A study documents the huge amount of space taken up by parking, and the astronomical costs it represents, in five U.S. cities. CityLab Richard Florida Parking eats up an incredible amount of space and costs America’s cities an extraordinary amount of money. That’s the main… Read More »Parking Has Eaten American Cities
At RSF, our belief, one in which we advocate, is that each and every person in the United States has a right to enjoy a basic quality of life; a quality of life that reflects the incredible technological advances and economic wealth this country possesses.… Read More »RSF Position on Creating a Fair and Equitable Normal (Post COVID-19)
Kelly Doran, a prominent Minneapolis housing developer, argued in a recent op/ed that with the current economic shutdown, the city’s “inclusionary housing” regulations that require market rate developments to include a percentage of affordable units should be eliminated. He says that such requirements, along with the difficulty… Read More »Does economic shutdown allow a reset on policies to make housing affordable?
Humans have never lived on a planet this hot, and we’re totally unprepared for what’s to come By Jeff Goodell On a scorching day in downtown Phoenix, when the temperature soars to 115°F or higher, heat becomes a lethal force. Sunshine assaults you, forcing you… Read More »Can We Survive Extreme Heat?
The current attitudes toward government and its accompanying fiscal malaise can be explained in good part by the groundswell of resentment people feel about paying taxes. The dilemma has its roots, I believe, in the economic paradigm dominating public thought and discourse for the past… Read More »What is Rent?
There have been nearly 5,000 reported cases of workers with Covid-19 at 115 meat processing plants nationwide. The meat supply chain is breaking down, but that’s only part of the story. By Adam Clark Estes@[email protected] May 8, 2020, 7:20am EDT If you go to Wendy’s… Read More »America’s meat shortage is more serious than your missing hamburgers
By Rémy Le Moigne Businesses have been making huge losses by failing to capture the value of industrial waste, but applying circular economy strategies, enabled by new technologies, could create cost-saving opportunities as well as profitable new revenue streams. The waste generated by residential buildings may… Read More »How industries transform waste into resources
The global extent of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to much hand-wringing about the future of globalization. Disputes over trade in critical goods have led to predictions of a future autarky. In response to a dispute over face masks, Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared that… Read More »Don’t let a lack of trust lead to turmoil in trade
Ellen MacArthur Foundation May 7 By Jocelyn Blériot, Executive Lead, International Institutions & Governments, Ellen MacArthur Foundation The Covid-19 crisis has disastrous human and economic consequences, revealing our system’s exposure to a variety of risks. The call for a more resilient, circular and low-carbon economic… Read More »The Covid-19 recovery requires a resilient circular economy
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