Mondays 177: Cars Heat the City
August 18, 2025
This week we’re Han Solo on Mondays but we’ve got a lot of news and information for you! We cover the bipartisan housing bill, the impact of new housing stock on older rentals, disgust for density, the car colors that make cities hotter and much more!
Check out the show notes below!
Bipartisan housing bill proposed – Washington Post
New housing slows rent growth – Pew Trusts
Cities shifting from social hubs – Yale News
Disgust for density – NextCity
MPO representation – Urban Institute
Dark vehicles heat cities – CarbonCopy
Privitization of public engagement – streets.mn
Homeless health benefits from homes – Seattle Times
Moss landing battery fire sparks nimbys – Heatmap
Street lamps not light pollution main source – Forbes
Smartphone dependent culture – NextCity
Killing climate rule could backfire – E&E News
NZ could get road user charge – Interest.co.nz
Old EV batteries have new jobs – Texas Tribune
Ford rethinks assembly line – Wired Magazine
Moving to a walkable city could add steps – ABC News
