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Elana is the associate editor of The Planning Report.

Minneapolis Grapples with Food Truck Regulations
Downtown property owners are clashing with food truck operators over where the latter should park their businesses.
New Future Cities Accelerator Will Scale Up Urban Innovation
The Rockefeller Foundation and the Unreasonable Institute want to help small organizations implement big ideas around the US.

L.A. Restaurant Charges Based on Neighborhood Income
Meals at a Los Angeles restaurant will priced according to the income of the surrounding neighborhood.
U.S.'s First Mall for the Home to Open in 2019
The home-themed mall, opening outside Washington, D.C., hopes to attract a new generation of customers and investors.

Federal Agencies to Consider Climate Impacts
A new policy from the Obama Administration asks government to calculate, and attempt to lower, their carbon emissions.