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Seattle's ban took effect Sunday, while San Franciso's proposed legislation, if successful, would begin July 1, 2019. Other cities have plastic straw restrictions, but Seattle's is the first outright ban. Compostable alternatives are permitted.

July 6 - Huffington Post

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A number of entry-level planners make tactical choices that lessen their chances of landing the best possible job. If you see yourself in these, please take note.

July 6 - Bruce Stiftel

Climate change denier Scott Pruitt, head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, submitted his resignation on Thursday, to take effect July 6. On Monday, EPA Deputy Administrator Andrew R. Wheeler becomes the acting administrator.

July 6 - The New York Times

The Seattle Department of Transportation is searching for ways to remove 3,000 cars from the roads every day.

July 6 - Crosscut

Good Jobs First put a price tag on the lucrative deals local and state officials throw at flashy tech companies. It's a trend that is only growing with deals like Foxconn in Wisconsin and the expected Amazon HQ2 announcement.

July 6 - The Guardian

The panoramas of Heinrich Berann had been locked up in a vault, Now they are available for download.

July 6 - National Geographic

The U.S. has lower average life expectancy than most peer countries. New research indicates that this results in part from sprawl. Life expectancy, economic mobility, mobility options, personal health and safety all improve in less sprawling areas.

July 5 - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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More efficient parking management can benefit everybody, including motorists, businesses, residents, and any planner who becomes an expert on this subject, as I can report from experience.

July 5 - Todd Litman

In addition to laying out the incredible expense of bringing the public housing of New York City into good repair, the Citizens Budget Commission also included recommendations for how to cover those costs.

July 5 - Crain's New York Business

Los Angeles is hoping that changes to the Cornfield Arroyo Seco Specific Plan will finally yield new residential developments.

July 5 - Urbanize LA

Real-time information is critical to keeping public transit a competitive mobility option, researchers suggest.

July 5 - Sidewalk Labs

The city of Dallas has approved its regulatory scheme for dockless bike share operators.

July 5 - Dallas Observer

The law would prohibit Denver landlords from refusing Section 8 vouchers as rental payment.

July 5 - Denverite

Why is the Department of Interior considering a reduction of the size of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument?

July 5 - Oregon Public Broadcasting

Border controversies now have a northern front, too.

July 5 - The Detroit Free Press

About 20 million tons of freight moves through the Channel Tunnel between England and France every year. The process for moving that freight could vary depending on how Brexit goes down.

July 5 - Quartz

A-frame sandwich board signs are illegal in Chicago, but they're widely used anyway.

July 4 - Block Club Chicago

The 7 and 5 routes have been updated, and the 7 will see service hours extended.

July 4 - The Red and Black

Tony Dutzik, senior policy analyst with the Frontier Group, presents three environmental reasons to support shared bikes and scooters, and why cities that have adopted climate plans should accommodate these small, clean, shared vehicles.

July 4 - Frontier Group

U.S. PIRG's list of 'Highway Boondoggles' puts Maryland's $9 billion I-270 expansion among the worst projects in the country.

July 4 - The Washington Post