DART shakeup: Dallas officials are enthusiastic about pushing forward sensible local bus network changes.
Frightening: One person biking catches a scary hit-and-run of person biking on camera.
Cold water: Chuck Marohn of Strong Towns pens a piece throwing cold water on reasons why people think growing cities are increasingly unaffordable and the solutions to address that.
Looless: A public loo in Pioneer Square may not be coming any time soon after all.
Othello affordable TOD: Mercy Housing’s 108-unit affordable housing project has opened for tenants at Othello Station.
T-town project dead: A dispute over parking has killed a 219-unit retirement housing project on Tacoma’s Foss Waterway.
Whiteshare: What are the causes for bikeshare being so white?
But city poverty: Poverty isn’t just a city issue, it’s also a suburban issue; Joe Cortright, however, cautions the “suburban poverty” narrative saying that it’s still largely a city issue.
Predictive data: Researchers are using complicated algorithms and Google Streetview to track and predict if urban areas are “improving” or “declining.”
Philly reconsiders parking: After moves to reduce parking requirements in Philadelphia in recent years, a new ordinance could reverse those changes in certain areas.
Social good: Germany’s minimum wage apparently is providing more than just economic benefits with wage security and increased employment, it also appears to have positive well-being implications for workers.
DIY bike infrastructure: A little do-it-yourself urbanism changed a Macon, Georgia transportation engineer’s heart on bike improvements after locals went to town painting them by hand.
Dockless mayhem: Gizmodo casts serious shade on dockless bikeshare pointing to problems in London and elsewhere. But plunging ahead, private bikeshare is now live in Seattle appearing on blocks across the city.
