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Seattle Transit Asked to Clarify Pet Policy

1 week ago | planetizen.com | Diana Ionescu

Seattle-area transit system might become more dog-friendly as a new dog park is being touted as a major amenity along the Sound Transit light rail network. Writing in The Urbanist, Ryan Packer explains that the region’s various transit agencies have different and sometimes confusing rules about bringing pets aboard.
Oregon Bill Would End Bans on Manufactured Housing

1 week ago | planetizen.com | Diana Ionescu

A proposed Oregon bill would bar new planned developments from prohibiting manufactured and modular housing. As Mia Maldonado explains in the Oregon Capital Chronicle, “House Bill 3144 would not impact existing communities, only new communities moving forward.
Nashville Doesn’t Renew Bike Share Contract, Citing Lost Federal Funding

1 week ago | planetizen.com | Diana Ionescu

Nashville could end its bike share system after the city’s Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure failed to renew its contract with BCycle, its current bike share operator. As Sophia Radebaugh explains in an article for WKRN, the city cited a loss of federal grants as a reason for the change.
Trump: Federal Government Won’t Pay for California HSR

1 week ago | planetizen.com | Diana Ionescu

President Trump announced plans to rescind funding for the California High-Speed Rail project, reports Erik Garcia for The Fresno Bee. “Trump’s attacks come just weeks after California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri said during a Fresno visit that ‘my hope is that the federal partnership continues.’” Trump, on the other hand, has been attacking the project since his first term, when he rescinded $1 billion (later restored under the Biden administration).
Chicago Approves Green Affordable Housing Plan

1 week ago | planetizen.com | Diana Ionescu

The Chicago City Council approved a proposal to create a nonprofit housing development corporation run by the city’s Department of Housing, reports Todd Feurer for CBS News Chicago. “The $135 million fund will be financed from a $1.25 billion borrowing plan approved by the City Council last year,” Feuer adds.
House Committee Proposes $250 EV Tax

1 week ago | planetizen.com | Diana Ionescu

A proposed federal $250 tax on electric vehicles would raise the cost of EV ownership and help make up for lost gas tax revenue, report Maxine Joselow and Shannon Osaka in The Washington Post. The House Transportation Committee approved the proposal last week, noting that EV owners do not pay gas taxes to help maintain roadways.
Minnesota Senate Passes Bill Reining in HOAs

1 week ago | planetizen.com | Diana Ionescu

This article by Madison McVan is republished from Minnesota Reformer. The Minnesota Senate approved legislation Tuesday that would cap homeowners’ association fines, require board members disclose conflicts of interest and establish new rules to settle contentious HOA disputes. The bill (SF1750) now heads to the House.
Where USDOT Awarded $3.2 Billion in Grants

1 week ago | planetizen.com | Diana Ionescu

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded a $3.2 billion round of infrastructure grants for projects that include passenger rail and public transit. According to a Mass Transit article, the grants will go toward over 3,200 projects including Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements, Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail, Low or No Emission Vehicle Grants, and Tribal Transit.
The Rippling Effects of Bike-to-Work Subsidies

1 week ago | planetizen.com | Diana Ionescu

Incentivizing people to commute by bicycle could be the next step in the transition to a more sustainable transportation system, writes Ron Johnson in Momentum Magazine. After expounding on the benefits of e-bikes, which have opened up cycling to new demographics, Johnson notes that many European countries are already offering bike-to-work incentives.
Preparing Transportation Systems for the ‘Silver Tsunami’

1 week ago | planetizen.com | Diana Ionescu

As more Americans age beyond their “driving life expectancy,” is our transportation system ready to handle their needs? In a piece for Streetsblog USA, Kea Wilson outlines the challenges highlighted by professor Greg Shill in an upcoming anthology, “Law and the 100 Year Life” for aging Americans as they navigate their environments after it is no longer safe for them to drive.