What We're Reading
What We’re Reading: Security Theater, Empty Tax, and Demolition
Security theater: New York City's mayor wants to roll out security theater on the subway with metal detectors.
Streamlining affordable housing: Victoria has eliminated the...
What We’re Reading: Build Housing, Reduced Fares, and H Mart!
Build housing: Previous contributor to The Urbanist Ron Davis says that the only way to solve homelessness is to build more homes.
TOD WMATA: Washington,...
What We’re Reading: SB 5528, Unite, and No Show No More
SB 5528: With passage of enabling legislation, Seattle could speed up construction of light rail extensions.
Pit to tower: Across from Seattle City Hall, an...
What We’re Reading: Pandemic-Era Places, Slower Streets, and London ULEZ
Pandemic-era places: Atlanta is removing a pandemic-era experiment of a people-oriented Peachtree Street. Meanwhile, Portland is making a pedestrian street plaza permanent.
Obsolete sewers: Grist...
What We’re Reading: Quiet Zone, LVT, and Renter Protections
Quiet zone: Paris's "quiet zone" is set to move forward, calming central neighborhoods of car traffic.
Disastrous environmental review: In California, a new bill would...
What We’re Reading: No Problem, Noise Control, and Unaffordable America
No problem: Fayetteville hasn't has minimum parking requirements for six years, so how is that going?
Fare-free February: In the Salt Lake City area, the...
What We’re Reading: Mount Baker Station, Ending Covid Protocols, and Reducing Drunk Driving
Mount Baker Station: Community members want to activate the Mount Baker Station area.
Indigenous housing: Crosscut profiles a Chief Seattle Club housing project in Pioneer...
What We’re Reading: Strip Malls, It’s Time, and Housing Is Popular
Strip malls: Sightline dives into how strip malls could house a lot of people.
Revised estimates: The California high-speed rail got a little more pricey.
House...