Security theater: New York City’s mayor wants to roll out security theater on the subway with metal detectors.
Streamlining affordable housing: Victoria has eliminated the need for public hearings for affordable housing rezones.
Faregates and fares: Vancouver is spending another $200 million on fare system and faregate upgrades.
Expanding options?: Light rail is expanding housing options for UW students.
Keeping prices high: How the price of old homes depends upon the price of new homes.
E-bike rebates: Denver is offering rebates to buy e-bikes.
GO!: Ontario has issued a massive contract for its GO Transit modernization program.
Broken: Why do states keep expanding freeways?
Empty tax: Vancouver wants to back an empty storefront tax on landlords.
Camera enforcement: Support for camera enforcement increases when put in the context of racial justice.
Duh: One in three homes doesn’t have a car in its garage.
UBC extension: Vancouver’s transit agency outlines stations and alignments for the UBC SkyTrain extension.
Desalination: A desalination plant in California has its detractors ($).
Red state politics: Rural, Republican states are rejecting housing aid funding over regressive political philosophies ($).
Parking reform: Parking reforms for apartments in Dallas have sparked controversy.
United: Seattle Starbucks Roastery workers have voted to unionize.
Demolition: Highrises in Chicago may have to come down to satisfy judges in a federal building who don’t want to put up blinds. A sitting congressman defends the nonsense.
Comp plan: The Capitol Hill Ecodistrict is outlining ideas for the comprehensive plan update.
Drive less: Vision Zero is meaningless unless we get more drivers off the road, GGWash says.
Longer commutes: Despite an uptick in car ownership, commutes among Black people are getting longer.
CRC 2.0: The I-5 replacement and expansion project in the Portland and Vancouver area is set to have light rail. Much of the plan is just a repeat of proposals from the last decade.
For the arts: Olympia has voted for a sales tax increase to fund the arts.
Noise pollution kills: 5% of heart attacks in New Jersey may be linked to noise pollution.
15-minute Cleveland: Can Cleveland become a 15-minute city?
Fares again: Richmond’s zero-fare transit program could end in the summer.
No longer #1: Washington is no longer ranked number one for being bike-friendly in America.
Still in place: Los Angeles’ eviction moratorium holds despite legal challenges.
HSR has support: California voters still support high-speed rail in the state.
Youth ride free: Free transit in San Diego will be available for children up to 18.
Emissions policy: EV incentives may actually be increasing emissions.
State of change: Is NIMBYism waning in California?
Good and bad: The New York Times has picked up on Portland’s freeway fights. But could the paper be worsening transit crime?
