National Links: Retail Vacancy Rates on the Rise
Cities continue to battle empty storefronts; a lawsuit concerning environmental impacts has paused an interstate expansion in California; and more national news.
Author: Jeff Wood
National Links: Houston’s Pro-Car Mayor
Work-from-home policies have super-commuters on the rise; tiny houses may (or may not) help solve homelessness; and more national news.
National Links: Hot Spots for Urban Tree Canopy
Kudos to Colorado’s climate-focused governor, bad news for walkable cities, smart transit scheduling in Boston and NYC’s inspirational High Line Park.
National Links: Always Warehousing in Philadelphia
Online shopping spurs more warehouse construction around Philadelphia, debating the merits of groundscrapers and AI compiles more accurate traffic models for planning.
National Links: Urban Renewal Ruined Everything
The notorious legacy of Urban Renewal hinders new projects. Seattle gets a dutch intersection, and Mexico City’s water threatens to run dry.
National Links: Cardboard Boxes and a Biking Jane Jacobs
Examining our connection to cardboard boxes; evening visits downtown are higher than before the pandemic in many cities; and more national and international news.
National Links: The Great Third Place
How skate parks and bollards can make us safer and more connected, even though they’re “second-best” fixes that sidestep bigger issues.
National Links: Is Bigger Really Better?
An ancient system that cools cities by a few degrees, London’s best use of former industrial lands, and Denver’s pro-transit deal with oil and gas companies.
National Links: Nashville Has a Transit Plan
An ancient example of housing density, why aging seniors are now “stuck in place” and high-speed rail for the 2028 Summer Olympics in LA.
National Links: Tying TOD to Transport Funding
The financial risk of leaving big cities, locked-in low mortgage rates holding up household movement, and links between car exhaust and Alzheimers.