A New Jersey train approaches people waiting at the station.
Amtrak not solely to blame for New Jersey commuter rail's unreliability, report finds

A new study from the Garden State Initiative found that NJ Transit’s budget grew 20% across a 4 year period, but reliability declined significantly over the same period.

September 15 - Mass Transit

A tall, gray power plant billows smoke into a blue sky.
EPA erases limits on planet-warming pollution from power plants

Under Monday’s plan, power plants would still have some limits on how much mercury, arsenic and other contaminants they can emit.

September 15 - New York Times

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The state-sanctioned urbicide of Austin

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September 8 - Benjamin Schneider

The Hoover Dam blocking the Colorado River. The river's water level is noticeably low. The cliffs surrounding the blue water are brown and jagged.

US to reduce Colorado River water deliveries to Mexico

A new Colorado Treaty amendment reduces Mexico’s Colorado River water allocation by 250,000 acre feet.

September 11 - The Arizona Republic

A blue and white train emerges from the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel.

Amtrak’s $6 billion tunnel project moves closer to a faster Northeast Corridor

The Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel Replacement Program is Amtrak's largest-ever single infrastructure investment, and will pave the way for more reliable passenger rail service between Baltimore, Washington and Virginia.

September 13 - Daily Commercial News and Construction Record

View of the mountain landscape near Boulder, Nevada. A town filled with houses with orange roofs is surrounded by mountains.

Judge strikes down Trump-backed data center on public land

The Biden administration originally approved the same patch of federal land for a solar farm in 2023.

September 13 - SFGate

A rendering of one of the proposed stations. there are two roads separated by a grassy median in front of the tan station, and an elevated silver walkway leading people to the second floor.

NYC releases new renderings for $5.5 billion Interborough Express

The slated stations will have a modern look, enhanced lighting and improved audio announcements.

September 10 - Gothamist

A SpaceX sign in Brownsville, Texas.

Home values, property tax rises in Texas county after the arrival of SpaceX

The median property tax bill in Cameron County increased by more than 57% over six years.

September 7 - The Texas Tribune

A worn down building, looked at through a crumbling brick wall with graffiti.

Cleveland is turning abandoned real estate into ‘housing innovation district,’ jobs

The city’s housing innovation district will bring pro-housing policies to disinvested neighborhoods.

September 6 - Yahoo News

The Eaton fire burns in Sierra Madre. A home can be seen through the flames.

Wildfires are coming for America’s suburbs

Buying land in between paved cities and forests has become increasingly popular, but those same areas are naturally fire prone.

September 7 - Grist

Against a cloudy sky, a group of planes cloud seed by spraying salt into the clouds.

Data center provider partners with “cloud seeding” company to artificially trigger rainfall

With cloud seeding, planes or drones release salt compounds into clouds to make them produce rain.

September 9 - The San Francisco Standard

A New Jersey train approaches people waiting at the station.

Amtrak not solely to blame for New Jersey commuter rail's unreliability, report finds

A new study from the Garden State Initiative found that NJ Transit’s budget grew 20% across a 4 year period, but reliability declined significantly over the same period.

September 15 - Mass Transit

A blue and white train emerges from the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel.

Amtrak’s $6 billion tunnel project moves closer to a faster Northeast Corridor

The Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel Replacement Program is Amtrak's largest-ever single infrastructure investment, and will pave the way for more reliable passenger rail service between Baltimore, Washington and Virginia.

September 13 - Daily Commercial News and Construction Record

A SEPTA Silverline IV train drives towards the camera.

SEPTA receives $13.3 million to replace fire-prone train cars

The transit agency said it could be seven years before the replacement train cars come to Philadelphia.

September 3 - Philadelphia Inquirer

An Amtrak conductor walks parallel to an Amtrak train.

Amtrak announces new ‘System Expansion Committee’

The five initial members will oversee the expansion of rail service and the development of sustainable funding strategies.

September 3 - Mass Transit

A dark green Airo train on the train tracks.

Washington and Oregon receive first new Amtrak trains in decades

The Airo trains promise shorter commutes, more frequent trips and fewer emissions than their predecessors.

August 26 - Grist

A New Jersey train approaches people waiting at the station.

Amtrak not solely to blame for New Jersey commuter rail's unreliability, report finds

A new study from the Garden State Initiative found that NJ Transit’s budget grew 20% across a 4 year period, but reliability declined significantly over the same period.

September 15 - Mass Transit

A blue and white train emerges from the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel.

Amtrak’s $6 billion tunnel project moves closer to a faster Northeast Corridor

The Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel Replacement Program is Amtrak's largest-ever single infrastructure investment, and will pave the way for more reliable passenger rail service between Baltimore, Washington and Virginia.

September 13 - Daily Commercial News and Construction Record

A SEPTA Silverline IV train drives towards the camera.

SEPTA receives $13.3 million to replace fire-prone train cars

The transit agency said it could be seven years before the replacement train cars come to Philadelphia.

September 3 - Philadelphia Inquirer

An Amtrak conductor walks parallel to an Amtrak train.

Amtrak announces new ‘System Expansion Committee’

The five initial members will oversee the expansion of rail service and the development of sustainable funding strategies.

September 3 - Mass Transit

A dark green Airo train on the train tracks.

Washington and Oregon receive first new Amtrak trains in decades

The Airo trains promise shorter commutes, more frequent trips and fewer emissions than their predecessors.

August 26 - Grist

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Instructor Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places—Economics, the Environment, Public Health, Equity, and Social Cohesiveness—in order to arm practitioners with the full range of arguments in favor of pro-walkability planning.

 

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