Clyde Hill’s Affordable Housing Settlement Offers a Case Study in State-Led Planning Pressure
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US mayors rank housing affordability as top crisis as costs squeeze cities
A new survey from the US Conference of Mayors finds affordable housing leading city leaders’ concerns as the rising cost of living pressures households across American cities. While the findings are US-focused, the affordability…
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ODOT cost reporting obscures 60% overrun on Oregon highway project, raising questions about transport transparency
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Update · 5 min readUber has announced a $10 billion investment in autonomous vehicles, intensifying the robotaxi race with Waymo, Zoox and…
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Austin moves to close 25-square-foot loophole in rental housing mould rules
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Lessons from Los Angeles: How housing policies can deter new development – a cautionary tale for London
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Uber’s $10B robotaxi bet signals a shift in urban mobility, but London’s streets remain a different arena
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Clyde Hill’s Affordable Housing Settlement Offers a Case Study in State-Led Planning Pressure
The wealthy Seattle suburb is close to settling a legal challenge over its growth plan by offering developers extra building rights in exchange for affordable housing fees or…
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Austin moves to close 25-square-foot loophole in rental housing mould rules
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US mayors rank housing affordability as top crisis as costs squeeze cities
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A transect for sprawl: can classifying suburban streets help London rethink its edges?
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ODOT cost reporting obscures 60% overrun on Oregon highway project, raising questions about transport transparency
An Oregon highway widening project hailed as a budget success actually ran more than 60% over its original cost estimate, according to a detailed analysis by City Observatory.…
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US DOT road safety plan targets congestion and AV strategy, with implications for London’s Vision Zero approach
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Why the predicted Portland ‘Carmaggedon’ never arrived — and what London can learn about traffic evaporation
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What London Planners Can Learn from Minneapolis’s Street Redesigns and Bike Network
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Strong Towns: London should design public space around use, not objects
A new Strong Towns article argues that public projects start with benches, trees and lighting instead of how people will actually use a place. Here is what that…
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The Walk-To Local: What the Disappearing Third Space Means for London High Streets
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The provided source covers BLM oil leases near sacred Indigenous sites in New Mexico, which has…
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Chicago’s accessible pedestrian signal rollout offers lessons for London’s street accessibility programme
A report on Chicago's accessible pedestrian signal rollout finds the city has exceeded court-ordered targets but…
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New Platform Aims to Reduce Roadway Risk by Integrating Diverse Datasets
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Oregon’s Lagging Higher Education Investment Impacts Economic Competitiveness
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