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Vancouver Street

Vancouver's Ride-Hail-Free Mobility Landscape

While ride-hailing is on the horizon for the Canadian city, the experience so far without the mode provides useful insight into its effects on regional mobility.

February 14, 2019 - Slate

Lincoln Heights Los Angeles

Updated: What the Green New Deal Means for Planning

The Green New Deal is far from the law of the land, but if this nation were to adopt the legislative agenda proposed by congressional Democrats, it would (and should) have major implications for planning practice.

February 11, 2019 - Slate

Miami Flooding

Climate Gentrification in Miami

With the threat of sea level rise, homes on higher ground in Miami are becoming increasingly desirable. But they are located in low-income communities of color, and residents are facing rising housing costs and displacement.

January 6, 2019 - Slate

Flooding in Howard Beach

New Report Assesses Threat From Urban Flooding

Researchers from the University of Maryland and Texas A&M surveyed stormwater officials and synthesized the results. Their conclusion: "Rainwater is taking its toll on metropolitan America"

November 30, 2018 - Slate

A Black woman stands in front of a home holding an umbrella and smiling.

White People Don't Recognize Black Middle Class Neighborhoods

According to a series of studies, white people have a blindness for seeing the black middle class in neighborhoods—even if they don't display other forms of racial animus.

November 20, 2018 - Slate

Greenwich Village

The Ambition of Trulia Neighborhoods, Served With a Side of Caution

Can Trulia succeed in making sense of neighborhoods for an online platform?

September 3, 2018 - Slate

Trump Adminsitration

Analyzing the Decision to Rewrite the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule

Observers have been pointing out the contradictions in Secretary Ben Carson's justifications for a new approach to the Fair Housing Act.

August 15, 2018 - Slate

Washington, D.C. Street

Curb Pricing Could Offer Big Benefits

Free on-street parking costs cities in lost land and additional traffic, cities could realize huge benefits if they value their curbs, Henry Garbar argues in Slate.

July 29, 2018 - Slate

Old houses with large porch and colorful siding

Start Up Will Buy Your House and Let You Live There for the Rest of Your Life

A new service targeted at seniors buys homes, but lets the previous owner stay.

June 3, 2018 - Slate

Marlyand

Maryland's Floods a Terrible Tragedy, and a Sign of More to Come

The sprawling, asphalt communities of U.S. cities, built as a result of mid-20th century planning, will meet terrible consequences during the extreme weather events of climate change.

May 30, 2018 - Slate

California House

Op-Ed: It's Time for a Weakened Mortgage Interest Deduction To Go

Last year's tax reform bill seriously curtailed the mortgage interest deduction, despite its reputation for untouchability. Perhaps lawmakers should get rid of it entirely.

May 4, 2018 - Slate

Dolores Park

Opinion: Pricey Dorms Aren't the Problem with San Francisco

It's easy to make fun of expensive “adult dorms,” but in a San Francisco property market with few options beyond single-family homes, other living options should be welcomed

March 13, 2018 - Slate

Fast Food Restaurants

Where Chain Restaurants Dominate

Yelp released revealing new data about city restaurants, showing which cities have a culture of independent eateries and which are dominated by chains.

February 11, 2018 - Slate

Rainy Biker

Opinion: Self-Driving Cars Aren't Safe Until They Can Detect Bikes

Self-driving car companies have proposed equipping bikes, pedestrians, and even pets with the ability to communicate their positions wirelessly. But should autonomous cars really need the help?

February 9, 2018 - Slate

Youngstown, Ohio

Saving America's Small Cities

Small cities are an asset to the country, so politicians and thinkers on the left and right would do well to stop calling for their inhabitants to flee, Henry Garbar argues in Slate.

February 7, 2018 - Slate

Uber Eats

Uber Valuation Down Sharply Since 2015

Scandals and growing competition have contributed to the declining value of the transportation network company.

January 4, 2018 - Slate

Michigan

300,000 Michigan Drivers' Debt Forgiven

Michigan to grant amnesty to 300,000 drivers whose licenses were taken from them because they were too poor to pay the "Driver Responsibility Fee."

October 5, 2017 - Slate

Rural Bus

Difficult Data to Understand: City Drivers Logging More Miles, Rural Drivers Fewer

As America's VMT returns to record highs, more of the miles are coming from cities than ever before.

July 19, 2017 - Slate

Waze

Cities Seeking New Weapons in the Battle Against Waze-Induced Traffic

Los Altos, California has erected a new roadblock in its ongoing effort to keep drivers from cutting through residential neighborhoods, beckoned by the popular navigation app Waze.

June 26, 2017 - Slate

South Mall Parking Lot

The Suburbs Will Lose the Most in an Era of Shrinking Retail

As brick and mortar retailers shed jobs and stores, suburbs will lose the most in terms of tax revenues and amenities.

April 20, 2017 - Slate

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