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Incentives aimed at brownfield development of renewable energy projects could give momentum to building solar farms on an underutilized property: closed municipal landfills.

March 5 - Governing

Housing markets are failing to price in climate risks in their assessment of housing values, according to a recent study published by Nature.

March 3 - Nature

Responses to a AAA survey indicate a rising fear of automated vehicles in the wake of high-profile crashes and federal investigations.

March 3 - AAA

Another example of how improving bus service design can benefit transit riders and transit systems emerges in New York City. More such local system redesigns are on the way soon in the Big Apple.

March 3 - StreetsBlog NYC

The culture war is determining the powers of special districts in Florida, as exemplified by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signing HB 9-B, thus rescinding a special district created 50 years ago to manage land and infrastructure around Disney World.

March 3 - Governor Ron DeSantis

The region around Vancouver in British Columbia has a new 30-year regional plan.

March 2 - Daily Hive

Think Generation Z will usher in the long-awaited post-car future of transit advocates’ dreams? Think again (about the example set by the Millennials).

March 2 - Bloomberg CityLab

Despite recent claims to the contrary, the concept of the 15-minute city promotes freedom of mobility and universal access to a city’s resources and amenities.

March 2 - The Washington Post

Legal challenges filed by condo associations are holding up multiple high-rise housing developments that could bring much-needed housing and jobs to downtown Seattle.

March 2 - The Urbanist

A proposed land bridge that would reconnect the Rondo neighborhood is one of the dozens of projects to be awarded a Reconnecting Communities grant this week.

March 2 - MinnPost

The closure of many former Greyhound bus terminals is making intercity bus travel more inconvenient for the riders who depend on it.

March 2 - Smart Cities Dive

The infusion of $1.1 million in federal funding helps move the project along, but the total cost remains far beyond the city’s current budget.

March 2 - Urbanize Atlanta

An online questionnaire illuminates the root causes of homelessness, debunking some common myths about unhoused people in America.

March 2 - Housing Matters

A common building type is a major contributor to earthquake fatalities, prompting the Board of Supervisors to consider requiring safety upgrades on older buildings.

March 1 - Los Angeles Times

The city released what it called a comprehensive review of its Vision Zero initiatives, but one critic argues the report doesn’t address some key opportunities for improving road safety.

March 1 - The Urbanist

New data shows continued growth in pedestrian road deaths in most U.S. states.

March 1 - Governors Highway Safety Association

PLANOPEDIA

Rent control, also known as rent stabilization, is a controversial policy tool used by the government to limit rent increases by landlords.

March 1 - James Brasuell

Legally powerless to stop TxDOT’s plans for freeway expansion, Austin city leaders hope to influence the agency to take some mitigation measures as it widens I-35.

March 1 - KUT

U.S. transit systems are still scrambling to find alternate funding sources and adjust their service to new needs as ridership remains below pre-pandemic levels.

March 1 - Governing

The ‘Portland Loo,’ named after its birth city, is designed to withstand year-round weather and resist vandalism.

March 1 - Curbed