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Broad Street Brief: City Council to Tackle Affordable Housing

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City Council Turns Attention to Affordable Housing, Rental Regulations -During Thursday’s meeting, Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier (District 3) introduced a legislative package to streamline zoning and...more

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How Real Estate Development Is Impacting Florida Traffic and Accident Rates

Florida’s booming real estate market has been one of the most prominent success stories of the last few decades. With its favorable climate, no state income tax, and continued urban growth, the Sunshine State continues to...more

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Massachusetts Releases Emergency Guidelines Concerning MBTA Communities Act Zoning

Massachusetts’s Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) issued emergency guidelines for the implementation and enforcement of the MBTA Communities Act, following on the heels of the Massachusetts Supreme...more

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Balancing Local Control and State Mandates: The Implications of the MBTA Communities Act Ruling

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The state’s highest court has affirmed the Legislature’s power to force towns to adopt denser, transit-friendly zoning. In 2021, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Communities Act (G. L. c. 40A, § 3A)...more

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Opportunities for Suppliers in Quebec Citys TramCite Project

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CDPQ Infra recently issued its noticed to the market to attract the interest from companies who can provide shadow operator services for the TramCité Project in Québec City and from companies with experience in the...more

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California's 2025 Housing Laws: What You Need to Know

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As in previous years, California saw a significant volume of new housing legislation emerge from Sacramento in 2024. (See Holland & Knight's previous annual recaps of California Housing Laws in the final section below.) This...more

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City of Yes Proposal Offers Increased Housing Development Opportunities

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For over a year now, the City of Yes (“CoY”) zoning update, which aims to bring back more flexibility and density in development across the City, has been a hot topic of conversation in the New York City development sphere....more

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Cozen Cities - October 9, 2024

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LOS ANGELES — L.A. Metro Testing AI Weapons Detection System- L.A. Metro is considering implementing a weapons detections system being tested in Chicago that uses existing security cameras to scan the transit passengers...more

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Transportation Project Highlights for the Upcoming P3 Awards

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Partnerships Bulletin is a media organization dedicated to the exposition and promotion of public-private partnerships, and every year, they organize and host an award ceremony to celebrate and highlight prominent projects...more

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Navigating High-Density Development Under HB24-1313: The Transit‑Oriented Development Act

On May 13, 2024, Governor Jared Polis signed House Bill 24-1313 (HB24-1313) into law. This act incentivizes transit-oriented development (TOD) by providing $35 million in grants to transit-oriented communities (TOCs) to help...more

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The On-Ramp: An Autonomous, Connected, and Electric Mobility Newsletter - March 2024

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Welcome to The On-Ramp, the newsletter published by Venable's Autonomous and Connected Mobility Team. The On-Ramp explores legal and policy developments in the world of autonomous vehicles, smart infrastructure, emerging...more

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[Webinar] East and West Perspectives on Enabling Integrated Urban Transit Solutions: Examining Technology, Electrification, Legal...

Join us for an exclusive webinar which will provide a preview of some of the key topics we will explore at the Canadian Institute’s 2024 Urban Transit and Infrastructure Symposiums – East and West editions....more

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Exporting Florida’s P3 Successes (And Which Should We Import?)

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Earlier this month, the Biden administration agreed to provide financial support to Brightline West, which will be a privately operated high-speed inter-city rail system connecting Las Vegas and Southern California. As its...more

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Private-Public Investment in Infrastructure: Community Improvement in the Atlanta Area With Kim Menefee — TAG Infrastructure Talks...

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How will large-scale investments in infrastructure and public works initiatives transform the Atlanta metropolitan area for residents and tourists alike? Kim Menefee, executive director of the Cumberland County Community...more

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Mastering the ABCs of P3s in Florida

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One of the most significant transit projects in Florida history reached a new milestone last month when the Brightline rail system expanded its service from South Florida to Orlando. Brightline marks the first privately...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - 4.13.23 #2

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Housing advocates touted the “Builder’s Remedy” as a clever way to circumvent NIMBY politics and get more housing built. But in the two months since the law has been available to Bay Area developers, few have submitted...more

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USDOT Expands Financing for Certain Transit Projects

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced that it will offer more low-cost flexible financing for both transit and Transit Oriented Development projects under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance...more

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New Stormwater Rules May Create Obstacles for Transit-Oriented Development Projects

The Regional Water Quality Control Board for the San Francisco Bay Region (the “Board”) recently eliminated a credit that many transit-oriented development projects have relied on to meet stormwater runoff requirements. The...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - September 2022 #2

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California voters to decide on repeal of anti-public housing measure in 2024 Los Angeles Times – September 2 Nearly 75 years after amending the state Constitution to make it harder to build public housing, California voters...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - September 2022

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Two state bills may mean new housing in commercial corridors Bullet The Mercury News – August 30 In another effort to ease California’s housing crunch, state lawmakers this week pushed through two bills making it easier to...more

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Los Angeles Transit Oriented Communities Program Sees Its Wings Clipped … Somewhat

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In Fix the City, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles (L.A. Sup. Ct. Case No. 20STCP03529, order filed May 24, 2022), the Los Angeles Superior Court ruled that conflicts between qualifying Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Guidelines...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - April 2022

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Four cities in L.A. sue state over Senate Bill 9 Bullet The Real Deal – April 1 Redondo Beach, Torrance, Carson, and Whittier filed a petition against Attorney General Rob Bonta challenging Senate Bill 9, which allows...more

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Recent California Court Ruling Signals Victory for Advocates of Mixed-Use Neighborhoods and Greater Housing Density

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On December 17, 2021, the Los Angeles Superior Court issued a victory to the City of Los Angeles (the City) when it struck down a challenge to the City’s Exposition Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan (Expo Plan) brought by...more

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Multi-Family Zoning Requirement for MBTA Communities

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On December 15, 2021, the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) released draft guidelines for the Commonwealth’s recently-adopted Multi-Family Zoning Requirement for MBTA Communities. A public...more

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Urban Logistics – on the road to a more sustainable transport?

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Recently, the European Commission published a roadmap on a planned ‘new EU urban mobility framework’ to support the Member States, regions and cities with urban mobility development.  This provides for the opportunity to take...more

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