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Infrastructure, Unlike the Trump Administration, Can't Ignore Climate Change
How can President Trump, who has made environmental regulation rollbacks and climate denial trademarks of his administration, be expected to select projects for his infrastructure plan that must weather climate change?

Urban Planning Insights From Your Inner Child (or Your Actual Child)
Los Angeles County park planner and parent Clement Lau writes about how 'playing' and parenting has given him insight into the urban environment that he applies in his profession.

'Pittsburgh Is Back'
The state of Pennsylvania has released Pittsburgh from the terms of Act 47, signaling a new era of fiscal security for the city, and a sign of home for the "Rust Belt."

An Artist Campaigns Against Anti-Homeless 'Hostile Design'
Bournemouth native Stuart Semple is intent on "naming and shaming the bodies who fund and install these things."

Dormant Inner Suburbs and the Affordability Crisis
Richard Florida takes a look at a new report that traces the affordability crisis to cities' inability to densify their older, inner suburbs.

Trump's Infrastructure Plan Is Finally Public
The federal government is basically asking for matching funds from states and localities to fund infrastructure projects.

Nashville Transit Tax Headed for May Ballot
An historic transit referendum will be on the ballot for Nashville residents in May after some final political maneuvering over the matter of the plan's cost.

Implementing Seattle's Pedestrian Master Plan
The Seattle Department of Transportation has released a five-year roadmap for implementing the city of Seattle's Pedestrian Master Plan (PMP).

A Closer Look at the Ideas for the 'Smart City' of Toronto's Future
Sidewalk Labs' proposals for the Toronto neighborhood of Quayside reveals a preference for ride hailing over public transit.

Unexpected 'Airbnb Ban' in Detroit's Residential Neighborhoods Causes a Stir
Somehow the city of Detroit managed to start enforcing an Airbnb ban in single-family neighborhoods without anyone realize the council had approved the regulation.

More Construction Cranes Flying Over North American Cities
Two new reports from Rider Levett Bucknall offer a positive outlook for the construction industry.

Peak Motorization: Measuring Rates of Auto Ownership and Distances Driven
Passenger vehicle ownership and vehicle miles traveled per person and per household remain below their historic peaks set in 2006 and 2004, respectively, but they have been on the upswing for the past four to five years, according to new data.

Op-Ed: L Train Closure Offers 'Once-in-a-Generation' Opportunity to Improve ADA Compliance
The New York subway might lead the nation in terms of reach and ridership, but it still lags behind other rail systems in the country on one critical point: access to people with special needs.

Coming This Spring: High-Speed Rail Between London and Amsterdam
Europe might be in political turmoil, but Eurostar high-speed rail service is expanding its reach.Europe might be in political turmoil, but Eurostar high-speed rail service is expanding its reach.

Where Chain Restaurants Dominate
Yelp released revealing new data about city restaurants, showing which cities have a culture of independent eateries and which are dominated by chains.

It's Rural vs. Urban in Kentucky's Anti-Solar Energy Bill
A bill that would cut back on the feed-in tariffs paid by utilities to solar panel owners in Kentucky.

Sidewalk Labs Launches 'Operating System' for Urban Data
The 'Coord' platform will give mobility companies a centralized place to access and use local data on parking, curb space, tolls, and the like.

PlanIt Podcast: Equity in Transportation
Communities are having more conversations about equity, engaging with the topic in a variety of ways, from human resources management to parks planning. However, there are other planning areas that have not clearly addressed equity.

Cabrini-Green's Life And Death
A new book tells the story of Chicago's Cabrini-Green and reflects on what the lives of the people in this public housing project have to say about the lives of all Americans.

AT&T System Lets Bridges Monitor Their Own Structural Integrity
The Internet of Things faces down crumbling infrastructure with an offering from AT&T designed to reduce the cost of manual inspections.
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