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 details how many cities spend billions on new sewage systems, but their designs may already be obsolete.
Toxic districts: Dallas could impose zoning changes in neighborhoods to deal with the history of toxic pollution.
Slow train: A Burbank airport’s lawsuit could throw a wrench into high-speed rail expansion plans.
Rezone Montana: A Montana think-tank study says that more multifamily housing zoning would ease the state’s housing crunch.
Rising rents: Rents in New York City are rising at twice the national rate ($).
Amazon moves: Amazon is moving workers out of the old Macy’s building in Downtown Seattle.
Regrettable retirement: Boston’s transit agency retired some trolleybus routes over the weekend.
Denver district: Denver wants a more active urban arts district and may require ground-floor retail and set other standards.
Slower streets: 177 miles of streets in Los Angeles will see speeds reduced.
Gas and transit: Will increasing gas prices push people to ride transit?
Transportation competition: Bike Portland looks at which mode (bike, transit, or car) is cheaper.
Seattle Transportation Plan: What are advocates thinking about in terms of the Seattle Transportation Plan?
CEQA reform: California politicians acted swiftly to nullify CEQA’s blockage of student enrollment at UC Berkeley.
Capitol Hill: A major mixed-use development project may be headed to Capitol Hill.
Landlord regulation: Could be legislation be on the way to penalize landlord violations in Seattle?
15 mph street design: A new design guide in Portland could enshrine 15 mph streets.
London ULEZ: Dirty cars in London will pay higher prices to enter parts of the city.
Melrose Promenade: Some work finally starts on Melrose Promenade for people walking, rolling, and biking.
First Hill: Changes to zoning regulations in First Hill could mean taller buildings and historic preservation.
I-5 expansion: The IBR project isn’t meant to benefit everyone.
California investment priorities: Amid a climate crisis, why does California keep building freeways?
Car standards: Federal car safety rating updates won’t address car size.
Vancity growth: Vancouver’s city council approved zoning for hundreds of rental homes and office space at Oakridge Centre.
Fourplexes: How could a San Francisco fourplex law wind up skirting state law ($)?
