Posts by Jeff Wood — Contributor
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Worldwide links: California’s crisis cause
According to California’s governor, his state’s housing problem isn’t that it’s not spending enough on affordable housing, but rather that it’s way too hard to get a building permit. China is building lots of subway systems, and Jane Jacobs may not have paid enough attention to infrastructure. Check out what’s happening around the world… Keep reading…
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National Links: Seattle is all right
When Seattle shut down a major highway that runs through the city, congestion didn’t get worse. How come nobody clamors to close roads after traffic deaths? Kansas City just got a streetcar, and Milwaukee is going to expand the one it has. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! No doom today, Seattle: Some… Keep reading…
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National Links: The housing market
Not everyone has recovered from the US housing market’s collapse, you’re most likely to try a new way of getting around when you move to a new place, and traffic studies usually mean faster roads, not necessarily better planning. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Winning the housing game: The… Keep reading…
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National Links: From Florida to California
Miami is moving forward with big transit plans, Connecticut towns have a unique model for building affordable housing, and many have trouble seeing LA as urban because of how car-centric its past is. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Sunshine State expansion: Six rapid transit projects are now part of Miami’s… Keep reading…
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Worldwide links: MTA riding solo
New York’s MTA is cancelling its membership in a league of nationwide transit agency, North Korea let outsiders get a look at its metro system, and Denver just opened a rail line to the airport. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! MTA, unsubscribed: New York MTA, the country’s largest transit agency… Keep reading…
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National Links: Hillary talks housing
Hillary Clinton is articulating her vision to help Americans with housing, what happens when people making decisions about transit don’t know what it’s like to depend on it, and a look at where row houses fit into the national landscape. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Hillary’s housing hopes: Hillary Clinton… Keep reading…
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National links: The robots can’t see the road!
When robots are driving cars, faded line markings become bigger problems than usual. Also, Phoenix gets a bad rap among urbanists but maybe we should consider it differently, and airports can be pretty miserable places to be in. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Robocars are befuddled: As roads age, their… Keep reading…
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National links: Los Angeles’ transit fight
Los Angeles County is arguing over how to spend $120 billion on transit, Cuba is not alone in neglecting communities around stadiums (hint: we do it in the US all the time), and Uber’s business model doesn’t work for everything. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! LA County pushback: Politicians… Keep reading…
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National links: Seattle’s transit-oriented approach to affordable housing
Transit projects in Seattle may boost affordable housing, General Motors is subsidizing Lyft, and Philadelphia is capping a large rail yard with parks. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Transit-oriented affordable housing?: The Washington State Legislature has asked that if Sound Transit’s… Keep reading…
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National links: Houston, we have a… well, you know
The right hurricane could devastate Houston, and along with it some major sources of energy for the US, Baltimore’s Black Lives Matter candidate is for real, and a California city is considering building a park overtop a freeway. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! For Houston, not if, but when: Houston… Keep reading…