Mall redevelopment, saving California’s high-speed rail, and a provocative rethinking of the concept of redlining.

Last month on Planetizen, readers zeroed in on a story about a massive mall redevelopment project in Montreal, a plan to save California’s high-speed rail project, and the nation’s first ‘shared streets’ law, passed in Washington state. Advocates for unhoused people in Texas say bills being pushed in the state legislature would exacerbate the state’s housing crisis and further criminalize homelessness, and service providers in rural Kentucky struggle to meet the unique barriers posed by rural homelessness. New Hampshire could soon reduce parking requirements for residential projects, and an ode to the disappearing ‘third place’ offered by Dairy Queen restaurants.
The full list of May’s most-read stories:
A 62-year-old shopping complex will be redeveloped over the next 25 years to include a school, a hotel, and thousands of housing units.
The rail authority’s CEO has a plan to get the beleaguered project back on track. Can it be done?
Cities can now create pedestrian-friendly streets with speed limits of 10 miles per hour.
Proposals to speed up the eviction process and accelerate enforcement of a camping ban could make the state’s homelessness crisis worse, advocates say.
Under the law, new developments would not be allowed to prohibit manufactured housing, which offers an affordable option for many homebuyers.
If passed by the Senate, the bill would limit parking requirements to one spot per residential unit.
Were HOLC maps really to blame for the patterns of spatial inequality in U.S. cities?
People experiencing homelessness in rural areas and those trying to offer services face a unique set of challenges.
The transit agency says it will stop taking out new loans as USDOT threatens to suspend federal funding over NYC’s congestion pricing program and purported security concerns.
The closure of dozens of Dairy Queens across Texas leaves some communities suddenly missing a key social space.

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