The Sunshine State is #1 in fatal crashes at intersections, with more than three times as many deadly intersections (257) as the next highest state, Arizona (82) (stacker.com)
Are there any US cities that are working on plans to use existing freight rail lines for commuter rail?
Are there any US cities that are working on plans to use existing freight rail lines for commuter rail?...
The Case for Single-Stair Multifamily (www.thesisdriven.com)
Proposed 23-story residential building in the Fenway now a proposed 30-story residential building (www.universalhub.com)
San Diego leads U.S. in light rail ridership (www.apta.com)
New York City Council Votes to Pass Fair Housing Framework Bill to Establish Housing Targets for Each Local Community District in Response to City’s Housing Crisis (council.nyc.gov)
White House announces $16.4 billion in new funding for 25 passenger rail projects on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (www.whitehouse.gov)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/8638019
The 6 Zoning Reforms Every Municipality Should Adopt (www.strongtowns.org)
Cambridge, MA passes new affordable housing rules, paving the way for taller buildings (archive.ph)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/7381135
Alexandria, VA (3rd largest principal city in the DC Metro Area) proposes eliminating single-family-only zoning (archive.ph)
How Washington DC Got Its Metro (www.construction-physics.com)
NYC Mayor Eric Adams’s Big Housing Plan Is 100 Small Ideas in a Trench Coat (www.curbed.com)
Brightline To Launch High-Speed Rail Service from Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach to Orlando International Airport Starting September 22 (www.gobrightline.com)
The Insane Ways Traffic Engineers Try to Make Streets "Safe" For Walking (CityNerd) (piped.video)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/6168675...
Parking Laws Are Strangling America | Climate Town ft. NotJustBikes (tournesol.app)
Boston Mayor Wu announces Residential Conversion Program for downtown offices (www.bostonplans.org)
The program would offer owners of commercial office buildings Downtown reduced property tax rates in return for immediately converting their buildings to residential uses. Based on studies prepared for the City as part of PLAN: Downtown, a rate reduction by up to 75% of the standard tax rate for residential for up to 29 years...
Amsterdam Just Closed their Busiest Road (www.youtube.com)
Montreal Shows What a City Can Be (www.discoursemagazine.com)
Why Britain doesn’t build (worksinprogress.co)
[YouTube] Not Just Bikes: The Dumbest Excuse for Bad Cities (06/19/2023) (www.youtube.com)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1367812...
NY Governor Hochul Announces Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 Moving Forward With Solicitation for First Contract (www.governor.ny.gov)
