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What We're Reading

What We’re Reading: Grand Bike Plan, One Track Mind, and Plastic Straws

Rapidly urbanizing Seattle: Census data indicates that Seattle has grown by 116,000 since 2010. Overpromising benefits: Tax preferences in "Opportunity Zones" probably won't have the...

What We’re Reading: Free the Transit, Pedestrianizing Lower Manhattan, and Dutch the Parking

Free the transit: Paris could be on the way to having the largest urban fare-free public transit zone in the world while Estonia will go fare-free...

What We’re Reading: Bus-Loving City, High Impact Tourism, and Build Small

A bus-loving city: CityLab took a deep dive this week into why Seattle is America's most bus-loving city. Backing Cascadia HSR: Microsoft has kicked in...

What We’re Reading: Zoning for Rentals and Investing in TOD

Canada riding high: Transit ridership may be falling in the United States, but not in Canada. Housing blocked for now: A plan for low-income housing...

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: Time to Plan, Streets for Streetcars, and Expand the Charge

Paper straws: A Shoreline kindergartener wants Shoreline to only allow restaurants to use paper straws. Time to plan: Is it time to start planning for...

What We’re Reading: Work of Art, New Presence, and Climate Impacts

Climate impacts: Seattle may think it has a lot of rain now, but climate change could mean the region is unprepared for future impacts. In...

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...