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In the Rust Belt, neighborhood decline is much more significant than gentrification.

August 27 - Michael Lewyn

The Dallas Housing Authority (DHA) spent all the money it receives from the federal government for funding housing assistance programs in June. DHA officials says the funding situation was caused by increasing rents.

August 27 - The Dallas Morning News

Low ridership and driver shortages mean the Denver area's Regional Transportation District cut bus service.

August 27 - The Denver Post

At the center of the EPA's newly proposed Affordable Clean Energy rule is doing away with a permitting process known as New Source Review that requires coal power plants to add scrubbers and other expensive pollution control equipment when upgraded.

August 27 - The New York Times

From Judi Dench to Queen Latifah, CityLab writers match transit systems with the personalities they think would make the best announcements.

August 27 - CityLab

Think "The Graduate," but now the emphasis in the future of plastics may be on restrictions. California may become the first state to restrict access to plastic straws, and balloons could be next due to the harm they cause the marine environment.

August 26 - San Francisco Chronicle

Forget the countryside. Urban walking helps people understand their cities while at the same time encouraging urban landscapes where people actually want to walk.

August 26 - The Guardian

Homes are getting more expensive in New Zealand, so they're making it illegal for foreigners to buy homes in the country.

August 26 - The Spaces

Illinois gets to new pieces of legislation aimed at slowing the rise in pedestrian deaths and other commuter injuries.

August 26 - Chicago Tribune

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Blogger Kayla Matthews examines the many challenges planners face in preparing for the extreme weather and flooding caused by climate change.

August 26 - Kayla Matthews

Falling costs for renewable energy may lead some to believe that coal and other mainstays have been replaced, but they haven't. Adoption of renewables is not yet outpacing growth in demand for energy.

August 25 - Axios

Even after factoring in insurance, parking, depreciation, fuel, repair, maintenance and licensing, urban dwellers would pay half the costs to travel, on average, nearly 11,000 miles annually in their own new car rather than relying on ride-hailing.

August 25 - Smart Cities Dive

Dockless electric scooters and bikes are welcome on the streets of Baltimore, as long as they follow a few rules. In related news, the municipal bike share system Baltimore Bike Share has ceased operations.

August 25 - The Baltimore Sun

The Waave app provides some of the functionality of ride-hailing apps to taxi drivers. The app is the result of a New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission pilot program.

August 25 - Crain's New York Business

The New York MTA is planning to shut down the L Train from Brooklyn to Manhattan in 2019, and renters in the area no longer find the area along the route as attractive.

August 25 - Vice

Transit advocates thought a public-private partnership to modernize transit shelters and enhance the public realm was a done deal.

August 24 - The Urbanist

The city of Albuquerque has finally received the $75 million it needed to complete an ambitious plan for electric bus rapid transit along Central Avenue.

August 24 - KOB4

It's a classic paradox, observes David R. Baker for the San Francisco Chronicle: bigger, thirstier vehicles sell better than smaller, more efficient ones, while the market for battery-powered vehicles, especially Teslas, also increases.

August 24 - San Francisco Chronicle

Small jurisdictions in Pennsylvania are losing population and revenue, and some of them are ready to call it a day.

August 24 - Governing

How to design a transit system that is safe, green, and beautiful.

August 24 - ASLA The Dirt