United States

Oregon was the first to conduct a pilot program in 2006, followed by California and Colorado last year. With financial backing from the U.S. DOT, at least four more states are exploring charging by the mile driven rather than the fuel burned.

January 17, 2018 - Governing

CES has wrapped up in Las Vegas, but not before event offered numerous experts a chance to prognosticate about the timeline for autonomous vehicles to arrive on the market.

January 17, 2018 - The Information

Chicago is one of the first cities to consider the use of "textalyzers," which would allow police officers to scan phones to see if they were in use during an accident.

January 17, 2018 - Chicago Tribune

A short and simple "explainer" post makes sense of why there seems to be so little ground on affordable housing issues in expensive urban areas.

January 16, 2018 - Vox

A new book describes segregation as a cycle of social structuring: segregation begets segregation.

January 16, 2018 - Pacific Standard

A new study finds evidence that ride-hailing trips are at least as efficient, and often more efficient, than private, personal automobile trips.

January 15, 2018 - San Francisco Chronicle

The deliverables in the Future City competition—open to children in grades six through eight—include a virtual city design (using SimCity), a scale model, a project plan, and more.

January 15, 2018 - The Mercury News

In a region where most people “age in place,” facilities offering services and socialization give primary caregivers a much-needed break.

January 15, 2018 - The Texas Observer

Surveying the public discussion for answers about how to make sense of placemaking.

January 15, 2018 - Arch Daily

A new study by Rahul Pathaka, Christopher K. Wyczalkowskib, Xi Huangb produces new evidence for the most effective method for improving conditions of poverty.

January 15, 2018 - Chicago Policy Review

Curbed has produced a list of ten megaprojects that will reshape U.S. cities this year.

January 14, 2018 - Curbed

Of the city’s newest, tallest building John King writes, “[it’s] as if the creators were so busy being tasteful they forgot that big buildings can be fun."

January 13, 2018 - San Francisco Chronicle

The future of every kind of vehicle—not just autonomous vehicles—will be built on technologies. Time will tell if Ford manages to corner the market on this particular form of transportation.

January 13, 2018 - Smart Cities Dive

News of the GOP's rejection of a gas tax increase comes from reports on two recent private meetings between Republican leaders and the Trump Administration.

January 12, 2018 - The Washington Post

2018 could finally reveal how the federal government will approach transit funding in the Trump era. Or the status quo could continue.

January 12, 2018 - theTransportPolitic

For the first time in four years, a quarterly survey indicates “market saturation in urban areas.”

January 11, 2018 - Builder

Americans move less than they once did, meaning that struggling communities are home to a greater percentage of the country.

January 11, 2018 - The Washington Post

Some of the time and money invested in the visually spectacular Moynihan Station should have been spent looking at how well it actually works for commuters, writes Alon Levy.

January 11, 2018 - CityLab

For the fifth year in a row, the number of Americans moving is down.

January 10, 2018 - Pittsburg Post-Gazette

Many rational, open grids can seem like a labyrinth to users. The labyrinth has emerged as an unplanned consequence of the evolution of cities, but solutions like GPS navigation and autonomous vehicles could mean relief.

January 10, 2018 - Fanis Grammenos