Here's some of what we're reading this week:
- Rent control only works for politicians: This op-ed describes our nation's housing crisis in one of the best ways I have seen yet
- Our planning rules of thumb are all thumbs: This post outlines why conventional wisdom in planning has failed us – and how critical it is to reevaluate these understandings
- 10-foot traffic lanes are safer–and still move plenty of cars:12-foot travel lanes are the standard in transportation planning, yet we know now that narrower lanes are safer because cars in wider lanes drive faster – and we know that reducing lane width won't actually increase congestion
- New study shows urban design matters when it comes to pedestrian activity: Urban design has a huge influence on how walkable a city feels and how likely it is people will walk
- I'm a university president. I'm also an Uber driver: Oglethorpe's president became an Uber driver to learn more about the sharing economy – and instead got a lesson on Atlanta's failures in planning and public transit
