Four lamentations about a bad infrastructure bill From the standpoint of the climate crisis, the infrastructure bill that passed the Senate is, at a minimum, a tremendous blown opportunity. Transportation, especially private cars, are the leading source of greenhouse gas…
Electric vehicles will help, but we need to do much more to reduce driving Editor’s Note: City Observatory is pleased to offer this guest commentary by Matthew Lewis. Matthew is Director of Communications for California YIMBY, a pro-housing organization working to…
What City Observatory did this week 1. Tackling climate change will require electric cars, and a lot less driving. We’re pleased to publish a guest commentary from CalYimby’s Matthew Lewis looking at the challenge of addressing the role of transportation…
Why Boston and Portland are the berry-best metros, and why it matters Summer is the height of berry season in most of the US, and nothing beats a fresh, locally grown blackberry, blueberry or raspberry. Today we’re ranking large metro…
What City Observatory did this week America’s berry best cities. It’s the height of the summer fruit season and berries are ripening across the country. Nothing beats a fresh local berry in season. We’ve ranked the nation’s most populous metro…