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Back Bay Boston

Market Not Cooperating With Boston's Housing Goals

Just because the public sector has set a goal to deliver thousands of new workforce housing units, doesn’t mean the market, or the private sector for that matter, will cooperate.

July 25 - The Boston Globe

Produce Aisle

An Argument Against Government Incentives for Grocery Stores

Food desert-busting is one of the cross-over opportunities between planning and public health, but it's unclear how effective bringing healthy foods to underserved neighborhoods has been.

July 25 - The Dallas Morning News

Trump Tower

A Map of All of Trump's New York Properties

Test your knowledge of the New York home base of Donald Trump's real estate business.

July 25 - Curbed New York

Gas Pump

EPA Report: Auto Manufacturers Will Meet 2025 Fuel Economy Standards

A new EPA report indicates that auto manufacturers will meet fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards relying largely on gasoline powered vehicles. Or will they? While likely to fall short of 54.5 mpg, they will come close enough.

July 25 - U.S. D.O.T. Press Release

Us High Speed Rail System

Three Reasons Why High-Speed Rail Has Not Caught On in U.S.

If you guessed cheap gas, love of automobiles, or preference for air travel, you are correct, but those fall under one reason, "lack of demand." Two additional reasons are offered in this article for the construction industry.

July 25 - Construction Dive


Cleveland

Planetizen Week in Review: July 25, 2016

The Republic National Convention dominated the news last week, and for good reason. There was also eye candy for New York transit advocates and lots of new housing research to enjoy.

July 25 - Planetizen

Section 8 Kids

Housing Quality Can Impact Child Development

A home in poor physical condition can be "devastating" to a child's early development, a study of Cleveland kindergarteners found.

July 24 - The Atlantic


Architect Declares the End of Micro-Housing in Seattle

Though housing advocates consider micro-housing units a helpful tool in keeping housing affordable, the city of Seattle has nonetheless produced a series of regulations making such projects harder and harder to build.

July 24 - Neiman Taber

Office Building

New York, Dallas Lead Expanding Office Market

The market for office space has more and more companies looking to lease, according to an industry report.

July 24 - The Dallas Morning News

Columbus, Ohio skyline reflected in the Scioto River

Critics Pushing Back on Columbus' Vision of a 'Smart City'

Not everyone is buying in to the city of Columbus' vision for the future of transportation.

July 24 - Grist

Wind

The Good News that Almost Was for U.S. Offshore Wind Advocates

The anticipated approval of the largest proposed offshore wind farm in the U.S., a 90-megawatt facility off Montauk on Long Island, was unexpectedly delayed. But what will soon be the nation's first offshore wind farm did receive some good news.

July 24 - Innovate Long Island

Alaskan Way Viaduct

Bertha Effect: Tunnel Project Delayed Until 2019, Plus $223 Million in Overruns

The chickens have come home to roost in Seattle, where the state has tallied up the cost and time overruns for the Highway 99 tunnel project.

July 23 - The Seattle Times

Dilworth park

Too Much Programming, Not Enough Protesting at Philadelphia's Dilworth Park

The Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer raises pointed questions about the purpose of public space such as Dilworth Park, which has been absent of protests since it was remodeled two years ago.

July 23 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Tax Increment Financing Key to Redevelopment of Former Chrysler Plant in St. Louis County

A logistics park in Fenton, expected to attract $382 million in investment, will move forward with $50 million in tax increment financing.

July 23 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Portland Maine

Portland, Maine Is Ready to Tackle its Housing Shortage

Like many cities around the country, Portland, Maine is faced with rising costs for housing as demand outpaces supply.

July 23 - Island Institute

Zipcar

Meet the 'Top 10 Private Sector Disrupters in Transportation'

Names like Zipcar, Uber, and Musk can be found on the list, along with names that aren't quite household…yet.

July 23 - Eno Center for Transportation

Los Angeles 1910

Friday Eye Candy: Tour Downtown L.A. Before Urban Renewal

The New Yorker has produced a video comparing the streets of Downtown Los Angeles on either side of a 70-year span of history.

July 22 - The New Yorker

Montreal Train Art

Train Connection from Boston to Montreal Leaves the Station

An early approval from the Federal Railroad Administration has set the Northern New England Intercity Rail Initiative in motion.

July 22 - Hartford Business Journal

Portland Bikeshare

Bikeshare Goes Live in Portland

The long awaited arrival of bikeshare has become a reality in Portland, Oregon.

July 22 - Bike Portland

How Will L.A.'s New Inglewood Football Stadium Revitalize South Los Angeles?

The Los Angeles Rams COO details both the stadium's sustainable design and the positive impact the privately funded complex will have on Southern California.

July 22 - The Planning Report

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