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High-density policies turning cities into child-free zones
J.D. Vance would not like living in Sausalito. A mere 9% of the city’s residents, the San Francisco Chronicle recently reported, are under 18, making it “one of the handful of communities in California with at least 5,000 people where less than 1 in 10 residents is a child.” Looking ...
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Transit agencies put lofty EV goals above riders’ needs
Perhaps few professional environmentalists read reports issued by the King County Auditor’s Office, but they ought to pay attention to one released last month. Called “Zero Emissions: Metro Transit Working to Mitigate Risks to County’s Ambitious 2035 Goal,” the report documented a phenomenon that climate warriors can no longer ignore: the “many ...
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City HAL 9000: Do cities overpromise AI’s benefits?
Denver is using it to “speed up the approval and delivery of … coupons” that allow “residents to recycle televisions, monitors and other electronics at a discount.” The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is using it to “understand traffic patterns and safety issues at select intersections in the Las Vegas Valley.” ...
High-density policies turning cities into child-free zones
J.D. Vance would not like living in Sausalito. A mere 9% of the city’s residents, the San Francisco Chronicle recently reported, are under 18, making it “one of the handful of communities in California with at least 5,000 people where less than 1 in 10 residents is a child.” Looking ...
Transit agencies put lofty EV goals above riders’ needs
Perhaps few professional environmentalists read reports issued by the King County Auditor’s Office, but they ought to pay attention to one released last month. Called “Zero Emissions: Metro Transit Working to Mitigate Risks to County’s Ambitious 2035 Goal,” the report documented a phenomenon that climate warriors can no longer ignore: the “many ...
City HAL 9000: Do cities overpromise AI’s benefits?
Denver is using it to “speed up the approval and delivery of … coupons” that allow “residents to recycle televisions, monitors and other electronics at a discount.” The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is using it to “understand traffic patterns and safety issues at select intersections in the Las Vegas Valley.” ...
