Another model energy-saving project ignores density and location The National Institute of Standards and Technology has built what it calls a model “net-zero” energy home on its Gaithersburg, Maryland campus. The house is festooned with arrays of solar cells that…
Build expensive new “luxury” apartments, and wait a few decades One of the most common refrains the the affordable housing discussion is “developers are targeting the high end of the market” and new apartments are just unaffordable. Although we–and others–have…
What City Observatory did this week 1. Housing policy lessons from Vienna, Part II. In the second of his two guest commentaries, Mike Eliason takes a close look at land use laws and development processes in Vienna–a city generally recognized…
What City Observatory did this week 1. How green is my free parking structure? Not very. The National Renewable Energy Lab does cutting edge research on wind, solar and renewable energy. One area where their thinking isn’t cutting edge: their…
Why are travel speeds in Manhattan dropping? There’s a kind of ominous tidbit in New York City’s most recent mobility report. Travel on streets in Manhattan is getting slower. Here’s the data, computed from the report, showing the average travel…