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In a move to limit the number of properties available for rental, the San Diego City Council members voted 6-3 to limit rentals to primary homes and the licensing process more strict.

July 24 - San Diego Union Tribune

The market is working, according to City Observatory's take on data finding declining rents in the city of Portland.

July 24 - City Observatory

Brisbane, a city of about 4,700 on the southern border of San Francisco, will vote on a controversial ballot measure in November to approve or reject a mixed-use development including up to 2,200 residential units on a 660-acre vacant brownfield.

July 24 - San Mateo Daily Journal

According to new reaearch, the power of green space where vacant lots previously stood includes mental health benefits, especially in low-income neighborhoods.

July 24 - NPR

Transit supporters in the Detroit region suffered a setback last week, but the hope is that they've only lost a battle, not the war, for regional transit.

July 24 - Detroit Free Press

Zoning can only be so effective in holding off market forces, according to this column. New York City seems to have finally learned this lesson in the Garment District, but will it inform decisions in other parts of the city?

July 24 - Crain's New York Business

With New York City on the verge of reorganizing the private sanitation industry, union organizer Allan Henry connects the dots between street safety, worker rights, and environmental impacts.

July 24 - Urban Omnibus

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Most buses are not empty enough to justify substitution of smaller vehicles.

July 23 - Michael Lewyn

A new streetcar extension would complete Seattle's streetcar network in a particularly busy corner of the city's downtown. The mayor doesn’t seem enthused with the idea, even if riders are already enthused with streetcars.

July 23 - The Seattle Times

With water levels habitually low, officials from the Eastern Sierra say they are "headed for a showdown” with L.A.

July 23 - Los Angeles Times

Transit can advance social equity and provide access to opportunity—but only if agencies work for inclusive planning and resource allocation.

July 23 - Streetsblog USA

Sources leaked news of the Trump Administration's plans to dismantle the Obama-era environmental policies. The Trump Administration also aims to dismantle the Golden State's ability to regulate air pollution from vehicles.

July 23 - Bloomberg

Research from the Urban Institute finds that economic hurdles, not just lifestyle preferences, are stopping millennials from buying homes.

July 23 - Curbed

Rather than projecting when the 50 million milestone will be reached, demographic and political indicators predict the state's population is more likely to decline, according to Joe Mathews of Zócalo Public Square.

July 23 - Zocalo Public Square

The recently revitalized and designated as a National Park St. Louis Gateway Arch National Park is described by park planner Clement Lau.

July 23 - UrbDeZine

The 16-mile route itself from downtown Chicago is still being negotiated. Passengers will be transported in what Elon Musk's Boring Company calls an "electric skate" at speeds up to 150 mph for the 12-minute trip.

July 23 - Engineering News-Record

Is the gritty, diverse New York of yesteryear dying, vanishing, or otherwise ceasing to exist? Depends on who you ask and where you look.

July 23 - Harper's

Water managers all over the country are bracing for expected water shortages.

July 22 - The Hill

Congress has continued to fund transit projects despite the Trump Administration's stated desire to end federal funding for federal transit. Now it appears the Trump Administration is killing transit with bureaucracy.

July 22 - Streetsblog USA

The scales of land use regulations are tipped, according to this editorial. Balancing them will result in a more affordable city.

July 22 - Crain's New York Business