National Links: Yes, Your Neighbor’s Noises Annoy You
Why noisy neighbors bother us, where cities will be building next, Los Angeles’ warmer future and other (inter)national links for January 9th, 2023.
Category: Climate
National Links: Owner Occupancy Required
An argument against free transit, a mapping project of neighborhood-level climate impacts, and more national links for the week of December 26th, 2022.
Zoning Matters: 18th Avenue NE and Central Avenue
Current zoning codes in Minneapolis unnecessarily prevent small businesses from being more walkable and accessible — part of the neighborhood fabric.
National Links: Community Feedback Needs Reform
Links from The Overhead Wire to urbanist news from around the country/world. This week: reforming the community engagement process, the shrinking urban drugstore market, and the unfolding ecological collapse of the Great Salt Lake.
Single-Family Home Solar or Apartment Development: Which Is Better for the Climate?
One neighbor of a proposed apartment development says that it would block their access to sunlight for solar energy, but getting more people to live in our cities is the more important climate goal.
National Links: The Importance of Time
Protected bike lanes have measurably countered climate change in Colombia, China and elsewhere. And other “National Links” showing the impact of smart, selfless planning around the world.
National Links: Cold Seawater to Heat a City
Links from The Overhead Wire to news from around the country. This week: a Baltic city looks to cold seawater for its future heating needs; another urban freeway draws discussion about future alternatives; considering the commuting emissions of office buildings; and more.
National Links: Declining Aging Economies
Links from The Overhead Wire to news from around the country. This week: why so many office workers are still staying at home, a political standoff over an Omaha bike lane and a discussion of America’s future climate havens.
Imagining Climate Superheroes
The second in our series about how climate change affects school children features the creative writing and strong voices of 826 MSP students.
From Smoky Sunsets to Utility Cycling: One Man’s Solution to Climate Despair
See how to take action for the climate by curbing auto emissions through Utility Cycling.