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The same goes for urban beautification programs, such as the famous "Five B's" of the eighties—bricks, banners, bandstands, bollards, and berms—that now grace many an abandoned downtown.

Walkable City

Jeff Speck

Residents of mobile homes are 6 to 8 times more likely to perish from indoor heat exposure compared with residents of other types of housing. Just 5 percent of Maricopa County residents live in mobile homes, while 31 percent of indoor heat-associated deaths annually occur in mobile homes in the county. Meanwhile, policymakers are pointing to mobile homes as a potential solution to the nationwide housing shortage.

Mobile Homes Have a Major Climate Change Problem

Lora Phillips and Melissa Guardaro

The average person does not realize cars cost more than transit because they’re not paying a fare every time they turn on their cars. This is why monthly passes or employer subsidies boost transit ridership even if the cost is the same. Or, of course, getting rid of the farebox altogether.

Free Fares vs. More Service

Darrell Owens

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