Community Planning & Design

The Census Bureau released new income numbers for 2015 last week, showing gains in median income for both the poor and middle class in the U.S. for the first time since 2007. [New York Times]

New Jersey and Connecticut rank first and second in the nation for the percentage of millennials living at home with their parents, according to recently released census data. [CT Mirror] [NJ Spotlight]

New York City should buy more foreclosed properties to save neighborhoods at risk, say Council Members Garodnick, Miller and Richards. [Crain’s New York Business]

Manufacturing is growing across every New York borough except Manhattan. Pratt Center for Community Development’s Adam Friedman talks with WNYC about the role manufacturing can play in improving economic opportunity in New York and the threats to its future. [WNYC]

The Bronx has been growing faster than any county in New York state since 2010, exceeding historic population levels. [New York Times]

An in-depth report by NJ’s Star-Ledger looks at the state’s booming demand for temporary workers and the proliferation of ​“temp towns.” [Star-Ledger]

Transportation

As NYC Department of Transportation outpaces its goal for 15 miles of new bike lanes throughout the five boroughs in 2016, bike activists have taken to the streets to call for added safety measures for the city’s cyclists. [WNYC]

Where car commuting is shrinking, and where its not across the U.S. [Streetsblog]

New Jersey lawmakers are hammering out a compromise bill on how to regulate ride share services like Uber and Lyft. [Politico New Jersey]

Energy & Environment

Public utility companies in New Jersey debate rate hikes as they wrestle with strategies to fix aging water infrastructure. [NJ Spotlight]

Public officials in the Northeast are voicing concerns over the use of scarce farmland for renewable energy projects like solar panels and wind farms. [Hartford Courant]

Developers are anxious to build on the mostly undeveloped Plum Island, but environmental groups have filed a lawsuit to prevent the sale. [Wall Street Journal]

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