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🚆 The Stockholm–Narvik night train is back! From December 13, direct overnight services return between the Swedish capital and Norway's far north, restoring through trains after passengers were forced to change at Boden. shorturl.at/oHxd5
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Mayor Johnson, Commissioner Boatright and Ald. Waguespack joined JDL Development & Kayne Anderson today to break ground on Foundry Park, a 31-acre, $3 billion mixed-use complex in Lincoln Park. Plans include 3,737 homes, 970,000 commercial square feet and 8+ acres of open space.
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Oklahoma is advancing major building code reforms to unlock middle housing;
🪜 allow single-stair up to 4 stories,
🏘️ 4-unit homes can be built under the residential building code rather than the commercial code,
🧯scaling sprinkler requirements to small apartments.
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One of San Francisco's largest redevelopment projects could completely transform nearly 19 acres of land near Downtown.
Plans are moving forward for the redevelopment of the Caltrain Railyards at 4th and King in SoMa.
The project could include:
• Up to 5,834 apartments
• Up to 5.6 million SF of commercial space
• 160,000+ SF of retail
• A completely rebuilt Caltrain station
• More than 4 acres of public open space
• Multiple skyscrapers reaching 350 to 600 feet
• A potential 850-foot tower
This land is currently occupied by railroad tracks, platforms, maintenance facilities and the existing Caltrain station.
The proposal would modernize the transit infrastructure, relocate train storage and maintenance, and create an entirely new mixed-use neighborhood above and around the station.
Thousands of people could be living, working, shopping and spending time in what is currently a massive rail yard.
And all directly connected to one of the Bay Area's most important transit corridors.
The project is now entering environmental review, with construction potentially starting in 2029 and taking 15 to 20 years to complete....
There's obviously a long road ahead, but I love seeing developers think this big about underutilized urban land.
This could completely reshape SF.
📍San Francisco
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Only London, Bristol and Leeds have an above-average share of higher-paid jobs among Britain’s ten largest cities.
Closing that gap would mean over 100,000 more higher-paid jobs👇
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For years, Poland has struggled to develop modern rail projects, but a new high-speed rail line being built in cooperation with the EU could be a game-changer.
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Thank you @GovKathyHochul!
This proposed crosstown subway expansion across 125th Street will be transformative for Harlem, connecting riders to 7 subway lines, the express bus to LGA, and Metro-North.
Excited yet?
Governor Hochul provided $50 million to fund the early stages of this work — and secured historic changes to state law to allow it to move forward faster.
That’s real leadership for uptown.
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“For a community of 20,000 to produce so many units of affordable housing over the course of five years is unprecedented in CA, much less the nation." Learn how Oroville is delivering housing for its community and displaced Camp Fire residents. 🏘️ westerncity.com/article/what…
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Middle-income renters saw the sharpest rise in missed or late rent, from about 14% in 2024 to nearly 22% in 2025, the Urban Institute finds.
Homeowners' ability to pay their mortgages has held steady for seven years.
UK considering opening up international High Speed Rail access to East London passenger rail hub.
10x return here.
Los barrios caminables hacen crecer la clientela de las tiendas mientras que los peatones gastan hasta un 65% más que los conductores, la movilidad activa🚶🚲 proporciona un retorno de 10€ por cada 1€ invertido. fastcompany.com/3062989/50-r…
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Update from today’s @wmata Board Meeting. Ridership keeps growing, best🚌 Sept OTP in 6 yrs plus dropped trips are decreasing, high customer satisfaction but we must con’t to focus on 🚇 maint w/ increased service levels & a new record low crime rate. Great job Team Metro.Onward!
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In our interview with David Saltonstall of the Central Park Conservancy, we discussed bike lanes, the redesign of Central Park's drives, and more. buff.ly/CpLm6li
Miami NE Corridor Rail fully funded, more housing density, more economic activity, more effective labor pool.
BREAKING: Miami’s long-awaited Northeast Corridor rail line is now FULLY FUNDED.
The $927 million project will deliver:
• 13.5 miles of passenger rail
• Five new stations
• Service from Downtown Miami to Aventura
• Stops in Wynwood, the Design District, Little Haiti, North Miami and FIU Biscayne Bay
• Nearly 8,000 fewer daily car trips
• Trains running by 2032
Miami isn’t just talking about transit anymore. It’s building a regional rail system.
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By insisting the #taoiseach demand #irishrail allow a greenway on & not beside the railway #sligo deputies Harkin, Feighan and Scanlon are working against the best interests of their #constituents and the #westofireland #westernrailcorridor #railtosligo
The symbiotic relationship between offices, housing, mass transport and economic growth
Metro is quietly expanding by building new entrances at existing stations.
The furthest along is Crystal City, where a $146 million second entrance is under construction at the northwest corner of 18th Street South and Crystal Drive:
• Opening in 2027
• New mezzanine
• Three new elevators
• Direct access from Crystal Drive
• Easier transfers to VRE and Metroway
These projects expand each station’s walkshed, shorten trips and put thousands more residents and jobs within easy reach of Metro...all without laying a single mile of new track.
Which station should get another entrance next?
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In the process, we can emulate our ancestors, and build a new Metroland that lets people live and thrive in a green belt in which the best and most beautiful land is preserved and protected just as strongly as today. Please give the report a read cps.org.uk/research/the-futu…
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Full Steam Ahead On Melbourne Airport Rail premier.vic.gov.au/full-stea…
