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Tag Archives: urban politics
Reducing the Hidden Costs of Urban Living
USC graduate student Jeremy Fuller put it eloquently when he said, “Traffic really just defines your possibilities at any given time.” When traveling from one side of a large metro area to another in the US, a single individual has very … Continue reading
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Tagged behavior, commuting, culture, data, ethical statistics, how-to, micro-institutions, micro-institutions everywhere, nerd, politics, rationality, statistics, technology, traffic, traffic circles, traffic lights, traffic signals, transportation, urban politics
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Why Does Manhattan Have the Best Shrimp?
I’ll ask the question in the same form that I originally heard it: “Why does Manhattan have the best shrimp?”* It makes sense why Portland (Maine) or Boston would have great lobster–the shellfish are harvested nearby. But even though shrimping … Continue reading
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The Politics of Train Commuting, Part II
Following on Wednesday’s post, we take another look at the everyday politics of commuter trains. Things get serious when trying to find a seat on the London Overground at rush hour–so much so that Brendan Nelson compares it to war. … Continue reading
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Tagged behavior, culture, micro-institutions, micro-institutions everywhere, norms, politics, trains, transportation, urban politics
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Micro-Institutions Everywhere: Elevators
On your own, you can do whatever you want – it’s your own little box. If there are two of you, you take different corners. Standing diagonally across from each other creates the greatest distance. When a third person enters, … Continue reading
Micro-Institutions Everywhere: Walking Paths
I was delighted to discover an example of micro-institutions at work this week right in my own backyard, er, campus. Several of my classes have been held in the Social Psychology building on Duke’s West Campus. Most traffic to this … Continue reading
Micro-Institutions Everywhere: Jaywalking
“There was a lot of anger in the early years,” says Norton. “A lot of resentment against cars for endangering streets…. [Auto manufacturers] said, ‘If we’re going to have a future for cars in the city, we have to change … Continue reading
Traffic Cops and Normalcy
If there’s one group that regularly gets short shrift here on YSPR, it’s traffic cops. In America, they are taken for granted. But this video from BBC points out an under-appreciated role of traffic police: to serve as a sign … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, bribery, crime, drug trafficking, drugs, Middle East, police, politics, urban politics, violence
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Traffic Jam Solutions
I’ve argued before that calling roads public goods is a mistake, and that imposing costs on (actually, revealing costs of) road congestion can help to make traffic flow more efficiently. Here is a round-up of recently articles on actual and … Continue reading
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Tagged city planning, economics, information, politics, traffic, transportation, urban politics
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Traffic Circles and Safety
As promised in the last post, here’s one on traffic circles, a subject that I have also taken up here. From The Economist: One of their main attractions, says Mayor Brainard, is safety. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, an … Continue reading
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Tagged city planning, engineering, safety, traffic, traffic circles, urban politics
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