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Scientists Expose How Housing and Commutes Steal Sleep

The Overhead Wire @theoverheadwire.com · 10h

Tuesday's Most Read # 1 - Scientists Expose How Housing and Commutes Steal Sleep link.theoverheadwire.com/qfthj

City living’s hidden cost: long commutes and small homes are quietly stealing your sleep.

The dried-out subdivisions of Phoenix - High Country News

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The Overhead Wire @theoverheadwire.com · 10h

Tuesday's Most Read # 2 - The dried-out subdivisions of Phoenix - High Country News link.theoverheadwire.com/kv4n9 @highcountrynews.org

A groundwater crisis halted the construction of thousands of homes and pitted affordability against environmental concerns.

Kwik Trip Eliminates the Penny

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The Overhead Wire @theoverheadwire.com · 10h

Tuesday's Most Read # 3 - Kwik Trip Eliminates the Penny link.theoverheadwire.com/kh8me @urbanmilwaukee.com

Stores will start rounding cash transactions down to the nearest five cents.

Canada should make side guards on trucks mandatory; the usual excuse no longer works

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Lloyd Alter @lloydalter.bsky.social · 11h

I saw my first Mercedes Econic garbage truck in Newcastle the other day and was so excited! This is the kind of vehicle we should be demanding in Canada to stop the killing of pedestrians and cyclists. Canada has hewed to the USA safety standards, but now is the time to go our own way.

Now that we are plotting an independent course from the USA, it’s time to develop our own safety strategies and standards.

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Mikey 🚎🥑🏳️‍🌈 @hiimmikey.bsky.social · 22h

Just when I thought I’d gotten a real understanding of the ingredients of good urbanism, @theoverheadwire.com interviews Mary Pat McGuire about the literal ground our cities are placed upon.

Grey spaces vs green spaces, such a novel thought to me. Highly recommend a listen!

Episode 353: Depave Cities

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Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 1d

Book report: To address climate change and traffic violence, we desperately need more everyday citizens to work together for positive change. @carterlavin.bsky.social's book is the perfect how-to guide for anyone to translate their rage or hope into strategic action. Highly recommended

Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 4d

Sabbatical pleasure #27: Reading.
Sabbatical pleasure #28: When new books by @benschneider.bsky.social and @carterlavin.bsky.social arrive on the same day! @islandpress.bsky.social
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The Overhead Wire @theoverheadwire.com · 1d

Monday's Most Read # 1 - We need to talk about ‘missing massive’ housing link.theoverheadwire.com/8rj7k The Urban Condition

We need to talk about ‘missing massive’ housing

In most neighborhoods, missing middle housing will do the trick. But right on top of subway stations, missing massive is a worthy goal.

Lifting the ‘constant black cloud’: how a smog-bound city cut dangerous levels of air pollution

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The Overhead Wire @theoverheadwire.com · 1d

Monday's Most Read # 2 - Lifting the ‘constant black cloud’: how a smog-bound city (Santiago Chile) cut dangerous levels of air pollution link.theoverheadwire.com/cjyg8 @theguardian.com

A 30-year effort driven by long-term policies is finally paying off in Santiago in Chile – but the challenge is far from over

The Homeless We Don’t See | Jay Neugeboren

The Overhead Wire @theoverheadwire.com · 1d

Monday's Most Read # 3 - The Homeless We Don’t See link.theoverheadwire.com/q6mt4 New York Review of Books

As housing costs have risen and affordable housing remains in short supply, even Americans with full-time job are experiencing homelessness.

Voters across the Kansas City metro support a sales tax for better bus service, new poll finds

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Glen Gower @glengower.ca · 2d

Polling found that a majority of voters in Kansas City said they would support a 10-year, half-cent sales tax to fund bus service in their respective counties. www.kcur.org/housing-deve... (via @theoverheadwire.com)

A new poll from the Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance found that voters in four counties across the metro would support a regional sales tax dedicated to bus service, even as soon as next year.

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Jess Zimbabwe @jzimbabwe.bsky.social · 3d

The inspirational bit at the end is good, but I’m also glad to know that Jane Goodall had a burn list.

