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Current Texas law grants state representatives significant power over whether affordable developments receive federal tax credits. Controversially, several representatives have proposed the reduction of their own authority in that regard.

April 18 - Next City

No, they aren't the Mueller report, but the Census Bureau's annual population estimates for counties are always a big deal.

April 18 - U.S. Census Bureau

Since 2014, it's been possible to catch a train every hour between 2 am and 4 am on the Green Line connecting Minneapolis and St. Paul. A proposal under consideration at Metro Transit would end late night service,

April 18 - Pioneer Press

Public outcry about the priority given protected bike lanes on streets can be mitigated when civic crowdfunding is part of the planning process, according to this article.

April 18 - The Conversation

Critics are pointing to a discrepancy between the plan and the reality in terms of how much private property must be acquired through eminent domain to make the state of Missouri's Hyperloop dreams come true.

April 18 - The Kansas City Star

The NACTO Bike Share and Micromobility Initiative yesterday published a bunch of data and infographics to explain the state of shared micromobility, defined as station-based bikeshare, dockless bike share, and scooter share.

April 18 - NACTO

Columbus approved an emergency allotment of capital improvement bond funding for housing, and the launch of an affordable housing strategy process.

April 18 - WCBE

There's plenty of vacant or underutilized land to be found in Miami-Dade County, if you know where and how to look.

April 18 - Miami Herald

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Last week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a plan to replace Toronto's subway expansion plans with a vision of his own. Reactions have been pouring in ever since.

April 17 - James Brasuell

A Chicago City Council vote to approve tax increment financing for the massive Lincoln Yards redevelopment proposal scored a surprising reversal and a big win for outgoing Mayor Rahm Emanuel, with an assist from Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot.

April 17 - Politico

The latest data from the American Public Transportation Association reveals the national consequences of many local examples of declining transit use.

April 17 - Smart Cities Dive

At this week's American Planning Association National Conference in San Francisco, a roundtable of eight planning directors from the Bay Area discussed their cities unique situations and common challenges.

April 17 - California Planning & Development Report

When it comes to identifying and repairing the underlying causes of gentrification, there's plenty of blame to go around.

April 17 - City Observatory

Research published last year, and explained recently in the Harvard Business Review, measures the effect of Airbnb in the housing market, and goes a step further to explain the economics of that effect.

April 17 - Harvard Business Review

Residents in southeast Seattle and Tukwila can now make use of Via to Transit on-demand shuttle transit service.

April 17 - King County

Developers have withdrawn an application to build the world's largest concentrating solar-thermal power facility.

April 17 - Bloomberg Environment

Transit has priority over cars on King Street in Toronto between Bathurst and Jarvis streets, now and in perpetuity.

April 17 - Toronto Star

American Rivers has announced their annual list of the most endangered rivers in the country.

April 17 - American Rivers

A new study provides more evidence that people on bikes need more of a buffer from drivers in cars than a mere strip of paint can offer.

April 16 - Streetsblog USA

Motorists who purchase gas along the I-81 corridor will pay an additional 2.1 percent gas tax, about seven cents a gallon. Trucks, which disproportionately use the corridor, will see increases to registration fees and road and diesel taxes.

April 16 - The Winchester Star