A year after her election, Mayor Katie Wilson wants to upgrade housing and transit in the Emerald City. But moderate councilors and divisions within her own base are undermining her.
Housing & Transportation
Posted inHousing
Private Equity Landlords Double-Dipping in Imminent Bailout
Companies like Starwood Capital Group, which benefited greatly from financial assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, want a federal bailout on top of that.
Posted inTechnology
Data Center of Attention
Candidates of every political persuasion are knocking themselves out trying to appease angry citizens wanting their lives and livelihoods put before Big Tech.
Posted inTechnology
Take This Data Center and Shove It
Americans ain’t puttin’ up with these things no more. Welcome to Virginia, ground zero for data center defiance.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How Inequality Killed the Affordable American Car
Given the upward redistribution of wealth and income, it now pays a company to sell just to the rich.
Posted inTransportation
Trump’s Tunnel Vision Is Screwing Up a Hugely Important Infrastructure Project
A new rail bridge opens in New Jersey, but all eyes are on the Gateway Program’s tunnel funding crisis.
Posted inPolitics
Congress? Maybe Check Back in 2027.
The State of the Union address made sure that Republicans will preside over a year of inaction in our nation’s legislature.
Posted inTransportation
How Not to Build Infrastructure Projects
The Hudson Tunnel Project between New York and New Jersey is officially a political nightmare en route to the midterms.
Posted inTransportation
Tesla’s Wile E. Coyote Moment Is Here
But how long can Elon Musk keep running on air? Potentially quite a long time.
Posted inTransportation
How Trump Doomed the American Auto Industry
Ford and GM made a big bet on electrification. Then Trump plunged a knife into their backs.