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55% of Houston renters are cost-burdened, analysis shows
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (429+ words) September 8, 2026, 7:00 AM PDT Houston’s affordability challenges come in tandem with elevated housing prices, mortgage rates and property taxes. | Miriam Erne A Kinder Institute analysis revealed that Houston had the second-highest share of “cost-burdened” renters — people who spend more than 30% of…...
The state-sanctioned urbicide of Austin
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (658+ words) People don’t kill cities. Freeways do. September 8, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT Keep Austin Weird. | Nathaniel Bailey Austin, America’s fastest-growing, most dynamic big city, is where these kinds of generational infrastructure projects could have the most transformative effect. This young city is desperate…...
Providence train station to gain new bus hub
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (418+ words) August 24, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT The Rhode Island Transit Authority voted to build a new bus hub next to the Providence train station. | Wangkun Jia The Rhode Island Transit Authority voted unanimously on Thursday to build a new bus hub next to…...
The triumph and tragedy of light rail in Charlotte
3+ week, 4+ day ago (540+ words) Like the iPhone, Charlotte's Blue Line represents a missed opportunity for the public to recoup the value it created. August 20, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT Yet the triumph of light rail in Charlotte is tinged with tragedy. For decades after the old streetcar…...