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The new traffic safety paradigm recognizes exposure — total vehicle travel — as a risk factor, and therefore the additional casualties caused by planning decisions that induce more driving, and the safety benefits of VMT reductions.

July 5 - Todd Litman

A rise in permit applications after recent changes to parking requirements shows how parking mandates stifle new residential development and raise the cost of housing.

July 5 - StreetsBlog NYC

The 150-year-old building will see new life as a retail space as part of a flurry of new development along the upcoming high-speed rail line.

July 4 - Fast Company

The city plans to install drinking fountains in more neighborhoods to provide access to water for unhoused residents.

July 4 - KRVS

The terminal will have the capacity to power 100 electric buses.

July 4 - ENR Southeast

The passenger rail line will connect Raleigh and Richmond as part of the growing Southeast Corridor.

July 4 - Newsweek

The Washington city received a $9.6 million federal grant to fund quick-build traffic calming and bike and pedestrian infrastructure projects.

July 3 - KREM

After failing to meet state targets for housing production, the city must create a shorter permitting process under a 2023 state law.

July 3 - KQED

The program, years in the works, pledges to add 3,000 new bus shelters and 450 shade structures to protect riders from extreme heat and weather.

July 3 - Los Angeles Daily News

A combination of road pricing and adjustments to transit service could let the CTA lower fares to ‘next to nothing.’

July 3 - Chicago Booth

Advocacy groups want to see the city invest more in programs that prevent homelessness and provide resources to unhoused residents as a Supreme Court ruling opens the door for criminalization.

July 3 - CBS Austin

In Spain, a new law makes rent control possible — and one region has implemented it. In Catalunya, a rent freeze and rental price index promise to help struggling tenants.

July 3 - Shelterforce Magazine

How a crew of hundreds maintains one of the world’s largest bike share systems.

July 3 - Curbed

More and more Americans fear they won’t be able to afford housing.

July 3 - Reuters

The state is pioneering the use of technology to identify wildfire risks and alert firefighters before blazes get out of control.

July 2 - Governing

The agency is offering free bus rides for one year as part of an effort to boost ridership and encourage residents to choose transit over cars.

July 2 - KTVU

The last segment between Palmdale and Burbank will be one of the most challenging to build.

July 2 - Sfist

The state is bracing for a heat dome that will bring temperatures into the 120s and little nighttime relief.

July 2 - Los Angeles Times

A new report recommends a comprehensive, nationwide affordable housing plan as the ‘single most effective’ method of ending homelessness.

July 2 - Urban Institute

Fireworks shows often lead to lost pets, disruptions for local wildlife, polluted water, and wildfires. Drone shows offer a safer celebration.

July 2 - Reasons to Be Cheerful