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Nov 03

How Modern Traffic Theory and Zoning Rules Crush Walkability

By Bruce Firestone | Uncategorized

Here’s a TEDx talk by Jeff Speck that describes how traffic engineering and zoning rules in play since the 1960s have stamped out walkable cites, and what can be done about it: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEkgM9P2C5U?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=540&h=304] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEkgM9P2C5U @ profbruce @ quantum_entity

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May 28

Helping People Move out of Poverty

By Bruce Firestone | Uncategorized

I read an article in Bloomberg Businessweek this month (May 2016) titled Helping Americans Move out of Poverty. I was struck by this: “Zoning rules stipulate minimum lot size or maximum building heights to prevent construction of affordable housing. Such restrictions can increase housing costs in thriving local economies by 50 percent or more,” Bloomberg View […]

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