Associate Professor of Urban Planning, Arizona State University I study transport, land use, local governance. Cityplanning.01 on signal. Four freedoms. Google Scholar page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uFu5Z2YAAAAJ&hl=en
Americans are right to feel more threatened by car crashes than any other sort of violence.
Forget Violent Crime, Americans Feel Far More Threatened By Risk Of Car Crashes - JalopnikAmericans fear car crashes more than people do in any other country, but fear of crashes is the top concern globally, too.www.jalopnik.com"When some donors have been put on the phone with Trump after giving millions, they expected to receive thank yous, but instead were asked for more money, people familiar with the calls said." Gift link.
Exclusive | ‘The Boss Wants This Money’: Inside Trump’s Unprecedented Fundraising OperationMeredith O’Rourke, nicknamed ‘princess of darkness,’ carries out the president’s desire to wring hundreds of millions from companies for his projects.www.wsj.comOn Thursday July 30 I'll be on the @parkingreform.org 's webinar talking about how parking exacerbates urban heat. Bryce Christiano will also be on the discussion.
Hot Spot: How Parking Exacerbates Urban Heat · Zoom · LumaIt’s another record-busting summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and a good time to remember that oversized parking lots are a huge contributor to unhealthy and…luma.com“Arizona earned the dubious distinction of ranking No. 1 for the country's most frustrating summer parking destinations... Results showed that 59% of Arizonans said they've skipped a summer destination because parking was simply too stressful, while 22% said they've been involved in a dispute.”
These are the 3 worst parking lots in Arizona, new study showsHave you ever circled a parking lot 10 times before finding a space? So has everyone else in Arizona. Avoid these three parking lots.www.azcentral.com"For Edina resident John Crabtree, the debate wasn’t simply about preserving parking in front of homes. He questioned whether the city’s own data justified a major redesign, noting officials identified only one bicycle crash along the corridor over the past decade." Data is used for good and bad. GL
In this battle over an Edina bike lane, the cars wonA unanimous vote to largely preserve parking on Wooddale Avenue in Edina reflects the growing tension between long-term bike plans and established neighborhoods.www.startribune.comWhen Arizona became a state in 1912, roads were scarce and built largely with prison labor. (In states like Alabama people were conscripted to build roads until 1910 or so, not in this linked piece.) The professionalization of civil service was concurrent and codependent with the growth of cars.
Arizona's oldest freeway is still pretty young. Here's how it startedAs one of the youngest states, Arizona struggled with funding for new roads after statehood, until this historic freeway transformed the area.www.azcentral.comThere are a lot of local regulations that are outdated and should be removed, but always be wary of Chesterson’s Fence. Separate permits for ice cream isn’t that, now, though.
Jacqueline AntonovichI'm super happy that Mamdani is cutting red tape for small businesses. Frozen dessert permits seem frivolous now, but ice cream used to be really deadly! Absent good sanitary practices, it used to be carry of all sorts of diseases (remember typhoid mary?). The initial law was a public health win!
Much of the population decline in big cities in the 1970s was that household size shrunk (kids moved out), not that the total number of households declined. Between this again, lower immigration, and tax base challenges due to economic changes, there's reason to worry about US cities overall health.
America’s Big Cities Are Rapidly Losing KidsThe number of children is falling across the U.S., but the drop is especially pronounced in major metros. ‘It’s not the vibe it was 10 years ago.’www.wsj.comCounterpoint: they don't want to pay for something they are already getting for free. Gift link.
How Wall Street’s Bots Are Cashing In on Trump’s Truth Social PostsTraders who already monitor the president’s pronouncements with automated systems can pay for an ultrafast feed. At least five firms have signed up.www.wsj.comFinancial TimesIndustry executives have balked at the fee and the potential legal risks of a new data service that would provide ‘faster’ access to posts from the top accounts on Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social. ft.trib.al/4gn0otB
A campaign promise to double the price of prescription medicine three months before the next presidential election.
FinTwitter*TRUMP TO SET 100% TARIFF ON GENERIC DRUGS FROM AUGUST 2028
We tolerate a lot more failure from private actors than we do the state. Waymo, SpaceX, scooters, etc, get to make mistakes that would (and have) shut down public attempts as such things. How much failure we should tolerate from public or private actors is a political question, not an empirical one.
Firefighters Had to Move a Waymo Themselves After It Blocked an Emergency CallThe robotaxi company is facing a number of safety-related concerns in California.www.inc.comMissing middle housing policy in Twin Cities' first ring suburbs. Few options for growth beyond redevelopment, as one issue pressing this. Gift link.
Twin Cities suburbs make room for more dense housing to fill the ‘missing middle’Golden Valley joins Richfield, Bloomington and St. Louis Park in rethinking where duplexes and fourplexes belong.www.startribune.comFor other adults, five cups is not fine, as it's not nearly enough. Gift link.
Five Cups of Coffee a Day Is Fine for Most Adults, Heart Association SaysThe research has been mixed but the association says evidence of coffee’s safety and even benefits has been growing over time.www.wsj.comEven if your local law enforcement agencies don’t share Flock data with ICE, other law enforcement agencies that work with your local agencies might, so ICE gets the data anyway. Gift link.
Police searched Twin Cities license plate cameras for immigration enforcement during ICE surgeFederal agencies were able to access the typically confidential data through partnerships with law enforcement around the country.www.startribune.com
