We need to grow the economy. We need to stop torching the planet. Here’s how we do both.
The first thing that struck me about this year’s most talked-about policy book, Abundance (perhaps you’ve heard of it?), is ...
Tag: Cities & Urbanism
Cities are booming with bikes — and getting safer and cleaner
While walking my son to school a couple of weeks ago, I noticed something odd happening on Court Street, a ...
US urban fire deaths have dropped sharply since 1980
My family lives in a heavily-trafficked part of Brooklyn, and most nights you’ll hear the occasional whine of fire engine ...
NYC’s congestion pricing is unpopular — for now
The first-in-the-nation policy — which tries to reduce traffic and raise revenue for public transit by charging drivers a steep ...
A public housing success story
In the last issue of this newsletter, I wrote about what went wrong with public housing in the United States ...
The most dangerous roads in America have one thing in common
Some 110 years in the past, a picturesque new highway often known as Roosevelt Boulevard started ferrying autos throughout the ...
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