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.
Author: Jeff Wood
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.
National Links: Quick Forests and Urban Legacies
The pros and cons of Montreal’s new light rail network, designing cooler buildings (literally), a trail loop in Dallas, and more in National Links.
National Links: Lyft Opting for Profits Over People
Extreme rainfalls overwhelm sewer systems; high housing costs affect the marriage market; and cities are increasingly generic.
(Inter)National Links: Paris Heats Up and Amsterdam Tries to Cool Down Tourism
To remedy growing health concerns in light of increasingly harsh heatwaves, Paris experiments with methods of cooling the city – including green rooftop terraces and forested boulevards.
National Links: Cones of Shame
Business improvement districts start learning to love bike lanes, living close to stuff saves you money, traffic cones prove useful against autonomous vehicles and more in National Links.
National Links: No New Drive-Thrus
Midwestern downtowns struggle to repopulate post-pandemic, AI mistakes aggravate housing discrimination, lots of electric buses will be hitting the road and more in this week’s National Links.
National Links: Rick Steves Discusses Walkable Cities
Writer and city planner Jeff Speck sits down with Rick Steves to talk walkability and pedestrian safety in a time of rising traffic fatalities.
National Links: Transportation Chicken
Zoning reform comes to Vermont, Paris and London argue over building heights, and fears of ‘carmageddon’ are once again overblown.
National Links: Electric Buses and Personal Space
Water in the desert, working from home, cranky neighbors, and why we hate the sight of cars in urban spaces.