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Boston was the first major city to pair fair housing with zoning. How’s it going?
Community input was key to the policy’s passage but should be a larger part of the review process it created, advocates say.
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What US transit agencies worry most about right now
Ridership, traffic congestion, finances, safety and transitioning bus fleets to cleaner fuels were were top of mind for transit agency leaders in a Keolis survey released today.
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New York joins cities questioning ShotSpotter costs, benefits
The gunshot detection system may waste NYPD resources, a June audit states, and existing data don’t support renewing the contract. Chicago and Houston are among the cities that plan to drop the technology.
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Sports tourism drives meetings growth in Las Vegas: report
The sports entertainment category isn’t just driving leisure tourism. It’s also boosting meetings travel for events related to the industry, according to Knowland.
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FTA awards nearly $1.5B for cleaner transit buses
Projects in 117 communities received grants for low- or no-emission bus purchases and upgrades to bus facilities.
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The movement to get neighborhoods off natural gas gains momentum
For years, cities have pursued ways to get buildings off fossil fuels, one structure at a time. Now, some leaders and advocates are eyeing a newer approach: neighborhood-scale decarbonization.
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Q&A
Changes coming to NYC construction safety, permitting
The code update will affect the definition of a major building and how many permits a superintendent can be involved with at one time, according to former DOB assistant commissioner Peter Amato.
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5 recommendations for high-speed rail success
Decades of efforts to establish true high-speed rail in the U.S. “have not produced the desired outcomes,” a study from New York University’s Marron Institute of Urban Management says.
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Opinion
The White House just took steps to combat housing discrimination. States and local governments should follow.
As the country’s eviction epidemic grows, lawmakers must take aim at tenant screening practices locking millions out of affordable housing.
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New Virginia-North Carolina intercity passenger rail line starts construction
Trains could run at up to 110 mph along portions of the route connecting two of the busiest train stations in the Southeast.
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US electricity prices rise again as AI, onshoring may mean decades of power demand growth: BofA
The year-over-year inflation rate for electricity prices reached 5.9% in May, up from 3.8% in January, according to Bank of America Institute.
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12 ‘tech hubs’ get $504M to support new jobs, innovation
Projects that scale lab-to-market transitions, train workers and build shared testbeds and manufacturing facilities are among those receiving federal funding.
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FTA offers $1.9M in grants for tech that improves riders’ public transportation experience
New payment methods, demand-responsive service and creative financing are among the types of projects that might qualify for a Federal Transit Administration grant program.
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Amtrak awards $1.3B bridge contract along Northeast Corridor
The railway span will replace a 117-year-old structure and allow a 55% increase in maximum speeds for Amtrak trains.
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DOT awards $1.8B in transportation infrastructure grants
Nearly 150 road, rail, transit and port projects will receive discretionary grant funds from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, or RAISE, program.
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Homelessness in Dallas area is down after response transformation
As service providers try a new approach to closing encampments, unsheltered homelessness has dropped 24% in Texas' Dallas and Collin counties since 2021.
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New York City Community Compost program funds restored in FY25 budget
The budget, finalized Sunday, expands the number of organizations the program funds and protects it from future cuts. Certain active and planned composting projects will still be disrupted, however.
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Pedestrian traffic deaths declined in 2023 but remain above pre-pandemic levels
Cities in Texas and California were among those seeing increases in pedestrian deaths from 2020 to 2022, the Governors Highway Safety Association said.
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US Supreme Court rules Oregon city’s homelessness laws not ‘cruel and unusual’
The decision elicited swift reactions from stakeholders across the country, including officials in the city where the case began: Grants Pass, Oregon.
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NYC Council approves legislation requiring proactive building inspections
If signed into law, the bill would require the Department of Buildings to use predictive analytics to identify and address hazardous structures before they become dangerous.
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Cities, states to knock down affordable housing barriers with $85M from HUD
Barriers to affordable housing development include expensive land and insufficient infrastructure, Vice President Kamala Harris said on a Wednesday teleconference.
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Chicago buildings department still needs to fix broken inspection process: report
The city's watchdog agency said the department has “not implemented corrective actions” to issues discovered during an August 2022 audit.
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What US mayors want from the next president, Congress
The creation of a first-ever city mental health block grant, affordable housing investments and gun safety legislation are among the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ requests.
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NY MTA board votes to defer congestion pricing plan until everyone agrees on it
Board members acknowledged that without the agreement of the state and city transportation departments, the tolling program for Manhattan can't go forward.
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Lack of affordable electric vehicles will limit widespread US adoption until at least 2028: BofA
Analysts at Bank of America and Bloomberg say U.S. EV penetration rates are slowing and are unlikely to reach 30% by 2030.