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Building bus and bike lanes is only complicated if we make it
Plus, some books
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Transit agencies are caught in the homelessness crisis
A few months ago, I ended a newsletter with the line, “it’s pretty easy to predict which issues will keep occurring in a country that never learns from…
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April 2023
Gas Cars Aren't Going Anywhere For A Long Time
Also, a eulogy to Netflix DVDs, a service too good for the modern internet
If 2,000 Whistleblowers Scream Into the Void Do They Make A Sound?
For those in NYC, I will be hosting/moderating a book launch party for Henry Grabar’s new book Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World on…
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March 2023
Reflections of Two Years on the Freight Rail Beat
Now that everyone seems to care about freight rail, at least for a second
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February 2023
January 2023
The Most Important Social Media Platform Nobody Talks About
Nextdoor is becoming increasingly influential in local housing politics across the country in ways largely going unnoticed.
December 2022
The JFK AirTrain Should Be Free
Plus some books I liked
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How to Waste $100 Billion
We’ve recently seen some stellar demonstrations on how to make tens of billions of dollars disappear. You could buy a social media network and then…
November 2022
Remember me?
It's OK if you thought I was dead.
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