Tuesday’s Headlines
Public transportation needs reliable public support; rich investors want to build a new, "better" city where land is cheap; Taking sidewalks seriously; Golf carts? More
7:44 AM PDT on August 29, 2023
- Public transportation needs ongoing, reliable public support (Planetizen)
- CA high-speed rail program orders trainsets (Rail Tech)
- It’s an old story: Rich investors want to start from scratch on a new, “sustainable” city where land is cheaper (Morning Brew, SF Chronicle)
- Taking sidewalks seriously (Governing)
- Predicting the pace of a transition to environmental sustainability (Colombia Climate School)
- What it’s like in a town where everyone gets around via a golf card (Bloomberg)
- GOP candidate Ramaswamy’s oil industry profits are right in line with the rest of them (Heated)
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