
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.

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.

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.

The Bay Area prioritizes funding for trains over buses; national equity push on highway expansion stalls; and more national news.

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.

Extreme rainfalls overwhelm sewer systems; high housing costs affect the marriage market; and cities are increasingly generic.

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.

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.

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.

Writer and city planner Jeff Speck sits down with Rick Steves to talk walkability and pedestrian safety in a time of rising traffic fatalities.

Zoning reform comes to Vermont, Paris and London argue over building heights, and fears of ‘carmageddon’ are once again overblown.