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Placemaking
Where Did Everyone Go? Failed Branded Experiences and the Vanishing Third Place
On Fyre Festival, a disappointing Barbie skate rink, and what happens when brands fill the space where community used to be.
September 20, 2026 · 8 min read
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Infrastructure
Why Can’t We Build Anything?
The five systemic failures behind America's infrastructure problem — told through the story of the Purple Line light rail project in Montgomery County, Maryland.
September 20, 2026 · 8 min read
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Policy
Walkable Cities are Not a Luxury
Where you live should let you walk. The relationship between urban form, public health, and economic mobility.
September 20, 2026 · 6 min read
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Infrastructure
Path to Happiness: The Secret of Neighborhood Cut-Throughs
Shorter routes lead to longer smiles. How informal pedestrian paths quietly transform neighborhoods — and why residents resist them.
September 20, 2026 · 5 min read