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 4d

"Over half of the e-cargo bike mileage ridden during trials substituted for car use."

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Ben S @bensh3.bsky.social · 5d

Do not miss the fact that it is only transit projects getting funding frozen and not highway projects, despite the fact that on pure costs alone, far more FHWA project money is flowing to DBE contractors!

Reuters @reuters.com · 5d

White House freezes $2.1 billion in Chicago projects, Vought says reut.rs/4mFOoPX

White House freezes $2.1 billion in Chicago projects, Vought says

The U.S. federal government has put $2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure projects on hold, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said on Friday, in another jab at a Democrat-led city during the U.S. government shutdown.

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 5d

This situation is patently absurd: US DOT claims that New York City & Chicago's transit projects need to be put on ice because they developed DBE goals *in line* with federal policy.

Now the Trump admin says they don't like the federal policy—and it's New York City & Chicago's fault, apparently.

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The Overhead Wire @theoverheadwire.com · 5d

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Talking Headways Podcast: Healthy Architecture, Healthy People — Streetsblog USA

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The Overhead Wire @theoverheadwire.com · 6d

New #TalkingHeadways! We chat with Adele Houghton and Carlos Saltillo-Salgado about their new book Architectural Epidemiology - link.theoverheadwire.com/ayte3 @usa.streetsblog.org Turns out just doing one LEED building won't make the neighborhood healthy or sustainable.

Architects just checktheboxes on a LEED checklist. But it's time to pay attention to stuff outside the property line, too.

Talking Headways Podcast: Healthy Architecture, Healthy People — Streetsblog USA

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Mike Christensen, MCMP, CNU-A, AICP @mrc-slc.bsky.social · 5d

Talking Headways Podcast: Healthy Architecture, Healthy People - usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/02/t... via @usa.streetsblog.org and @theoverheadwire.com

Architects just checktheboxes on a LEED checklist. But it's time to pay attention to stuff outside the property line, too.

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The Overhead Wire @theoverheadwire.com · 6d

New #TalkingHeadways! We chat with Adele Houghton and Carlos Saltillo-Salgado about their new book Architectural Epidemiology - link.theoverheadwire.com/ayte3 @usa.streetsblog.org Turns out just doing one LEED building won't make the neighborhood healthy or sustainable.

Talking Headways Podcast: Healthy Architecture, Healthy People — Streetsblog USA

Architects just checktheboxes on a LEED checklist. But it's time to pay attention to stuff outside the property line, too.

What’s Easier than Adding a Bus Lane in Seattle? Deleting One » The Urbanist

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 6d

As far as I can tell, SDOT seemed to think this would be a fairly routine change, with the Mayor's Office caught completely off guard by the public pushback.

The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 7d

NEW STORY // What’s Easier than Adding a Bus Lane in Seattle? Deleting One
www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/01/w...

# The City of Seattle will be removing an East Union Street bus only lane set aside for the Route 2 this weekend, ceding to requests from nearby property owners who have complained about traffic chang...

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The Overhead Wire @theoverheadwire.com · 6d

Wednesday's Most Read # 1 - DoorDash’s New Delivery Robot Rolls Out Into the Big, Cruel World link.theoverheadwire.com/7dq9p @wired.com

DoorDash’s New Delivery Robot Rolls Out Into the Big, Cruel World

The hype around delivery robots has fizzled, but DoorDash is still determined to launch Dot, an adorable red bot. It can ride on roads and in bike lanes, where it will face daunting challenges.

New town plan will correct Milton Keynes 'design flaw' - MP

The Overhead Wire @theoverheadwire.com · 6d

Wednesday's Most Read # 2 - New town plan will correct Milton Keynes 'design flaw' link.theoverheadwire.com/6h8fk BBC News

Milton Keynes is named by the government as one of 12 potential locations for new towns.

Price inversion in the housing market is just... weird

The Overhead Wire @theoverheadwire.com · 6d

Wednesday's Most Read # 3 - Price inversion in the housing market is just... weird link.theoverheadwire.com/3f7xc Marketplace

The median price for existing homes has been exceeding that of new houses.