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How the ‘Housing Trap’ Keeps Housing Unaffordable

The financialization of housing uncouples housing prices from local supply and demand. Fixing this requires a new approach.

May 31 - Strong Towns

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Vermont Land Use Case Could Go to Supreme Court

Property owners argue that a new law protecting wildlife corridors amounts to an unconstitutional taking of property.

May 31 - The Other Paper

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Planting for the Future: The Urban Trees of Tomorrow

How urban forest managers are preparing urban tree canopies for tomorrow’s climates.

May 30 - Wired

 The west tunnel entrance to the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant in March 2020 with O and A letters missing in Oceanside.

San Francisco Takes on EPA in Supreme Court Case

The Court has agreed to hear an appeal challenging federal water pollution regulations.

May 30 - San Francisco Chronicle

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Too Much of a Good Thing? 5 Flavors of Overtourism

Popular travel destinations across the world are facing a huge challenge as international tourism surpasses pre-pandemic levels: too many visitors. But what’s driving this troublesome trend?

May 30 - Mary Hammon


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How Grand Junction Camping Ban Impacts Unhoused Residents

The city is still developing an interim housing plan, but has not yet provided alternate safe housing options for people experiencing homelessness.

May 30 - Yahoo News

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Colorado Cities Seek to Address Housing Crisis With Modular Housing, STR Rules

Cities are incentivizing more affordable housing types and limiting permits for short-term rentals in an effort to keep housing affordable for residents.

May 30 - Reasons to Be Cheerful


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Traffic Safety Efforts Chug Ahead — Too Slowly for Some

Around the United States, traffic deaths are growing or plateauing, yet efforts to make roads safer still face political opposition.

May 30 - KFF Health News

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Study: Indiana Regional Planning Project Pays Off

The Regional Cities Initiative funded economic development projects and capacity building to help local agencies collaborate more effectively to promote growth.

May 30 - Ball State University

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States Move to Limit ‘Squatters’ Rights’

A wave of new legislation targets people who reside illegally in properties they don’t own.

May 30 - Smart Cities Dive

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Bay Area Transit Projects Awarded $18 Million

The funding supports eight ‘near-term’ projects slated for completion within the next one to three years.

May 29 - Contra Costa Herald

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Utah On-Demand Transit Hits 1 Million Rides

The service connects outlying communities with fixed-route transit lines.

May 29 - Utah Transit Authority

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Texas Flood Plan Shows One in Six Residents Live With Flood Risk

One-fourth of the state’s land falls within 100-year or 500-year floodplains.

May 29 - The Texas Tribune

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Bike Month Is Over — But the Work Continues

The effort to build better bike infrastructure in U.S. cities remains an uphill battle, but there are bright spots.

May 29 - Diana Ionescu

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Report: Transit Agencies Face Imminent Staffing Crisis

Already understaffed, most of the nation’s transit agencies will need to replace a majority of their workers due to retirement, but recruitment efforts are not yet keeping up with the need.

May 29 - Governing

Paved bike path on top of earthen dike levee along Mississippi River in Louisiana.

Louisiana Coastal Protection Agency Under Threat

The state’s new governor wants to shrink the power of the agency, which has spearheaded essential flood protection and mitigation efforts since the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

May 29 - The Washington Post

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Indianapolis to Offer Free Bike Share Passes to All Residents

It will be the first U.S. city to make bike share free for all.

May 29 - Momentum Magazine

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Over 90 Percent of NYC Jaywalking Tickets Issued to Black and Latino Pedestrians

The city’s police force continues its history of disproportionately citing people of color for illegal street crossings.

May 29 - StreetsBlog NYC

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California Cities Suspend Natural Gas Bans Following Court Ruling

A Ninth Circuit court ruling forced Berkeley to reverse its ban on natural gas in new buildings, prompting other cities to suspend their own efforts to promote all-electric buildings.

May 28 - East Bay Times

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Sound Transit Adds ‘Fare Ambassadors’ to Enforce Payment

Riders found without proof of payment will have options to pay rather than receive a citation.

May 28 - Everett Post

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