Intersections
Get ready for your week in minutes with ASC’s Intersections— the latest in transportation, energy, environment, civic planning and economic development news.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — March 20, 2026
New York State Democratic House members push to include Mamdani's proposed fare-free bus lines in their 2027 budget, London, San Francisco, and Beijing achieve 'remarkable reductions' in air pollution, Baez Place supportive housing project opens in Claremont offering stability and support for Bronx residents, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — March 13, 2026
Community boards push Mamdani's DOT to use 'Sammy's Law' to lower speed limits, scientists are feeding biochar to cows, Brooklyn project installs geothermal energy, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — March 6, 2026
Recreational cycling can lead to safe streets for all, LA Safe Clean Water Program funds community green infrastructure, Mamdani goes to the White House for meeting with Trump on housing, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — February 27, 2026
Bicyclists across the East River bridges set record-high for the fifth-straight year, Coffee grounds concrete innovation cuts construction industry emissions, NYC's expedited affordable housing process kicks off in the Bronx, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — February 20, 2026
Congratulations to Sophia Durone on earning her Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) certification—strengthening our work to support resilient, accessible, community-centered waterfronts that respond to climate risk and evolving public use.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — February 13, 2026
NYC's outdoor dining program may return year round, Great Lakes' winter ice data tells a lot about the future, NYCHA boiler upgrade funding proposed, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — February 6, 2026
NJ Transit has completed its full base order of 550 new clean-diesel buses, Denver Regional Council of Governments is moving forward with the Power Ahead Colorado initiative, cities look to reduce rental costs by targeting hidden 'junk fees,' and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — January 30, 2026
Mamdani's DOT commissioner points to Paris, Tokyo, and Bogotá as models for NYC, Helene's disaster turns rural North Carolina to solar and battery hubs, Congress fought back against federal housing budget cuts, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — January 23, 2026
The MTA proposes an IBX stop in Midwood, the Empire Wind project allowed to restart construction, research reveals the intersectionality of skill-training in workforce development, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — January 16, 2026
NYC plans to extend Madison Avenue bus lanes, a long-troubled site gets a solar powered revamp, Mamdani is already reshaping NYC housing, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — January 9, 2026
McGuinness Road gets a bike lane revamp, scientists make clean hydrogen from dirty water, an affordable development in Queens aims to be the City's first net-zero neighborhood, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — December 19, 2025
Congestion pricing combats air pollution, the global climate space evolves, experts share their insights on accelerating housing, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — December 12, 2025
Amtrak's Mardi Gras line sees strong ridership, CT launches a major geothermal project, NYC invests $7B in workforce development and local construction, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — December 5, 2025
A Brooklyn Subway Station upgrades its accessibility, MA reveals plan for coastal climate resilience, NYC teens launched an affordable housing portal, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — November 20, 2025
Transit advocacy group releases a wish list for Mamdani, a potential fossil fuel ban makes progress in Massachusetts, NYC makes efforts to expand affordable housing for veterans and municipal workers, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — November 14, 2025
Transit wins big throughout local elections, rising energy bills are rewiring American politics, court orders SNAP benefits to be fully covered for November, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — November 7, 2025
The MTA’s climate resilience roadmap and new funding, educators using collective bargaining for climate action, a roadmap to help NYC co-ops meet Local Law 97, and a spotlight on The Sunset Post, a trilingual hyperlocal paper from Sunset Park.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — October 31, 2025
NYC enacts 15mph speed limit for e-bikes and scooters, cranberry farmers in MA consider turning bogs into wetlands, historic building preservation improves housing affordability in Philadelphia, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — October 24, 2025
Detroit moves forward with a new multimodal transportation hub, a 1.3mi stretch in Jackson Heights gets a pedestrian-friendly makeover, MA furthers its food waste ban, and more.
