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Planners must be realistic. Autonomous vehicles will probably provide smaller net benefits, including safety benefits, than optimists predict.

March 27 - Todd Litman

According to a new report, a U.S. "eviction epidemic" is connected to a growing number of homeless people.

March 27 - The Stranger

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) appears to be backing away from a controversial plan to toll midtown Manhattan but shows no reservations about embracing land value capture, which some regard as a "taking" by taxing land proximate to subway stations.

March 26 - Politico New York

Clear communication and a fair trade let Euclid, Ohio begin to rethink its lakefront—and its future.

March 26 - NextCity

The most recent post-Harvey proposal would mean the city could endure enormous rain events, but so far it's not clear who would pay for it.

March 26 - Houston Chronicle

The city of Minneapolis is deploying many of the most contemporary planning tools as it works toward approval of the Minneapolis 2040 plan.

March 26 - MinnPost

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There is plenty of evidence for modular construction as a key component of a green economy.

March 26 - Kayla Matthews

A study by Zendrive examines how many U.S. drivers can't put down their phones.

March 26 - Bloomberg

Mayors chose these winners based on their potential to benefit local governments and communities.

March 26 - Route Fifty

Are the urban revival and the future of mobility already rendering parking lots obsolete? Chicago provides a case study of a new generation of skyscrapers rising were cars once parked.

March 26 - Chicago Tribune

Most deployment of 5G "small cells" won't get any resistance from federal regulations.

March 26 - VentureBeat

A plan to rezone a stretch of Jerome Avenue in the Bronx is the fourth rezoning completed during the tenure of Mayor Bill de Blasio, and the first to visit the Bronx.

March 26 - Commercial Observer

The city of Boston is in the midst of a housing boom, and the city is considering asking developers to set aside a larger number of their units for affordable housing.

March 25 - The Boston Globe

In the wake of a high-profile (and fatal) accident involving an autonomous Uber car, the safety debate is trending. But the broader economic picture still points to a future of shared driverless rides.

March 25 - The Economist

Opponents cite environmental risks, supporters hope the facility will boost the economy of a struggling community.

March 25 - Pittsburg Post-Gazette

The proposal promises a one-hour commute between Vancouver and Seattle.

March 25 - The Urbanist

Experts who watched the videos taken by onboard cameras equipped in the Volvo SUV that hit Elaine Herzberg determined that Uber's automated driving system failed to perform adequately. The crash points to a need for regulations.

March 25 - San Francisco Chronicle

Elaine Herzberg's death by autonomous vehicle on March 18 in Tempe was a "first," but what of the 224 pedestrians that died last year in Arizona, the nation's most dangerous state for pedestrians according to a 50-state report released Feb. 28?

March 24 - Governors Highway Safety Association

By the usual measures, wealthy "consumer cities" have largely put a check on their carbon emissions. But that doesn't account for the emissions that their consumption habits fuel in other places.

March 24 - National Geographic

The Los Angeles Conservancy turned 40 on March 20. As it marks four decades of preserving historic places throughout L.A. County, the organization considers the next 40 years of preservation in L.A.

March 24 - Los Angeles Conservancy blog