National Links: Experiencing Streets Blind
The destruction of property during sweeps of homeless encampments sets back people’s progress. And more national and international news.
Category: Links
National Links: Re-use Cincinnati Subway Tunnels
Mexico City averts a water crisis; Detroit stands up to institutional investors; and the effect of cycling images that favor white, slim, able-bodied people.
National Links: Missoula Boosts Homeownership
The proposals for high-speed rail in Canada; a car-free street in downtown Austin, Texas; and a greener way to make concrete.
National Links: I’ll Take Housing for $1, Please
Rail could connect Texas and Mexico, if highway-focused TxDOT can get out of the way. Plus, storm-damaged roads and tiny cars.
National Links: 60 Years of High-Speed Rail
U.S. population shifts expose more people to natural disasters; transit-oriented development is mandated in Massachusetts; and more national and international news.
National Links: Still Building Amid Sea-Level Rise
Barrier island developers tempt fate; Barcelona calms traffic; HUD considers cash aid; and the house of the future resembles the past.
National Links: Transit’s Fiscal Cliff
Chicago’s transit agencies consider merger in the face of funding shortfalls, USPS rolls out its new goofy yet efficient trucks and Americans spend more than ever on cars.
National Links: Do It Like the Swiss
Local perspective on strip malls and big boxes, upzoning in Switzerland, zoning reform persuasion, autonomous vehicle safety and managed retreat in South Carolina.
National Links: School Bus Problems and Bringing Back Denver
Why car culture harms U.S. nightlife, how Minnesota is reducing highway emissions (build fewer freeways!), and more national and international news.
National Links: State and City Disagreements on Transit Policy
Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh metro project, efficacy of climate policies, architectural influences for Central Park (in Texas?) and Chicago’s proposal to combat food deserts.