Light rail and subway lines are spawning a series of new developments.
"Along a block of North Calvert Street, surrounded by crumbling and boarded-up rowhouses, homebuyers are shelling out $400,000 and more for luxury townhouses sprouting on the site of long-demolished buildings."
"None of the developments boast the water views that have sparked unprecedented booms in Baltimore and the region. But the projects all offer something else: access to mass transit."
"After decades of suburban sprawl, high-density transit-oriented development, or TOD - long a pie-in-the-sky vision among urban planners - is now hot. In Maryland, about $2.1 billion worth of transit-oriented projects are under way or in the conceptual stage as government officials and planners increasingly seize on the concept to spearhead redevelopment, and manage sprawl and traffic gridlock."
FULL STORY: Mass transit has new curb appeal
San Diego to Rescind Multi-Unit ADU Rule
The city wants to close a loophole that allowed developers to build apartment buildings on single-family lots as ADUs.
Has President Trump Met His Match?
Doug Ford, the no-nonsense premier of Canada's most populous province, Ontario, is taking on Trump where it hurts — making American energy more expensive.
Study: London ULEZ Rapidly Cleaning up Air Pollution
Expanding the city’s ultra low-emission zone has resulted in dramatic drops in particle emissions in inner and outer London.
San Jose Mayor Takes Dual Approach to Unsheltered Homeless Population
In a commentary published in The Mercury News, Mayor Matt Mahan describes a shelter and law enforcement approach to ending targeted homeless encampments within Northern California's largest city.
Atlanta Changes Beltline Rail Plan
City officials say they are committed to building rail connections, but are nixing a prior plan to extend the streetcar network.
Are Black Mayors Being Pushed Out of Office?
The mayors of New York, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh all stand to lose their seats in the coming weeks. They also all happen to be Black.
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