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An American reflection on trick-or-treating, neighbourhood trust and street safety offers a practical lens for London’s school streets, low-traffic neighbourhoods and 20…
Read updateA Washington State legislative race in the 32nd District pits incrementalism against urgency on housing supply, transit funding and tech regulation, with…
Read updateA new US-focused analysis of automated license plate recognition cameras highlights contract, privacy and oversight issues that London boroughs and Transport for…
Read updateSurveys show Oregonians overwhelmingly want existing roads repaired before new megaprojects are funded, and trust in the state’s transport agency has collapsed.…
Read updateA Portland highway bridge originally priced at £248 million now stands at £885 million. The pattern of escalating estimates, delayed soil work…
Read updateA new poll from Open New York finds 79% of voters support building multi-family homes near rail stations, as the governor’s race…
Read updateA state hearings board ruling has forced Seattle to rework the environmental impact statement for its twenty-year growth plan, pushing the next…
Read updateThe Seattle-based urbanism advocacy group is hosting two events this month, including a new Northshore Social in Bothell, as it seeks to…
Read updateA new historical analysis examines how 19th-century suburbs were designed for walking, rail and daily life long before the automobile. For London,…
Read updateOxford Economics’ annual Global Cities Index of 1,000 cities finds that education and quality of life are the primary drivers of urban…
Read updateAn Oregon highway widening project hailed as a budget success actually ran more than 60% over its original cost estimate, according to…
Read updateA planner’s thought experiment proposes a tiered system for rating commercial and residential streets by walkability. Could a similar taxonomy help London…
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