Edmonds anti-streatery: Edmonds’ new streatery policy appears to be scaring businesses off and risks the future of a permanent program ($).
Manhattan rezones: New York City finally approved a rezone of Soho and Noho.
Ocean Drive drives again: Miami’s Ocean Drive will partially reopen to cars after a Covid-era conversion to a people street.
Amtrak progress: Amtrak has proposed a Detroit-Toronto route. Agreements with CSX may also bring positive changes to New England service. Plus, Amtrak service is now faster between Chicago and St. Louis.
T TOD: A new Massachusetts state law would require TOD districts around MBTA stations.
Dodge promotes violence: A viral Dodge ad was taken down this week after outcry over its aggressive use of “predator” language.
DeJoy is a climate-killer: The USPS has a weak decarbonization plan and advocates aren’t happy about it.
Bike lane sweeping: A street sweeper on your bike?
Interborough Express: New York will study a new rail line in New York City.
Highways a dead end: Washington’s transportation secretary said that highway expansion is “a dead end.”
Goodbye, Guild 45th: The Guild 45th’s iconic marquee in Wallingford is gone.
15-minute city, sorta: Utah is building a 15-minute city of sorts, but it has some big drawbacks.
Botched: Promised aid for renters and landlords is still lagging under botched King County administration ($).
Net-zero housing: Ann Arbor has a new net-zero housing project that isn’t just for the rich.
New transpo leader: The Stranger profiled Marko Liias, the Washington State Senate’s new transportation committee chair.
Cash out: Washington, D.C. has a new law requiring that employers pay workers who turn down company-sponsored parking benefits.
Con job: Elon’s pet projects are doing so well.
Expanded digs: Meta is expanding footprint around light rail in Seattle.
Ferry woes: Washington State Ferries’ staffing problems predated the pandemic.
ADU boom: Washington has an opportunity to encourage backyard cottages, but will the state legislature do the right thing?
No expansion: In the New York City area, opposition is mounting against expanding the Holland Tunnel, a car tunnel connecting New Jersey with New York City.
Assertive law breaker: Tesla has an “assertive” driving setting that begs the question of how such an unsafe technology is even allowed.
Speed cameras work: A Chicago study affirms the efficacy of speed cameras in reducing driver speeds and improving safety.
Downsizing golf: Toronto could change direction on city-owned golf courses, slimming them down and converting some to park space.
Joint venture: The Low Income Housing Institute and New Hope Community Development Institute have teamed up to purchase an affordable housing apartment building on S Jackson Street.
Delayed and pricey: The Purple Line light rail projects around Washington, D.C. is headed for more delays and increased costs.
Don’t fetishize old homes: Old homes have a place, but M. Nolan Gray argues they shouldn’t be fetishized.
Builder less parking: Sightline argues that to stop building heat islands, stop overbuilding parking lots, through the lens of Portland.
Staffing low: Seattle’s police force has hit its lowest staffing level in decades .
Redevelopment plans: The next design review for Capitol Hill’s Safeway redevelopment is coming in February.
New station tenant: Capitol Hill Station could get a new tenant soon.
Bronx fire: An apartment building in the Bronx caught on fire and killed 19 tenants last week.
Pandemic redesigned cities?: Wired discusses how the pandemic may permanently redesign cities.
Fare-free transit: Albuquerque has gone fare-free for the year.
Road pricing punt: Vancouver will decide on road pricing after the election this fall.
Philly apartment boom: Philadelphia is on track for a record number of apartment units being constructed this year.
New management: With Eric Adams gone, Borough Hall Plaza in Brooklyn has become car-free.
New zoning laws: California’s new zoning laws are already bearing housing fruit.
Keeping Edmonds down: Anti-housing activists lined up to oppose a downtown Edmonds housing project.
Climate costs: Because of ongoing wildfire risks in California, insurers are looking at raising rates.
Capital bus priority: Washington, D.C. has a bold bus priority plan.
New horizons: Santa Monica has a new program to welcome people back that were evicted by the construction of I-10.
End one-ways: One-way streets are killers.
Filling the gap: Governor Jay Inslee’s proposed budget would cover most of the funding gap for SR-520 projects, including the Portage Bay Bridge and Roanoke Lid.
Upgraded LIPH: Private developers will upgrade a ton of public housing units in New York City.
No public EV-charging?: In an op-ed for NYC Streetsblog, an author argues against buildling EV-charging infrastructure to discourage car ownership.
Affordable housing tech: 3D printing technology could aid in building more affordable housing.
BC favors owners: British Columbia stands alone in how it subsidizes homeowners over renters.
Backyard homes: Portland could make backyard homes more common, but what’s holding them back?
Suburban sprawl crisis: CityLab explains how the pandemic has set off a suburban sprawl boom.
