What We're Reading: Page 246
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jul 03, 2018
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USA TODAY
Amazon second headquarters contest jump-starts transit, education projects
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POLITICO Magazine
We Were Told There Would Be Podcars
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New York Times
Blind Pedestrians Sue the City to Improve Crosswalk Safety
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The Atlantic
Seattle’s App for Kicking Out the Homeless
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The Washington Post
For upcoming Metro shutdown, dedicated lane spurs rare optimism amid sagging bus ridership
Jul 02, 2018
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POLITICO Magazine
Google Is Building a City of the Future in Toronto. Would Anyone Want to Live There?
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The Guardian
‘We have the nerds and the hippies’: how Eindhoven became innovation city
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Wall Street Journal
How Driverless Cars Are Going to Change Cities
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Governing
You’ve Won Amazon's HQ2. Now the Hard Part Begins.
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TechRepublic
Why the typical smart city approach needs to be changed
Jun 29, 2018
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FreightWaves
The answer to urban road traffic congestions are ‘air’ taxis
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StateScoop
Piece by piece, next generation 911 is coming
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Next City
People Keep Trying to Return Things to Detroit’s Historic Train Station
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PitchBook
Lyft is still worth just a fraction of Uber—but it's closing the gap with its latest fundraise
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TechCrunch
Uber is helping Saudi Arabia drive its cultural transformation
Jun 28, 2018
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StreetsBlog USA
The Story of “Micro Transit” Is Consistent, Dismal Failure
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Detroit News
Opinion: Transit key to job attraction
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Wall Street Journal
Ransom Demands and Frozen Computers: Hackers Hit Towns Across the U.S.
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Stat
How scientists want to use sewers to track the spread of opioids
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Government Technology
Grand Forks, N.D., Fights Transit Ridership Declines with Tech
Jun 27, 2018
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Salt Lake Tribune
Luxury apartments, built in the midst of Salt Lake City’s homeless crisis, prove to be a smart gamble
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TechCrunch
How backups, backups, backups protect NYC’s cellular infrastructure
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Business Insider
Video: Man paddle-boards across Hudson in suit to get to NYC meeting
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Wired
Cities Are Watching You—Urban Sciences Graduates Watch Back
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New York Times
Can Sports Betting Do for Atlantic City What Donald Trump Couldn’t?
Jun 26, 2018
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BBC
Uber tells court 'we needed to change' in London licence appeal
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New York Times
Their Friend Died in a Hit-and-Run. Can They Take on Car Culture in Los Angeles?
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TechCrunch
Are scooter startups really worth billions?
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Spatial Economics Research Centre
Did the Blitz enhance London’s economy?
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The Washington Post
With Amazon decision looming, improvements in higher ed, housing gain steam
Jun 25, 2018
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Wired
Autonomous Vehicles Might Drive Cities to Financial Ruin
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Jalopnik
Europe Already Has A Solution For Too-Quiet Electric Cars
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CityLab
A Guide to Little Vehicles, the Future of Urban Mobility
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StateScoop
Judge denies Philadelphia officials' motion to dismiss lawsuit from fired CIO
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Next City
L.A. Skid Row Activists Call for Inclusionary Growth Policies