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On behalf of transportation nerds everywhere, today we made a long-overdue pilgrimage to an unlikely corner of western Germany.
Opened in 1901, the 13.3-kilometer Schwebebahn is Wuppertal’s electric suspended railway; the oldest—and probably most famous—of its kind in the world. https://t.co/6z4zNxgvNT
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People's dawning awareness of these successes has led to a growing list of highway teardowns, both domestically and around the world. These include Harbor Drive in Portland, Milwaukee's Park East Freeway, and another elevated road in San Francisco; the Central Freeway, now replaced by the attractive Octavia Boulevard. Beyond giving new life to the areas previously blighted by the highways, these road removals have actually been found to reduce overall travel times within their cities.
Large corporate landlords like real estate investment trusts (REITs) benefit enormously from the shortage of housing — and they know it.
To Solve the Housing Crisis, We Have to Increase the Housing Supply
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