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California's Road Charge Pilot Program is set to start this July. Applications for the 5,000 volunteers are being collected. Three companies hope to entice participants to select their programs by offering them 'high-tech perks.'

March 20 - FutureStructure

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is working toward new levels of transparency in the municipal bond market.

March 20 - At Lincoln House

Autonomous cars are making headlines, but what about using automated platooning technology for truck fleets or the military? The technology may be able to cut fuel costs and allow for the driverless transport of goods through dangerous areas.

March 20 - InTransition Magazine

Austin is pushing its economic development policy to go beyond chasing the big deal.

March 20 - Shelterforce/Rooflines

As cars become more and more technologically advanced, a trio of federal agencies this week put out a public service announcement about the dangers of car hacking.

March 19 - Christian Science Monitor

One of the largest, most influential regional governments in the state has asked for exemptions from changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) that will measure Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) instead of Level of Service (LOS).

March 19 - Streetsblog California

Google's Popular Times can contribute toward better car parking and street planning, but it also has the potential to radically change how we plan.

March 19 - Medium

Black residents of Chicago are leaving for cities like Atlanta in massive numbers—away from the waves of crime tearing apart their hometown.

March 19 - Chicago Tribune

A speculative development proposal inspired a show of community solidarity in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

March 19 - MLive

Less funding has led to a decline in the number of community development corporations in the St. Louis area, despite a persistent need for their services.

March 18 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Just across the Bay Bridge from one of the most famous examples of a broken housing market, Oakland is working to keep up with the effects of housing demand.

March 18 - SPUR

An infographic illustrates the circulatory system of the nation's economy.

March 18 - CPCS

We can't build our way out of the housing crisis…but we won't get out without building.

March 18 - Shelterforce/Rooflines

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy sat side-by-side at a Congressional hearing on the lead exposure suffered by citizens of Flint.

March 18 - The Hill

Age-old transit planning questions will be raised over the next year in Toronto.

March 18 - The Globe and Mail

The nation's second busiest subway system reopened as planned on Thursday at 5 a.m. after being shut down for safety reasons on Wednesday after fixing several electrical problems found in 26 areas during the inspection. Electrical problems hit BART.

March 18 - The Washington Post

Finding freight to haul—or truckers to move merchandise—is as easy as logging into one of many so-called "Uber for trucking" smartphone applications on the market.

March 18 - InTransition Magazine

The 2015 Inrix Traffic Scorecard provides less useful information about traffic problems than previous editions, as discussed in this City Observatory Commentary.

March 18 - City Observatory

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The word "shocking" above could also have been "depressing," and the word "storm" could have also been "rant." Or it could have been "honest" and "victory." When it comes to transit, everyone sees what they want to see.

March 18 - James Brasuell

One of the oldest forms of transportation in New York is about to get a fresh upgrade for 2017.

March 17 - Crain's New York Business