Episode 194: Mondays at The Overhead Wire – Family Friendly Cities?

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire, Tracy McMillan is back on the show to talk about a number of items including a piece on the role of the built environment in population decline, the kids of the Netherlands taking part in a four day national walking festival, the prevalence of growing vehicles in the United States and in Europe, and a significant pollution reduction in London on account of low emissions policies including vehicle limits.

News Items below the fold

Built environment and population decline – Architect Magazine

Dutch children’s four day walkabout – The Guardian

America’s growing SUV size problem – NYT

Europe’s carspreading – The Guardian

London’s emissions reductions – The Guardian

Links from Letters

The Coal Town System – The American Experience

Coal towns in Appalachia – Substack

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