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The NextBus system, which predicts arrival times for San Francisco's buses and trains, has been unusable for four weeks.

January 28 - San Francisco Examiner

In rural America, young people overwhelmingly prefer driving to using other forms of transit, whether that's a function of the options available or natural preference is subject to debate.

January 28 - Wired

Across the country, affordable housing projects depend on tax credits to encourage investment; the possibility of a lower tax rate has already affected their funding.

January 28 - Next City

Sears, Macy's, and The Limited are among chain apparel stores closing locations all around the United States.

January 27 - The Chicago Tribune

Once a novelty, there are now bikeshare programs all over the country. Greater Greater Washington ranks 119 programs by size.

January 27 - Greater Greater Washington

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The annual Urban Mobility Report (UMR), published by Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), should come with a warning label.

January 27 - Todd Litman

Metro Rail and MARC were flooded with riders on their way to the Women's March to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump in the nation's capital.

January 27 - The Washington Post

Josie Huang reports on a new audit from the Los Angeles City Controller finding that the city's density bonus program is falling short of its goals for delivering affordable housing.

January 27 - KPCC

The biggest threat to California's cap-and-trade program, a critical component of the state's comprehensive effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, may not come from the Trump Administration but from a lawsuit heard in Sacramento on January 24.

January 27 - Capital Public Radio

The number of apartments in Denver has skyrocketed. Meanwhile, the cost of rent is plummeting. Expect to hear this example cited by YIMBYs many times in the coming months.

January 27 - The Denver Post

There are similarities between the policy actions of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government and the nascent Trump Administration. The differences in approach between these two examples are also telling.

January 27 - The Atlantic

U.S. Bike Route 30, as the planned route that will cross Wisconsin is called, is part of a vision for a national system of bike routes.

January 27 - Urban Milwaukee

Street networks and city blocks, reduced to their fundamental attributes, reveal the vast differences between cities.

January 27 - Geoff Boeing

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The Trump Administration is sending out mixed signals on public transit issues. Why?

January 26 - Michael Lewyn

Andres Duany takes to the CNU's Public Square to argue for the critical need for codes in a built environment awash in mediocrity.

January 26 - Public Square

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The AICP exam has been revised for May 2017. Here's some insight into the changes and links to resources that can help candidates prepare for the exam.

January 26 - Jennifer Evans-Cowley

A Washington Post/ABC News poll released Jan. 17 showed the exact opposite result of a Reuters/Ipsos poll released two days later on the financing for President Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure plan. However, the polls took different approaches.

January 26 - The Washington Post

This March, London will start six months of digging for a two-stop extension of the city's underground train system.

January 26 - The Evening Standard

In the wake of a deadly cold spell, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and the city's government searches for ways to protect the city's homeless.

January 26 - The Seattle Times

In San Francisco, many who drive for Uber sleep in parking lots and live elsewhere to avoid sky-high rents.

January 26 - Bloomberg Business