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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.
Jan 24
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December 2022
The JFK AirTrain Should Be Free
Plus some books I liked
Dec 20, 2022
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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…
Dec 6, 2022
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November 2022
Remember me?
It's OK if you thought I was dead.
Nov 19, 2022
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Coming soon
This is Urbababble, a newsletter about Keep up with Aaron Gordon's work plus the occasional babble.
Nov 18, 2022
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October 2021
The Butlerization of Cities
Hey everyone, When I first moved to New York, I lived in Ridgewood, Queens. Hardly what people have in mind when they think "New York City." I remember…
Oct 7, 2021
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Scavenger hunt results and some other stuff
Hey everyone, Thanks to those who participated in the scavenger hunt! I received eight submissions of legally parked delivery trucks. The winning…
Oct 2, 2021
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September 2021
Let's Do An Urbanist Scavenger Hunt
Hi everyone, I want to try a little experiment. Let's play an urbanist scavenger hunt. Send me a photo of a delivery truck (USPS, FedEx, Amazon, or UPS…
Sep 25, 2021
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I changed my mind
I love changing my mind. It's fun to admit I'm wrong rather than digging in my heels. Not only is it fun, but it's also way easier. And I also find I…
Sep 16, 2021
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A story to tell
For those of you who don't know, I used to be a sportswriter. One of the last sports stories I ever wrote was about a guy named Eric Thompson. He was an…
Sep 7, 2021
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August 2021
They're nearly there, except for all the hard stuff
I would say, on average, I have 99 percent of driving figured out. But that one percent is proving pretty tricky. Small disturbances like construction…
Aug 20, 2021
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July 2021
We have to build useful stuff
Every six months or so it seems I write a column about how Andrew Cuomo has done yet another bad transportation thing. In January it was the Moynihan…
Jul 30, 2021
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