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A downtown transportation plan designed to prioritize "transportation for everyone" will come before

November 14 - Bike Portland

The gender gap in walking and biking is deep and wide in Seattle. Here's a call to action.

November 14 - Crosscut

A thriving natural environment creates opportunity for private developers and local economies, an economist argues.

November 14 - New York Times

Experts say China has the highest vacancy rate on residential units of any country in the world. The roots of the problem lay in housing speculation, according to China's leaders.

November 14 - Bloomberg

By restricting car traffic and eliminating parking along a portion of King Street in Toronto, streetcar ridership and service performance have been greatly improved.

November 14 - The Star

Similar to Missouri voters, who rejected a 10-cents per gallon tax hike placed on the ballot by the state legislature, Colorado voters rejected two competing initiatives to finance transportation improvements placed on the ballot by citizen groups.

November 13 - Denver Business Journal

When women don’t feel safe using transit, they use other modes and end up paying the price.

November 13 - Wired

The official news of Amazon's choices for its second location broke this morning, but hot takes were streaming in all day.

November 13 - Planetizen

Tax increment financing (TIF) districts are common in municipalities across the country. However, the economic development tool is also poorly understood and often the target of criticism.

November 13 - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

A new report from Trulia reveals the quickly increasing number of neighborhoods in the country that have a median home price touching seven figures.

November 13 - Curbed

Driving is often marketed as fun and liberating, but millennials aren’t buying it.

November 13 - Chicago Tribune

The reported selection of New York and Washington, D.C. as the dual winners of the Amazon HQ2 competition was officially announced this morning. Still, Amazon wasn't done with the surprises.

November 13 - Planetizen

After legalizing accessory dwelling units in 2016, the city of Ann Arbor hasn't added many accessory dwelling units. Some regulations designed to limit the number of ADUs developed have made the building type impossibly cost prohibitive.

November 13 - MLive

Suburban poverty is reading, here are a few ways to understand what that means.

November 13 - Build a Better Burb

The long-anticipated Domino Park, located in front of the former Domino Sugar refinery on the East River in Brooklyn, was designed by James Corner Field Operations (JFCO).

November 13 - The Architect's Newspaper

The news about veteran homelessness rising in expensive cities might come as a surprise, after years of reported progress.

November 12 - How Housing Matters

A housing development near Tampa will have high-tech smart homes with grid-optimized solar power.

November 12 - Fast Company

Men are more likely to undertake longer commutes, according to recent analysis of U.K. commuting habits.

November 12 - Office for National Statistics

An economic development professional shares three key takeaways from a recent conference focused on land baking practices.

November 12 - The Port

A campaign to lid Interstate 5 is gaining steam. Proponents are envisioning central Seattle before the freeway ran through it.

November 12 - The Urbanist