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In New Jersey, Beach Parking Located Right on the Sand

This summer, the seashore town of Wildwood is charging a fee for people with the right cars to park in a very convenient location.

June 11 - The New York Times

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How City Planning Can Affect How Diseases Spread

There are many ways that city planning and urban design can mitigate, or exacerbate, the spread of public health risks.

June 10 - Kayla Matthews

Seattle Mariners

Critics Pounce on $190 Million Proposed for Seattle Mariners Stadium Support

A city grappling with a homeless crisis might rethink its spending habits.

June 10 - The Stranger

Subway Extension

Affordability Concerns Raised Along Vancouver's Planned Broadway Subway

Vancouver is developing a plan to weaken the impacts of real estate speculation along the route of the Millennium Line Broadway Extension.

June 10 - The Georgia Straight

More Evidence of the Economic Upsides to Traffic

Because it forces infill and efficient transit, among other things, traffic is actually good per capita GDP and jobs.

June 10 - Public Square: A CNU Journal


UPS LNG Truck

Teamsters Authorize Strike as Negotiations with UPS Heat Up

UPS's unionized workers have voted to authorize a strike around expanded service. If that strike does happen, it could be one of the biggest U.S. has seen in decades.

June 10 - CNN

Flooding

Houston Has a $1.15 Billion Harvey Recovery Plan

Houston is taking steps to finalize and approve a plan to spend $1.15 billion in federal disaster relief funding after Hurricane Harvey.

June 9 - Houston Chronicle


Fiber Optic Cable

The 'Worst-Connected Cities' in the United States

Here are the cities where residents are the least likely to have a broadband Internet connection in their home.

June 9 - Route Fifty

CTA Buses

More Bus Service Translates to More Bus Riders

A new study finds that bus service determines bus ridership.

June 9 - CityLab

Metra Commuter Rail

Illinois gets Federal Grant to Reduce Railroad Delays on Chicago's South Side

The Federal government has awarded Illinois $132 million for new infrastructure around 75th street and 71st streets.

June 9 - Chicago Tribune

Downtown Phoenix Skyline

Phoenix Joins Growing List of Cities Suing Over Citizenship Question

Phoenix sues Trump over change to census questionnaire which some believe could cost the city $350 million in federal funding.

June 9 - The Nation

Solar Power

There's More Renewable Energy Than Ever

But it's still not enough to produce a net reduction in emissions from energy production.

June 8 - Quartz

Atlanta International Airport

Atlanta Eyes Airport Innovation Hub

The busiest airport in the world may also become a center for aviation innovation.

June 8 - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Houston, Construction

Houston Requires Community Benefits for Development Subsidies

Houston joins cities like Philadelphia, Detroit, and Minneapolis in demanding a greater return on public dollars.

June 8 - Next City

Green

The Search for a New Green Building Standard

The need to slash emissions from buildings is increasingly urgent, and critics say LEED won't get us there.

June 8 - CityLab

Historical I-5 Freeway

The Definition of Planning Insanity

The new planning and zoning tools needed to achieve a more sustainable and equitable urban form, according to urban planning consultant Howard Blackson III.

June 8 - UrbDeZine

Downtown Kansas City Missouri

Kansas City to Expand its 'Smart City' Tech

The 1960s had the space race, the 2010s has the smart cities race. Kansas City means to win this one.

June 8 - Smart Cities Dive

Pittsburgh Bridge

$4.9 Billion Planned for Transportation Investments in Southwest Pennsylvania

The public had a chance to review the substance of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission's Transportation Improvement Program this week.

June 8 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

$90 Million in Federal Grants Will Widen Highways in Colorado

The U.S. Department of Transportation is investing in Colorado's highways.

June 8 - The Denver Post

Manhattan

Hudson Yards Will Redefine Manhattan

The size and scale of Hudson Yards in the skyline of Manhattan will match the size and scale of public and private investment in the project. The project's effect in the city's economy will be just as conspicuous.

June 8 - Crain's New York Business

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