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May 9 - James Brasuell

A Vox article and podcast delve into the wonky but thought-provoking reasoning behind the land value tax.

May 9 - Vox

Transit riders in the famously small city of San Francisco (in geographic size, anyway) have set a goal to design and build a system that makes it possible to travel between any two points in the city in 30 minutes or less.

May 9 - Hoodline

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell expressed a surprisingly pro-industry viewpoint in response to the growing "keep it in the ground" environmental movement.

May 9 - The Desert Sun

Unless D.C. Metro abides by the Federal Transit Administration safety directives issued Saturday and takes "urgent action," they threatened to shut down all or parts of the system, the nation's second busiest subway after New York's.

May 9 - The Washington Post

As a number of Western States raise their speed limits, the costs of road maintenance, environmental damage, and lost lives keeps going up.

May 9 - Wired

The self-driving car of the future is getting closer to becoming a reality, with GM and Lyft partnering to launch autonomous vehicles for the ride-hailing service within the year.

May 9 - San Jose Mercury News - Silicon Beat

A Planetizen blog post by Casey Brazeal asks, "When will the trucking industry electrify?" Three truck manufacturers and electric truck builder BYD Motors are now in competition thanks to a $23.6 million state grant to the South Coast Air District.

May 9 - Fleet Owner

For feedback on a system overhaul, Pierce Transit in Washington is asking residents to design their own transit system through an interactive survey.

May 9 - The Urbanist

Urbanists, test your knowledge of urban economics. Familiar with the concept of agglomeration externality? Finance professor and Bloomberg View writer Noah Smith opines it's a major reason why American cities are not as productive as they should be.

May 9 - Bloomberg View

Historian Gabriel Rosenberg challenges romanticism in the history of family farms in the US.

May 8 - Boston Globe

Cities are experimenting with safety measures for pedestrians who text while they walk, but the projects could benefit everyone.

May 8 - The Guardian

A fight is brewing over a plan to build 19 luxury homes on an expanse of wilderness in Los Angeles' San Gabriel Mountains.

May 8 - San Gabriel Valley Tribune

The Sightline Institute tackles what may be "our most acute urban public policy challenge."

May 8 - Sightline Institute

An article in The Nation rejects the notion that the market will solve the country's current affordable housing crisis.

May 8 - The Nation

BLOG POST

Growing up in Rockaway, Queens led me to the planning profession, just as home town experiences lead many students to city planning. It's easy to forget why we became planners: we need to remember.

May 7 - Bruce Stiftel

The cities of Somerville and Cambridge are digging into their pockets to save the beleaguered Green Line extension project. State transportation officials could decide next week if the additional $75 million matters or not.

May 7 - The Boston Globe

A new report released by the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) shows a steady increase in the number of bikers in the city. A lack of data, however, continues to be a problem for accurate assessment of the trend.

May 7 - StreetsBlog NYC

A massive highway widening project will soon begin construction in the city of Mississauga, Ontario.

May 7 - Toronto Sun

At first glance, a meritocratic vision is morally compelling, but upon closer scrutiny, its pursuit ends up legitimizing—and thus reinforcing—the very social and economic inequality it purports to rectify.

May 7 - Shelterforce/Rooflines