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SB 50 was often viewed as an attack on wealthy, single-family homeowners, but housing justice advocates also had issues with the legislation.

February 19 - Curbed

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A case of mistaken identity has embroiled California in election controversy, as claims of bias and misinformation swirl around Prop 13 (2020), Prop 13 (1978), and an anticipated "split roll" initiative.

February 19 - James Brasuell

Los Angeles may follow in San Francisco’s footsteps by banning cars along a stretch of a downtown thoroughfare.

February 19 - Curbed Los Angeles

Traffic safety initiatives must recognise that all vehicle travel imposes risks, and traffic reduction policies increase safety in addition to other benefits.

February 19 - Action Vision Zero

In Manhattan, a contentious debate has been brewing over on-street parking and how that space could be used for something other than storing cars.

February 19 - Gothamist

Using a wagon filled with phones, an artist in Berlin demonstrated the disconnect between data and the real world.

February 19 - Vice

Littleton, Colorado, home to a population growing beyond 40,000, wants a break from multi-family developments.

February 18 - Littleton Independent

A former housing and urban development secretary and a professor of sociology oppose the Trump administration's proposed changes to the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule.

February 18 - The New York Times

The program would allow transit agencies throughout the state to eliminate or reduce fares.

February 18 - Greater Greater Washington

Here's your "tl;dr" treatment of the "Urban Planning Trends to Watch in 2020" article published by Planetizen earlier this year.

February 18 - Planetizen Courses on YouTube

Some of the opinions of Michael Bloomberg, billionaire candidate for president, haven't aged well since his time as the mayor of New York City.

February 18 - CityLab

Outgoing San Francisco Planning Director John Rahaim announced his departure in September. Rich Hillis will be the next to have the job.

February 18 - San Francisco Chronicle

The 186-page "Resilient Houston" document was released to the public in the nation's fourth largest city, which is facing numerous environmental stresses.

February 18 - Rice Kinder Institute for Urban Research: The Urban Edge

Several recent studies add fuel to the fire of whether market-rate housing helps affordability or drives low-income people from their neighborhoods.

February 18 - The New York Times

A plan for the riverfront property would bring thousands of housing units to the historically industrial area.

February 17 - Chicago Tribune

Los Angeles and Uber bike-share subsidiary Jump are in a protracted legal battle over the city's data sharing requirements.

February 17 - Los Angeles Times

The New Carrollton transit station will add Purple Line light rail to its multi-modal mix; planners at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) hope to leverage the new transit for new land use and development around the station.

February 17 - The Washington Post

A new report by Resources for the Future, a nonpartisan economic think tank, claims that Miami is the most vulnerable coastal city in the world.

February 17 - Scientific American

Dockless bikes offer the unexpected and help users navigate and understand the urban environment in new and different ways.

February 16 - Next City

The first phases of a plan to remake the downtown Los Angeles plaza into a more inviting, accessible public space are going to kick off soon.

February 16 - Curbed Los Angeles