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Traffic officials around the world are testing 3-D crosswalks in hopes of slowing traffic, and having some success

November 14 - The Boston Globe

As California debates the future of rent control in its municipalities, a group of Stanford economists have conducted research that connects San Francisco's existing policy with higher housing costs.

November 14 - The Mercury News

When it comes to prefabricated housing, Japan is far ahead of the rest of the world. Will techniques from Japan's efficient modular home manufacturers inform a growing prefab industry in the United States?

November 14 - Curbed

The trends in the Vancouver housing market have reverted back to normal, after a foreign buyers tax that went into effect in 2016 had an initial effect on parts of the market.

November 14 - CBC News

The Regional Plan Association released a new study that recommends steps toward higher density transit oriented development in transit adjacent communities around the New York region. The study also teases a big release coming later this month.

November 14 - Regional Plan Association

Building on 2009's Transit Corridor Ordinance, Houston's Walkable Places Committee is creating a process for specific neighborhoods to adopt new rules emphasizing walkability.

November 14 - The Urban Edge

App-driven bikeshare, without the station, has been spreading rapidly, especially in China. But the system comes with its share of problems, including its own version of the tragedy of the commons.

November 14 - The Guardian

A long list of projects—from roads to projects to libraries and other cultural facilities—will benefit from a $937 million bond initiative approved by voters earlier this month in Denver.

November 14 - The Denver Post

As many wonder whether the nation's multi-decade crime decline will continue, research suggests that community groups and local nonprofits have played a larger role in that story than they're given credit for.

November 14 - The New York Times

A new study finds a connection between multimodality and income inequality in midsized cities.

November 14 - The Urban Edge

The University of Minnesota has released its annual "Access Across America" report.

November 13 - Streetsblog USA

A movement initiated by Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D-Va.) to join the East Coast carbon cap-and-trade program has accelerated with the election of his Democratic lieutenant governor, Ralph Northam, as governor. Similar news is expected from New Jersey.

November 13 - Washington Examiner

The newly created Consortium for Scenario Planning will help planners to make better use of new scenario planning tools for land use and transportation decisions.

November 13 - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Donald Trump ran on an "America First" platform for president. The latest news from the climate talks in Bonn, Germany, though, shows that it is now "America Alone" in terms of nations who haven't adopted the Paris climate agreement.

November 13 - The Washington Post

Every bit of affordable housing helps in expensive San Francisco, but some residents in the city's "Below Market Rental" units are illegally renting those units for thousands of dollars a month.

November 13 - KPIX

A new report from Active Transit Alliance outlines plans to get Chicago buses back up to speed.

November 13 - Streetsblog Chicago

The new community of Belmont will join Arcosanti as another attempt at turning Arizona desert into the next evolution of human habitation. This time, one of the richest men in the world is behind the plans.

November 13 - KPNX

Merlin Entertainments chooses the upstate New York hamlet of Goshen for its ninth Legoland theme park.

November 13 - The Architect's Newspaper

Residents and stakeholders in Milwaukee welcome a proposed streetcar but are wary of gentrification

November 13 - Urban Milwaukee

Valérie Plante campaigned on a platform that included many improvements for transit riders and bikers.

November 13 - MLT Blog