What We're Reading

What We’re Reading: Evicted, A New Day, and Vacated

Evicted: The federal eviction ban has been struck down ($) and New York's eviction ban was tossed out. Wall Street also wants to hasten...

What We’re Reading: AFFH, RCV, and Euro Trends

AFFH: The Biden administration is bringing back the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule ($). TOD zoning: The Crenshaw Line moves forward in Los Angeles and...

What We’re Reading: #StepItUp America

#StepItUp: The Surgeon General issued a rare Call to Action this week to promote walking and walkable communities in order to curb chronic public health problems...

What We’re Reading: Reopening Main Street, Bellevue Open Streets, and Lower Rents Demanded

Reopening Main Street: A Long Beach design firm has provided tips on how to reopen Main Street in the age of COVID-19. Major fraud campaign:...

What We’re Reading: A Lot to Upgrade, Minoru Yamasaki, and Tex-Mex Rail

A lot to upgrade: Amtrak has its work cut out for it to making all stations accessible to people with disabilities ($). Charging station issues:...

What We’re Reading: Not So Keen On Roundabouts

German ingenuity: The Germans are building affordable housing on top of parking lots in Munich. Olympic scale: A new £1.3 billion masterplan is out for the...

What We’re Reading: Get It Right, Overestimating, and Census Disaster

University District tower: A 24-story tower planned for the University District heads to final design review in April. Get it right: Northgate will be redeveloped...

What We’re Reading: PDX BRT, Preserving Affordable Housing, and E-Scooter Crashes

Electoral politics: Crosscut dispels misinformation on voting in Washington and Oregon and explains how Washington can finally do away with gerrymandering. Environmental terrorism administration: The...