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A low unemployment rate means major investments by the federal government could ultimately harm the economy.

February 6 - FiveThirtyEight

The crash in Cayce, South Carolina on Sunday killed the engineer and conductor riding in the Amtrak locomotive, injuring over 100 passengers and crew members. A locked switch had directed Amtrak #91 into a siding where it hit a parked CSX train.

February 6 - The State

Given that 97 percent of California cities aren't meeting their housing targets, SB 35, last year's landmark "by-right" housing bill, now applies to projects that contain varying amounts of affordable units.

February 6 - East Bay Times

Local politicians and the public had years to review a proposal that would create dedicated lanes for bus service along El Camino as it cuts through the region. The project found very little support.

February 6 - Mountain View Voice

Why some experts are very concerned that Census 2020 will fail the democracy that depends on it.

February 6 - YouTube

Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) fees are a bad way to pay for roads, according to an article by Joe Cortright.

February 6 - City Observatory

More details of the Trump Administration's agenda at the Department of Housing and Urban Development were revealed late last week.

February 6 - The Intercept

Mapping housing production over the decades since the 1960s reveals a pattern that must be shifted to achieve the housing growth needed to face the economic and environmental challenges of the 21st century.

February 5 - Buildzoom

One legislator believes CEQA "is a key barrier to California meeting its ambitious climate change goals.”

February 5 - Los Angeles Times

It's a familiar story: local residents don't want commuters cutting through their neighborhoods, and commuters are pushing back.

February 5 - NorthJersey.com

One of the criticisms of gas taxes is that it is regressive, i.e., everyone pays the same per-gallon price. A Mississippi legislator has a solution: Eliminate the income tax on the lowest income bracket in exchange for hiking the gas tax 12-cents.

February 5 - Associated Press

USDOT hopes to put decades of data collection to new use preventing fatal collisions by predicting when they might occur.

February 5 - Eno Transportation Weekly

A co-curricular program at a Philadelphia medical school integrates public health and city planning.

February 5 - Next City

Major changes are coming to one of Sacramento's busiest commercial and commuting corridors.

February 5 - Sacramento Bee

Mayor Jesse Arreguín's charges about permissible heights, demolition of rent-controlled housing and displacement that would result from Senate Bill 827 by Sen. Wiener are refuted in the Berkeleyside article, though the latter two have resonance.

February 5 - Berkeleyside

A new $2.5 billion building plan could reshape the Brooklyn Navy Yard, again.

February 5 - Bloomberg

Despite decades of our raising the issue of displacement in the face of rising rents, many Americans still do not see this as a call-to-action or a failure of public policy. Here is why our housing messaging may be backfiring.

February 5 - Shelterforce/Rooflines

A discussion of the ongoing Regional Corridor Analysis, expected for completion later this year.

February 4 - Columbus Underground

Minneapolis officials are touting Super Bowl LII as "the most transit-reliant Super Bowl ever played."

February 4 - Smart Cities Dive

This isn't a joke about the Philadelphia Eagles. This story is about the deadly consequences of planning and architecture decisions.

February 4 - USA Today