A New DIY toolkit helps neighborhoods and cities measure the state of their civic commons At City Observatory, we’re all about metrics, and especially keen on metrics that help us better understand the function of
Measuring the Civic Commons Read Post »
It’s a long road to redressing inequality A half-century ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. addressed the stilted rhetoric used use to talk about public spending to promote the social good: Whenever the government provides
Dr. King: Socialism for the rich and rugged free enterprise capitalism for the poor Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week 1. Scooters are a success in Portland, but there’s an insidious double standard. A new report from Portland’s Bureau of Transportation details the success of the city’s 120-day long
The Week Observed, January 18, 2019 Read Post »
Data shows Portland’s scooter experiment worked. Maybe it’s time to critically appraise the failed 110 year experiment with cars. Starting in July, Portland, Oregon began allowing fleets of e-scooters, as an experiment, to see how
Scooter Lessons: Success, but a stark double standard Read Post »
Why predicted gridlock almost never happens and what this teaches us about travel demand Seattle has finally closed its aging Alaskan Way viaduct, a six-lane double-decker freeway that since the 1940s has been a concrete
Why Carmaggedon never comes (Seattle edition) Read Post »
Reviving the Columbia River Crossing will never happen: the two sides have incompatible aims There are continued rumblings in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area about reviving the abandoned plan to spend $3 billion or more on
No deal: Why a CRC revival is going nowhere Read Post »
