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Gov. Jerry Brown, accompanied by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, signed legislation to continue the cap-and-trade program initially authorized under a bill signed by his Republican predecessor 11 years ago at the same Treasure Island location.

July 27 - KQED News

The Adaptive Biketown system hit the streets in Portland on July 21, 2017.

July 27 - Bike Portland

Large investment companies are betting against homeownership—by buying up homes in suburban areas and putting them on the rental market.

July 27 - The Wall Street Journal

Starting in May 2018: 17 daily round trips between New Haven and Hartford, including 12 trips continuing on to Springfield.

July 27 - The Hartford Courant

Art and culture tend to be integral to helping disenfranchised communities self-identify, develop their identities, and organize around place-based issues. But its presence can also be used be used by real estate interests to market neighborhoods.

July 27 - Shelterforce/Rooflines

These examples are specific to Washington, D.C., but many of the facts listed in this article will apply elsewhere, too.

July 27 - Greater Greater Washington

Not all property data maps are created equal.

July 26 - Data-Smart City Solutions

"A hungry world is not a just world," says one of the local residents quoted in this story about a community garden in Denver.

July 26 - The Denver Post

Does environmental justice need its own office to help vulnerable populations impacted by pollution, or can all divisions within the EPA address the issue? The Office of Environmental Justice, established in 1993, may be shut down.

July 26 - ProPublica

The city of Santa Monica increased in population by 6,500 between 1960 and 2010, while the rest of Los Angeles County grew by 60 percent over the same period. A debate over a new downtown plan that includes more housing was never going to be simple.

July 26 - Los Angeles Times

As it has already done with public lands, the Trump Administration is studying how to roll back environmental protections for the sake of the oil and gas industries. This time, marine sanctuaries are the administration's target.

July 26 - KQED

The city of Seattle has finally been compelled to maintain pedestrian infrastructure in keeping with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

July 26 - The Urbanist

Mexico's capital city and the largest city in North America turned the new regulation into law earlier this month.

July 26 - Streetsblog USA

Philadelphia is one of many American cities suddenly beset with declining bus ridership numbers, likely in part as a result of the popularity of transportation network companies.

July 26 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

The New York Times opinion section includes a call for society, politicians, and business leaders to recognize the importance of maintenance.

July 26 - The New York Times

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Elon Musk's vision for transportation networks made of tunnels and powered by magnets may or may not come to pass. But planners can still take a cue from his vision for infrastructure development.

July 26 - Josh Stephens

The question of whether self-driving cars will make streets and roads a safer place for humans depends on whether technology can protect the most vulnerable users.

July 25 - National Public Radio

The confirmation of David Bernhardt as Deputy Secretary of the Interior has upset environmentalists and advocates for public land.

July 25 - The Washington Post

The city of San Jose has a mixed record of moving forward with land use changes that complement its existing and expanding transit systems.

July 25 - The Mercury News

The argument in the headline, put more specifically: inclusionary zoning, fees, legal challenges, and minimum apartment sizes are counter-productive. The only policy that will add housing stock, is to make it much cheaper to add housing stock.

July 25 - Sightline Institute