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The city of Las Vegas has approved a law that prohibits the homeless from camping in large swaths of the city. The measure provoked the opposition on most of the public in attendance at a City Council hearing this week.

November 7 - Las Vegas Sun

While much attention is focused on new technologies, the potential of existing transportation modes has never been fully realized.

November 7 - Slate

Along with a commitment to produce more affordable housing, Washington D.C. is making general amendments to its Comprehensive Plan. The result may be more "honesty" and nuance around housing.

November 7 - Greater Greater Washington

The Los Angeles City Council has approved a motion to improve signal prioritization for the sake of light rail transit on the Expo Line where it operates in city streets.

November 7 - Streetsblog LA

The Ohio Department of Transportation is gathering public input for the "Access Ohio 2045" long-range transportation plan.

November 7 - Cincinnati Public Radio

Planned manufacturing districts (PMDs) are a way to protect valuable land, but their effectiveness as an economic development strategy has been inconsistent.

November 7 - WBEZ

A new law will reorganize the city’s trash collection network and reduce the number of sanitation trucks crisscrossing the city.

November 7 - Crain's New York Business

Recent political interest in local land use regulations requires a thorough and nuanced understanding of the strengths and limitations of the methodologies available for measuring the effects of zoning.

November 6 - Brookings

The city of Compton has completed a draft environmental impact review of an ambitious plan to transform the blocks surrounding the Artesia Station on the Metro A Line.

November 6 - Urbanize Los Angeles

Urban trees play an essential role in making cities livable and countering the effects of climate change.

November 6 - The Guardian

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Many states and cities around the country voted on November 5, 2019 to decide matters related to the future of the built environment.

November 6 - James Brasuell

TriMet, the regional transit agency in the Portland, Oregon area, this week launched a process for creating a new Pedestrian Plan.

November 6 - BikePortland

A surge of oil from four countries—Norway, Guyana, Canada and Brazil—will more than compensate for slowing growth of U.S. oil production. The new sources might cause oil prices to dip to $50 a barrel and slow the transition to electric vehicles.

November 6 - The New York Times

A new report looks at how the increase of ride-hailing in Chicago is affecting infrastructure and mobility.

November 6 - Streetsblog Chicago

The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that all 50 states require people on bikes of all ages to wear helmets.

November 6 - StreetsBlog NYC

Before drafting a new Pedestrian Master Plan for Montgomery County, planners are creating a detailed inventory of street conditions by walking every single one fo the county's roads and streets.

November 6 - Greater Greater Washington

New York City will create green waves by adjusting traffic signals to keep cyclists moving, even when drivers will have to slow down.

November 6 - The New York Times

The city’s plan for dealing with snow and ice on sidewalks this winter doesn't address past problems and won't meet the needs of residents, say critics.

November 5 - The Star

A new model for expected sea-level rise raises alarms about the need to adapt to sea-level rise in coastal cities all over the world.

November 5 - The New York Times

Multiple sources analyze the green credentials of the campaign platforms of the remaining field of Democrats vying for the highest office in the land and find one conspicuous absence: plans for reducing driving.

November 5 - Transportation for America