What We're Reading

What We’re Reading: Blind Spot, Microtransit, and SRO Is Art

Gut check: Should landlords get to use a “gut check” when picking tenants? Blind spot: Streetsblog discusses the "environmentalist blind spot" on transportation. Booming ridership: Ridership on...

What We’re Reading: So Sorry, 65%, and Fewer Traffic Tickets

So sorry: Streetsblog is back with their annual "sorriest bus stop" competition. Green light: Unionization of Uber and Lyft drivers can move ahead in Seattle...

What We’re Reading: The Northeast Corridor

The green campus: Cornell University in New York City is going deep into new campus building using Passivhaus technology. Community vibrancy: The connection between dense, compact...

What We’re Reading: Climate’s on the Agenda, Crossing the Locks, and VMT Fee

Climate's on the agenda: President Joe Biden has pledged a 50% cut in carbon emissions by 2030 ($). China and the United States have...

What We’re Reading: Falling Rents, Packing Up, and Short-Lived

Falling rents: Rents in Seattle fell last year, but don't expect that to continue. PTC: In the United States House of Representatives, Democrats introduced a...

What We’re Reading: Big Jump, Racist-In-Chief, and Puck Planning

Doubling capacity: Amtrak wants to double the size of its concourse at Washington, D.C.'s Union Station by 2022. Early warning: Los Angeles has produced the...

What We’re Reading: Changing Scales

100 bucks: Where you'll get the most and least value out of your $100 in the US. Big projects: New residential tower going up near Amazon's...

What We’re Reading: National Tax Scam, Two-Wheeled Tweeter, and Designation Rejected

National tax scam: The Republican tax increase bill tied up in Congress could end up stifling construction of one million affordable homes over the next...