Shreveport is overwhelmed -- except for a short period of time in a limited space -- with excess auto capacity, yet the I-49 Connector economic impact report cites a study of French cities to suggest more capacity is needed. C’est pas vrai.
Read MoreThe probability of the I-49 Inner City Connector creating 30,600 new jobs that would not have simply occurred somewhere else or are just being shifted from one now blighted place to the study area is precisely zero.
Read MoreBuilding a highway through the heart of Shreveport, LA will destroy a strong neighborhood at a high cost. We're going to explore that story this week and show what's wrong with the plan.
Read MoreStop obsessing over building new infrastructure and start putting your best minds in charge of maintenance.
Read MoreAn apples-to-apples comparison of traditional and auto-oriented development approaches.
Read MoreSmall maintenance projects focusing on below ground infrastructure in old, established neighborhoods have the greatest potential for positive returns.
Read MoreSocial justice concerns are an acceptable motive for collective action, but they don't free us from the requirement that our infrastructure investments make financial sense.
Read MoreIs it safe for me to like Strong Towns?
Read MoreWe can make low risk, high returning investments in our cities while improving the quality of life for people, particularly those who are not benefiting from the current approach.
Read MoreProblems have solutions. Predicaments have outcomes. We're in a predicament.
Read MoreDevolution isn't so scary when the alternative is this crazy.
Read MoreWould a big pot of money for infrastructure make America stronger?
Read MoreCities have to live with constraints that the federal government does not.
Read MoreImproving a city doesn't take a lot of money. It just takes courage.
Read MoreA federal infrastructure bill is going to make your city poorer in the long run. Here's how.
Read MoreRoutine traffic stops are dangerous for all involved and do little to improve safety. It's time to end the practice.
Read MoreHere are the five best books I read in 2016.
Read MoreI encourage you all to stop using the word "sprawl." It doesn't accurately describe the problem, it prevents us from getting to real responses and it unnecessarily divides the national dialog in ways that are unhelpful.
Read MoreScale our economy to those working at the ground level and we will see a true prosperity emerge from the fear and acrimony that is our national dialog.
Read MoreIf the global economy is like a hot air balloon, we're only given the option to continually go higher -- despite the risk -- or cut all the air and crash. Those options aren't good enough.
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