Great cities, especially ones with dense, walkable mixed use neighborhoods are an economic boon to households because they save the precious commodity of time Labor-saving devices and economic welfare Stories of economic progress appropriately revolve
The city as labor saving device Read Post »
Once again, Carmaggedon doesn’t materialize; this time when Seattle started asking motorists to pay a portion of the cost of their new highway tunnel Initial returns suggest that tolling reduced congestion by reducing the overall
Carmaggedon does a no-show in Seattle, again Read Post »
Promoting biking requires ending the big, hidden subsidies to car ownership and use It easy to be in love with cycling in Copenhagen. Bikes are the mode of transport most favored for trips to work
Copenhagen’s cycling success: Make cars pay their way, not just bike lanes Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week A two cent solution to climate change? Around the world, plastic bags are an environmental scourge, both in the form a litter (a nuisance) and as a threat to
The Week Observed, November 8, 2019 Read Post »
Let’s put a price on using the atmosphere as a garbage dump for carbon It works for plastic bags; let’s use the same idea for carbon Consider the plastic bag:Â It’s a highly visible environmental
Climate Change: A 2-cent solution Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week 1. Tim Bartik explains business incentives. States and cities spend about $50 billion a year on tax breaks and other incentives to try to influence business location decisions. The
The Week Observed, November 1, 2019 Read Post »
