Although this blog is mostly a way to help me remember what I've read, you might enjoy the material too.
Monday, December 31, 2018
THE TICKING TIME BOMB FOR SUBURBAN RETAIL
https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/03/a-ticking-time-bomb-for-suburban-retail/554882/
THE LINK BETWEEN POVERTY AND PRISON
https://qz.com/1233966/new-data-clearly-illustrate-the-poverty-to-prison-pipeline/
BUSY STREETS VERSUS BROKEN WINDOWS
https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/03/want-to-fight-crime-plant-some-flowers-with-your-neighbor/556271/
DO SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS WORK?
http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2018/12/subsidized-employment-two-randomized-us.html?m=1
SUBSTANDARD MILITARY HOUSING
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-developer-special-report/special-report-as-their-landlord-profits-soldiers-battle-unsafe-army-homes-idUSKCN1OQ0VO?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
RETAIL LIMPS
https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/12/2018-retail-apocalypse-online-shopping-charts-maps/579112/
Sunday, December 30, 2018
CONFLICT BETWEEN SURFACE AND MINERAL RIGHTS OWNERS IN WEST VIRGINIA
https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/wva
NETWORKS AND SUCCESS
http://behavioralscientist.org/the-2-million-urinal-why-hard-work-doesnt-cut-it/
NO ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION CRISIS
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/25/us-illegal-border-crossings-analysis-trump-migrants
Saturday, December 29, 2018
CALIFORNIA MIGRATION
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-california-census-migration-20181221-story.html
Thursday, December 27, 2018
Tuesday, December 25, 2018
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Saturday, December 22, 2018
Friday, December 21, 2018
Thursday, December 20, 2018
FRAUDULENT TACTICS ON AMAZON MARKETPLACE
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2018/12/fraudulent_tact.html
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
THE USED CLOTHING TRADE WITH MEXICO
https://www.vox.com/2018/3/13/17082288/used-clothing-mexico-goodwill
WHY WILLPOWER IS OVERRATED
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/1/15/16863374/willpower-overrated-self-control-psychology
A CAP AND TRADE SYSTEM FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/12/cap-and-trade-solve-low-income-housing-mount-laurel-doctrine/578335/
HOW TO FIX THE SIDEWALK PROBLEM
https://www.curbed.com/2018/2/7/16980682/city-sidewalk-repair-future-walking-neighborhood
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
RENOVATING VACANT HOUSING IN LOUISVILLE
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/3/22/a-vision-for-vacant-properties
TURNOVER AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
https://www.citylab.com/perspective/2018/12/affordable-housing-rent-regulation-turnover/578227/
CAN RV SALES PREDICT RECESSIONS?
http://econbrowser.com/archives/2018/12/recreational-vehicle-sales-as-recession-indicator
Monday, December 17, 2018
SEAGRASS CARBON SINK
https://www.npr.org/2018/12/16/676913451/deep-seagrass-bed-could-stall-climate-change-if-climate-change-doesnt-kill-it-fi
TRANSIT DEATH SPIRALS
http://secondavenuesagas.com/2018/11/18/fare-hikes-and-service-cuts-and-death-spirals-oh-my/
THE FORGETTING CURVE
https://qz.com/1213768/the-forgetting-curve-explains-why-humans-struggle-to-memorize/
WHY SOME PEOPLE SEARCH FOR THE BEST
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/12/12/18112538/best-search-choices-psychology-barry-schwartz
Sunday, December 16, 2018
THE FUTILITY OF WIDENING HIGHWAYS
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/2/21/the-futility-of-widening-round-2
PEDESTRIAN DEATHS
https://www.npr.org/2018/03/01/590022679/why-pedestrian-deaths-are-at-a-33-year-high-and-how-to-prevent-them
RICE FARMERS GROW BUGS FOR SALMON
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/03/07/590329976/a-floating-fillet-rice-farmers-hunt-bugs-to-replenish-california-s-salmon
Saturday, December 15, 2018
GETTING OVER THE HORROR OF THE SAME OLD THING
https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/getting-over-the-horror-of-the-same-old-thing/
KNOWLEDGE, IGNORANCE AND CLIMATE CHANGE
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/opinion/skepticism-philosophy-climate-change.html
HOW TO BUILD A PARKING GARAGE
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/11/26/heres-how-to-build-a-parking-ramp
SAN FRANCISCO TO ELIMINATE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT
https://qz.com/1477660/san-francisco-prepares-to-be-the-first-major-city-to-nix-parking-requirements/
PERMITTING APARTMENTS IN SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS
https://slate.com/business/2018/12/oregon-is-looking-at-ending-single-family-zoning.html
DID UBER STEAL GOOGLE'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY?
