Following on on our earlier coverage of the Nov. 4, 2014 election, here is a supplemental list of election reporting and analysis on land use, infrastructure, and transportation. Please add anything we missed in the comments.
In addition to detailed posts on election results by Planetizen correspondent Irvin Dawid here and here, a list of news, editorials, think pieces, and trend pieces of relevance to Planetizen readers looking to make sense of the November 4, 2014 election:
Land Use, Etc.
"California land use ballot measures: selected results" from the California Planning & Development Report.
"Voters strongly support smart growth measures on Election Day 2014" from Smart Growth America.
"Icon tax cruises to easy win" from Cincinnati.com.
"Nearly 18 Million People Live In Areas Where Marijuana Is Fully Legal" from FiveThirtyEight.
"Missouri’s 'Right-to-Farm' Amendment Squeaks By" from Governing.
Climate Change and Energy
"Republicans have the votes to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. Will Obama veto?" from Vox.
"Congratulations, Voters. You Just Made This Climate Denier the Most Powerful Senator on the Environment" from New Republic.
"Alaskans Keep Industry-Friendly Oil Tax" from Governing.
Transportation
"GOP Will Control the Senate in 2015 — What Does It Mean for Transportation?" from Streetsblog USA.
"Missouri Voters Won't Raise Sales Tax to Fund Transportation" from Governing.
"Oregonians reject two politicians after bike-unfriendly statements" from Bike Portland.
"Top House Dem on Transportation, Nick Rahall, Loses His Seat. That’s OK." from Streetsblog USA.
"How Transit Measures Fared on 2014 Midterm Ballots" from CityLab.
"MARTA wins big in Clayton County" from Atlanta Business Chronicle.
"Greenlight Pinellas mass transit initiative fails" from The Tampa Tribune.
"Transportation Ballot Measures" from Center for Transportation Excellence.
"The Next Governor of Illinois Is a Total Mystery on Transportation" from Streetsblog Chicago.
"Republican control of Congress does not mean TPP is a done deal" from The Japan Times.
"Millennials demand public transportation, but lose out by skipping the voting booth" from Urbanful.
"Plan for new monorail gets nowhere with voters" from The Seattle Times.
"Austin’s $1 billion rail-roads proposal behind in early voting" from Austin American-Statesman.
"Livable Streets Progress in Albany Will Have to Go Through a GOP Senate" from Streetsblog NYC.
Trend and Think Pieces
"Election 2014 Results: Cities, Money and Mayors" from Next City.
"What the 2014 Elections Mean for State Legislatures" from Governing.
"Mayor Murray: Seattle Said Yes. Everyone Else Said No" from KUOW.
"Why Middle-Class Americans Can't Afford to Live in Liberal Cities" from The Atlantic.
"Texas, California towns withstand gusher of midterm oil money" from Fusion.
"40 maps and charts that explain the 2014 midterm elections" from Vox.
California city permanently bans data centers
A ballot measure to indefinitely ban data centers from Monterey Park was approved by roughly 86% of voters in a special election in June.
80% of Public Transit Measures Passed in Last Week’s Elections
Around the country, voters said yes to supporting public transit.
California Approves $10 Billion Bond for Water, Clean Energy, and Environmental Projects
Funds will be used to support water, wildfire prevention, environmental, and park projects, reflecting strong public support for climate resilience.
Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.
Amtrak, CN end decades-long dispute with eight-year agreement
The new operating agreement establishes an updated framework for the companies to work together, including processes to resolve disputes.
Northwest rail fans eager for Sept. 30 debut of Amtrak’s Airo fleet
Get ready for that new train smell and more seats. But they won’t go faster or run more frequently on the Cascades route in Washington and Oregon.
St. Louis Metro to test if single-car trains can reduce operating costs, maintain rider satisfaction
The pilot program will run from October to spring 2027, and begin with one single-car train operating on Metrolink’s Red and Blue lines.
Pennsylvania is building data centers in abandoned mines
Housing data centers in mines provides an alternative to destroying local forests and may spare residents from data centers’ noise and air pollution.
If Corpus Christi can’t revive desalination plant project, it may owe Texas $235 million
Earlier this month, city officials declined to pursue developing the plant for the second time in a year.
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.
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello