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Changes in state law that rolls back regulations on septic systems could spark more residential sprawl in Maryland's rural areas.

November 23 - MyEasternShoreMD

Providence, Rhode Island is one of many cities to get mall-like retail center built with walkability in mind and set around a Plaza.

November 23 - Providence Journal

A long-awaited plan for the former Ford plant along the Mississippi River is now open for public comment.

November 23 - MinnPost

The first step of character-based zoning is extracting local DNA. Hazel Borys reviews Tucson's highlights for Sonoran Desert inspiration.

November 22 - PlaceShakers

The Portland Bureau of Transportation recently put the finishing touches on 5.6 miles of improvements to the city's bike infrastructure.

November 22 - Bike Portland

The New York MTA isn't the only transit system to spend valuable time evaluating ways to evaluate service, and it certainly won't be the last. TransitCenter suggests one metric to end these kinds of debates.

November 22 - TransitCenter

An exploration of how adventure playgrounds enable freedom for children living in a world full of helicopter parents.

November 22 - The New Yorker

Whether or not it was the right decision, the process leading to the decision to prohibit buses from Cleveland's renovated Public Square raises questions in Cleveland.

November 22 - Crain's Cleveland Business

Management from the Boston Red Sox has taken an interest in the planning process by opposing a nearby high-rise development.

November 22 - Politico

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland provides an early assessment of a new foreclosure law in Ohio designed to help reduce vacant and blighted properties in the state.

November 22 - The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Ryan Packer argues that Seattle could do more to improve its retail districts by updating its building codes to encourage dense, welcoming shopping districts.

November 22 - The Urbanist

A major study by the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, "Revitalizing Places: Improving Housing and Neighborhoods from Block to Metropolis," identifies planning strategies to improve housing and urban development practices.

November 22 - Rethinking Social Housing in Mexico Project

Members of the Sierra Club and the Young Democrats of University of Washington come together to advocate more dense zoning in one of Seattle's most transit accessible neighborhoods.

November 22 - The Stranger

The SafeTrack repair program has shut down Metrorail lines for much of 2016—and the price for the repairs to the system keep going up.

November 21 - The Washington Post

Since the U.K. government has done nothing to make Volkswagen pay for Dieselgate, Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, is asking VW to come up with 2.5 million pounds ($3 million) to compensate the city and its residents for the 80,000 diesel cars fitted

November 21 - Cities of the Future

City councilmembers express concern about progress of homelessness plan after receiving a first update report.

November 21 - Los Angeles Times

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Keynote speeches and break-out sessions at this year's Rocky Mountain City Summit implicated the importance of cultural knowledge for planning inclusive and equitable cities.

November 21 - Dean Saitta

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In 2016, Republicans did worse than usual in affluent sprawl suburbs, while gaining a little ground in working-class cities.

November 21 - Michael Lewyn

The latest episode of #TransitTrends explores the psychology of traffic.

November 21 - moovel

The Montgomery County Planning Department is making the case for more housing to meet the growing number of jobs in the county.

November 21 - Greater Greater Washington