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Transportation and land use are deeply connected, but decades of planning and development policy ignored the consequences of only paying attention to one side of the equation. Transit oriented development takes a more holistic approach.

November 4 - James Brasuell

Two community plan updates, to the Central City and the Central City North community plans, comprise the DTLA 2040 plan. DTLA 2040 is also the first showcase for the city's new zoning code system.

November 4 - Urbanize Los Angeles

Cashless, automated highway tolling is ready to roll out on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

November 4 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Despite the massive improvements Detroit has made both in public perception, it still has a long way to go to in overcoming misperceptions associated with its decades of struggles.

November 4 - Detroit Free Press

Aging in place means fewer homes for young homebuyers, according to a new report by Redfin.

November 4 - Redfin

Modular housing is cheaper and faster to build compared to conventional buildings. These advantages could make it an effective and viable way to increase apartment housing stock.

November 4 - CALmatters

A new fee would add an estimated 6 percent to the cost of building new office space in San Francisco, yet not many from the business community resisted the new costs.

November 3 - San Francisco Chronicle

The auto industry is divided on whether to back stronger emissions standard adopted by California and 13 other states. Three major automakers and three auto industry groups sided with Trump on Monday in a court battle over 'one national standard.'

November 3 - Reuters

An architecture critic writes about plans for a key intersection in North Philadelphia: "By all means, straighten out the street and make it safe, but keep the twists and turns that make this an authentic Philadelphia place."

November 3 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Examining congestion data from 94 Chinese cities before and after Alibaba's Singles' Day, this study found evidence for a modest drop in traffic following the Cyber Monday-like event.

November 3 - IDEAS

The city’s parks are facing a crisis on the horizon resulting from a lack of maintenance and growing capital improvement needs.

November 3 - City Limits

The Ohio Power Siting Board through a wrench in plans for a solar project in southern Ohio, raising questions about the viability of renewable energy in the state.

November 2 - The Columbus Dispatch

Ascension Parish, Louisiana, located between Baton Rouge and New Orleans along I-10, would look like a typical affluent, growing suburb, if it weren't for the toxic pollution emitted from nearby petrochemical facilities.

November 2 - The Advocate

It seems like a tiny homes would be a good fit for such a small lot as this example in East Vancouver. But this lot is too tiny for even a tiny home.

November 2 - Vancouver Sun

Conversations about radically overhauling parking regulations in New York City, as the Big Apple is surprisingly behind the times when it comes to innovative approaches to parking.

November 2 - Gothamist

A controversial affordable housing program, launched in 2012, is the subject of analysis by the Urban Institute.

November 2 - Urban Institute

The battle over privacy data will move to court, as Uber and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation has been able to work out their differences regarding the use of the city's mobility data specification.

November 1 - CityLab

Ventura County, Located to the north and west of Los Angeles County, will soon have its first two community land trusts.

November 1 - Ventura County Star

For many residents, Santiago's subway system and its fare hikes became a nexus for anger over deeper inequities across Chilean society.

November 1 - CityLab

California is being forced to reckon with numerous negative public health outcomes caused by wildfires.

November 1 - The Conversation