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A historic summit with Denver mayors about responsible growth, and a take-to-the-streets protest of gentrification in the city, suggest the need for a better conversation about today’s challenges to urban sustainability.

January 3 - Dean Saitta

Observers say the Trump Administration might be threatening to "kill the hostage" in a hardline negotiation tactic on the Gateway project to build a replacement rail tunnel under the Hudson River to connect New York and New Jersey.

January 3 - Crain's New York Business

The mapping community was sad to learn this week that the Mapzen open source mapping platform would cease operation at the end of the month. Many of Mapzen's open source tools will live on, for those that now how to use them.

January 3 - Mapzen

In 2017, the Southern California city no longer had to be concerned about water quantity, but was plagued by issues of water quality.

January 3 - Voice of San Diego

Cities have become obsessed with going viral.

January 3 - CityLab

Virginia's 66 Express Lanes feature uncapped tolls that change every six minutes with the level of congestion, with most revenue benefiting transit. Carpools travel free, but solo-drivers in electric vehicles pay like others.

January 3 - Business Insider

New York City officials, including Mayor Bill de Blasio, are responding to a wave of terrorist attacks and other tragic events with a proposal to build protective bollards around the city.

January 3 - CBS News

Many cities say they've adopted Vision Zero, but the numbers show they aren't actually getting any safer.

January 2 - Streetsblog USA

The cause of last month's deadly Amtrak crash south of Tacoma above Interstate 5 is attributed to the train traveling at 78 mph through a curve with a speed limit of 30 mph. The original plan for the bypass called for the elimination of that curve.

January 2 - New York Post

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It's understandable if you were too busy reveling in the holidays to catch the details of a controversy between Elon Musk and Jarrett Walker. The disagreement took on a life of its own on social media.

January 2 - James Brasuell

While commercial real estate outlook remains strong in 2018, leading economist predicts that prices will be at a standstill.

January 2 - Modern Cities

The New York Times devotes feature-length coverage to the soaring costs of subway construction in New York City, where the cost of construction has reached as high as seven times the average around the world.

January 2 - The New York Times

In a new book, lawyer Jim Blackburn suggests that engaging private landowners is the only way to manage the coast of his home state.

January 2 - Offcite via The Urban Edge

A small San Francisco landlord argues for repealing state restrictions on rent control.

January 2 - San Francisco Chronicle

Time magazine charts which American cities have reached "peak millennial."

January 2 - Time

How can cities balance the benefits of historic preservation with the need for new housing?

January 2 - Sightline

In Mexico, one popular app illustrates the feasibility and efficacy of women-only transportation models.

January 2 - CityLab

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is pitching local governments on the idea of restricting lanes for use by buses during peak hours on a major inter-city thoroughfare. One city, at least, doesn't like the idea.

January 1 - The Mercury News

The state's SOMAH program, now finalized, provides rebates to multifamily affordable housing developments that use solar, and lets tenants share in the benefits.

January 1 - PV Magazine

As the Chicago bikeshare service extends to more area in the city, some of the stations are in less dense locations and get fewer riders. Thus, though Divvy's revenues have gone up, the income to the city from the program has gone down.

January 1 - Chicago Tribune