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The Onion's Bike Safety Solution: Buy a Car Like a 'Normal Person'
The Onion is probably trolling the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration more than bike riders with this one.

Video: The Housing Market as a Game of 'Cruel Musical Chairs'
The Sightline Institute has created an explainer video to make a supply-side argument in favor of new housing developments—even new market rate housing developments.

Friday Funny: Philadelphia Is Very, Very Confident About its Amazon Bid
The lengths to which cities have gone, or will go, in their bids to attract the second headquarters for Amazon has produced a cottage industry of media coverage. Satire from The Onion follows that trail to its most explosive of possible ends.

The 'Deliberately Unkind' Public Art of the High Line
"You could be forgiven for reading the art as a message to less-than-opulent New Yorkers: You’ve lost your place," writes Michael Friedman.

Cards Against Humanity Vs. the Trump Administration
The game company has pledged to obstruct Trump's proposed border wall.

Ending the Affordable Housing Supply Debate
There is hope that affordable housing advocates will agree that adding supply at any price point can help provide affordable housing as a result.

The First Year-Round UPS Bike Delivery Route Arrives in Pittsburgh
The electric bicycles appeared in Portland last year, but Pittsburgh will get the company's first dedicated non-truck delivery route.

Advice for Repairing Relations Between Planners and the Public
Planners and the public must improve their relationship, according to this article.

Could Autonomous Vehicles Save Lives in Disasters?
Autonomous vehicles could provide life-saving assistance in the event of a large-scale evacuation, if a shared fleet of autonomous vehicles is built with this purpose in mind.

Lessons on the Future of Prefab Housing from Japan
When it comes to prefabricated housing, Japan is far ahead of the rest of the world. Will techniques from Japan's efficient modular home manufacturers inform a growing prefab industry in the United States?

Study: Nonprofits, Ordinary Citizens Played Major Role in Crime Decline
As many wonder whether the nation's multi-decade crime decline will continue, research suggests that community groups and local nonprofits have played a larger role in that story than they're given credit for.

Alternative Transportation Pays Dividends for Income Equality in Midsized Cities
A new study finds a connection between multimodality and income inequality in midsized cities.

Comparing Metropolitan Areas by Transit-Accessible Jobs
The University of Minnesota has released its annual "Access Across America" report.

New Tools for a New Era of Scenario Planning
The newly created Consortium for Scenario Planning will help planners to make better use of new scenario planning tools for land use and transportation decisions.

And Then There Was One
Donald Trump ran on an "America First" platform for president. The latest news from the climate talks in Bonn, Germany, though, shows that it is now "America Alone" in terms of nations who haven't adopted the Paris climate agreement.

Small New York Town Plans for Giant Legoland
Merlin Entertainments chooses the upstate New York hamlet of Goshen for its ninth Legoland theme park.

66 percent of Surveyed Cities Investing in Smart Cities Technology
The "Cities and Innovation Economy: Perceptions of Local Leaders" report reveals the traction smart cities technology is gaining in municipal budgets.

Rebuilding by Design, This Time in Houston
History shows that there's more than one way to control flooding, but the best ideas are also urban amenities.
Uber's Accidental Argument Against Itself
The ride-sharing company produces a terrific illustration of how bad Bangkok traffic can be, but not how Uber would help.

Comparing Transit Choice by City
What does the way transit commuters move say about their city?
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