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Oklahoma City bans new data centers until 2027
The city council wants to "step back" and evaluate how to approach new data center proposals.
Indiana bans public homelessness
A new law prohibits sleeping or camping on public property.
Boston budget proposal kills funding for dozens of road safety projects
Mayor Wu's FY2027 budget eliminates or reduces funding for multiple unbuilt street safety projects.
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The case for federal walkability standards
America keeps building density that nobody can walk in. We can change that.
Omaha's 400 shared e-bikes are now free to all residents
Before eliminating fares for locals, the Heartland system only recovered 10%-15% of its operating costs through fare revenue.
Federal road safety plan focuses on enforcement, driver behavior
A new initiative from the NHTSA calls for the increased use of tech to combat risky driving.
Chattanooga selects churches to build up to 400 affordable homes
Eight churches will move forward with plans to develop housing, from emergency shelter to single-family homes, on their properties.
DOT withholds $73M from New York over immigrant trucking licenses
The Trump administration is requiring states to revoke the CDLs of non-domiciled drivers without proof of citizenship or risk losing federal funds.
California robotaxi rides surged by 500% in 19 months
Californians took over 1.2 million rides in autonomous taxis in December.
Salt Lake City weighs ban on sleeping in cars
A proposed city ordinance would restrict people from sleeping in vehicles on public property.
Federal cuts to voucher program put 9,000 New Yorkers at risk of homelessness
The Emergency Housing Voucher program is ending years ahead of schedule, forcing housing agencies to find new ways to support roughly 70,000 households nationwide.
Amazon's HQ2 promised 25,000 jobs. It has created less than a third of that.
Virginia offered Amazon up to $750 million in public subsidies in exchange for creating local jobs and investment.
Tesla 'completely' redacts robotaxi crash reports
Reports submitted to the NHTSA also reveal differences in the types of crashes Tesla cars are involved in as opposed to its competitors.
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Transit Scheduling 101: Headway based operations
In this final installment of Transit Scheduling 101, we probe the purpose of a transit schedule… and when ditching one is the surprising key to delivering Good Transit.
Five reasons infrastructure costs are spiking
State DOTs face a $86 billion shortfall over the next 10 years.
San Diego budget axes multimodal team at DOT
The budget scales back funding for some bike lane and traffic safety projects that are already in the works.
Seattle mayor pledges to build 500 shelter units by June
The Seattle Times editorial board expresses cautious optimism about the mayor's ambitious supportive housing plan.
Portland gathers to pay respects to the last of its original light rail cars
The TriMet agency has fully replaced its aging fleet of Type 1 cars.
Philadelphia gained 4,000 new housing permits per year after upzoning
The Urban Institute found that zoning reforms in Philadelphia and New York led to a boom in housing permits, especially when coupled with other policy and financial tools.
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The forgotten history of the southern regionalists
Book review: In "Folk Engineering: Planning Southern Regionalism," author Stephen Ramos unearths the forgotten history of the 1930s and 1940s counterpoint to Mumford’s city-region movement, led by Howard W. Odum.
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The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
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.
