This week we're Han Solo, but we talk about trends in state preemption, state capacity and road project costs, the possible death of the North Star commuter rail line, and how utility companies in California can't cry takings when transit projects ask them to move equipment.

Links to the items we chatted about below the fold 

 

How to Meet Your Neighbor - Max Mautner on YouTube

Utah Legislature steals Salt Lake power - Building Salt Lake

Shutting down Northstar - Trains.com

Procurement and infra costs - SSRN

Single stairway safe - Pew Trusts

El Paso water recycling - Inside Climate News

No takings - Bloomberg Law

No takings 2 - Law Prof Blog

German cities transition - Progress Playbook

Michigan car free home buyer - Realtor.com

Nation of homebodies - The Conversation

Parametric insurance - Insurance Journal

BONUS ITEMS 

Transfer development rights - The Chosun Daily

Fast food from traffic - Fast Company

Valley fever - Vox

ODOT Budget fumble - Willamette Week

Embassy air monitors - NY Times

ULEZ cleaner - BBC News

Colorado barrier - Equipment World

Mexico Panama Canal competetor - We Build Value

Euro HSR - Fast Company

 

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