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Key to urban revitalization or harbinger of gentrification—whichever way you look at it, adaptive reuse has been a key development type in the transformation of U.S. cities throughout the 21st century.

January 22 - James Brasuell

Transit planners in the region around Toronto are planning a "parking modernization" program that will charge for parking at GO stations and hope to provide new ways to access the system—without a car.

January 22 - The Globe and Mail

Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation Friday establishing an incentive program for purchasing battery electric vehicles, allowing up to a $5,000 rebate, the nation's highest, plus $500 rebates for home-chargers. EVs are already exempt from sales tax.

January 22 - NJ Spotlight

Hurricane Katrina damaged a Catholic convent in New Orleans. Then the nuns spearheaded a project to transform the land into a wetland area that will protect the city from flooding in the future.

January 22 - Changing America

A recently published white paper written by the Seattle Planning Commission calls on the city to follow in the footsteps of the city of Minneapolis and the state of Oregon.

January 22 - The Urbanist

The $6 billion redevelopment project at the Concord Naval Weapons Station has stalled over labor issues.

January 22 - San Francisco Chronicle

More people are moving to suburban counties, but a lack of affordable housing in places such as Loudon County, Virginia, means the suburbs are not an option for a growing number of people.

January 22 - Greater Greater Washington

The "Miracle on 14th Street" continues.

January 22 - AM New York

The European Union is preparing to take a strong position in the global debate surrounding privacy and data rights.

January 22 - Reuters

The extra costs of automobile dependency turn assumptions about affordability on their head, according to a recently published report by the Citizens Budget Commission.

January 21 - Texas Monthly

Housing deregulation for the sake of housing affordability made progress in both Democratic- and Republican-led states last year.

January 21 - City Journal

A Pew Stateline article tackles the challenges of reducing carbon emissions from transportation compared to electricity generation and looks at recent initiatives announced by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee aimed at decarbonizing transportation.

January 21 - Pew Stateline

The people living in urban heat islands are much more likely to be inhabited by low-income people of color, and the roots of the environmental justice issue can be found in planning history.

January 21 - The Oregonian

The growth in transit rips in the United States over the course of the second and third quarters of 2019 can be traced to growth in two key cities.

January 21 - CityLab

Renewable energy, both wind and solar, takes up a lot of space in places that aren't accustomed to industrial development. Policymakers need strategies and tactics for overcoming the inherent land use challenges presented by renewable energy.

January 21 - Brookings

This performance ranking separates the fakers from the legit operation to reduce carbon emissions from transportation.

January 21 - Streetlight Data

There's no draft rezoning plan for SoHo yet, but there's plenty of controversy.

January 21 - Gothamist

The McHarg Center's "The 2100 Project: An Atlas for the Green New Deal" provides a series of maps an infographics to illustrate the way the United States uses land.

January 20 - Visual Capitalist

In case anyone was getting carried away with the idea of fare-free transit, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County has some cold water to pour on the conversation.

January 20 - Houston Chronicle

The people sitting, playing, and enjoying themselves in parks aren't always representative of the population that live in the communities. Here are three examples of parks that succeed at inclusion.

January 20 - Urban Institute