Posts by Jeff Wood — Contributor
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National links: Transit in North America is having a surprisingly good year
Rail is having a great year, even in this hostile political climate. Successfully implementing Microtransit in cities might be more complicated than it seems. In the Bay Area, people are heading to the mall to buy…a house. Keep reading…
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National links: Trump just killed a crucial infrastructure project
Trump might not be so good for infrastructure after all. Global cities are increasingly disconnected from the surrounding areas. New York City has an incredibly expensive subway system, compared to their European and Asian counterparts. Keep reading…
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National links: Cars are filling the void left by New York’s unreliable transit
How can New York City address its most serious transportation challenge in decades? Freeway widening by any other name (even a so-called “green” name) is still freeway widening. Gentrification looks different in Rust Best cities, which are more equitable but also more economically distressed. Keep reading…
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National links: Here’s why more residents in these mid-sized cities are going without cars
Smaller cities like Davenport, Iowa and Peoria, Illinois are seeing higher rates of car-free residents — but why? Apple's design head is not happy with criticism of the company's planned $5 billion campus. Food halls are appealing to many inchoate businesses, but some tenants say they are not the “artisanal promised lands” they claim to be. Keep reading…
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National links: Walking while black in Jacksonville could get you a ticket
Black people living in poorer neighborhoods are most likely (by far) to be ticketed for ordinary behavior, like walking and biking. Minneapolis is taking the Super Bowl a bit too seriously. Unfortunately, that Bill Gates smart city we were all excited about is literally none of those things.
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National links: Transportation planners have a new tool to push for better pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure
It's not surveys or sensors that are transportation planners' new best friend — it's social media. Seattle is hoping that a zoning update can help address historical wrongs. Can congestion pricing work in New York City? Check out what's happening around the nation and the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas. Keep reading…
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National links: The country’s fastest-growing town could be wiped away in a single storm
This city was built so precariously that one big storm could wipe it off the map–oh, and it’s also the fastest-growing city in the US. A land value tax might be the key to growth in cities that doesn't push new residents away. Big changes to broadcasting rules could spell the death knell for local news, and bruise civic engagement.
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National links: Nashville has some big transit dreams
The “Tikku” house by Finnish architect Marco Casagrande fits into a parking space. Nashville's mayor proposes the most sweeping and expensive Metro project in the city's history. We don't talk about it often, but urban sprawl has a human impact. Check out what's happening around the nation and the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas.
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National Links: The country’s most stylish streets have these things in common
The most stylish streets in the country are those that best reflect the soul of their city. When these three Boston transit wonks talk, the city listens (and makes laws). Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft are cutting into people's use of alternative transportation. Check out what's happening around the nation and the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas.
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National links: What’s the real timeline for driverless cars?
Are we talking realistically about the timeline for driverless cars? The autonomous vehicle legislation that just hit the Senate seems like a nod to labor unions and truck drivers, but it may merely be delaying the inevitable. The 1982 sci-fi film Blade Runner had a big impact on how we envisioned our what our cities might look like in the future. Check out what's happening around the nation and the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas.
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