Posts by Jeff Wood — Contributor
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Worldwide links: Los Angeles Olympics, 2024?
Los Angeles wants the 2024 Olympics and says it can do the job for cheap, Greyhound is looking for a new lease on life, and in Georgia, voters just lost their chance to decide whether to fund MARTA expansion. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Olympic Trials: It costs a lot to host the Olympics, and recently most… Keep reading…
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National links: State-sponsored sprawl
Transportation planners in Arkansas are telling residents that turning a highway into a boulevard would be unsafe, dive bars are dying out in urban areas, and might Millennials be over cities? Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! No boulevard for you: There’s a movement to turn Little Rock’s I-30… Keep reading…
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Worldwide links: Scalia the urban planner
Antonin Scalia’s legacy has roots in a land use case, Atlanta’s mayor says he’ll kill a regional tax initiative if at least 50% isn’t promised for transit, and professional sports team owners are starting to demand more from cities than just stadiums. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Scalia… Keep reading…
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National links: Supply and demand
More high-end housing can mean cheaper prices for all, the app Waze is changing the streets we use, and over 25,000 families are living in subsidized housing they’re too wealthy for. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Housing econ 101: Supply and demand can definitely be more complex than some… Keep reading…
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Worldwide links: Cheap(ish) houses
Cheaper housing is doable, but it’s about way more than just construction costs, strict rules are killing Sydney’s night life, and a potential light rail line from Brooklyn to Queens. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! A house, on the cheap: Auburn architecture students have developed a house… Keep reading…
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National links: No more grocery stores
Walmart has turned many towns into high-dry food deserts, Nashville is considering its transit options, and Uber had to get creative to get insurance. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Walmart’s small town shuffle: Walmart is closing shop in a number of small towns despite only recently arriving… Keep reading…
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Worldwide links: Bernie knows housing
A program for making housing more affordable is among Bernie Sanders’ proudest achievements; 16 different graphics point to one conclusion: Toyko is mind-blowingly big; A Texas town got creative with a shut-down Walmart. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Bernie’s housing model: When he… Keep reading…
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National links: Put a lid on it
A Seattle architect wants to build a park over the interstate that cuts through the city, Silicon Valley is developing a new kind of bus service, and the mayor of Los Angeles is serious about phasing out cars. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! “The Big Lid”: A Seattle architect envisions building… Keep reading…
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National links: Transit projects
It’s been ten years since Boston finished one of the country’s biggest-ever transportation projects, Minneapolis suburbs might build an express bus network, and it turns out sprawl contributes to fatal car crashes. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Dig, dug: It’s been ten years… Keep reading…
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National links: New York, New York
New York City almost rebuilt the Williamsburg Bridge 30 years ago, traffic congestion on Houston’s gigantic freeway is getting worse, a city’s skyline says a lot about how it uses energy, and Iran is looking to build more rail. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Narrow minded: In the 80s, conventional… Keep reading…