The New York Times published an article recently that described the rapid and opaque takeover of rental properties in Brooklyn by private equity firms. While the exorbitant apartment prices in NYC naturally make the city a focal point for this problem, the same real estate acquisition crisis seems to be Read more…
After 9/11, the United States took drastic measures to prevent another terrorist attack, or at least make gestures towards this end. We started two wars, completely changed airport security, and drastically expanded the surveillance state. Yet, carnage at the scale of 9/11 occurs on roads month after month in the Read more…
The city of Austin’s light rail has one of the lowest ridership numbers among large cities in Texas and the United States. As of February 2023, the single route system had only 22,800 passengers per month, significantly lower than metro areas with much smaller populations, such as Tuscon, Cincinnati, and Read more…
Double File Trail is a 1,000-foot road in the north end of Austin, Texas, and it may be one of the most useless stretches of pavement in the state’s capital. This two-lane road forms junctions with Wells Branch Parkway in the south and with Single Trace to the northeast. A Read more…