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A newly launched annual train pass is geared toward reducing private car trips and simplifying travel across all of Austria's public transport systems.

November 3 - CNN

A controversy over a massive new dorm proposed for the University of California Santa Barbara, which comes with design strings attached by the donor paying for the new facility, has taken the Internet by storm.

November 2 - The Santa Barbara Independent

With 82% of its population fully vaccinated, mostly with mRNA vaccines, COVID case incidence on Nov. 1 is the same as Wyoming, where 44% of the population is fully vaccinated. Hospitals are feeling the strain, and deaths are at their highest level.

November 2 - Reuters

The San Diego Association of Governments has proposed a mileage fee as part of its plan to modernize transportation and encourage public transit use as California aims to reduce carbon emissions and eliminate fossil fuel-powered vehicles.

November 2 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

While some economists argue that rent control restricts new construction and encourages poor maintenance, proponents of the policy say it's necessary to mitigating skyrocketing rental costs that are putting more households on the brink of eviction.

November 2 - Governing

The troubling trend of buying and selling homes as an investment has some critics worried that it will contribute to an already overheated housing market.

November 2 - Vox

The tour's creator wants to give visitors a different take on the city, pointing out the quirky gems amid its notoriously beautiful buildings.

November 2 - Chicago Tribune

The Court's decision could limit the agency's authority to regulate carbon emissions in the power sector.

November 2 - Bloomberg

The past, present, and future of zoning in Tennessee.

November 2 - Tennessee Lookout

BLOG POST

C.J. Gabbe at Santa Clara University and Greg Pierce at the University of California, Los Angeles write about their recently published article in the Journal of Planning Education and Research.

November 1 - JPER

The Build Back Better agenda is in retreat—including much of the substance on a plan to spend $330 billion to tackle the nation's housing affordability crisis.

November 1 - Vox

When it comes to pedestrian safety, Halloween has never been so frightening.

November 1 - Bloomberg CityLab

An innovative set of zoning reforms have two more approvals left to become law.

November 1 - Streetsblog Mass

The city's new regulations pave the way for making the pandemic experiment a permanent fixture.

November 1 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

The Milwaukee County Transit System could be adding a bus rapid transit line to the existing PurpleLine.

November 1 - Urban Milwaukee

Communities exposed to higher levels of air pollution experience higher rates of infection, particularly in areas with high population density.

November 1 - St. Louis Public Radio

After Alphabet-owned Sidewalk Labs dropped the project, Toronto is evaluating other proposals for redeveloping their waterfront.

November 1 - The Toronto Star

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) in October proposed a $1.75 billion operating budget that will make it cheaper to ride transit in the Windy City.

October 31 - Chicago Transit Authority

Corruption is a common companion to the development approvals process—Cincinnati is no exception. But Cincinnati is attempting a new approach to conflicts of interest.

October 31 - WTOP

What started out as an ambitious example of planning and zoning reforms has been trimmed back to respond to opposition from neighborhood groups—and the threat of secession from one neighborhood in particular.

October 31 - SaportaReport