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San Francisco’s old housing policy regime was a world-historical failure. What comes next?
The city is stepping into the urban planning unknown, with the rest of California following close behind.
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The future of transit in LA, explained
LA is America's 21st century transit laboratory. Here's the good, the bad, and the weird.
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America's Unsung Rail Renaissance
High-speed rail is a ways off, but vastly improved conventional rail is right around the corner. Let us count the ways.
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The Magic of Electrified Trains
Electrified Caltrain service will finally demonstrate the benefits of this proven technology to American cities
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The State-Sanctioned Urbicide of Austin
People don’t kill cities. Freeways do.
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A Robotaxi Regulation Wishlist
The decisions San Francisco and California make now will have a tremendous precedent-setting impact.
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Enough with the feel-good architecture
It’s time to get real about the complexities and compromises inherent to city building.
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Robotaxis and the case for public policy accelerationism
Could this disruptive technology force a reckoning with the role of cars in cities?
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Urben Field Notes
Urben Field Notes
Outtakes and hot takes from my book project, "A Field Guide to American Urbanism"
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