"New Jersey’s problem isn’t that it’s building too little housing, Ciattarelli says: It’s that it’s building too much." www.governing.com/urban/why-ho...

Why “overdevelopment” is a theme in the New Jersey governor’s race www.governing.com/urban/why-ho...

Las Vegas, NV

Las Vegas’ New Mayor Has a Slump on Her Hands. She’s Not Worried. www.governing.com/politics/las...

"It is so relaxing to be on that train. You see an eagle. You see an osprey." www.governing.com/transportati...

This is a useful profile of Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer, and where he stands politically in terms of local politicos Big Feelings. That is: he’s loathed by Dem leg leaders & the state party apparatus bc he took control of patronage they wanted for themselves (though they frame it as “high-handiness”

The Democratic Governor Fighting With His Own Party www.governing.com/politics/the...

One HUD program recently disqualified grant applicants from jurisdictions that don't "cooperate with Federal immigration enforcement," which includes potentially 36 states. www.governing.com/urban/housin...

One Housing Assistance Program Congress Is Actually Expanding www.governing.com/urban/one-ho...

'It's an Occupation': A Local Lawmaker Reacts to Trump's D.C. Takeover www.governing.com/politics/tru...

Feds Send Billions to States for Highways. Locals Want a Bigger Share. www.governing.com/transportati...

The Rancorous State Politics Tanking Philly Transit www.governing.com/transportati...

Denver's strangely bold plan for sidewalks: Build them all and keep up with repairs www.governing.com/infrastructu...

Hard to fully side with anyone who's quoted in this great piece by @jblumgart.bsky.social. Clearly Philadelphia has an exquisite built environment worth caring for, but all the sides in this argument are claiming the role of aggrieved underdog.

Cities were awarded $3.2 billion for transportation projects under the Neighborhood Access and Equity program. Congress is rescinding 75 percent of the funds, leaving dozens of awarded projects partly funded or not funded at all. www.governing.com/transportati...

Despite Political Complaints, Congestion Pricing Is Working in NYC www.governing.com/transportati...

A four-month interim city council member in St. Paul will vote this week on rent control and tenant protections www.governing.com/urban/the-od...

Anyone who moved from Austin to San Antonio or vice versa in the last few years wanna talk to me for a story?

"Some research suggests that 75% of people whose licenses get suspended continue to drive anyway" This law gives "the option to require devices that limit vehicle speeds when doling out punishments for reckless drivers...as an alternative to jail time or license suspension for repeat offenders"

Speed-Limiting Technology Gets a Foothold in State Law www.governing.com/transportati...

Hopes for Offshore Wind Are Blowing Away www.governing.com/magazine/hop...

“A lot of people in very wealthy communities, regardless of party, simply don’t want new neighbors.” www.governing.com/urban/new-ha...

What's Behind the Push to Revive Nuclear Power? www.governing.com/magazine/wha...

States Look to Rein in Rising Costs for Mobile-Home Owners www.governing.com/urban/states...

Six people confessed to the crime, despite eyewitnesses saying there were only four assailants. “They were interviewing people a little too aggressively.” www.governing.com/policy/massa...

“An upsurge of corporate purchases of single-family homes has sparked legislation in at least half a dozen states this year. Legislators hope to preserve homeownership as a path to building wealth for middle-class families.” 🏘️ @jaredbrey.bsky.social www.governing.com/urban/states...

States See Workforce Opportunity in Federal Layoffs www.governing.com/workforce/st...

“I understand that property is an investment. I want that to be an investment that families make for themselves.” www.governing.com/urban/states...

“It reminds me of COVID, which was a sudden impact and then you have to respond and pivot." www.governing.com/workforce/lo...

“Our members were immediately concerned that this was going to impact all of their highway formula dollars … That appears not to be the intent, based on the conversations we’ve had with the Trump administration.” www.governing.com/politics/wha...

State DOTs set big goals for reducing congestion and improving safety, but they typically don't even try to track progress toward them or explain how the projects they invest in would help. New research from @BrookingsMetro www.governing.com/transportati...

Nashville has a new mayor, its fourth one in five years, and may try again for a transit-funding referendum. It's probably going to look much different than the last one, which proposed five separate light rail lines. www.governing.com/transportati...

My Q&A with Adie Tomer at Brookings about the infrastructure law, two years later www.governing.com/infrastructu...

“It’s catastrophic when these big companies leave. They promise you everything and then they just up and leave." - Gary Stevenson, mayor of Paulsboro, NJ. The cancellation of two offshore wind farms leaves a big manufacturing project there in limbo. www.governing.com/infrastructu...

Cincinnatians voted to sell their one-of-a-kind interstate railroad, an outcome nobody was confidently predicting. The sale will set up an infrastructure fund they hope will pay out at least $50m a year in perpetuity. www.governing.com/infrastructu...

Baltimore is using a Safe Streets grant to try out new kinds of community engagement, designing and installing quick-build projects and seeing how well they work rather than leaning on lots of upfront meetings to build consensus www.governing.com/transportati...

Even with ridership losses, transit service needs to be better, faster, and more frequent than it was before the pandemic if it's going to avoid the doom spiral, say advocates, researchers, and agency leaders www.governing.com/transportati...

Transit agencies are increasingly capping monthly fares to make payments more equitable. But it may increase ridership too, according to new research. www.governing.com/transportati...

Microtransit holds a lot of appeal for local officials, even though the service is typically inefficient and requires high subsidies per rider www.governing.com/transportati... @transitcenter.bsky.social @humantransit.bsky.social

In Governing, @jaredbrey.bsky.social covers our new research on the equity of federal infrastructure grant distribution. "Formula funding programs, which provide the lion’s share of transportation funding to states, are likely to reinforce existing patterns."

Houston Metro is joining other public transit agencies with their own bikeshare systems, but it's not clear what will happen to the existing system, which has 150 stations and a big budget gap. www.governing.com/transportati...

unbelievable

🚂 💨 💨 “persistent train delays in NVA could soon be eliminated, a 135-year-old rail bridge in rural Michigan could soon be replaced and the Gulf Coast project may soon begin again — all due in part to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)” reporting by @jaredbrey.bsky.social

A program designed around one specific project on the Gulf Coast has grown into a key pot of funding for passenger rail across the U.S. @railmag.bsky.social

Why Transportation Planners Should Prioritize the ‘Silently Suffering’ www.governing.com/transportati...

Momentum is building for intercity rail service on Colorado’s booming Front Range. With voter approval required for key funding, it could come down to a question of timing. www.governing.com/transportati... @railmag.bsky.social

Read my profile of WMATA general manager Randy Clarke, who's trying to run faster Metro service, build the reputation of public transit in the U.S., and convince D.C.-area leaders to fix a $750m operating deficit. www.governing.com/transportati...

I signed an open letter with other writers calling out lagging pay rates at architecture and design publications, which depend on increasingly vulnerable freelancers commonedge.org/art-architec...