Plus: Remaking the American city
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Dear readers, this week we looked at what it might take for America to fix its terrible passenger rail service.
While train travelers in countries such as Switzerland and Japan can expect efficient, comfortable and speedy trains, in America, rail services are almost uniformly bad.
Rail advocates have long called on the U.S. to invest in train infrastructure and commit to building a world-class, coast-to-coast, environmentally friendly passenger rail system, but the funding has yet to come. Flying remains the default way to travel between distant cities.
But some see a sliver of hope that this may change, writes reporter Amy Crawford, as the U.S. grapples with both the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis.
What do you think? We'd love to hear from you. Cheers, Laura, Amanda and Kyla |
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| What's Next: Rethinking The Role Of Government With An Equity Expert Elected officials might resist change, but according to climate justice consultant Desirée Williams-Rajee, the moment is ripe for transformative action. [Grist]
Nine Ideas For Making Our City’s Public Space More Race Equitable Protests against racism after the killing of George Floyd demonstrate inequities in public space too often designed for white people. How to change that. [LA Times]
Revealed: Millions Of Americans Can’t Afford Water As Bills Rise 80% In A Decade An analysis of U.S. cities shows an emergency on affordability of running water amid the Covid-19 pandemic [The Guardian]
What Greater Good? COVID Is Unmasking America’s Collective Action Problem. The debate over masks shows the limits of American cooperation. [Grist]
What The Dutch Can Teach The World About Remote Work The Netherlands may have figured out something about working from home (pandemic or no) that the rest of the world has yet to learn. [The BBC] |
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