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What We're Reading

What We’re Reading: Planning America, Bus Lane Bonanza, and Fate of IZ

Upgrading the flagship: Uwajimaya plans to make a major update ($) to its flagship store in Seattle. Planning congestion: Massachusetts plans to convert a high...

What We’re Reading: Changing Modes, Grand Opening, and Vancouverism

Fracking bans: Should Pacific Northwest cities ban fracked gas in new buildings? Helpful data: Spin plans to provide e-scooter data to help build safer streets. Bay...

What We’re Reading: Catastrophic Truth, Put Money on Bikes, and Hybrid Ferries

Catastrophic truth: Global youth climate action leader, Greta Thunberg, spoke to the United Nations on the issue this week. Farewell Macy's: While the writing was...

What We’re Reading: End of an Era, Bus Stop Signs, and We’re Killing Avians

End of an era: Long-time writer at Streetsblog USA, Angie Schmitt, says farewell from the publication. Dirty leadership: At the behest of the occupant in...

What We’re Reading: Affordable Housing Debate, Ferry Progress, and Westlake Tragedy

Inevitable?: Is transit ridership loss inevitable? Yonah Freemark does a U.S.–France comparison. Parisian architecture: Why are Parisians outraged by an addition to the famed Gare...

What We’re Reading: Scorching Divide, No Lights On, and A Rainbow of Service

Fare-free KCMO: Kansas City is thinking about making transit fully fare-free. Mark pedestrian crossings: Portland is adding "no crossing" signs at intersections targeted at pedestrians,...

What We’re Reading: Rose Quarter Boondoggle, Unite, and Modest Rent Stabilization

LRT saved: Phoenix voters defeated a Koch-backed effort to block light rail expansion in the city, ensuring that projects will continue moving forward. At risk...

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...