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Amtrak reopens New York’s East River Tunnel
The reopening marks the halfway point of rehabilitation efforts at Penn Station in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.
Chicago Amtrak funding makes way for new White Sox stadium
The new funding is the first step in Amtrak vacating its 14th Street rail yard, the future development site of a new baseball stadium.
NYC “pied-à-terre” tax moves ahead amid court case
A city appeal has stayed a court order to halt the tax until it moves through a higher court.
A Waymo urbanist employee claims: we're on the same team
"Waymo, city officials, and urbanists have common cause."
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Jim Crow lives on in our public bathrooms
Using budgets to devalue public spaces and their patrons was one of segregationists’ key moves. Their legacy still plagues our public bathrooms.
NYC's sweltering subway tunnels might soon provide heat to nearby buildings
The MTA is studying how a Thermal Energy Network could capture extreme excess heat from subway platforms to warm nearby municipal buildings.
Autonomous semi trucks to hit California roads
The Department of Motor Vehicles has issued the first ever permit for heavy-duty autonomous vehicles to be tested on California's roads.
California High-Speed Rail Authority could be broke by the end of 2027
A report from the Office of Inspector General says the authority must borrow against state infusions to stay afloat.
Singapore's secret to keeping transit cool in sweltering heat
The tropical city state known for superior transit has a tip or two for keeping transit manageable as cities heat up.
How to access California's new $3500 EV rebate
How to make the most of the $270 million program replacing federal EV tax credits in California.
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Unarresting mobility: A conversation with Charles T. Brown
In “Arrested Mobility: Overcoming the Threat to Black Movement," Charles T. Brown offers a blueprint for acknowledging — and beginning to overcome — the role of systemic racism in urban planning.
New England's densest city celebrates 4 years with no traffic deaths
A Boston suburb has achieved — and maintained — Vision Zero results "almost unheard of in any urban area."
Amtrak receives $5.3 billion for new trains, new tracks and infrastructure improvement
The 41 projects to receive grants were selected from 103 applicants seeking more than $11.6 billion.
Meet the Hollywood YouTuber who exposed the LAX people mover "fiasco"
Nick Andert uncovered the "brazen and unethical behavior" that has mired the Los Angeles International Airport people mover in years of delays and cost overruns.
Lost lines: Amtrak's discontinued and defunct named trains
The Abraham Lincoln, the Cape Codder and El Capitan are just a few names lost to Amtrak history.
Residents sue San Francisco for overriding TOD law
Advocates argue that exempting thousands of parcels from Senate Bill 79 is an "egregious example of the city flouting state law."
Art project makes NYC Citi Bikes physically harder to pedal in rent-burdened neighborhoods
Ground Truth, created by Brooklyn artist Justin Blinder, slows bikes down to make cyclists feel the burden of high rent.
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To upzone or not to upzone? Two views on the housing crisis
Allowing more density can increase the housing supply, but does the attendant rise in land prices cancel out the benefits?
LA has no plan — or funding — to help unhoused people displaced by Olympics security efforts
City and county officials say they don't have the funds to offer housing to the up to 1,600 people that will be displaced by perimeters around event venues.
San Diego State intergenerational housing project will bring 250 homes for older adults to campus
The project is part of the university's Mission Valley campus that includes 4,600 housing units.
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FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
