Humor
It only cost him $1,000 to buy the whole train.
Jalopnik
A new satirical essay for McSweeney's provides a template for NIMBY opposition to planning and development, and does not pull any punches in the process.
McSweeney's
We really didn't see this one coming.
The Onion
A satirical take on the "Leaving New York" genre of confessional makes believe Marvel Comics style. No spoilers included here.
McSweeney's
People have found many destructive ways to express their displeasure with electric scooter share, but this is a first.
The Washington Post
You're allowed to guess.
Gothamist
Satirists at The Onion wrote a totally fake, but also very funny, article about a self-driving car.
The Onion
The Municipalists, a new novel by Seth Fried, will definitely appeal to fiction-reading urban planners.
CityLab
With cordon pricing coming to Manhattan in 2021, New Jersey motorists who pay up to $15 in bridge or tunnel tolls don't want to have to pay another $10 to $14 to drive into the Central District Business tolling zone, but exemptions come with a price.
The New York Times
The National League of Cities has a new report surveying local tools for addressing the housing affordability crisis. State partnerships are included.
Governing
"Who's the more foolish, the fool, or the fool who follows him?"
Planetizen April 1st Edition
Sometimes the best vacations are the vacations you take right there at your desk while you really should working.
Planetizen April 1st Edition
A Florida man is accused of not realizing an entirely separate process would be required to implement the zoning changes recommended in a recently approved comprehensive plan.
Planetizen April 1st Edition
Everything we thought we knew about Millennials was wrong.
Planetizen April 1st Edition
General Motors recently cancelled development of "Defensive Driving" software in its autonomous vehicle program. The announcement came just days after Ford announced it had cancelled the development of similar "Safe Driving" software.
Planetizen April 1st Edition
It's a video game, or a master course in eschatology.
WTOP
A new game called Imaginable Guidelines invites participants to imagine, explore, discuss, and share their vision for the future.
CityLab
The satirical news website The Onion must have seen the big news out of New York this week.
The Onion
Many of the movies nominated for Oscars this year gain a great deal of thematic and storytelling meaning from their locations.
Brookings
