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When We Treat Neighborhoods Like a Matching Tea Set

Norm Van Eeden Petersman
Accounting

Neutrality Is a Myth and It’s Costing Cities More Than They Realize

Edward Erfurt
Streets

Rethinking What Makes Winter Roads Safe

John Zollers
Streets

The Missing Defendant in Crash Cases

A.J. Bruning
Highways

What If Federal Transportation Spending Is the Reason Your City Feels Broke?

Charles Marohn
Streets

Winter Weather: An Impromptu Infrastructure Audit

Micah Maliskas
Housing

The Paperwork Problem Behind the Housing Shortage

Edward Erfurt
Highways

We’ve Been Fighting the Wrong Transportation Fight

Charles Marohn
Streets

Placemaking Is Dead, Long Live Placemaking!

Max Musicant
Shina Shayesteh
Highways

When “Just One More Lane” Runs Out of Road

Ryan Puzycki
Housing

The Housing Debate Is Finally Catching Up to Reality

Charles Marohn
Accounting

The Impact Fee Illusion

Edward Erfurt
Streets

The United States Needs Fewer Bus Stops

Nithin Vejendla
Highways

Why Minnesota’s Northstar Service Was Doomed From the Start

Charles Marohn
Housing

Authority vs. Influence: The Planning Commission’s Dilemma

Edward Erfurt
Housing

It's Time to Get Serious About Providence's Housing Crisis

Seth Zeren
Housing

Trump’s Housing Order Isn’t a Crackdown on Institutional Investors. It’s an Exit Strategy.

Charles Marohn
Housing

Cities Must Fix Inspections

Aaron Lubeck
Local Conversations

When a Drive-Thru Feels Like the Only Option

Edward Erfurt
Housing

Large Redevelopment Projects Aren't The Answer

Andrew Burleson
Streets

We Build for Game Day, Not Every Day

Mike Parker
Accounting

Why Do Cities Build Sports Complexes Instead of Neighborhood Fields?

Noah Toumert
Accounting

Christmas Cookie Inflation Index, 2025 Update

Charles Marohn
Streets

New Haven Was Cut in Half. One Alder Is Trying to Stitch It Back Together

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