The reason most cities don’t do this may shock you. Once you understand that traffic engineers consider the sidewalk to be a “recovery zone” — into which vehicles should be able to hurtle without damage to their paint — you’ll just can’t unlearn it

I write pretty regularly that cities need more public toilets. They also need fewer culture warriors filming in them. If there’s any public place where we might have a reasonable expectation of privacy it’s here

Seating outside the H.Ed’s development is so new they haven’t yet made it hostile

Wasn't this guy trying to buy The Telegraph?

Some downtowns are doing just fine. Kering buys primo building in Milan for €1.3-billion. Somewhat deliciously, the 5,000-square-metre shopping destination includes an historic pasticceria owned by rival LVMH
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Nothing says coherent policy quite like clearing the same homeless site an average of twice a week for two years

Cute story of the week — in case you happen to need one. How do they clear plants from cobbled sections before the race Paris-Roubaix? Goats, of course
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Bar-owner says the clientele coming by bike lane is older, buys better-quality stuff, tips well and is decent to staff. What merchant would want that?
h/t
Brent Toderian

Did anyone really believe this was going to happen?

York and Vaughan, cities north of Toronto, amend bylaws to allow for $10,000 fines for people who attend unauthorized car rallies. You don't have to be racing or doing stunts or anything dangerous. Just have to be there. 🤨
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