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A highly congested route in Houston is getting new, dedicated bus lanes. Metro looks ready to build the kind of high-quality BRT line that has been a tough sell in the United States.

February 19 - Houston Chronicle

Unlike Trump's suggested quarter-per-gallon gas tax, this 9-cents-per-barrel tax is real. Like the gas tax, it goes to a trust fund, to respond to oil spills rather than build and maintains roads. While small, it brings in $500 million annually.

February 19 - Washington Examiner

The president's Fiscal Year 2019 Budget cuts the critical Capital investment Grants program run by the Federal Transit Administration. Projects lacking a full-funding grant agreement, like the Sacramento Streetcar, may fall victim.

February 18 - The Sacramento Bee

Computer vision and machine learning promise to change the way we see and understand urban life.

February 18 - Curbed

The outdoor recreation industry grew faster in 2016 than the rest of the U.S. economy.

February 18 - Earther

During a closed-door meeting Wednesday with Democratic and Republican lawmakers, President Trump endorsed hiking the gas tax by 25-cents per gallon to help pay for the $200 billion investment and restore solvency to the Highway Trust Fund.

February 18 - Politico

Reeta Herzallah and Hamdi Almasri used a fake garage door to live in an area that required a garage space.

February 18 - The Guardian

Though cities hope for an economic boost, these photos show it's far from guaranteed.

February 17 - Business Insider

Policymakers, auto manufacturers, and especially advocates are very engaged in transitioning from fossil fuel-powered vehicles to electric vehicles. The problem is that interest isn't shared by the general public, according to research by UC Davis.

February 17 - UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

Using treated wastewater for snowmaking would have dual benefits for Big Sky, Montana.

February 17 - Water Deeply

One of the nuggets included in the Regional Plan Association's Forth Plan, released in late 2017, is a proposal to create a national park out of the New Jersey Meadowlands.

February 17 - Curbed New York

Bus advocates aren't going to like the sound of this.

February 17 - Recode

The city of New Orleans wants to watch you party.

February 16 - CityLab

Expect more cities and transit agencies around the country to wrestle with funding quandaries if the Trump Administration gets its way with existing capital investment grants.

February 16 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Advocates and politicians are mustering ideas and support for new tree ordinances that line up with the city's climate goals.

February 16 - KUOW

Planning for a proposal to expand truck and vehicle capacity on the I-710 Freeway in Southern California has reached a critical juncture in the process.

February 16 - Los Angeles Times

A critique of New Jersey's housing policies lends historical perspective before taking an unexpected rhetorical turn.

February 16 - The Star-Ledger

Or even Netflix, for that matter.

February 16 - Mobility Lab

How many now-classic design features are actually tax-avoidance strategies?

February 16 - 99% Invisible

If electric vehicles are the future, can gas stations be re-imagined into centers promoting exercise and healthy eating?

February 16 - Modern Cities