Top 5 Recent Stories (January 20-January 24)
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by Jake Berman | January 17, 2020
For many, Los Angeles embodies car-culture—and the suburban-style development, freeways, traffic jams, and pollution that go with it. But it didn’t have to be that way. Turns out, LA was never designed to be a car city.
2. Can We Afford to Care About Design in a Housing Crisis?
by Daniel Herriges | January 22, 2020
If you want to see more homes built in your city, good urban design isn’t your enemy. And neither are those who insist on it.
3. America is Aging. And Seniors Will Suffer Disproportionately From a World Built Around Driving.
by Daniel Herriges | January 17, 2020
Our world is isolating and disempowering for Americans who don’t drive. As the number of senior citizens reaches an all-time high, this desperately needs to change.
4. Walkable places are growing in value almost everywhere
by Joe Cortright | January 22, 2020
New studies confirm people are willing to pay more to live in walkable neighborhoods. So why don’t we build more of them?
5. Three Things I’ve Learned in My Local Coffee Shop
by Steve MacDouell | January 22, 2020
Coffee shops have a lot to teach us about our neighborhoods and the people we share them with. Here are three of them.
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