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US Commuters Lost 8 Workdays to Traffic in 2024
As more employers call workers back to the office, commute times are growing — and costing drivers in time and money.
Illinois ‘People Over Parking Act’ Bans Parking Requirements Near Transit
The new law could unlock denser, more affordable housing development near train and bus lines.
An Ohio School District is Known for its Walkability. A District Overhaul is Jeopardizing That.
Lakewood plans to close some schools and consolidate students to a centralized early education center, eliminating years of work that created safe walking routes to neighborhood schools.
Five Ways to Break the Cycle of Extractive Real Estate
Here are the steps to having economies operated by stewardship, not speculation.
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October Must-Reads: Top 10 Articles From Last Month
Arizona’s future needs sustainable growth, and part of the answer may lie in an experiment from its past.
Trump’s 10% Tariff on Buses Could Raise Transit Costs Across North America
A new tariff on transit bus production will most significantly impact Canadian transit systems that rely on cross-border production.
Texas Grapples with How to Power New Data Centers That Consume More Energy than Cities
The state’s utility grid operator is scrambling to adjust its planning processes to meet a skyrocketing number of interconnection requests.
US Census Releases Most Accurate, Granular Housing Data Yet
A new measurement tool eliminates the inaccuracies that have plagued data about housing supply, helping governments more clearly understand how housing policies are impacting local needs.
Report: Corporate Investors Bought One Quarter of Philadelphia Homes since 2016. Advocates are Raising Alarms.
Corporate buyers are putting homeownership out of reach for more regular households, forcing more people into renting and raising the cost of homeownership.
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On the Tradeoffs Between Sunlight and Walkability
There are five kinds of streets in this world.
Report Shows San Francisco’s ‘Family Zoning’ Plan Would Produce Less Than Half of Needed Housing Units
The city’s economic analysis reveals that a rezoning proposal would yield from 8,504 to 14,646 units, well below the number required by the state.
Regulators Investigate Tesla’s “Mad Max” Self-Driving Driving Mode that Intentionally Weaves, Takes Risks and Ignores Speed Limits
The company launched the mode after previously scrapping it in 2018 in response to safety concerns.
Illinois Rescues Transit With $1.5 Billion Bill, Creates New Authority
The bill increases tollway charges and the sales tax in some counties but excludes prior proposals to tax entertainment and billionaires.
Maine Forces Cities to Allow at Least 2 ADUs on Residential Lots
A new state law bars local jurisdictions from restricting ADUs in residential areas.
A ‘Happy Accident’ Made This 183-Unit Luxury NY Building Affordable Housing
After an apartment building failed to sell its units at market rate, it was sold to a nonprofit that rents the units exclusively to housing voucher recipients.
From Queens to Chattanooga, Federal Funding Cuts are Killing Park Projects
Cuts to grants from the Department of Transportation to the EPA are impacting small and large park projects across the country.
In California, Opaque Utility Charges are Loopholing Rent Caps. Tenants are Fighting Back.
A commonly used billing system can allow landlords to quietly shift building utility costs onto tenants. Tenants say it’s time to break open the black box.
Temperatures in Subways Can Soar Well Above 100. What Some Cities are Doing About it.
Extreme heat can be even more dangerous in confined subway cars and stations.
NYC to Expand Red-Light Camera Program, Target 'Ghost Cars'
The city plans to add 450 new cameras to catch red light violations.
Developer Transforms Historic LA Mortuary Into 122 Senior Housing Units
The former Pierce Brothers Mortuary served as a church before being partially destroyed in a fire in 2018.
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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.
