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The road that killed Legend Jenkins was working as designed
When a child is killed on a street like West Hudson Boulevard, it’s not a tragic fluke. It’s the outcome we designed for.
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L.A.'s Lost Transit
For many, Los Angeles embodies car-culture—and the suburban-style development, freeways, traffic jams, and pollution that go with it. But it didn’t have to be that way. Turns out, LA was never designed to be a car city.
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Rewarding Neglect and Punishing Investment in Struggling Neighborhoods
In cities all over America, we deter people from revitalizing neighborhoods by punishing them with higher taxes for improving their property. A change in how we tax property could fix these incentives.
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Traffic Engineers’ Epic Fail
The consequence for minor lapses in judgment shouldn’t be death.
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The Major Urban Revolution of Minor Transportation Means
Electric bikes and scooters have enormous advantages for short urban trips. How will they change our cities? When Elisha Otis introduced the safety elevator in 1852, he never imagined skyscrapers.
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The $50,000 San Francisco Home
Breaking down the numbers to construct a truly affordable housing model.
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The Growth Ponzi Scheme: A Crash Course
Ponzi schemes fail because they are built on illusions: there is no there there. So what happens when an entire continent of towns and cities is caught up in a kind of Growth Ponzi Scheme? We are finding out.
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Non-Glamorous Gains: The Pennsylvania Land Tax Experiment
Since 1913, Pennsylvania has allowed cities to tax land at a higher rate than buildings. This decision has led to some unique success stories: cities that have weathered post-industrial decline and revitalized their urban cores.