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This is my kinda issue. Two fine pieces in there about the politics, economics and engineering of creating new infrastructure in cities. Plus good stuff on lead poisoning, costly nuclear power, challenge trials, brain interfaces and inflation targeting.

One 5km tunnel linking Connolly Station in the east and Heuston Station in the west would, at a stroke, give Dublin a very serviceable metro system. Read the full post here: worksinprogress.co/issue/the-magi…

🥳 NEW ARTICLE 🥳 Japan faced some of the toughest planning challenges in the world in the early 20th century. They went from a country with few paved roads, to some of the most advanced transport infrastructure in the world. I explore how they did it in Works in Progress...

Why does the market pay CEOs well? Because they're consequential. They manage assets worth hundreds of times more than their salaries. Having to hire the ninth-best person instead of the best person can destroy a huge amount of value. Same thing for the state.

The min-max transit investment for pretty much any city that was big during the Victorian era is joining up existing railways with a short tunnel. Dublin is a classic example. Get digging!

Just look at that map

€50k for the "engaged, hands on" chair of "the single most important agency in this state. [An Coimisiún Pleanála] decides not only housing and how quickly that can be delivered but our transport, our education, and our hospitals.”

Why do Spanish cities look and feel so good? The paving is clean. The streets are buzzing. The metros are world-class. Part of the reason is land readjustment. 🧵