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Dallas suburb loses transit after voting to leave DART
Transit service to Highland Park, Texas, ceased on May 14.
NYC's MTA cracks down on bus fares, slowing buses to a halt
While Mamdani promises "fast and free" buses, the MTA is halting them in the street to ensure fare compliance.
Uber commits $10B to AV fleet — while trashing Waymo
The ride-hailing giant is calling Waymo's model “less scalable” and “less reliable” than Uber’s hybrid approach mixing human drivers and AVs.
NYC lottery offers chance to buy an apartment for under $7,000
The units are in the Tower Gardens and Carnes McKinney buildings in the Bronx, part of the Mitchell-Lama program.
Texas banned rainbow crosswalks. San Antonio painted the sidewalks instead.
Sidewalks do not fall under state jurisdiction, and are therefore exempt from TDOT's demands.
NJ Transit now has an official scent
Facilities will smell like lavender. But will the trains run on time?
NYC will create new tax for $1M+ cash home purchases, report says
The new tax, to be detailed in the upcoming budget, comes on the heels of a new "pied-à-terre" tax in the state and city's effort to increase revenue from real estate.
Community land trusts could be the secret to more co-op housing. Just ask Canada.
In Canada, more than half of all housing on community land trusts is cooperative housing. In the U.S., that number is less than 2%. Why?
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How a data center derailed $240,000 for affordable housing in rural Maine
In rural Maine, nearly a quarter of a million dollars in federal money earmarked for housing was rescinded from a small town after local officials sought to use the funds for a data center.
Caltrans investigates 140-mph ‘Bullet Buses’ between LA and San Francisco
Move over, high speed rail. California might soon be getting bus rapid transit gone wild.
Washington passes first statewide bill allowing 'scissor stairs'
The move comes on the heels of the state's 2023 building code reform to allow single-stair apartments.
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Learning to love Houston
It’s clear that the city’s permissive housing development policies help with affordability. But how are the vibes?
As oil prices skyrocket, so do employer-paid e-bike and scooter subscriptions
Ridepanda subscriptions, which allow companies to offer e-bike and scooter subscriptions as a workplace perk, are up over 300% as commute costs soar.
Georgia data center drained 30 million gallons of water — and didn't pay for it
An investigation reveals the center, set to be one of the largest in the country and where residents have been put on water conservation restrictions, owes nearly $150,000.
Waymo recalls 3800 robotaxis with '100% defect rate' after dangerous flood incident
Federal regulators determined the vehicles pose significant danger due to a defect that caused one empty taxi to be swept away by flood waters.
Mamdani boosts NYC bus and bike lane budget
The city's Streets Master Plan will receive $65 million annually by 2030 for improvements to bus, bike and public realm infrastructure, but critics question if it will be enough.
Johns Hopkins updates their sprawl database
In a follow up to their 2014 study, Johns Hopkins has released new data on urban sprawl in the U.S. and new findings on its health and wellbeing impacts.
Trump cancels rule that made conservation an official 'use' of public land
The rule allowed the Bureau of Land Management, which oversees about 10% of land in the U.S., to put conservation on equal footing with resource extraction and other development.
Redistricting threatens Louisiana’s Black representation in Congress
As the Louisiana Legislature advances election maps that would pull apart New Orleans' minority-majority district, leaders urge action.
Breaking point: Why the affordable housing business model is unraveling
Affordable housing has never been easy to finance. Now, with rising insurance, debt, and operating costs outpacing rents and subsidies, developers say it’s getting harder to make the math work.
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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.
