overhead concept view Taken from city of Corvallis website

Mockup street views of Tyler Avenue and 9th street bicycling signal Taken from city of Corvallis website

update on local projects: Corvallis is finalizing the design for the Tyler Avenue Bikeway 9th st crossing

adding a light on 9th allows pedestrian and bicyclists to cross, but cars can only turn right into/out of Tyler Avenue

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Hosting a Virtual Happy Hour on April 14th for planners and city builders. City of Kelowna is joining to share their housing work, then open conversation with peers from across Canada. Free, casual, 2pm ET
Register: events.esri.ca/SM-26APR14-H...

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In amazing transit news: Seattle opened the new extension of their light rail that connects the Bellevue line to the rest of the system

The timing is excellent, as thousands of commuters can now avoid spiking gas prices and ride in style

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All-American City by Chase M. Billingham explores how Wichita, Kansas, balances the push to stand out with the pressure to fit in.

All-American City, Bluster, Boom and Bust in Wichita: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640928/

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Friday trivia.
How many Toronto properties are eligible for a laneway suite?
a) 500 b) 5,000 c) 50,000 d) 500,000
Hint: it's mapped on Ratio.City. Answer in replies.

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Education Builds What’s Next. Our MS in City Planning (MSCP) equips students to create equitable, resilient, and livable cities. Know a future urban planner? Share this!

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New infrastructure layers, product improvements, and a real-world use case reshaping how teams approach site analysis. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been shipping updates across the platform while also expanding the type of data our users can work with. Some of these changes are small improvements.

New data + product updates + a great use case from U of T’s School of Cities.

What if long-term care didn’t compete with housing, but could be integrated into it?

A simple idea with big implications.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-in...

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🔥Planning Hot Take🔥 from Matt, second year MCRP student: planners should learn from celebrity managers to more effectively engage with community members 🌟 😎 🗣️

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‘Skyscraper Hangar in a Metropolis’ by visionary architect, artist and poet Hugh Ferriss (1889-1962). 1930.
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The core mechanism that made cities work: agglomeration. Dense cities generate real productivity gains — thick labor markets, knowledge spillovers, the serendipitous meeting that sparks things.

Jane Jacobs described it before economists could measure it.

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Did you know our platform includes transportation data layers like bike lanes and cycling networks?

It’s all structured and mapped so you can quickly understand how mobility infrastructure impacts a site.

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Miami to collaborate with county to sync traffic signals  Miami is moving to modernize and sync all its traffic lights, a step that could put the city among the few major metropolitan areas in the US to achieve complete signal synchronization. The M...

Miami to collaborate with county to sync traffic signals

www.miamitodaynews.com/2026/03/18/m...

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How Much Retail Can Your Community Actually Support? From corner stores to town centers, retail follows population thresholds - not zoning alone.

Have you ever wondered why some places feel full of life — cafés, bakeries, grocery stores while other areas grow for years with almost nothing but houses?

#Retail doesn’t appear by accident. It follows population, spending power, and #geography.

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