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Many of the Best Picture nominees are set in cities, and none are focused on suburbia.

February 15 - Michael Lewyn

While there has been no lack of criticism (some might say condemnation) of the $200 billion investment that aims to generate an additional $1.3 trillion, some individuals and groups have stepped forward to praise the plan, or at least parts of it.

February 14 - DC Velocity

In a region where the utility is on the "brink of financial collapse," residents face outages, boil-water advisories and bills that come with health warnings.

February 14 - Los Angeles Times

A planned extension of the Metro Blue Line north from Minneapolis depended on eight miles of BNSF track.

February 14 - CBS Minnesota

The Race, Equity and Leadership (REAL) Initiative will help six cities identify and improve institutional racism.

February 14 - Smart Cities Dive

The city of Berkeley is exploring the sale of digital tokens—backed by municipal bonds—as a fundraising mechanism for affordable housing and other local priorities.

February 14 - Business Insider

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Storytelling are a key tool for planners. Here are a few tips on how to integrate storytelling into planning processes.

February 14 - James Rojas

CTA upgrades will speed up trains and increase capacity for four train lines in the city.

February 14 - Streetsblog Chicago

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Thanks to innovative advancements in permeable pavements and vertical farming, modern urban planning takes an action-oriented approach that retains its traditional focus of meeting residential needs.

February 14 - Kayla Matthews

Uber, Lyft, and other major transportation technology companies have defined the role they aspire to play in the future of mobility.

February 14 - Metro Magazine

The Fountain fo the Fairs was deigned by Robert Moses for the 1964-1965 World's Fair but it's now in need of a makeover.

February 14 - AM New York

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Opposition mobilized quickly after the Trump Administration released its long-awaited infrastructure plan. There's even a hashtag.

February 13 - James Brasuell

Years of subtle changes to land use and zoning have slowly become the invisible forces that shape our behavior, whether we realize it or not.

February 13 - Modern Cities

Projections show the under 20 population shrinking in Cleveland while the over 65 population grows.

February 13 - Cleveland Plain Dealer

For the second time at the same railroad crossing in Atherton, California, a motorist followed his GPS navigation onto Caltrain tracks. In both cases, the motorists fled their vehicles before being hit by an oncoming train.

February 13 - (Palo Alto) Daily Post

It is an understatement that Increasing fuel taxes is challenging. If there is an opportune time to do it, it's when gas prices are relatively low, when the state decides to cut other taxes, and when there's bipartisan support.

February 13 - St. Louis Public Radio

A post for the Market Urbanism website says planning is entering Season Three with no guarantees it will catch on with audiences.

February 13 - Market Urbanism

Emergency repairs will shut down Metro SubwayLink for a month, adding the system to an ignominious list of transit closures that includes SafeTrak in Washington, D.C. and the L Train in New York City.

February 13 - The Baltimore Sun

The city of Boston is trying to establish a model for gentrification mitigation in the Upham's Corner section of Dorchester.

February 13 - The Boston Globe

A planner who used vulgar terms to complain about an article on the subject of a "female approach to development" gets schooled about #TimesUp.

February 13 - UrbDeZine