What City Observatory did this week 1. Miami’s double standard for charging road users. The City of Miami is hoping to make their streets a safer place for bikes and scooters by building protected lanes
The Week Observed, July 9, 2021 Read Post »
Denver’s new bag fee is another object lesson on how to use economics to achieve environmental objectives. Now do it for greenhouse gases Starting this month, you’ll have to pay 10 cents for each disposable
In the bag: Pricing works Read Post »
In Miami, e-scooters pay four to 50 times as much to use the public roads as cars If we want to encourage greener, safer travel, we should align the prices we charge with our values
Miami’s E-Scooters: Revisiting the Double Standard Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week 1. The Texas Transportation Institute is back, and it’s still wrong about traffic congestion. Every year or so, a group of researchers at Texas A&M University produce report purporting
The Week Observed, July 2, 2021 Read Post »
There was an unprecedented decline in traffic congestion in the US last year. According to the Urban Mobility Report, there’s essentially nothing we can learn from this experience The Texas Transportation Institute has always been
It’s back, and it’s even dumber than ever: The Urban Mobility Report Read Post »
