Posts by Jeff Wood — Contributor
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Worldwide links: The most meaningful gold medal?
A US Olympic swimmer’s gold medal feels like a triumph over the country’s racist past, a Palo Alto planning commission member says she’s leaving because it’s too expensive to live there, and the guy who built Las Vegas’ downtown housing should have gone up earlier in the process. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation,… Keep reading…
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National links: How do bikes work? We don’t really know…
Physicists disagree on what exactly makes bikes work. Kansas City opened a streetcar line earlier this year, and it’s doing really well. A number of US companies are moving parts of their businesses into downtowns but keeping other parts in less urban places. Check out what’s happening around the country (and beyond) in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Bicycles. Keep reading…
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Worldwide links: France
Today, we mourn for France, which was again the target of a horrific terrorist attack. Tragedy in France: A man killed over 80 people and injured at least 200 more when he drove a truck through a crowds celebrating Bastille Day in France’s southern city of Nice. The attack on the pedestrian-filled promenade was the third major terrorist attack in France since January 2015. Tramways… Keep reading…
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National links: Hockey as a harbinger
What does outlawing street hockey in Canada say about public space? Germany is building super highways for bikes, and Oakland is getting its first Department of Transportation. Check out what’s happening around the country (and beyond) in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Game Off!!: Fewer people are playing street hockey in Canada. People playing… Keep reading…
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National links: How the highways happened
The US highway system is around partly because of a road trip Dwight Eisenhower took right after WWI, and if our leaders don’t invest in our transit infrastructure, we’ll have to sit back and hope for the best until they change their minds. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Interstate prelude:… Keep reading…
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Worldwide links: London’s less stinky
The engineer behind one of London’s greatest architectural achievements deserves serious props, Beijing’s residents aren’t into the idea of driving down congestion through charging people to drive into the city, and in Italy, a work of art suggests a way to deal with rising sea levels. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land… Keep reading…
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National links: Oklahoma City, here we come
If you want to enjoy a good job and an affordable place to live, you might want to head to Oklahoma, Nebraska, or Iowa. San Jose is apparently the weirdest city in the US, and the people who usually build the freeways in Texas are supporting the idea of tearing one down in Dallas. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Not… Keep reading…
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National links: More biking in Atlanta
Atlanta’s investing a ton of money in bike infrastructure, the negative effects of racist housing policies haven’t gone anywhere, and sprawl is costing commuters big time. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Bike lanes for Atl: The Atlanta Regional Commission has approved $1 billion dollars… Keep reading…
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National links: New transit for Detroit
Detroit is instituting a tax to pay for more transit, the world’s longest rail tunnel just opened in Switzerland, and Expedia is moving to Seattle, but wants to be suburban. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Motorbus city: Detroit is going to put a tax measure on the November ballot that would pay for… Keep reading…
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National links: Our cities are growing
The population in nearly all of the US’ big cities is increasing, Seattle’s mayor wants to reward streets that aren’t just for cars, and a new kind of wood could change building design. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Growing cities: New US Census numbers show cities continuing to… Keep reading…