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Columbus' Planning Agenda Combines Land Use and Transportation

A discussion of the ongoing Regional Corridor Analysis, expected for completion later this year.

February 4 - Columbus Underground

Snowy Bus Stop

Transit to Star in the Super Bowl

Minneapolis officials are touting Super Bowl LII as "the most transit-reliant Super Bowl ever played."

February 4 - Smart Cities Dive

Minneapolis, Minnesota

U.S. Bank Stadium: Home to Super Bowl LII and a Death Trap for Migratory Birds

This isn't a joke about the Philadelphia Eagles. This story is about the deadly consequences of planning and architecture decisions.

February 4 - USA Today

U.S. Bank Stadium

Super Bowl Will Highlight Stadium's Surrounding Urban Development

Urbanists and planners might consider looking at the development outside U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Super Bowl Sunday. Gone are the vast parking lots surrounding the Metrodome, replaced with mixed use and a popular park, the Commons.

February 4 - The New York Times

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Inside the 2018 Super Bowl's 'Luxified' Venue

When the Eagles and the Patriots face off this weekend, they'll do it at Minneapolis' U.S. Bank Stadium, a billion-dollar venue that "aspires to more than football."

February 4 - The Philadelphia Inquirer


Palm Springs

Federal Plan for Renewable Energy Development in the California Desert on Trump's Cutting Board

The issue of wind and solar energy development has always been a hot button in the California desert, and the Trump Administration just pressed it.

February 3 - San Francisco Chronicle

Fulton County, Georgia's 40-Year Transit Plan Targets High Quality Bus Service

All of Fulton County, Georgia except Atlanta (which has its own transit plans) is moving forward with a new transit agenda.

February 3 - Reporter Newspapers


Los Angeles Metro

Los Angeles Leads Nine Cities Earning 'What Works Cities' Certification

Bloomberg Philanthropies recognized nine cities leading the trend toward better use of data in city governance practices.

February 3 - Smart Cities Dive

Dallas, Texas

As Cables on Dallas' Margaret McDermott Bridge Fail, State and City Play Blame Game

Santiago Calatrava has run into trouble over the maintenance of his bridge projects in the past—this time it looks like it's not his fault.

February 3 - Dallas Observer

Brockworth in Gloucestershire

Map of U.K. Development Types Reveals Wide Open Spaces

Satellite images make some of the best maps.

February 3 - Local Authority of Building Control

Connecticut Turnpike

Connecticut Governor's Transportation Plan Raises New Revenue to Fund Road Projects

Tolls and gas taxes—that's how Connecticut Governor Daniel P. Malloy plans on raising revenue for the state's troubled Special Transportation Fund.

February 2 - The Hartford Courant

Mallorca

Rental Cars Will Be 100% Electric by 2030 in Spain's Balearic Islands

The government of the Balearic Islands drafts new law that requires rental car companies to phase out fossil fuel vehicles and to switch to a 100% electric fleet by 2030.

February 2 - Cities of the Future

New York

Report: New York Planning Needs Better Community Engagement

A new report from the Regional Plan Association, expected for release early next week, will provide suggestions for how the city of New York can empower community boards.

February 2 - AM New York

Wall Prototypes

Homeland Security Waives More Than 30 Laws to Expedite Border Wall

In the drive to begin construction in New Mexico, the Trump Administration has bypassed dozens of federal environmental regulations.

February 2 - The Architect's Newspaper

Will GOP Reconsider Redirecting Amtrak Funding After Train Crash?

Republican lawmakers got a first-hand lesson in train safety Wednesday when their chartered Amtrak train hit a trash truck at a grade crossing in Virginia, killing one in the truck. Trump's infrastructure plan redirects Amtrak and transit funding.

February 2 - Bloomberg News

How Long Do People Stay in Assisted Housing Programs?

Low-income renters are requiring longer periods of rental assistance, and the trends show housing costs are a leading cause.

February 2 - Modern Cities

Spin and LimeBike

Florida Law Would Take Regulatory Control of Bikeshare Operations

Republicans from the Florida House of Representatives are trying to take control of the potentially thorny issue of dockles bikeshare.

February 2 - StateScoop

Cincinnati Streetcar

Partnership With Uber to Support Transportation Planning in Cincinnati

A partnership between the ride-hailing company Uber, the city of Cincinnati, the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) and the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) is sign that maybe transit and Uber aren't mutually exclusive.

February 2 - Cincinnati.com

Lycra on Bikes

Friday Fun: The Middle Aged Men in Lycra Documentary

A new film documents the sub-culture of men pushing themselves to recapture their glory days on the bike.

February 2 - Bike Portland

Friday Funny: Carless Drivers? Automated Drivers? Self-Driving Drivers?

The Onion is back at it again, this time satirizing society's interest in self-driving cars with a new concept: the carless driver.

February 2 - The Onion

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