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Underground Power Lines, Reinforced Water Systems — Four Ways to Fireproof LA
A new UCLA report highlights strategies to strengthen Los Angeles’s water and power systems amid growing climate threats.
‘California Forever’ Funders Have a New Idea: Take Over an Existing Town
After nixing a plan to build a new city from whole cloth in Solano County, the tech industry leaders behind California Forever want to build their community as an expansion of Suisun City.
Two Weeks After Explosion, HUD Lays off Entire Building Inspection Staff
The move risks leaving subsidized housing with no oversight just weeks after a Bronx building partially collapsed.
Newton, Massachusetts Buys an Apartment Building to Keep it Affordable
The city chose to buy an existing building, slashing the cost of bringing new affordable housing units onto the market.
Houston 'Abandons' Street for Convention Center Expansion
The city plans to eliminate multiple blocks of public streets as part of an expansion project that some residents say didn’t take into account local connectivity.
DC Evictions Surge to Record Levels
Washington D.C. renters are losing housing aid and pandemic-era protections, leading to a wave of evictions.
Remote Work is Dying in the Bay Area — and Tech is Leading the Charge
Roughly two-thirds of Bay Area workers are back in the office full-time.
Miami to Launch America's First Fully Electric Bus Rapid Transit Line
The project, led by Miami-Dade County, will link Dadeland South to Florida City via a 20-mile dedicated lane.
Budget Cuts Kill DC Streetcar a Year Ahead of Schedule
The line was originally slated to end service in 2027, but funding cuts will force its closure next March.
Manhattan Office-to-Apartment Conversions Doubled in 2024
Thanks in part to recent zoning changes, a record number of office space is being converted to housing in the city’s former business districts.
Are Flush Car Door Handles on Their Way Out?
New Chinese regulations could force carmakers to shift away from flush door handles that make it difficult to open doors manually.
Austin’s $134 Million Vision Zero Initiative is Paying off
Ten years after the city first pledged to eliminate traffic deaths, it has installed more than 500 new crosswalks and over 100 miles of new bikeways, but has not managed to reduce traffic deaths to zero.
Interactive Map Shows Where Florida Housing Shortage is Most Severe
A new tool highlights the uneven nature of the state’s housing crisis.
Senate Passes Major Housing Bill During Shutdown
The ROAD to Housing Act is a broad-ranging plan aimed at streamlining housing production and increasing affordability.
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More Buses, More Riders: The Case for Frequent Transit
People can't take the bus that never comes.
A Wealthy California Suburb Wants to Cut its First Affordable Housing Development by Two Thirds — and Could set a Precedent
Los Altos Hills wants to alter its housing element to limit proposed new housing, a move that could run afoul of state law.
New California Law Allows 9-Story Buildings Near Transit
Gov. Newsom signed a low that overrides local zoning laws in the state’s biggest counties to allow for larger buildings near rail or rapid bus stations.
Texas Governor Orders Removal of Rainbow Crosswalks, ‘Political’ Road Markings
The directive follows a similar order from U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
Study: Cramped Quarters Worsen Sleep — but not as Much as Long Commutes
A Japanese study links commutes over 50 minutes to higher rates of insomnia and daytime sleepiness.
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The Hollowing Out of Rural Georgia
America’s rural population is declining for the first time in history. In Georgia, it amounts to a demographic crisis.
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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.
