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Don’t Hold the Oscars at Union Station
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congestion pricing
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Feb. 19, 2021
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bad air
Feb. 16, 2021
Maybe You Should’ve Been Wearing a Mask in the Subway All Along
Air pollution at some stations is so bad that it’s like inhaling wildfire smoke.
pedalling
Feb. 12, 2021
Here’s a Handsome Solution to New York’s Bike-Parking Crisis
Oonee’s pods can securely store seven bikes in one car’s worth of parking.
gulp
Feb. 11, 2021
Could the Florida Water-Supply Hacking Happen in New York City?
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pete buttigieg
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Dear Secretary Pete, 9 Transportation Projects You Should Consider Right Away
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housing politics
Feb. 1, 2021
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preservation
Jan. 26, 2021
L.A. Doesn’t Need to Save Every Unremarkable Little Building
When NIMBYs sneakily invoke nostalgia for something that’s neither old nor architecturally significant, it’s time to say no.
boring news
Jan. 21, 2021
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infrastructure
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climate change
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industry news
Dec. 21, 2020
L.A. Real-Estate Agent Dalton Gomez Announces Engagement to Pop Singer
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whirrrrrrr
Dec. 17, 2020
Los Angeles Wants a Flying-Taxi Division. What Could Go Wrong?
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Dec. 16, 2020
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amtrak joe
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Pete Buttigieg Isn’t a Transit Visionary. But Biden Might Not Need One.
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boring news
Dec. 10, 2020
Elon Musk Heads to Texas; Californians Don’t Seem To Mind
He thinks he was being taken for granted.
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Dec. 8, 2020
New Yorkers’ Standoffish Subway Behavior Primed Us for a Pandemic
“The typical New York subway rider doesn’t interact with other riders. There’s a culture of avoiding eye contact.”
city people
Dec. 1, 2020
Now That an Urban Planner Is on the City Council, Can She Help Fix Los Angeles?
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please stay home
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climate change
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California’s Gas-Car Ban Could Go Nationwide — But Still Doesn’t Go Far Enough
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Uber and Lyft Just Bought a Law in California
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barriers
Nov. 2, 2020
The White House Has Barricaded Itself In
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Oct. 29, 2020
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Oct. 27, 2020
The Most Notorious Property-Tax Underpayers in California
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whut
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streets
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The lure of the open street.
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institutions
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