What City Observatory did this week 1. The only reason many people drive is because we pay them to. There’s an important insight from recent applications of tolling to urban highways. When asked to pay
The Week Observed, December 11, 2020 Read Post »
Again: It’s anecdotes, not data that are fueling claims of an urban exodus due to Covid-19 The virus is now deadlier in the nation’s rural areas than it is in cities, undercutting the basis for
City Beat: Another sketchy claim of Covid-driven urban flight Read Post »
Here’s an insight from tolling:Â A substantial portion of the people driving on our roadways are only there because we’re subsidizing the cost of their trip. When we charge a toll to use a road,
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You can’t be a climate mayor—and your city can’t be a climate city — if you’re widening freeways Phoenix says it’s going to reduce greenhouse gases 90 percent by 2050, but the city’s transportation greenhouse
Phoenix: Climate Hypocrisy Read Post »
