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Cities with commuter rail stops will have to accommodate higher-density housing or risk losing access to state resources and housing grants.

January 26 - The Boston Globe

A real estate group claims the city has been denying and delaying ADU permits in violation of city and state laws.

January 25 - San Diego Union-Tribune

This approach makes sense because parks are not isolated spaces, and park planning cannot be done effectively or holistically without considering the social, economic, physical, and political context in which parks are located.

January 25 - Parks & Rec Business

Anticipating the opening of two new stations in 2024, the Seattle Department of Transportation released a study prioritizing bike infrastructure in the surrounding areas.

January 25 - Seattle Bike Blog

Words matter. Road safety advocates know that "crashes are not accidents." Similarly, calling coronavirus restrictions "lockdowns," fails to distinguish the severity among public health orders. On January 6, America experienced a true lockdown.

January 25 - NPR

The map of metropolitan areas that drive least, and thus emit fewer greenhouse gas emissions, has been completely redrawn by the pandemic, according to a recent report.

January 25 - Smart Cities Dive

The Connect Dallas Strategic Mobility Plan is open for public comment. Expect more big plans from Dallas soon—the ForwardDallas! comprehensive plan update will also kick off this year.

January 25 - City of Dallas

Three-foot passing rules are safe. Requiring drivers to change lanes to pass people on bikes are even safer.

January 25 - The Virginia Mercury

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Are HOAs in cities a good thing? Not always. Keep reading to learn more.

January 25 - Devin Partida

Despite the purported exodus of untethered Silicon Valley workers from the Bay Area, rents in the city are still the highest in the United States.

January 24 - The Guardian

North Dakota led the nation in COVID cases for months before Gov. Doug Burgum issued a mask mandate last November. Since then, active cases have dropped by 80 percent. The mandate was extended last month but was allowed to expire on Jan. 18.

January 24 - Grand Forks Herald

Impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic are reverberating through cities around the world. The Penn Institute for Urban Research asked 20 urban experts what the lasting effects will be and how we can rebuild equitably and sustainably.

January 24 - Penn IUR Urban Link

The province barged in with the Ontario Line and hasn't left much room for the city's SmartTrack program.

January 24 - blogTO

Santa Clara County cities rebel against the agency's proposed plan to spend most of the Measure B funds on a Silicon Valley BART extension.

January 22 - The Mercury News

Train trips via Amtrak may get a boost due to COVID-related concerns about flying.

January 22 - USA Today

A plan included in New York Gov. Andre Cuomo's draft 2022 budget will make it easier to do adaptive reuse for new housing in New York City.

January 22 - The Real Deal

Next to the words of Inauguration poet Amanda Gorman, the most lasting impression from Inauguration Day might be an image of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

January 22 - Bernie Sits

Abolition—as a mode of mobilization and social change directed at the criminal legal system and elsewhere—remains widely misunderstood.

January 21 - Shelterforce Magazine

Signs of worsening drought conditions in the American West are triggering early actions for states that depend on water from the Colorado River.

January 21 - KUNC

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development launched the Find Shelter tool earlier in January.

January 21 - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development