Strip malls: Sightline dives into how strip malls could house a lot of people.
Revised estimates: The California high-speed rail got a little more pricey.
House New York: New York’s state legislature is debating zoning changes for housing.
RapidRide J: Ryan Packer reports on the latest RapidRide J Line plans for bikes.
Mixed reviews: Transportation advocates and Sound Transit have different positions on the proposed Washington transportation package.
Bike USA: Why are American cities investing in safer, more connected bike infrastructure? Axios also highlights America’s bike boom and risks to it.
Safeway: The Capitol Hill Safeway redevelopment project has gotten an effective design review approval for early design guidance.
Ohio transit: Ohio officials have plans for $1.3 billion in federal transit investments.
It’s time: Patience Malaba makes the case for reforming state zoning laws for affordable missing middle housing.
AVs: Streetsblog talks about how autonomous vehicles could reshape our cities and not for the better.
Lion and tigers, oh my!: A Silicon Valley city that tried to evade California zoning laws over a bogus reason has backed down.
Sustaining Honolulu: A Honolulu density bill could have a big impact on housing production and options.
Gowanus bearing fruit: In Brooklyn, the recent Gowanus rezone is already spurring on development.
24: Another 24 homes could come to Capitol Hill in a modest apartment building.
Resting place: In New Westminster (metro Vancouver), a cemetery is proposing a 30-story residential tower near the SkyTrain.
Housing options: An Ontario provincial report recommends that zoning restricting housing to only single-family homes be changed.
Secured bike parking: A Portland bike program has added secured bike parking for an affordable housing community.
Housing is popular: Sightline documents how housing is actually politically popular.
Fire DeJoy: The USPS is getting very fuel-inefficient vans, but if they weighed just one pound less they might be illegal.
Density bonus stays: A California appeals court upheld a state density bonus law.
Building car dependency: In England, recent greenfield developments are locking in car dependency.
Paris by gondola: An aerial gondola, the first of its kind in Paris, just got approval.
EVs: Streetsblog also talks about how the Biden administration is all in on electric vehicles.
Demanding better: In Portland, advocates rallied at transit provider TriMet’s offices the other week for better and cheaper transit.
Traffic safety: New traffic safety enforcement cameras have gone in near Garfield High School in Seattle.
Fighting fires: Hannnah Weinberger highlights how billions in federal funding is headed to Western states to manage forest fires.
