Week Without Driving: The Everett Herald ($), Real Change News, and The Stranger talk about Disability Rights Washington’s Week Without Driving campaign.
East Side Access: For the first time, New York’s Long Island Rail Road arrived into Grand Central Terminal via the East Side Access.
Canada caps: Canada will put a cap on oil and gas emissions.
At odds: Seattle and King County officials want to keep hotel-based shelter through next year but providers aren’t so sure.
Center lane BRT: Boston’s new center-running bus rapid transit lanes are now open.
UCSB: Have you heard of the plans for a mega windowless dorm in Santa Barbara? A consulting architect has resigned over the project.
Future Penn: New York Governor Kathy Hochul has revised plans for revamping Penn Station and renaming it.
Bike parking: It’s time to talk about bike parking, Streetsblog argues.
Outdoor dining: San Diego has made outdoor dining permanent.
Klimaticket: Austria is instituting a universal public transportation Klimaticket that costs about $3.50 per day.
Cars first: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework approved has some not so great aspects to it, including potentially anti-pedestrian and anti-bike autonomous vehicle provisions.
Permanent supportive housing: A Tacoma hotel has been sold and will become permanent supportive housing ($).
Provocative art: What’s the meaning behind New York City’s newest great statue?
Car-free America: America may be dominated by cars, but many areas of the country are heavily car-free.
John Oliver’s right: HBO’s commentator and comedian John Oliver does a serious deep dive on homelessness and how to address it.
Grade separation legislation: A new rail grade-separation funding bill has been filed in Congress.
New stops: Capitol Hill is getting some new stop signs at four-way intersections.
New Vancouverism: Canada’s national newspaper says that Vancouver should go big on allowing more housing and focusing on transit.
Bikes fight carbon: Advocates want global leaders to set serious targets for increasing biking as a mode share for climate.
Oregon planning: Bike Portland writes about how new Oregon state planning rules could force a dramatic and positive shift in cities within the state.
BIF goods: What’s good about the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework?
Climatic devastation: A study suggests that climate change is the key driver increasing wildfire weather ($).
Restraining seawalls: Crosscut covers how Washington and other coastal states are trying to rein in construction of seawalls.
National elections: St. Paul voters approve rent control. Boston elects a strong urbanist as mayor.
Exclusionary elites: Atlanta’s city council waters down a comprehensive plan update to appease anti-housing activists.
Real climate action: The San Diego region contemplates new road charges and free transit.
Crippling transportation: American automobile loan debt has blown past $1.4 trillion.
