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No Opposition to California Proposition Promoting Stormwater Capture
Voters looking for a reason to vote against Prop 72, which provides a tax break for homeowners who install rainwater capture systems, won't find one. None were submitted. Proponents of measures for parks, climate, and transportation are not so lucky.
Nantucket Struggles to Provide Housing for Seasonal Employees
A cadre of rich Nantucket homeowners block a project approved by the city to house seasonal workers.
Minneapolis' New Mayor Marshals Affordable Housing Resources
Minneapolis is working to set the pace nationally for pro-housing initiatives focusing specifically on ending segregation.
Advocates Push for More Affordable Housing With Nashville TOD Plan
Nashville's first transit oriented development plan, focusing on the neighborhood of Donelson, is facing opposition from affordable housing advocates.
Kaiser Permanente to Fund Housing Efforts in Eight States
The healthcare provider's decision to spend $200 million on housing programs reflects the growing awareness of the intersectionality of housing and health.
Pop Quiz: Can You Match the Metro Logo to its City?
So you think you're a transit expert?
Detroit Adds Adaptive Bikes to its Public Bikeshare Fleet
Detroit becomes one of the few cities offering adaptive bikes as an option in its bikeshare system's fleet.
Black in White Space
Elijah Anderson writes that a spate of highly publicized recent incidents has highlighted the frequent racial targeting that blacks face as they live, work, study and otherwise navigate “white spaces.”
California Getting Way More New Jobs Than New Housing
Even with tons of building permits already issued this year, the outlook for the state’s affordability crisis is pretty grim.
The Endangered Rent-Stabilized Apartment in New York City
Laws that control rent-stabilized apartments have been weakened over the last 25 years while the surging economy drives many of these units into the free market.
Mapping the Effects of Human Intervention on the Global Water Supply
Climate change is only part of the story, but humans have left a detectable footprint on the distribution of the global water supply.
Two Skyscrapers Will Finally Rise Above the Failed Location of the Chicago Spire
Two towers, one reaching 1,100 feet and the other 850 feet, will take their place in the Chicago skyline.
Report Offers Strategies for Dockless Bike and Scooter Success
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy weighs in on the hottest topic in alternative transportation.
Details of the Golden State's Residential Solar Requirement
San Francisco Chronicle energy reporter David R. Baker sheds some light on the nation's first state building code requiring that solar panels be included in new home construction, adopted by the California Energy Commission on May 9.
Flixbus Ready for Inter-City Service in the USA
Flixbus is launching in Los Angeles, aiming for the kind of fast success they've had in Europe where they quickly became the continent’s largest bus provider after being founded in 2013.
Fertility Rates, Birth Rates, Births Fell to Record Lows in U.S. Last Year
Births and birth rates dropped to a 30-year low, not an issue of concern yet, but if the trend continues, the U.S. could join other developed nations that must deal with the consequences of an aging population. Immigration plays an uncertain factor.
In Texas, More Sprawl Means More Homes in the Path of Tornadoes
Revisiting one day in 2012, a reporter finds that many of the Dallas-Fort Worth areas affected by the storms were barely inhabited 20 years ago.
Where Vacant Properties Are Still Increasing in Number
In some cities and neighborhoods, the number of vacant properties is the only thing growing.
L.A.'s Anti-Density Advocate Still Hopes to Make Planners 'Uncomfortable'
One of the main forces behind Measure S spills her thoughts on Hollywood, homelessness and what’s wrong with planning in Los Angeles.
Brightline Partners With Lyft for First-Last Mile Fix
Florida's Brightline train system only has one station in each of the three cities it currently serves, so it has sought out a unique solution to the first-last mile challenge.
City of Clovis
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