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/22/did-uber-steal-googles-intellectual-property/amp
CRYPTOCURRENCY BOOM AND BUST
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/22/the-prophets-of-cryptocurrency-survey-the-boom-and-bust/amp
Thursday, December 13, 2018
RENT THE RUNWAY
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/22/rent-the-runway-wants-to-lend-you-your-look
THE SINCLAIR CONSERVATIVE MEDIA EMPIRE
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/22/the-growth-of-sinclairs-conservative-media-empire
WHY POLITICAL MODERATES ARE DISAPPEARING
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/12/the-demise-of-the-moderate-republican
HOW EXTREME WEATHER IS SHRINKING THE PLANET
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/26/how-extreme-weather-is-shrinking-the-planet
THE DEMOCRATS WHITE PEOPLE PROBLEM
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/12/the-democrats-white-people-problem/573901/
THE BENEFITS OF A SHORT ATTENTION SPAN
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/12/attention-please/573904/
WHAT HAPPENED WHEN DICK'S STOPPED SELLING ASSAULT RIFLES
https://www.outsideonline.com/2372881/dicks-sporting-goods-gun-sales
Monday, December 10, 2018
THE REAL ROOTS OF AMERICAN RAGE
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/01/charles-duhigg-american-anger/576424/
THE RISING TIDE OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS
https://longreads.com/2018/11/28/the-rising-tide-of-wrongful-convictions/
THE REALITIES OF KIDNEY FAILURE
https://longreads.com/2018/11/28/the-organ-transplant-story-you-dont-hear/
Sunday, December 9, 2018
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME- LONG TERM TREND
https://politicalcalculations.blogspot.com/2018/12/telescoping-median-household-income.html
SLEEP, ANGER AND ANXIETY
https://www.thecut.com/2018/11/sleep-deprivation-makes-your-anxiety-peak.html
IMPROVING PUBLIC TRANSIT IN SMALL CITIES AND TOWNS
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/11/1/putting-our-towns-on-the-path-toward-good-public-transit
RANKING US TRANSIT SYSTEMS
https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/11/best-transit-american-cities-bus-rail-subway-service/576739/
SLEEP, ANGER AND ANXIETY
https://www.thecut.com/2018/11/sleep-deprivation-makes-your-anxiety-peak.html
AMERICA'S BROKEN GUN REGISTRATION SYSTEM
https://www.gq.com/story/inside-federal-bureau-of-way-too-many-guns
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR BUS DRIVER
https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/11/how-to-be-bus-driver-san-francisco-muni-transit-safety/577042/
WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING WITH RETAIL?
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/12/new-york-city-shows-future-american-retail/577114/
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME- LONG TERM TREND
https://politicalcalculations.blogspot.com/2018/12/telescoping-median-household-income.html
WHY DOCTORS HATE THEIR COMPUTERS
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/12/why-doctors-hate-their-computers
MORE THAN HALF OF ALL AMERICANS LIVE IN CHILD CARE DESERTS
https://slate.com/human-interest/2018/12/child-care-deserts-new-cap-report.html
BLIND TO LUCK
https://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_and_mumbling/2018/12/blind-to-luck.html
Friday, December 7, 2018
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
WHY ALL NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS LOOK THE SAME
https://www.curbed.com/2018/12/4/18125536/real-estate-modern-apartment-architecture
SHOULD DECIDING NOT TO SHOOT BE GROUNDS FOR FIRING A POLICE OFFICER?
https://features.propublica.org/weirton/police-shooting-lethal-force-cop-fired-west-virginia/
WHY ALL NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS LOOK THE SAME
https://www.curbed.com/2018/12/4/18125536/real-estate-modern-apartment-architecture
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
FIXING CONGRESS
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/12/john-dingell-how-restore-faith-government/577222/
A SIMPLE FIX FOR NONREPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
https://boingboing.net/2018/12/03/a-seemingly-ingenious-simple.html
Monday, December 3, 2018
HOW TO CREATE SAFER PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS
https://www.citylab.com/design/2018/11/affordable-public-housing-design-crime-safety-research/577009/
Sunday, December 2, 2018
Saturday, December 1, 2018
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