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What We're Reading

What We’re Reading: FB Goes East, Pier Problems, and Railway Urban Life

FB goes east: Facebook is buying REI's corporate digs in Bellevue's Spring District. Marysville masterplan: Marysville wants feedback on what people think of the city...

What We’re Reading: Slow Start, Outdoor Education, and Vehicle Rampage

Slow start: Two years later, Minneapolis' zoning reform is slow to deliver on triplexes. Over-talked narrative: The media is obsessed with the "death of the...

What We’re Reading: CLT in Spokane, Bridging Communities, and Heating Up

Parochial ax-grinding: Mercer Island is fighting over planned facilities supporting light rail again. Gentle density: A bill in California would allow duplexes on most urban...
An empty Juneau in summer amidst the pandemic.

What We’re Reading: More Ferry Trips, Big Payoff, and Off-Road

More ferry trips: Washington State Ferries is restoring service to pre-pandemic levels on some ferry routes. Heroes: Some postal workers in Washington are defying orders...
Downtown Sonoma.

What We’re Reading: Double-Decker, Parkless, and Busy Streets

HSR growth: China charts a course to double the length of the nation's high-speed rail network by 2035. Change car culture: How investment in transit...

What We’re Reading: 20-Minute Neighborhood, Ventilation, and Quickly Drying Up

More JUMPs: Lime has added another 1,500 JUMP bikes in Seattle. Dam removal: With another dam removal, Washington has 37 miles more salmon habitat restored...

What We’re Reading: 15-Minute Cities, ACUs, and NZ Zoning Reform

LAX-LAS: A private passenger rail service is poised to launch next year between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. 15-minute cities: Top mayors are pledging to...
A block in the city center of Ashland, Oregon.

What We’re Reading: AFFH Rule Row, Over-Parked, and Ban SUVs

Open top buses: In London, a tour bus company wants to use open top buses for commuters. AFFH Rule row: The occupant of the White...