What We're Reading

Historic Thomas Fallon House juxtaposed by new highrise San Jose.

What We’re Reading: Cars Are Very Expensive, Basic Cities, and Toyota’s City Visions

Division Transit Project: Portland is breaking ground on the new Division bus rapid transit project. NY transit sagas: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has a...

What We’re Reading: 102 Stories (Not) Coming To Downtown Seattle

United metropole: Paris has finally unified dozens of suburbs and the city into one unitary body called “Métropole du Grand Paris”; the new body...

What We’re Reading: Sued for Gentrification, Measuring People, and Proportional Representation

Rails-to-trails: Philadelphia has opened the first phase of the city's elevated rail park, which could eventually rival the High Line. Sued for gentrification: Washington, D.C....

What We’re Reading: 404 Error, Con-Artist, and Fort Lawton

Sky high: Even in Spokane renters are rent-burdened and the rents keep climbing. LBGTQ senior housing: A Capitol Hill Housing project will deliver affordable apartments...

What We’re Reading: Security Theater, Empty Tax, and Demolition

Security theater: New York City's mayor wants to roll out security theater on the subway with metal detectors. Streamlining affordable housing: Victoria has eliminated the...

What We’re Reading: Cold Water, Predictive Data, And Dockless Mayhem

DART shakeup: Dallas officials are enthusiastic about pushing forward sensible local bus network changes. Frightening: One person biking catches a scary hit-and-run of person biking...

What We’re Reading: Transportation Secretary Pete, Repeal Bike Helmet Laws, and Parking Mandates Repealed

Stretch dollars further: America can afford to build a lot more rail-based transit than projects are delivering. Security exploited: As cities require landlords to accept...

What We’re Reading: CSO Failures, Superblocks, and Historic Lows

Low-cost activation: Why are cities bringing giant games to parks and plazas? Walkability: What makes a place walkable? CSO failures: King County has been fined $118,500 since...