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2025 Brought Seismic Changes to California Housing Laws - h/t LAist
2025 Brought Seismic Changes to California Housing Laws - h/t LAist
New state laws and policies created in reaction to devastating wildfires could spell massive changes for Southern California’s housing landscape.
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December 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
2025 Brought Seismic Changes to California Housing Laws - h/t LAist
What Makes a Habitable Rental Home? - h/t Shelterforce Magazine
What Makes a Habitable Rental Home? - h/t Shelterforce Magazine
Almost every state in the U.S. requires that landlords maintain safe and livable residential units. This is often called a "warranty of habitability." In some places, there are laws that specify exactly what those requirements are; in others, the standards are less defined.
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December 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
What Makes a Habitable Rental Home? - h/t Shelterforce Magazine
What Actually Got Built Under Eric Adams’ ‘Pro-Housing’ Administration - h/t Curbed
What Actually Got Built Under Eric Adams’ ‘Pro-Housing’ Administration - h/t Curbed
The outgoing mayor claims credit for hundreds of thousands of new homes. The truth is more complicated.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
What Actually Got Built Under Eric Adams’ ‘Pro-Housing’ Administration - h/t Curbed
Over 90% of Massachusetts Towns Have Changed Zoning to Comply With MBTA Communities Law - h/t Mass Live
Over 90% of Massachusetts Towns Have Changed Zoning to Comply With MBTA Communities Law - h/t Mass Live
Massachusetts municipalities have until December 31 to adjust their zoning codes or face the potential loss of state funding.
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December 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Over 90% of Massachusetts Towns Have Changed Zoning to Comply With MBTA Communities Law - h/t Mass Live
What Happened to ‘Renter’s Choice’ Legislation? - h/t Shelterforce Magazine
What Happened to ‘Renter’s Choice’ Legislation? - h/t Shelterforce Magazine
Years ago, officials in dozens of cities and states showed interest in passing legislation that required landlords to accept alternatives to the traditional lump-sum security deposit. Today, much of that momentum has diminished.
dlvr.it
December 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
What Happened to ‘Renter’s Choice’ Legislation? - h/t Shelterforce Magazine
Houston Metro Secures Long-Term Funding for On-Demand Microtransit - h/t Mass Transit
Houston Metro Secures Long-Term Funding for On-Demand Microtransit - h/t Mass Transit
The agency is working to integrate the Community Connector service into Houston’s broader transit network.
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December 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Houston Metro Secures Long-Term Funding for On-Demand Microtransit - h/t Mass Transit
Downtown St. Petersburg Poised for Pedestrian-Friendly Makeover - h/t St. Pete Rising
Downtown St. Petersburg Poised for Pedestrian-Friendly Makeover - h/t St. Pete Rising
A new vision for Central Avenue includes wider sidewalks and more space for outdoor dining.
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December 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Downtown St. Petersburg Poised for Pedestrian-Friendly Makeover - h/t St. Pete Rising
Deadline Nears for Colorado River Water Sharing Agreement - h/t News From the States
Deadline Nears for Colorado River Water Sharing Agreement - h/t News From the States
Water officials from the seven Colorado River Basin states are still at odds over how to manage dwindling water resources as current regulations are set to expire in February.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Deadline Nears for Colorado River Water Sharing Agreement - h/t News From the States
String Lights are Secular! The Holiday Case for Year-round Placemaking
String Lights are Secular! The Holiday Case for Year-round Placemaking
The holidays make streets and spaces warm, cozy, and welcoming. Why don’t we do that year round?
