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New Idaho laws promote 'starter homes' with lots as small as 1,400 square feet - h/t Realtor.com dlvr.it/TS4HPy

Iowa City's free bus program made ridership spike by 68%. Now, it could go away. - h/t Daily Iowan dlvr.it/TS4DdS

Cincinnati school district to open 'Safe Sleep' lot for unhoused families - h/t Cincinnati CityBeat dlvr.it/TS46q6

Chicago eliminates parking requirements near transit - h/t Moovit dlvr.it/TS44Jx

Maine legislature passes nation's first data center moratorium - h/t Bloomberg Law dlvr.it/TS41xX

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Bay Area transit loses $1M per month on credit card fees - h/t SFGate dlvr.it/TS3Czd

LA made almost $20M ticketing drivers who park in bus lanes - h/t Streetsblog LA dlvr.it/TS398N

StreetVision tool pinpoints likely crash sites using mobile phone data - h/t Streetsblog USA dlvr.it/TS36Hj

Waymo's glitchy Nashville rollout - h/t The Tennessean dlvr.it/TS33mV

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Tesla gains first European approval for 'Full Self-Driving' mode - h/t Techradar dlvr.it/TS2HGN

Colorado announces new train between Denver and Fort Collins - h/t Colorado Newsline dlvr.it/TS2DNW

US workers spend nearly an hour a day commuting - h/t Independent dlvr.it/TS29T1

Atlanta's first BRT line opens April 18 - h/t Fox 5 Atlanta dlvr.it/TS26Yl