Side streets: Why should cities be upzoning side streets?
Garbage: Seattle and King County are suing each other over garbage ($).
Success: San Diego’s extended light rail is already proclaimed a success.
Nudges: Even where plastic bag fees and bans are prohibited, cities can use other nudges to reduce their use.
Greenwood mixed-use: A five-story mixed-use building is replacing a former restaurant that burned down.
Southern route: A coalition in North Dakota is lobbying for another Amtrak route.
$95 million: Seattle funds another $95 million in affordable housing projects.
Missing middle: Governor Jay Inslee is backing legislation to legalize more missing middle housing.
25 actions: What are 25 actions that Cascadia could take on climate in 2022?
Creating crisis: Aspen has put a heavy block on virtually all new housing development.
Worker shortage: Amtrak has a national worker shortage ($) and could be in an even tighter bind in January, which could slow service recovery.
Swimmable: Paris is planning to make its river, the Seine, swimmable.
Endless expansion: California and Nevada agree to widen I-15 near the border.
A first: Progress is happening on St. Petersburg, Florida’s first bus rapid transit line.
Carbon neutral 2050: President Joe Biden has made new commitments to make the federal government carbon neutral by 2050 ($).
Transit access safety: Why can transit access be unsafe for deaf and blind riders in Seattle?
Driverless shuttles: University of British Columbia is trialing driverless shuttles.
Septic systems: Fixing septics tanks is key to shellfish health in Puget Sound.
Downtown PDX projects: Bike Portland highlights nine bike and transit projects for Portland’s city center in 2022.
Flight-free: Sweden has a flight-free movement.
Rent control: Vox’s Jerusalem Demsas talks why she now supports rent control.
Ammonia pollution: A new study shows that drivers are responsible for more ammonia pollution than previously thought.
Berlin: How has Berlin transformed as an increasingly better urban city to live in?
Farewell DeFazio: Representative Peter DeFazio, a major national transportation policy leader, is retiring.
Energy standards: The European Union is expected to set stringent energy minimum standards for existing buildings.
Fast clip: In the last decade, Seattle grew at a faster rate than its suburbs ($).
Bad transpo policy: State legislators want to rob the general fund to subsidize niche car interests.
Chief of Streets: Boston has a new Chief of Streets who will focus on moving the city beyond car-centricity.
Compact cities: A study underscores the importance of compact cities in fighting climate change.
Lower VMT: New York City’s congestion pricing study shows that it would dramatically reduce vehicle miles traveled.
