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In the U.S., moving decision making from the hyperlocal level to the state level is the first step to fixing the broken development process. This would ensure that a larger proportion of voters had a say, though an indirect one, in housing, transportation, and renewable-energy policy, because more people vote in these elections than hyperlocal ones... See more

Jerusalem Demas • Community Input Is Bad, Actually

An avant-garde needs a scene, and the cities are too expensive for scenes now. An avant-garde needs an excess of time, and that’s in short supply nearly everywhere.

“And so I think — both in terms of being able to afford the amount of talent you need, as well as not having them working in as close quarters — you’ll see shorter menus, shorter wine lists. And I think that’s not a bad thing. Because I think people want better but they don’t need more.”

The New Consumer • Danny Meyer explains how the dining experience will change

The (Not Failing) New York Times — Mine Safety Disclosures

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News in the Age of Abundance - David Perell

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In all of his talks, Tierney questions this conventional wisdom, arguing that there is bad overhead (say, paying for swank office space) and good overhead (such as investing in technology to track results). Tierney counsels philanthropists not to place restrictions on how their donation can be spent (Sheryl Sandberg, for one, heeded this sage advic

Stewart Friedman • Leading the Life You Want: Skills for Integrating Work and Life

Neighborhoods in cities need not supply for their people an artificial town or village life, and to aim at this is both silly and destructive. But neighborhoods in cities do need to supply some means for civilized self-government.

Jane Jacobs • The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Today’s challenge is not about securing the old working class of the age of the automobile and mass production. Rather it is to create more, better jobs for the new working class in urban proximity services. It consists in making those jobs more attractive while making those services more affordable for a larger number of customers.

Nicolas Colin • Hedge: A Greater Safety Net for the Entrepreneurial Age

What About State/Country/World?- Ban Certain Things Outright ( Internal Combustion Engine; Furnace...) - Carbon Pricing / Carbon Tax - But Need to Redistribute