Posts tagged Pennsylvania
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National links: One of the most car-centric cities in the US will soon try congestion pricing
LA will soon try out congestion pricing. How cities can be equitable for all genders. How Phoenix will navigate climate change, and more in this week’s National links. Keep reading…
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Maryland looks at connecting MARC toward Philadelphia and within Baltimore
Rail commuter riders may soon have more better-linked options to travel across the region, as Maryland will be studying how to better connect MARC (Maryland Area Rail Commuter) trains to Philadelphia, and throughout Baltimore. Keep reading…
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Baltimore, Philly’s transit ridership dropped the least, SF the most, according to this app
The Transit app provides some surprising insights into just which cities have been affected the most by the coronavirus shutdown. Keep reading…
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National links: How “green” are electric cars anyway?
The electric car movement may not be as clean a transition as we think. A major national transportation organization calls for a new vision for federal spending. Seattle wants to put a lid on one of its freeways. Keep reading…
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National links: The late Nipsey Hussle understood cities, and the people who live in them
Nipsey Hussle’s dream of racial and economic equity for his neighborhood spanned across music and media. Planners in Vancouver are widening sidewalks to accommodate more people in the densifying city. Transgender and nonbinary teens are vulnerable to homelessness. Keep reading…
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National links: Wealthy Connecticut towns have a legacy of canceling affordable housing
Some wealthy Connecticut towns have been blocking multifamily housing for decades. Seattle and Minneapolis make small and big moves to address booming populations. The Quayside project, the city plan designed by Google, has critics saying the company is overreaching. Keep reading…
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Philadelphia’s streetcar infrastructure is old but interesting
Philadelphia’s streetcar network is the largest and busiest in the mid-Atlantic. It has several interesting features, some of which can help inform the planning for DC’s growing system. Keep reading…
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National links: This LA-area school used kids to protest a subway project
A school in Beverly Hills has gotten into hot water for using students to protest a subway project. All those bankrupt Sears buildings leave a lot of empty space in malls across the US. While most of the town of Mexico Beach was wiped away, this one house was left standing mostly unscathed. Keep reading…
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Baltimore’s peers have lessons for Charm City’s $1 home program
As a followup to our initial post about Baltimore's potential $1 home program, we decided to take a look at how successful these initiatives have been in other cities. People line up for dollar homes, but in most cases the initial enthusiasm meets the tough realization that a $1 property would not be habitable from day one. Keep reading…
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Ten little cities near DC with awesome urbanism
Central cities are booming all over the US as Americans rediscover the benefits of walkable urbanism. But the boom isn’t confined to only big cities. Smaller cities are also enjoying a renaissance of their own. Here are ten little cities near DC with genuinely great urbanism. Keep reading…