Law

Urban law issues

Federal transit funding is threatened

The House Ways and Means Committee would kick transit out of the Highway Trust Fund, jeopardizing its financial backing.

NY traffic deaths hit historic low

"Neighborhood slow zones," bike lanes, and pedestrian crossing countdown signals have helped reduce fatalities to the lowest in a century.

Facilities for pedestrians survive Senate vote

The US Senate rejects a proposal to shift funds from "transportation enhancements" such as pedestrian facilities to bridge repair.

How Occupy Wall Street will decide privately owned public space law

The movement established camp in Zucotti Park, a privately owned public open space in New York, much to the chagrin of Brookfield Properties Inc.

The bitter fruits of the Kelo case

A State Supreme Court justice says he would not have upheld use of eminent domain in the controversial New London, Connecticut, case if he'd known more.

Good news and bad on federal funding

Continued federal funding for HUD's Sustainable Communities planning grants wins praise, but elimination of money for high-speed rail causes disappointment.

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