The apocalyptic decree that 50% of America's 1,500 malls would go dark by the new millennium resulted in few fatalities. Ironically, in fact, the doom gave way to a boom...
Extremist predictions of doom are understandable considering that the average mall experience is nothing short of a personality bypass...But developers aim to correct this by following the oracle's advice appearing at the entrance to Apollo's Temple at Delphi: "Know Thyself -- Nothing in Excess." Being billed as the "re-malling" of America, the current cycle is heavily experimenting with new prototypes to rescue this once venerable suburban icon from shopping obscurity...[But] ... evolutionary trends reveal that the mall model is not dead, it's just half-baked...
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FULL STORY: Malls Half-Baked: In Search of Alternative Realities and Capital

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Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.

San Francisco Suspends Traffic Calming Amidst Record Deaths
Citing “a challenging fiscal landscape,” the city will cease the program on the heels of 42 traffic deaths, including 24 pedestrians.

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Mayor Lurie is using ‘family zoning’ to encourage denser development and upzoning — but could the concept actually foster community and more human-scale public spaces?

Jacksonville Launches First Autonomous Transit Shuttle in US
A fleet of 14 fully autonomous vehicles will serve a 3.5-mile downtown Jacksonville route with 12 stops.

‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Guts EV Tax Credits
The bill eliminates federal subsidies for electric vehicle buyers and charging stations.
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