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Another Reminder of the Futility of Carpool Lanes
What's the great 'fix' for the flawed Highway 101 carpool lanes in Marin and Sonoma counties in the Bay Area? Reduce the HOV time by two and a half hours during the peak commutes to enable solo drivers greater access to 52 miles of widened freeway.
Greyhound Says the ‘Great American Road Trip’ is Best Done by Bus
Hitting back on Sec. Duffy’s call for Americans to “get in the car,” Greyhound launched a guide to using buses to access America 250 celebrations.
Study: Self-driving Cars Could Raise VMT by 6%, Increasing Congestion
The study contradicts early predictions that AVs would reduce driving miles.
US Senate Passes Housing Bill With Focus on Financing, Deregulation
The proposal would ease regulations, allow banks to invest more in affordable housing, and change a rule that has been holding back manufactured housing.
Three Ways to Activate Church Parking Lots Seven Days a Week
Churches need parking, but most of their lots are wasted space six days a week.
Report: Just 17% of Gen Z Americans Own Homes
The number of Gen Z renters grew from 700,000 to 4.4 million in the last five years.
Chicago Transit Authority to Boost Policing Hours by 75%
In December, federal officials tasked the CTA to develop an enhanced security plan or risk losing federal funding.
US Transit Fleets Have Bought Over 8,000 Zero-emission Buses
The number of zero-emission transit vehicles grew by 16 percent between 2024 and 2025.
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Traffic Fatalities are Going Down. What Happens Next Matters.
Amidst a spate of rare good news, cities are pulling investments from their Vision Zero commitments. They’re getting it all wrong.
New Uber Feature Lets Riders Request Women Drivers — and Vice Versa
The feature debuted in Saudi Arabia in 2019 and is now available in 41 countries where Uber operates.
Report: Every US State is Unaffordable for the Lowest-income Households
Nationwide, there are only 35 affordable and available homes for every 100 lowest-income renter families.
Durham, North Carolina Housing Bond Has Created 1,668 New Rental Homes
A 2019 housing bond has yielded better-than-expected results.
Philadelphia’s ‘Chinatown Stitch’ Freeway Cap in Danger After Feds Retract Funding
A project 15 years in the making would reconnect Philadelphia’s Chinatown neighborhood after decades of being split in half by a roadway.
Rhode Island Transit Expanding On-demand Microtransit Program
RIPTA’s Flex On Demand program replaces scheduled stops on some of its bus lines with a curb-to-curb microtransit service.
Portland’s Fines for Short-term Rental Violations Are 27 Times Higher Than Comparable Cities
A city report criticizes short-term rental regulations as ‘flawed,’ calling for less punitive enforcement.
40,000 California Housing Units are Stuck in ‘Financial Purgatory’
A lack of sufficient funding is holding back the construction of hundreds of ‘shovel-ready’ projects.
Vermont Catalog of Pre-approved Middle Housing Designs Harkens Back to Sears Catalog Homes
The 802 Homes initiative provides templates for ADUs, duplexes, and other mid-sized homes.
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A Love Letter to the Articulated Bus
An ode to the bendy boys, by far the wackiest of the specialized vehicles you might find at a transit authority.
Commentary: In the Age of Mass Deportation, Mobility is a Civil Rights Issue
How transportation networks support — or impede — immigration enforcement systems.
Invasive Beetle has Killed Over 200,000 Southern California Oak Trees, Raising Wildfire Risk
The rapid spread of the Goldspotted Oak Borer is killing hundreds of thousands of oak trees, undermining habitat and increasing wildfire danger across Southern California.
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FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
