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AI, Machine Learning Coming to the Property Management Business
A new era of rental property management technology will have effects on both the landlord and the tenant side of the equation.

One House, Many Possible Square Footages
Here's a surprising anecdote from the real estate market: there's no right way to measure square footage.

Increased Demolition Fee Proposed for Developers Near Chicago's 606
A bill with anti-gentrification goals would charge developers who intend to knock down homes along the city’s new bike trail.

Bikes Spike: Ride Shares Quicken the Pace
2016 saw a 25 percent increase in bikeshare trips over the previous year, continuing a five-year trend of rapid growth, according to the National Association of City Transportation Officers.

Oroville Dam Repair Costs Still a Confusing Secret
The Mercury News issues a pointed critique of the public relations efforts at the California Department of Water Resources in the shadow of this winter’s Oroville Dam crisis.

Relief for the High-End Renter in Portland
Portland has built many new apartments in the city's core, and that seems to be slowing down rent growth in the area.

San Francisco's Plans for Market and Van Ness Reach a Crossroads
San Francisco Chronicle urban design critic John King reveals more than one layer of planning significance from a project proposed near one of the city's most prominent, but underutilized, intersections.

'See Something, Say Something' Train Ads Tweaked in New York
New York trouble adds subversive quotes to the "If You See Something Say Something" signs in the New York Subway.
Canadian Prime Minister Wins Award for Being Pro-Oil Sands and Pro-Environment
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is treading a fine line between supporting the economy of oil-sands dependent western Canada and fighting climate change, as impossible as that might sound. His efforts were rewarded by the energy industry.

Op-Ed: Austin Still Needs Traditional Buses
Transportation network companies cannot duplicate transit service in outlying communities, argues Ryan Young.

Miami's Giant Pop Up Recreates Downtown Street
Temporary installation is the first attempt to showcase possible improvements that could transform Biscayne Boulevard in Downtown Miami into street rivaling the Embarcadero in San Francisco

Drive Safely: Traffic Safety in Short Supply the Monday After Daylight-Saving Time
Another reason to hate the Monday after daylight-saving time goes into effect: a spike in the number of car crashes and traffic fatalities.

Crumbling Of Democracy Bodes Ill For Urban Design
Ironically, some of the greatest architecture of the past came from the most nefarious of sources: monarchies and dictatorships. Democratic design, though, can be bland and generic. What of design in our new undemocratic age?

Ann Arbor's Futuristic Traffic Software
The networked sensors and signals in Ann Arbor give the city a coordinated way to respond to traffic.

A Proposed Legislative Solution to California's Out-Migration Epidemic
The Sacramento Bee follows-up a revealing report on lower income workers leaving California due largely to exorbitant housing costs with an editorial endorsing legislation by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco to address the source of the problem.

EPA Administrator Transitions from Climate Change Skeptic to Denier
Perhaps there never really was much difference between 'skepticism' and 'denial'. Scott Pruitt certainly proved that on Thursday when he answered CNBC's Joe Kernen's question if carbon emissions are the primary cause of climate change.

Is Eugene, Oregon's Downtown Dog Ban, a Stealth Ban on Homeless?
The Eugene City Council enacted a 'trial dog ban' in downtown to protect public safety after complaints of aggressive dogs.

Transit Agencies Struggling to Predict Ridership, Even as They Raise Fares
At transit agencies like D.C, Metro, bad ridership projections beget bad fare scheduling which begets bad budgets. And so on.

Billion-Dollar Mixed Use Project in Omaha Gets Preliminary Approvals
A large mixed-use development proposed as a 'gateway to western Omaha' has received approval from the city's planning board.

Local Opposition Prevails in Battle Over Subway Emergency Ventilation Plant in New York
Neighborhood opposition kills an infrastructure pipe dream in New York City.
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