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A "white supremacist" law that blocks public housing in the state is up for repeal—again.

February 20 - Los Angeles Times

New Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has reversed the position of his campaign, when he pledged to toll only heavy trucks to tackle traffic congestion. In an op-ed, Lamont explains why all vehicles must be tolled. He also rules out a gas tax hike.

February 20 - Stamford Advocate

Lyft will add electric vehicles to its rental fleet and offer riders the option to request hybrid and electric vehicles.

February 20 - mbg planet

During a time when there are apps and websites for just about everything, some transit agencies are turning to storefronts to better serve their customers.

February 20 - InTransition Magazine

The Oregon Legislature is already considering one of the most sweeping and ambitious statewide land use reform bills in the country. A new bill would allow even more density around transit stations.

February 20 - Willamette Week

Skyrocketing rental costs are hitting low-income residents even harder as available subsidized housing continues to disappear.

February 20 - The Mercury News

Five blocks in Pittsburgh's Historic Produce Terminal Strip District will gain wider sidewalks, public spaces, and traffic calming according to a recently released final design concept.

February 20 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Charlotte saw the writing on the wall, and decided to act decisively in addressing its lack of affordable housing options.

February 20 - Governing

The public had its first chance to weigh in on a draft climate plan released in January, sending signals about the political viability of climate change action in the state of Texas.

February 20 - San Antonio Express-News

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It is important to focus on forests rather than individual trees when evaluating trade-offs between infill and sprawled development.

February 20 - Todd Litman

William H. Frey, a demographer with Brookings, argues that racial diversity is a good thing for the country by many measures. Trump's wall would make it harder to benefit from demographic changes, but changes is still coming.

February 19 - Brookings: The Avenue

This article features the innovative outreach work of the Broward County Metropolitan Planning Organization, the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, and California High-Speed Rail, among others.

February 19 - InTransition Magazine

Much of the focus on decreasing carbon emissions is on the electrical grid and vehicles. But, buildings are a huge contributor, and California is leading the way in making electrification a priority.

February 19 - Vox

An analysis of New Orleans before and after Hurricane Katrina shows that the neighborhoods most damaged were also the most likely to gentrify.

February 19 - CityLab

Last week's urbanism social media landscape was dominated by discussion of an article that digs into the historical and technical origins of the contemporary mid-rise apartment building type.

February 19 - Bloomberg BusinessWeek

Democratic legislators in Oregon are pushing hard to approve a statewide rent control bill that would be the first of its kind in the United States.

February 19 - Oregon Public Broadcasting

A member of Ottawa’s city council says transit commissioners should support women’s rights and believe that climate change is real.

February 19 - Ottawa Citizen

Minneapolis and Seattle bucked national trends by increasing active transportation and use of public transit in recent years.

February 19 - Streetsblog USA

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has a $134 billion problem in unfunded pension liabilities. Along with several other measures, his administration is considering selling state assets, including the Illinois Tollway, to fill the hole.

February 19 - Chicago Tribune

Ontario Progressive Conservatives want the province to take ownership of the city of Toronto's subway network and take responsibility for maintaining and construction.

February 19 - The Star