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December 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
String Lights are Secular! The Holiday Case for Year-round Placemaking
Austin ‘Turn Calming’ Cut Pedestrian-Involved Left Turn Crashes by Nearly Half - h/t Community Impact Newspaper
Austin ‘Turn Calming’ Cut Pedestrian-Involved Left Turn Crashes by Nearly Half - h/t Community Impact Newspaper
A pilot program at 16 intersections led to a dramatic reduction in injury crashes and is saving residents roughly $3 million in emergency response and medical expenses.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Austin ‘Turn Calming’ Cut Pedestrian-Involved Left Turn Crashes by Nearly Half - h/t Community Impact Newspaper
California Threatens to Suspend Tesla Sales Over ‘Deceptive’ Sales Language - h/t PC Magazine
California Threatens to Suspend Tesla Sales Over ‘Deceptive’ Sales Language - h/t PC Magazine
The company says it won’t comply with an order to change its marketing of ‘self-driving’ features, which could lead to a 30 day sales ban and a possible manufacturing ban in the state.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
California Threatens to Suspend Tesla Sales Over ‘Deceptive’ Sales Language - h/t PC Magazine
USDOT Cancels Over $100 Million in Sustainable Transportation Funds for Colorado - h/t The Colorado Sun
USDOT Cancels Over $100 Million in Sustainable Transportation Funds for Colorado - h/t The Colorado Sun
The administration is pulling funding for what it calls “woke” and “redundant” clean energy projects including EV charging infrastructure.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
USDOT Cancels Over $100 Million in Sustainable Transportation Funds for Colorado - h/t The Colorado Sun
Ann Arbor Opens First Bus-Only Lane - h/t M Live
Ann Arbor Opens First Bus-Only Lane - h/t M Live
The new bus lane is part of a makeover of State Street that will make bus travel faster and more reliable.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Ann Arbor Opens First Bus-Only Lane - h/t M Live
Top 10 Island Press Built Environment Books
Top 10 Island Press Built Environment Books
From “Life Between Buildings” to “Human Transit,” Island Press has played a critical role in building the catalogue of literature that is foundational to urban planning.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Top 10 Island Press Built Environment Books
2025’s Biggest Transportation Wins - h/t Bloomberg CityLab
2025’s Biggest Transportation Wins - h/t Bloomberg CityLab
Even in a rough year, there are victories worth celebrating.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
2025’s Biggest Transportation Wins - h/t Bloomberg CityLab
San Francisco Power Outage Leaves Waymos Stranded at Intersections - h/t ABC 7
San Francisco Power Outage Leaves Waymos Stranded at Intersections - h/t ABC 7
The company says its vehicles are trained to treat non-functional traffic lights as four-way stops, but videos show Waymos stopped on city streets during a major outage on Saturday.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
San Francisco Power Outage Leaves Waymos Stranded at Intersections - h/t ABC 7
Portland’s Uber, Lyft, Taxi Ridership is Slower to Recover Than Transit - h/t Oregon Live
Portland’s Uber, Lyft, Taxi Ridership is Slower to Recover Than Transit - h/t Oregon Live
Fewer Portland residents are calling ride-hailing services than before the pandemic.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Portland’s Uber, Lyft, Taxi Ridership is Slower to Recover Than Transit - h/t Oregon Live
Is New Orleans’ Healthy Homes Ordinance a Hollow Promise? - h/t Shelterforce Magazine
Is New Orleans’ Healthy Homes Ordinance a Hollow Promise? - h/t Shelterforce Magazine
The Healthy Homes Ordinance is supposed to help fix New Orleans’s deteriorating rental housing stock. But three years in, many “certified habitable” apartments still have leaking roofs, black mold, and dangerous heat. What went wrong?
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December 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Is New Orleans’ Healthy Homes Ordinance a Hollow Promise? - h/t Shelterforce Magazine
FTA Rejects Chicago’s Transit Safety Plan - h/t WGN
FTA Rejects Chicago’s Transit Safety Plan - h/t WGN
The Trump administration is threatening to pull funding from Chicago transit, citing a failure to ‘measurably’ improve safety.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
FTA Rejects Chicago’s Transit Safety Plan - h/t WGN
Staten Island Resists ‘City of Yes’ Zoning Reforms - h/t Staten Island Live
Staten Island Resists ‘City of Yes’ Zoning Reforms - h/t Staten Island Live
One year after New York City approved major zoning changes, some residents continue to fight increased density.
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December 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Staten Island Resists ‘City of Yes’ Zoning Reforms - h/t Staten Island Live
From SoHo to SoDoSoPa
From SoHo to SoDoSoPa
How zoning made great neighborhoods illegal to build, and preordained gentrification.
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December 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
From SoHo to SoDoSoPa
When Airports Become Parks - h/t Reasons to Be Cheerful
When Airports Become Parks - h/t Reasons to Be Cheerful
In Berlin and elsewhere, defunct airstrips are transformed into valuable public space.
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December 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
When Airports Become Parks - h/t Reasons to Be Cheerful
Paris Opens Europe’s Longest Aerial Gondola Line - h/t Metro
Paris Opens Europe’s Longest Aerial Gondola Line - h/t Metro
The new cable car line, France’s seventh, is expected to carry roughly 11,000 passengers per day.
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December 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Paris Opens Europe’s Longest Aerial Gondola Line - h/t Metro
After Self-Driving Taxis Hinder Emergency Response, Governors Highway Safety Association and Waymo Issue Guide for First Responders - h/t Governors Highway Safety Association
After Self-Driving Taxis Hinder Emergency Response, Governors Highway Safety Association and Waymo Issue Guide for First Responders - h/t Governors Highway Safety Association
The guide trains public servants on how to interact with autonomous cars.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
After Self-Driving Taxis Hinder Emergency Response, Governors Highway Safety Association and Waymo Issue Guide for First Responders - h/t Governors Highway Safety Association
Texas is Counting on Battery Systems to Limit Power Outages This Winter - h/t Inside Climate News
Texas is Counting on Battery Systems to Limit Power Outages This Winter - h/t Inside Climate News
ERCOT says new battery storage and other systems set in place after 2021’s devastating winter storm will help prevent an energy emergency this winter.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Texas is Counting on Battery Systems to Limit Power Outages This Winter - h/t Inside Climate News