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Buses in New York City are proving to be a crucial tool as New York recovers from a brutal experience at the beginning of the pandemic.

July 7 - The New York Times

Big data startups and corporations are collecting information that can help planners make informed decisions about how to facilitate social distancing. Will planners center data-driven decisions in other planning processes?

July 6 - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

As the U.S. celebrates its 245th birthday, the nation's top infectious disease expert issued a stern warning—the U.S. is on a path to having 100,000 Americans infected daily with Covid-19. In Florida, another expert warns that time is running out.

July 6 - The Washington Post

In a frank assessment of the reopening choices confronting the nation's governors, Harvard's global health expert, Ashish Jha, asserts that the opening of bars and some other indoor businesses jeopardizes the opening of schools in the fall.

July 6 - CNN

Two of the most controversial pipeline projects in the United States were dealt massive blows within the span of 24 hours.

July 6 - Bismark Tribune

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How will COVID-19 and its economic consequences affect housing supply?

July 6 - Michael Lewyn

New legislation by Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) would also target fare enforcement on the nation's transit systems.

July 6 - Curbed

The U.S. Census Bureau dropped a whole bunch of population estimates at the end of June, revealing details about the rapid demographic evolution of the country.

July 6 - Brookings

The al fresco streets concept is coming to New York City.

July 6 - StreetsBlog NYC

The I-5 Rose Quarter project has proven controversial throughout the study and planning process, and now it's losing key local political support.

July 5 - The Oregonian

Induced traffic occurs when new highway capacity speeds up traffic, allowing travelers to drive further, increasing sprawl. A review of major highway project plans finds that most fail to accurately account for induced travel effects.

July 5 - Transportation Research Record: The Journal of the Transportation Research Board

The first baby Boomers turned 65 in 2011, and now the population of the United States has a growing number of residents over the age of 65. The country also has fewer people under the age of 14.

July 5 - U.S. Census Bureau

Coord, a Sidewalk Labs spinoff, has selected the winners of the inaugural Digital Curb Challenge.

July 5 - Smart Cities Dive

Hasty reopenings by counties and bad behavior are blamed for soaring infection growth in California. Hospital and ICU beds in Los Angeles County, which has more coronavirus cases than any county in the U.S., could reach capacity by mid-July.

July 3 - Los Angeles Times

Tenant organizers and legal services groups are working vigorously to get ahead of eviction cases as housing court processes restart.

July 3 - Shelterforce Magazine

While not conclusive, evidence suggests that relatively few transmissions of the coronavirus occurred during the widespread protests that followed the death of George Floyd due to the outdoor settings, being in motion and wearing of masks.

July 3 - The Washington Post

With travel restrictions requiring quarantines for many out-of-state visitors to New York City, the normal hordes of tourists on New York's High Line will be absent for months to come.

July 3 - The Washington Post

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called the Moving Forward Act vote "pointless political theater."

July 2 - The Washington Post

A new policy in San Francisco gives tenants the opportunity to purchase their listed buildings with the help of non-profit corporations, a cause for celebration among anti-gentrification advocates in the Bay Area.

July 2 - High Country News

Decreased public transit ridership is bringing some transit agencies to consider partnerships with micromobility corporations.

July 2 - CoMotion News