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Will the Reconnecting Communities program survive Trump?
A freeway cap in Portland, Oregon is in jeopardy. But the visionary “restorative redevelopment” next door goes on.
Jun 27
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Benjamin Schneider
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Will the Reconnecting Communities program survive Trump?
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Cuomo is the candidate of NIMBYs and developers. What gives?
In the New York City mayoral race, odd bedfellows align to preserve the housing status quo.
Jun 19
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Benjamin Schneider
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Cuomo is the candidate of NIMBYs and developers. What gives?
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The fastest, cheapest way to transform your city
Cities have acres of land hiding in plain sight that could be turned into plazas and parks. They just need the courage to make use of it.
Jun 6
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Benjamin Schneider
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The fastest, cheapest way to transform your city
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May 2025
What the Democrats can learn from Canada's Liberal party on housing
Canada's center-left party wants to “get the federal government back in the business of building homes.” What do Democrats want?
May 13
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Benjamin Schneider
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What the Democrats can learn from Canada's Liberal party on housing
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California High-Speed Rail's plan to right itself
The railroad's new CEO thinks he can get the project back on track. The stars will need to align this summer.
May 7
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Benjamin Schneider
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California High-Speed Rail's plan to right itself
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April 2025
Fifteen minute cities from the ground up
Brand new neighborhoods can be so much more than Americans have come to expect with ‘transit-oriented development’
Apr 29
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Benjamin Schneider
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Fifteen minute cities from the ground up
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Why are America’s trains so slow?
A brief historical inquiry.
Apr 16
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Benjamin Schneider
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Why are America’s trains so slow?
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March 2025
California High-Speed Rail’s original sin
Ezra Klein is right about many of the project’s problems. But he neglects its initial network design failures and what we can learn from them.
Mar 10
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Benjamin Schneider
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California High-Speed Rail’s original sin
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Cover them up or tear them down? Freeway fights enter a new era
Advocates are questioning the wisdom of freeway caps, insisting instead on the full removal of urban freeways.
Mar 7
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Benjamin Schneider
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Cover them up or tear them down? Freeway fights enter a new era
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January 2025
Trains and transmission: A climate solution hiding in plain sight?
In its final days, the Biden Administration endorsed a plan to revolutionize railroads and electricity transmission. California just released a…
Jan 16
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Benjamin Schneider
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Trains and transmission: A climate solution hiding in plain sight?
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What’s next for New York’s historic preservation movement?
More than a quarter of lots in Manhattan are protected by the city's Landmarks Law. That’s both a triumph and a challenge.
Jan 7
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Benjamin Schneider
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What’s next for New York’s historic preservation movement?
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December 2024
Build housing in S.F.'s Presidio? It's not as crazy as it sounds.
A Trump-branded 'Freedom City' in the heart of San Francisco would be a disaster. But social housing in the Presidio just might work.
Dec 29, 2024
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Benjamin Schneider
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Build housing in S.F.'s Presidio? It's not as crazy as it sounds.
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