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SMART [Train] looks really bad compared to CalTrain
Summary Benchmarking SMART vs CalTrain is an interesting exercise because the two systems are comparable. Their respective track distance between their main co... … more »
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Marin Post
The Marin Post's Most Read Articles in 2023
These are the most read articles that appeared in the Marin Post in 2023, listed in order of readership. Many thanks to the entire Marin Post community for their ... … more »
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SMART
SMART Marketing -- Spending Your Money to Convince You of the Wonders of SMART Rail
Since its inception, the Sonoma-Marin Area Rapid Transit (SMART) agency has a history of making bold claims about its value proposition while hiding its costs from... … more »
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McKinsey Global Institute
Empty spaces and hybrid places: The pandemic’s lasting impact on real estate
"Real estate in the world’s superstar cities has not kept up with shifts in behavior caused by the pandemic. The cities’ vibrancy is at risk, and they will have to adapt." … more »
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CityWatch
‘Godzilla Next Door’: How California Developers Gained New Leverage
"A new interpretation of an old law gives homebuilders leverage over California cities and their zoning codes. They’re using it to push through thousands of new apartments around the state." … more »
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Scott Strazzante
A spectacular landscape to become a public preserve
"Three years ago, a 26,600-acre ranch in remote Northern California, with a 10-bedroom lodge, 16 miles of riverfront and two herds of Roosevelt elk, was drawing attention in the nation’s luxury real estate market. But the property will go to the Wildlands Conservancy, instead, to be a public open space preserve." … more »
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Insperity
US economy: The coming shock that will transform the US economy
"The “China shock” was one of the most significant economic events of the last two decades in America. Most of the shock is now over — Chinese imports are competitive with much of the output of U.S. manufacturing, and China has already displaced many U.S. jobs — but there is a new and possibly larger shock on the horizon. Call it “the teleshock.” … more »
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Roland Li-The Chronicle
Downtowns and Transit after the Pandemic
Office buildings are quiet and few people are taking public transit. We’re in the middle of an economic shock, and some cities may never be the same. Econom... … more »
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Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy
The inequity of high sales tax rates
According to the latest reports by the California Dept. of Fee and Tax Administration, in 2020 Marin County businesses and residents paid almost 450 million dol... … more »
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Marin Post
The Most Read Articles on the Marin Post -- 2020
The following are the most read blog posts on the Marin Post in calendar year 2020. They are listed in order of the most read. Many thanks to the entire Marin Post ... … more »