A new study says ride-sharing apps cut cut traffic 85 percent. We’re skeptical We’ve developed a calloused disregard for the uncritical techno-optimism that surrounds most media stories about self-driving cars and how fleets of shared-ride vehicles will neatly solve all…
Celebrating the new year, city-style, with a local brew Champagne may be the traditional beverage for ringing in the new year, but we suspect that a locally brewed ale may be the drink of choice for many urbanists today. Much…
As 2016 draws to a close, we look back at our most popular commentaries of the year. Hear they are, in reverse order: #10. Introducing the sprawl tax #9. Urban myth busting: New rental housing and median income households #8.…
At the top of most housing activist wish-lists is the idea that cities should adopt inclusionary housing requirements: when developers build new housing, they ought to be required to set-aside some portion of the units–say 10 or 20 percent–for low…
There’s a large a growing body of research that shows the importance of peer effects on lifetime economic success of kids. For example, while the education level your parents is a strong determinant of your level of education, it turns…