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What We're Reading

What We’re Reading: Incentivizing Biking, Out of Control, and Many Beltways

Cleaner energy in DE: Germany will phase all of its coal power plants by 2038. Incentivizing biking: An Italian city will pay people to ride...

What We’re Reading: Fight For The Future, Poaching From Transit, and SEA To DCA

Fight for the future: Will the Democratic majority in the Washington State Legislature be successful at making progress on environmental laws? Great American commute divide:...

What We’re Reading: Climate Emergency, Nudge Choices, and Biking Boom

Climate emergency: The city council in Vancouver, British Columbia has declared a 'climate emergency', which will free up city staff to come up proposals...

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: America’s Retail Apocalypse, Dead No More, and U-Turn On The L

America's retail apocalypse: CityLab highlights the retail apocalypse in six charts and a map. PBLs for New Yorkers: New York City built 20.9 miles of...

What We’re Reading: 2018 Streetsies, A Different Big Box, and Wright Architecture

Penalize scofflaws: Seattle wants to unclog bus lanes with camera enforcement ($), but that will take a change in state law. 2018 Streetsies: Streetsblog has...

What We’re Reading: Paris Accord Stands, Shining Stars, and Saving Cougar Mountain

Paris Accord stands: The Paris Climate Accord remains in effect after the international community reaches a deal ($), despite the threats of the White...

What We’re Reading: ST Insider Baseball, Promoting Housing Options, and SEA-TAC Fast Ferry

ST3 insider baseball: Sound Transit's chief executive officer recently sat down to talk about third-party funding and expedited permitting for Sound Transit 3 projects....