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Voters around the country will go to the ballot box tomorrow to consider transportation- and infrastructure-related measures.

November 6 - U.S. News & World Report

Despite enacting a Vision Zero policy in 2015, traffic fatalities continue to rise in Los Angeles

November 6 - Los Angeles Times

Daniel Borenstein points out the irony that while the Bay Area may be the world's top tech hub, BART has no real plans to consider driverless trains.

November 6 - The Mercury News

The House GOP tax plan, which Trump wanted to name the "Cut, Cut, Cut" bill, was intended to cut taxes, but it's also cutting credits, like the federal $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit. How much would its elimination affect EV sales?

November 6 - The Hill

In a move that surprised some, the Fourth National Climate Assessment found that climate change is "unambiguous" as opposed to a "hoax," as President Trump has stated, and that it is man-made, largely caused by the burning of fossil fuels.

November 6 - The New York Times

The Secretary of Urban Housing and Development wants to make renters "independent," but at least two experts say that's a terrible idea.

November 6 - Urban Institute

A piece from the Congress for the New Urbanism discusses the 2017 National Walking Summit. The proceedings included the release of the nation's first walkability report card.

November 6 - Public Square: A CNU Journal

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November 6 - James Brasuell

The Regional Transportation District hopes that the ability to pay transit fares by smartphone will remove the frustration of waiting in line and searching for correct change.

November 5 - The Denver Post

Park and Ride lots in the East Bay guarantee parking availability for carpooling commuters

November 5 - The Mercury News

It's been a deadly Autumn for bike riders in Houston, and bike advocates are pushing the city to make streets safer for all users.

November 5 - Houston Chronicle

The company that pays to build and maintain bus shelters in Miami-Dade County isn't happy about plans to bring in another company to build wi-fi kiosks at transit stops.

November 5 - Miami Herald

Arctic communities have a front row seat to witness the effects of climate change.

November 5 - Cities of the Future

The proposed 3roots San Diego is treading now familiar territory by attempting to appeal to Millennials. Much more novel, however, is the project's reclamation of a former mining pit.

November 4 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Mixed-use development brings density and anxiety to suburban Dallas.

November 4 - Dallas News

The Easy Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area isn't known for skyscrapers, with none of its high-rise buildings topping 25 stories. A newly proposed development could change that.

November 4 - The Mercury News

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg hopes that an infusion of EV funds can jumpstart a new, clean economy in the city.

November 4 - The Planning Report

Six of the eight victims of the deadliest act of terrorism in New York since 9/11 were riding Citi Bikes. The same day, a bus driver was charged in the death of the bikeshare's first fatality. Two more Citi Bike-related deaths occurred this year.

November 4 - Planetizen

In a appeal by no means limited to the Dallas metro region, Mike Koprowski condemns the city's entrenched segregation and calls for a stronger response.

November 3 - Dallas News

The announcement by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to create the mega-city of NEOM would offer a Dubai-like 'free-zone' city.

November 3 - Bloomberg