Intra-party challenge: Two Democrats are going head-to-head for the open Lt. Governor position in Washington.
CA rent control: California has another statewide rent control measure on the ballot ($).
Housing for all: King County has passed a small sales tax that will raise money for housing geared toward people experiencing homelessness.
Land use action: Is a mixed-use Neumos in the cards?
Count the people: The Washington bike and pedestrian count is back this week.
Rezoning Minneapolis: Where will Minneapolis’ next comprehensive plan take the city with rezones?
Selective classification: There are fewer than 300 wolverines left in the Pacific Northwest, so why aren’t they listed as endangered?
Authoritarianism at work: The Trump administration is trying to deny transit funding to cities that the fascist president does not like ($), including Seattle.
Philly downzoning blocked: Philadelphia’s mayor blocks a downzone in the city.
Burnside for bikes: A planned bike bridge connecting to the Burnside Bridge in Portland could come with a signalized crossing to help riders across the Burnside bridge deck.
Coastal doom: The climate crisis could spell financial doom for coastal Florida properties ($).
Many hands: How do development codes have a hand in traffic safety?
Investing in SJC: More clarity on Google’s mixed-use campus in Downtown San José comes into view.
Trip change: According to a report, riders haven’t entirely abandoned transit, they’re just taking much fewer trips.
LVT: In light of the pandemic, could a land value tax result in more equitable outcomes?
Twenty is plenty: 20 mph speed limits have come into force in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Corner stores invigorate: How can a corner grocery store invigorate a neighborhood?
Putting views over life: A San Diego transit agency is trying to construct fencing along a railway corridor for safety ($), but neighbors are trying to block the effort.
Starving Americans: The racist-in-chief at the White House tried to cut 700,000 people from food stamps, but a federal judge has blocked the draconian move ($).
ATL BRT: Atlanta’s first bus rapid transit project is progressing.
Pursue Vision Zero: What is the 94% error?
Apartment ban repealed: Cambridge, Massachusetts has opened up all residential zones for apartments, provided that they come with 100% affordable units.
Open streets: Oakland’s open streets program is still a work in progress, which Strong Towns argues is a good thing.
Pandemic art: Crosscut highlights six art spaces in Seattle that are using unconventional means of showcase amid the pandemic.
Car sewer project: Portland has pulled out of the state highway department’s I-5 Rose Quarter project.
