June 15, 2026
This week on the Mondays show we’re joined by Kate Gasparro of the Building Better Cities podcast. We talk about the potential for land value taxes, research on car commutes from the Pottsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, 15 minute cities and the importance of destinations, and big Japanese megadevelopments. Show notes below the jump…
June 10, 2026
This week we’re joined by Professor Eric Dumbaugh of Florida Atlantic University to share his new paper on Land Use and Road Safety: Understanding the Persistence of Vulnerable Road User Deaths and Injuries in the United States. We discuss the connections between the siting of destinations and deaths of vulnerable road users as well as
A new research paper from Florida Atlantic University discussing the foundations for 15 minute cities found that employment density is the highest driver of local travel. If people can meet their needs locally, they won’t travel outside of the neighborhood as often. This is important for a few reasons including some you might not expect.
