A large pedestrianized plaza in central Dresden. (Credit: Photo by the author)

Grounded rail: In Washington, D.C., an entire category of subway cars have been grounded over derailment concerns.

Complex Empire: What will New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul do about the Penn Station complex now that her predecessor is gone?

Pricing choices: Switzerland conducted an interesting study on travel habits and road pricing.

Designing the hill: Some Capitol Hill projects went to design review last week.

Mixed bag: California’s giveth and taketh on transportation policy progress.

Miami to Tampa: What are the latest details of Brightline passenger rail between Miami and Tampa?

Duh: A report finds that Houston needs much more transit and more funding.

15-minute food deliveries: What’s so good about 15-minute grocery delivery?

Electrify transit: How are cities across the globe working to electrify transit ($)?

Okayed: Washington’s transportation department has okayed a pedestrian and bike project on Pike Street.

New work policies: Amazon has revised its remote work policies yet again.

New digs: Facebook is picking up office space in Capitol Hill.

Bike Portland: Our transportation report Ryan Packer appeared on Bike Portland’s podcast.

Dissuading driving: What’s Portland’s plan to dissuade people from driving so much?

Hard target: Increasing police numbers in Seattle’s police department to proposed targets is a big task.

RAD: Has HUD found a way around the draconian Faircloth Amendment?

Bridging wildlife: A rare good thing from a California highway project is a new wildlife bridge coming to the 101.

TOD planning: Vancouver’s metropolitan region charts a long-range plan for growth around transit and expansion of transit.

Small developers: Strong Towns is doing a series on small-scale, incremental development with the first piece looking at where all the small developers went.

Vaxxing up again: Seattle is ramping back up vaccination efforts.

Parking limits: Boston imposes new parking limitations for new developments.

Reforming parking: What’s the Parking Reform Network and what does it have to do with Portland?

Housing choice vouchers: What is the problem with expanding housing choice vouchers?

Free buses: Greater Greater Washington highlights arguments for the bus being free.

72-hour rule returns: Seattle has brought back the 72-hour street parking rule.

Arrogance of business owners: Tulsa is removing miles of bike lanes over business opposition.

Article Author

Stephen is a professional urban planner in Puget Sound with a passion for sustainable, livable, and diverse cities. He is especially interested in how policies, regulations, and programs can promote positive outcomes for communities. With stints in great cities like Bellingham and Cork, Stephen currently lives in Seattle. He primarily covers land use and transportation issues and has been with The Urbanist since 2014.