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Episode 04: Anthony Ling on Brazilian Cities and the Future of Transportation

October 12, 2016 By Nolan Gray

Episode 04: Anthony Ling on Brazilian Cities and the Future of Transportation

My guest this week is Anthony Ling. Anthony is founder and editor of Caos Planejado, a Brazilian website on cities and urban planning. He also founded Bora, a transportation technology startup and is currently an MBA candidate at Stanford University. He graduated Architecture and Urban Planning at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Logistics & Transportation, market urbanism podcast, planning, Transportation, World Tagged With: anthony ling, brasilia, Brazil, caos planejado, driverless cars, favela, Sao Paulo, smart city, transit

Market Urbanism MUsings March 18, 2016

March 18, 2016 By Adam Hengels

Market Urbanism MUsings March 18, 2016

1. This week at Market Urbanism: Nolan Gray's latest post, Liberate the Garage!: Autonomous Cars and the American DreamAt present, zoning laws effectively prohibit entrepreneurs from using their garages for business. In many Americans cities, hiring employees, hosting visitors, putting up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MUsings Tagged With: Aaron Renn, airbnb, driverless cars, Houston, Miami, rent control, rome, San Francisco, uber

Liberate the Garage!: Autonomous Cars and the American Dream

March 14, 2016 By Nolan Gray

Liberate the Garage!: Autonomous Cars and the American Dream

When it comes to the impact autonomous cars will have on cities, there’s plenty of room for disagreement. Will they increase or decrease urban densities? Will they help with congestion or make it worse? At the same time, there seems to be widespread agreement on at least two things: First, far fewer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, housing, zoning Tagged With: apple, autonomous cars, disney, driverless cars, entrepreneurship, garage, google, harley davidson, housing, hp, mattel, microsoft, parking, small business, zoning

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