What We’re Reading: AMS Gas-Free Policy, Tax the Rich, and Backyard Affordability

AMS gas-free policy: Amsterdam is leading the way in Europe on banning gas-powered vehicles. Extraordinary skepticism: Southeast Seattleites expressed concern with the city's trimmed down...

What We’re Reading: Deeply Unreliable Buses, Inslee for Gov, and Sea Level Rise

Heat islands: India's cities are becoming urban heat islands. Highway removal: There isn't much left of the viaduct, but take a peek at its demise. Protected...

What We’re Reading: Amazon, Corporate Welfare King, F on Shoveling, and Setting the Bar

Amazon, corporate welfare king: Amazon threw in the towel on a new branch office at Long Island City because the company could not get...

What We’re Reading: A new parklet arrives on Second Avenue

Biking in Bellevue: Bellevue is planning to build out more trail along SR-520 and is reviewing options for bike lanes on 116th Avenue NE. Hail...
A proper cycletrack in Victoria, British Columbia.

What We’re Reading: Coronavirus Crisis, Net Ecological Gain, and Livable

Pandemic planning: CityLab explains how global pandemics are also an urban planning issue. Adaptive reuse: The historic Georgetown Steam Plant will become a hub for...

What We’re Reading: America’s Parking Crater, High and Mighty, and YIMBY Bill Is Dead

America’s parking crater: This year's winner of Streetsblog's "Parking Madness" competition is Lansing, Michigan. Recycling thermal garbage: Researchers from Concordia University are looking to create ways...

What We’re Reading: Parking Craters, RAISE, and No Loos

Parking craters: America just celebrated Black Friday, so how well were the seas of parking used? Atlanta's segregationist enclave: A white enclave in Atlanta has...

What We’re Reading: Tragedy in DuPont, Bussed Out, and Tilting at Windmills

Tragedy in DuPont: Earlier this week, an Amtrak Cascades train derailed just south of DuPont killing three passengers--including two local train aficionados ($)--and dozens of...