Transit & Urban Works: Metro says three Red Line station shutdowns will end Sept. 7 as Bethesda, Medical Center and Grosvenor-Strathmore reopen, with crews finishing underground work to connect to the Purple Line. Housing Pipeline: A new student housing project, Costa Vista, is underway at Cabrillo College in Aptos with 624 beds split between Cabrillo and UC Santa Cruz and affordable rents by statute. Transitional Housing: Caritas House transitional housing could start construction by late October/early November after demolition and environmental mitigation at a former Sacred Heart school site in Festus/Crystal City. Affordability Pressure: Santa Barbara is set to receive $1 million in state Prohousing Incentive Program funding as residents warn that without Section 8, staying is increasingly impossible. Construction Disruption: Worcester parents say a key sidewalk outside West Tatnuck Elementary remains unfinished despite approvals, while Sacramento’s Highway 50 Fix50 project is nearing “substantial completion” by Oct. 31. Policy & Planning: Atlanta Regional Commission unveiled Housing Forward 2035, targeting 367,000 homes and shifting production toward job and transit areas. Retrofit Jobs: A Yorkshire social housing consortium helped shape UK guidance for retrofit procurement aimed at creating local jobs amid construction workforce shortages. Infrastructure for Growth: Kansas Turnpike’s Emporia Service Area redevelopment is progressing toward an Aug. 2027 opening.