What We’re Reading: Double-Decker, Parkless, and Busy Streets
HSR growth: China charts a course to double the length of the nation's high-speed rail network by 2035.
Change car culture: How investment in transit...
What We’re Reading: Parking To Plowshares
Parking To Plowshares: At the site of a surface parking lot at Melrose and Pine, SolTerra is planning a 7-story tiered mixed-use building with...
What We’re Reading: 8,550, Goodbye Parking Minimums, and Fresh Food Incentives
8,550: Out of millions of on-street parking spaces, New York City transformed 8,550 for outdoor dining space during the pandemic.
New digs: In Everett, residents...
What We’re Reading: Demographic Shifts, Classist Governance, and In Limbo
Demographic shifts: Life spans have gone up hugely in the last century ($), but population growth globally has slowed down quickly and could be...
What We’re Reading: Anti-Discrimination Policy, Legalizing Co-Living, and Sued for Accessibility
Anti-discrimination policy: The Biden administration's housing department is barring anti-LGBTQ discrimination practices in the housing market.
Good, not great: Streetsblog says House Congressional support for...
What We’re Reading: Streetcar Barn Tower, On Walkability, and Changing Cityscape
Streetcar barn tower: The City of Seattle has been approached to build a private office tower ($) over the South Lake Union streetcar garage.
Turn for...
What We’re Reading: Pandemic-Era Places, Slower Streets, and London ULEZ
Pandemic-era places: Atlanta is removing a pandemic-era experiment of a people-oriented Peachtree Street. Meanwhile, Portland is making a pedestrian street plaza permanent.
Obsolete sewers: Grist...
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...