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Look Out? Building a BRT line in California is No Simple Matter
A proposed bus rapid transit system for Oakland, Berkeley, and San Leandro raises excitement as well as fears.
DailyHousing in Brief: Eviction Lab Releases New Eviction Tracking System
Also: Seniors evicted from nursing homes, and Philadelphia passes emergency housing laws.
DailyCan Affordable Housing Be Energy Efficient? These Developers Say Yes
A $5.5 million affordable housing development in Northfield, Minnesota, challenges the notion that sustainability and affordability are mutually exclusive.
DailyPittsburgh Modernizes Waste Collection While Combating Climate Change
Sponsored: With the successful implementation of Victor Stanley Relay™ to modernize the City of Pittsburgh’s trash collection system, Relay sensors were soon piloted for their parks.
DailyThe Front Lines of the Blight Fight: Part II
The last days of the Reclaiming Vacant Properties conference featured a speech from Secretary Shaun Donovan as well as copious examples of initiatives in urban gardening, land reclamation and smart growth planning. Also, download a report outlining strategies for reclaiming vacant properties.
DailyBiden Executive Orders Pledge Carbon Reductions. Some Cities Have a Head Start
The executive orders Biden signed a week after taking office will push the country toward sustainability; many cities are already on their way there.
DailyJersey City’s Composting Program Expands During a Pandemic
The citywide program has diverted 50,000 pounds of food waste from landfills so far.
DailyUnlicensed, Off-the-Grid Schools Teach Chinese Kids the Wisdom of the Sages
Parents disillusioned with China’s state-run educational system are growing their own alternative.
DailyCan Urban Food Incubators Accelerate Adoption of Plant-Based Diets?
The Green New Deal doesn’t ban hamburgers. That doesn’t mean restaurants can’t work toward more sustainable forms of protein.
DailyWhat Cities Stand to Gain From Volkswagen’s Multibillion-Dollar Settlement
Op-Ed: From public transit to EV car-sharing, the company’s funds would be best spent on shared mobility solutions.
DailyPhilly’s Sustainable Fashion Brands Took a Hit This Year, But Persevere
It’s tough to be a small business owner in 2020. Next City looks at three brands in Philly whose experiences illustrate the struggle.
DailyBuilding the Facebook of Neighborhoods
A look inside the hard work at Nextdoor, a social networking site for people in your neighborhood.
DailyThe Promises and Pitfalls of Desalination
Some have turned to desalination as a way to deal with water shortages, but are the high costs and environmental threats worth it?
DailyWhat San Francisco Can Teach Us About Overcoming Our Transit Deficit
In the postwar era, mass transit declined sharply across America. But in San Francisco, a few differences helped the Bay Area’s transit system bounce back.
DailyWe Can’t Build Our Way To Net Zero
Op-ed: Reusing and retrofitting existing buildings is vital to achieving significant emissions reduction targets in the few years we have.
DailyNew Law Will Lift New York’s Waterfront Structures Up In the Air
A flood-proofing measure, the zoning tweak will replace stoops and storefronts with street-level parking and storage.
DailyThe Weekly Wrap: Philadelphia Theatre’s Musicians Demand Higher Wages
Also: Seattle requires large buildings to cut emissions.
DailyHow Norway Became the World’s Electric Car Capital
Today, 80% of new cars sold in Norway are electric, compared to about 5% in the United States.
DailyCan de Blasio Reverse Bloomberg’s Development Decline?
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio will have a tough time reversing a decades-long decline in housing production.