If it weren’t for cultural appropriation, would America have any culture at all? In Portland, two women opened a food cart business–Kook’s Burritos–selling burritos based on ones that they’d seen and tasted during a trip to
Cultural appropriation: Theft or Smorgasbord? Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week 1. How green was my city? The Trump administration’s announcement that it would pull the US out of the Paris Climate Accords was greeted with dismay by many environmentalists,
The Week Observed, June 9, 2017 Read Post »
New data shows the diffusion of ride-sharing among US metro areas: Parking prices matter. We know from casual observation and the occasional leaded corporate document that ridesharing (which is more accurately but clumsily labeled ‘transportation
More evidence on ridesharing’s growth surge Read Post »
When you build a city that enables people to drive less, they spend less on cars and gas and have more to spend on other things. Here is my 2007 report, published by CEOs for
Portland’s Green Dividend Read Post »
In the wake of Pres. Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate accords, many mayors and governors have stepped up their rhetoric on climate change. Will their actions match their words? On June 1, President Trump
How green was my City (Hall) Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week 1. Cities and the returns to education. We know that the nation’s best educated people are increasingly concentrated in urban areas. Data compiled by the US Department of Agriculture’s
The Week Observed, June 2, 2017 Read Post »
