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What We’re Reading: AFFH Rule Row, Over-Parked, and Ban SUVs

Stephen Fesler - July 25, 2020
A block in the city center of Ashland, Oregon.

Open top buses: In London, a tour bus company wants to use open top buses for commuters.

AFFH Rule row: The occupant of the White House wants to undo a prominent federal fair housing rule, but what is his real motivations in doing so?

Saving Caltrain: A rescue plan for Caltrain in the San Francisco Bay Area has materialized.

Bailout childcare providers: Many childcare operators are on the brink of closure with no assistance in sight.

Covid risk: FiveThirtyEight explains how every decision is a risk and every risk is a decision when it comes to Covid-19.

Keep on pause: Most Washingtonians want to keep economic reopening on pause.

Raise granted: Transit workers at King County Metro are getting a raise despite serious budgetary constraints.

Battle of Dublin: Dublin, California highlights the block by block battle against infill development happening across the country even in sprawling suburbs.

Over-parked: Greater Greater Washington reports on businesses and planners blasting plans to greatly expand parking at Union Station, the national capital’s most prominent railway station.

Preventable cuts: The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority is projecting over $16 billion in losses through 2024 and is charting a course for dramatic service reductions ($).

Moratoriums expiring: A federal eviction moratorium ends this week, which could put as many at 12 million at risk of eviction ($).

Ban SUVs: Safety experts in the United Kingdom say that American Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) are simply too dangerous for British roads, urging the government to ban them.

Peak population: A new report details how global population is set to peak in the 2060s with a decline beginning in 2065.

Out of scale: Strong Towns takes on the issue of “out of scale” development.

Build up, not out: The San Francisco Bay Area has released a regional growth plan to 2050 that emphasizes compact growth and equity ($).