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Today’s newsletter is looking (somewhat) on the bright side:
On this week’s episode of Talking Headways, it’s Part 2 of the annual prediction show with Yonah Freemark: A discussion of their predictions from last year — what they got right and wrong on high-speed rail and transportation funding — and make new forecasts for the coming year that include Seattle and Mexico.
Plus: Some of urbanism’s greatest minds are teaming up to spread the joy of cities in an era of disinformation.
Hyperscale AI data centers and highways are both harmful forms of fossil fuel infrastructure that get built without much community input — and it’s time to fight back against both, one of our favorite podcasters argues.
Hyperscale AI data centers and highways are both harmful forms of fossil fuel infrastructure that get built without much community input — and it’s time to fight back against both, one of our favorite podcasters argues.
A survivor of a mass casualty reflects on what she’s learned about car culture, grief, and resilience.
There’s a downside to enforcing traffic laws when cities do it to raise revenue rather than to save lives.
It might sound crazy — but is it crazy enough to work, even as governments take aim at steep transit cuts?
…or plaza, or transit route, or any other investment in public space
