National Links: Lessons from the Pandemic
In this week’s National Links: pandemic-era changes to work and commutes, designing with autism in mind and the gradual death of the “starter car.”
Author: Jeff Wood
National Links: Of Wealth and Traffic Speeds
Housing lessons from Tokyo, Houston’s model for increasing density and livability, and why traffic moves faster in wealthy countries.
National Links: The World’s Smallest Skyscraper
More pro-housing laws come into effect in California, Norway completes a giant bike tunnel and Colorado debates a new rail line.
National Links: Generative AI and Cities
This week in National Links: the corporatization of AirBnB, Copenhagen’s anti-flood strategies and AI urban planning.
National Links: Animals Die on Roads, Too
National Links asks some tough questions this week, including: Can company loans solve the housing crisis? And what is “placemaking,” anyway?
National Links: Empty Storefronts and New Delivery Vans
Giving asphalt surfaces the boot, less driving and more bicycling in Brussels, the challenge of vacant storefronts and more in this week’s National Links.
National Links: Cameras Curb Speeding
Eco-villages promote sustainable living, going underground Down Under to escape the heat and more national and international news.
National Links: Some Truth in Advertising
How car advertising could be more truthful, a potential High Line in Philadelphia, the persistent allure of the Sunbelt, and more in this week’s National Links.
National Links: Are Cooling Stations Working?
The best strategies to reduce car use, the advantages of two-way streets, guerrilla sidewalk-repair tactics in Bogotá and more in this week’s National Links.
National Links: Why Do People Live in Cars?
The Bay Area prioritizes funding for trains over buses; national equity push on highway expansion stalls; and more national news.