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<p> You probably already know that the largest mass transit system in North America is in New York City.  Perhaps you didn’t know that this system is supplemented by a very heavily used sister-system between New York City and New Jersey called the Port Authority Trans-Hudson, or PATH for short.  PATH runs two lines through Jersey City, Newark, and Hoboken, carrying tens of thousands of passengers daily.  My hometown, Hoboken, is considered one of the most densely populated cities in the country, and a large number of those residents commute via PATH on a daily basis.  As the popularity of living in the city has increased, so have the swarms of passengers crowding onto PATH each morning and afternoon in their daily commute between New Jersey and Manhattan.  The cars are very old and make for a rickety, sometimes enthralling ride.  So it is not with anything but a huge warm welcome that we began to receive <a href="http://www.panynj.gov/path/new-path-cars.html">new rail cars</a> over the past month.

July 27 - Ian Sacs

Testifying to the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee on July 14, DOT Secretary Ray LaHood clearly states that fuel efficiency must be complemented with livable communities and transit to reduce transportation-related carbon emissions.

July 27 - Fast Lane (DOT blog)

A new study identifies innovative approaches to efficiently manage San Francisco's curbside parking supply, particularly in neighborhoods.

July 27 - San Francisco County Transportation Authority

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July 27 - Andrea Broaddus

The supply of housing in Las Vegas is at a three-year low, a fact many attribute to prospectors buying up low-priced foreclosures in recent months.

July 27 - The Las Vegas Sun

In Jackson, Wyoming, a restaurant is a taqueria by day and a Nepalese restaurant in the evenings. Why isn't this sort of space sharing a more common solution to using urban spaces?

July 26 - WorldChanging

In an interview, Rep. Jim Oberstar gives a retrospective of American infrastructure funding and talks about the need to consider transportation in light of the "post-interstate era."

July 26 - PBS: Blueprint America

A church in Phoenix has been ordered to stop giving out free food to the homeless, which the city says is out of compliance with the church's zoning.

July 26 - KPHO

Commentator Andrei Codrescu speculates that with the economy in dire straits, California may experience a population loss as people move back to the states they left in the Great Depression.

July 26 - National Public Radio

This piece from <em>Forbes</em> looks at which cities will recover fastest from the recession -- and which ones won't.

July 26 - Forbes

Architect Edward Mazria looks at the climate bill heading to the Senate for approval and argues that its most important part is the section on building energy codes, which he calls "more powerful than 100 nuclear plants".

July 25 - Grist

The federal transportation bill seems unlikely to pass any time soon, according to legislators. They have yet to reach any consensus about the mechanisms for funding the bill.

July 25 - The Wall Street Journal

Google Maps now feature visual displays of homes and properties that are listed for sale.

July 25 - San Francisco Chronicle

Moscow's architectural heritage is in danger, according to a new report on preservation in the city.

July 25 - Metropolis

The Obama administration has been touting its dedication of $48.1 billion in stimulus money to roads and transit projects. But it's all going towards new projects, not day-to-day operational needs.

July 25 - The Nation

Jersey City senior planning aide Guy Catrillo has been charged with attempted extortion by the FBI as part of a broad corruption sting in the state.

July 24 - Jersey City Independent

Shelley Poticha, President and CEO of Reconnecting America and past executive director of the Congress for New Urbanism, has been appointed Senior Advisor for Sustainable Housing and Communities at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

July 24 - Reconnecting America

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<p> Move over XBox; step aside Playstation.  The height of game-playing action is free and it&#39;s online.  The <a href="http://www.its.umn.edu/trafficcontrolgame/game/">new game in town</a> is University of Minnesota, Intelligent Transportation Systems Institute&#39;s &quot;<em>Gridlock Buster</em>&quot;.  Test your mettle on the increasing levels of difficulty in processing vehicular traffic through a network of intersections.

July 24 - Ian Sacs

James Surowiecki argues that state governments are sabotaging the economic recovery, and simultaneously sinking the creation of a smart energy grid.

July 24 - The New Yorker

LA's Metro board is getting on board with high-speed rail, announcing Thursday that a Los Angeles-to-Anaheim (home of Disneyland) train could be a reality in less than 10 years.

July 24 - LAist