Daniel C. Vock
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GreatSchools Wanted to Disrupt Online School Ratings. But Did It Make Neighborhood Segregation Worse?
The website has become the go-to source for information on local schools, entwining itself in how people buy homes. → Read More
Why Half of All Criminal Records in Pennsylvania Are About to Be Sealed
Half of all the criminal records in Pennsylvania are about to be sealed. → Read More
Dockless in Dallas
At one point, there were 18,000 rental bikes in Dallas. Now, they’re all gone. → Read More
Racing the Clock to Cross the Street? In One State, It'll Cost You.
Hawaii recently passed a law allowing police to ticket pedestrians for starting to cross a street when the countdown starts. Other states let the walkers decide if they can make it. → Read More
As Trump and Congress Consider Infrastructure Funding, Road Builders Call for More Federal Dollars
Dave Bauer, the CEO of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, says the Trump administration and Congress need to pitch in to help states accomplish their transportation goals. → Read More
New York Is One of Several States to Pass Aggressive Climate Laws This Year
As the Trump administration rolls back carbon dioxide emissions regulations, several Democratic states are drastically raising their clean air standards. → Read More
The Revival of a Once-Bustling Airport
The airline industry has changed, forcing cities to rethink the role their airports play. Pittsburgh has. → Read More
Mayors Appear Increasingly Concerned About Infrastructure
More than half of mayors discussed it during their annual State of the City addresses this year -- double the number four years ago. → Read More
Will the Infrastructure Package Address Public Housing's Problems?
Roads and bridges get most of the attention, but America’s public housing is crumbling too, advocates told Congress on Tuesday. → Read More
Not Just Toll Roads Anymore: Airports and Colleges Partner With Companies
State and local officials are striking long-term deals with private companies to upgrade airports, college campuses and prisons. → Read More
Arizona Could Become the First to Recognize Out-of-State Job Licenses
Gov. Doug Ducey hopes to make it easier for people to move there by letting them automatically transfer their occupational licenses from other states. → Read More
States Worry About the Downside of Low Unemployment
Is the strong job market hiding a growing skills gap? → Read More
Congestion Pricing Study Shows Traffic and Environmental Benefits for Los Angeles
Charging $4 to drive in certain parts of Los Angeles could cut incoming traffic and greenhouses gases by a fifth, according to a new study. → Read More
North Dakota's Massive, $2.75 Billion Effort to Avoid Floods
Fargo, North Dakota’s most populous city, faces the threat of flooding nearly every spring. It’s taken a lot of creativity and cooperation to agree on a solution. → Read More
North Dakota's Massive, $2.75 Billion Effort to Avoid Floods
Fargo, North Dakota’s most populous city, faces the threat of flooding nearly every spring. It’s taken a lot of creativity and cooperation to agree on a solution. → Read More
America Has a Sewage Problem
Faulty septic systems are making pollution and health problems worse in much of the country. What we don’t know is how much worse. → Read More
18 Cents a Gallon? 20 Cents? Two Governors Float Major Gas Tax Hikes
Both governors -- one a Democrat and one a Republican -- say the big tax hikes are based on the needs of their states' road and transportation networks. → Read More
Supreme Court Will Wade Into Clean Water Dispute
A case over a Hawaii wastewater treatment plant could redefine the scope of the federal law that regulates pollution in lakes, rivers, streams and oceans. → Read More
How Bad Is America's Infrastructure Crisis? Maybe Not As Bad As It Seems.
While the transportation industry is pushing Congress to pass a new infrastructure plan, a Brown University economist warns that new construction might not get the bang-for-the-buck that proponents claim. → Read More
How Housing Policies Keep White Neighborhoods So White (and Black Neighborhoods So Black)
Decades of local zoning regulations and land-use policies have kept racial segregation firmly rooted in place. → Read More