We need

#transit

… and we need it to be faster, better and cheaper. But that last part, “cheaper,” is difficult in the U.S. because of a 1964 law that limits how agencies can reduce labor costs, which are a big part of transit budgets. Much of the current crisis in transit funding, a writer argues, can be traced to this one misguided law. https://www.governing.com/management-and-administration/the-1964-federal-law-that-keeps-transit-costs-too-high

The upside of downsizing: Could the

#housing

crisis be easier to solve than we think? If so, it’ll be because we have focused on the wrong things. Example: We are intent on building housing for families. Maybe the right answer is … build more housing for seniors. If retirees move from family-size houses to apartments … voila, a lot of family housing becomes available. https://commonwealthbeacon.org/by-the-numbers/kerry-healey-was-right-we-should-discuss-senior-overhousing/