North America
Lime Bike hopes to provide a new option for transit and mobility share that would resemble an electric golf cart.
Bloomberg
This summer, the seashore town of Wildwood is charging a fee for people with the right cars to park in a very convenient location.
The New York Times
The U.S. offshore wind industry has gained momentum in the past year and a half.
Vox
The 2018 ParkScore is now available.
Trust for Public Land
What does the way people commute reveal about the role of individuals in society?
CityLab
In addition to commuter trains hauled by an electric or diesel-powered locomotive, there are EMUs and DMUs, and come 2021, for the first time in North America, there should be a ZEMU thanks in part to a $30 million California transportation grant.
California Assembly Press Release
"Canada looks a lot like much of the US, in terms of economic types, city sizes and ages, development patterns," Jarret Walker says. So why can't Americans keep pace with Canadian public transit?
Human Transit
The new program offers cities access to $2 billion CAD in financing as well as a network of technical support.
Smart Cities Dive
Pacific Plaza will the fourth park built in the center of the city in the last decade, and there are still plans for three more.
Dallas Morning News
Detailed reports on mode share, in real time and over time, are available with Replica.
Sidewalk Labs
Mariana Ordóñez Grajales and Onnis Luque are fighting to preserve their country's vernacular architecture.
The Architectural League of New York
Some of the least expensive electricity in the country can be found in Upstate New York, where cryptocurrency miners are starting to set up shop—with or without local approval.
CityLab
The Ohio city recently announced a plan to build the nation's largest municipally owned onsite solar array. The plan builds on a decade of increasingly ambitious climate action.
Yale Climate Connections
The proposal promises a one-hour commute between Vancouver and Seattle.
The Urbanist
The goods movement industry wants a seat at the table.
InTransition Magazine
Curb design and management play a huge role in other aspects of city life. Put simply, what happens on the curbside directly impacts what happens on the street, both in terms of social and business connectivity.
Longitudes
"Rethinking Streets in an Era of Driverless Cars" presents ideas about how city planners, policy makers and community residents can begin thinking about street transformation in an AV era.
Sustainable Cities Initiative
Making streets, sidewalks safer for people with limited mobility.
InTransition Magazine
Feature
Referencing three major themes can help make sense of urban planning news throughout 2018.
The complete streets movement calls for streets to be designed—or redesigned—in order to accommodate a broad range of users and uses.
InTransition Magazine
