Midweek Video: Why Are There So Few City-States?
https://youtu.be/qkdUz1zoZUY
Dave Amos of City Beautiful takes on the topic of city-states. He explores why they were more common in the past, how they thrive...
Sunday Video: Why Don’t We Have Electric Planes Yet?
https://youtu.be/49yDycP3Pgc
Aviation is one of the fastest growing sectors of greenhouse gas emissions. But so far, there are no commercially operated electric planes that could...
Holiday Video: Why Britain Is The Center Of The World
https://youtu.be/g52A2CPEi4A
When it comes to both time and geographic coordinates, Britain is the benchmark from which both systems are set and their relationship has to...
Sunday Video: Who Pays The Lowest Taxes In The US?
https://youtu.be/kXCGbAv8YPw
America may have an income tax, but the national tax structure is not remotely progressive and is weighted mostly against the poor and working...
Midweek Video: The Smashing Success of NYC’s 14th Street Busway
https://vimeo.com/371882620
New York City recently opened a busway on 14th Street in Manhattan, which now provides faster service for riders crosstown and has improved the...
Sunday Video: How Online Ratings Make Good Schools Look Bad
https://youtu.be/WC3ZPgg0nds
Vox explains how this online school rating system may be underrating the actual quality of many schools.
From the Driver’s Seat: Tips and More for Operators, 2019 edition
I don't know how many operators read The Urbanist, but I know most of us here will at least find this material interesting. And I...
We Must Design Aurora Avenue to Put Safety First
When a pedestrian is struck and killed in your neighborhood you are at a loss for words. When it has happened five times in...