Posts tagged Cat:links
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National links: There are downsides to letting the Rust Belt shrink
An economist puts forward a strong argument on why it doesn’t make sense to say that we should just let middle-of-the-country places that are struggling economically die off, Donald Trump has named a Secretary of Transportation, and Volvo just finished building the world’s longest bus. Read about this, and more, from world of transportation, land use, and other related areas! Leaving… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Montreal’s attempt to slow growth
Montreal’s city council is limiting the number of new restaurants in one neighborhood in hopes that the move will slow rising prices. The buildings we live and work in shape how we think, and designers are hoping that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Some argue that our urban policies of the last two decades drove down city voter turnout earlier this month. Read about this, and more, from… Keep reading…
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Worldwide links: Is the future in Finland?
The future of urban transportation may live in Finland, Berlin is taking cars off of its most famous street, and light rail won’t run from Norfolk to Virginia Beach. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! “Mobility” has a new meaning Is Helsinki, Finland the home of the future of transportation? Keep reading…
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National links: This week in pedestrian shaming…
Pedestrian safety campaigns in New York and Pittsburgh are kind of missing the point, just like Zillow did when it tried measure the best places to trick-or-treat. But Oakland’s new transportation department is making some very progressive moves. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Stop the shaming: The New York… Keep reading…
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National links: Haunting housing
Costumes are one thing, but buildings can be scary too! Also, a look at how we can use design to make life better for everyone, not just some pople, and a question about whether self-driving cars will actually lead to less car ownership. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Buildings of fear: Gory costumes make… Keep reading…
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National links: Fair housing in Arizona
Arizona is cracking down on racial discrimination in housing, there’s lots we don’t know about how people get home from transit stations, and in Chicago, old pipes and telegraph lines at excavation sites may no longer be a problem. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! A win for fair housing: In… Keep reading…
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National links: Don’t shame the transit riders
Uber took down some ads that shamed transit riders, Texas researchers are looking at how race, gender, and development intersect, and a new book explains that cities weren’t always bastions for Democrats. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Uber’s advertising effect: Uber and Lyft often have run ads that belittle… 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: 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…