National Links: What Happened to Small Cars?
This week in National Links: obstructionist fire departments, the promise and perils of climate engineering and changes to the Census.
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National Links: Can Coffee Shops Make You Happy?
Why do states spend so much federal infrastructure money on highways rather than transit? And more national and international news.
National Links: Proving How Trees Can Improve Health
Designing a neighborhood for people with Alzheimer’s, Democratic Congressmen seek to raise the insurance cap on trucks and rich NIMBYs fight a subway.
National Links: Universal Basic Mobility
California dips a toe into Universal Basic Mobility, cities look to decrease emissions from delivery vehicles and the national housing crisis defined.
National Links: What’s Prompting Lower Rents in Minneapolis
Pittsburgh plans for climate-induced rain events, German cities reduce emissions by lowering speeds and, yes, stress contributes to dangerous driving.
National Links: Will Europe Ban U.S. Pickups?
County commissioners “don’t have time” to take the bus; plans for fighting poverty; auto-centric land use in Denver; and more national and international stories.
National Links: Parking Minimums Removed in Austin
This week: Wawa gets worse, the pros and cons of seawalls, and efforts to reimagine Austin, Texas and Nashville, Tennessee.
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.”
National Links: Mini-Trucks from Japan
This week: Japanese mini-trucks find a foothold in the States, the decline of park-and-rides and why we need more family-sized apartments.
National Links: Sitting on the Porch
The Overhead Wire’s weekly compilation of national and global news: transportation and medicine, the power of porches and a drop in interactions within cities.