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 — July 30, 2026
A new report highlights the City's need to achieve its Vision Zero goals, coastal resilience gets a bigger budget in New York, Boston gives its transit new funding via a millionaire tax, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — July 23, 2026
Seattle put light rail on a floating bridge, family sells 136-year-old farm to make way for wildlife crossing, San Francisco rethinks its housing policy, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — July 16, 2026
Electric vehicle sales surge, researchers are developing lithium-alternates for batteries, USDOT awards $1.73B in grants, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — July 9, 2026
Local festivals build community, mother trees protect forests, cities build mixed-income housing, World Cup host cities leverage digital tools, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — June 25, 2026
Lower Manhattan explores car-free streets, cities invest in climate resilience, municipalities find new ways to finance infrastructure upgrades, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — June 18, 2026
The New York/New Jersey region welcomes the World Cup, infrastructure adapts to a changing climate, housing construction reaches its highest level in decades, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — June 11, 2026
New York advances a major subway expansion, high gas prices push more Americans toward transit, Monterey Park becomes the first U.S. city to permanently ban data centers, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — June 4, 2026
A proposed 42nd Street busway moves forward, pocket forests are reshaping urban greening across the Northeast, New York’s new state budget expands access to child care and clean energy, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — May 28, 2026
Queens embraces low traffic neighborhoods, Texas solar surpasses coal for the first time, Congress advances bipartisan affordable housing legislation, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — May 21, 2026
NYC is moving freight from streets to water, Miami is transforming overlooked urban infrastructure, NYC’s proposed $124 billion budget balances policy goals and fiscal discipline, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — May 15, 2026
Maryland's Purple Line reaches a major construction milestone, Indigenous communities in Alaska continue fighting to protect Bristol Bay, affordable housing development drives major economic gains in Oklahoma, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — May 8, 2026
Read or listen to this week’s issue for updates on Park Avenue’s proposed redesign, the rise of used electric vehicles, efforts to expand child care access in New York City, new online safety legislation for kids, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — April 30, 2026
The Interborough Express moves to public outreach phase, a pilot in San Francisco aims to improve air quality in childcare centers, NYC launches a $4B housing initiative, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — April 23, 2026
Frozen funding for Second Avenue subway extension is released, Maine to pass a moratorium on large data centers, study finds upzoning a tool to increase housing production, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — April 16, 2026
Congestion pricing is funding air quality improvements in the Bronx, NYS gets an additional $50M in clean energy funding, most mayors agree on housing development, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — April 9, 2026
Car-free Earth Day returns to NYC, a residential project in Utah combats air pollution, NYC's rent freeze debate ensues, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — April 2, 2026
Lawmakers push Governor Hochul to back free busses in NYC, a huge solar project is taking shape in California, a new housing program in Philadelphia pairs students with seniors, and more.
ASC's Intersections Newsletter — March 27, 2026
NYC to add more pedestrian and bike space on Ninth Avenue, a $400B Biden-era climate program is surviving the Trump-era, NYC is expanding its small business loan program, and more.
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.
