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A Review of the Customer Experience at Public Charging Stations and its Effects on Electric Vehicle Purchase and Use
1. QUESTIONS Poor reliability at public chargers has garnered attention on the automotive and popular press (Dvorak 2023; MotorTrend 2023; Wolfe 2022). Karanam and Tal (2023) found that unreliable charging—during long-distance travel, in corridors of low charger density, or when users do not have access to home charging—leaves EV owners stranded.
Boise’s New Zoning Code Sparks Surge in Permits for ADUs
Removing regulatory barriers to building small homes drives new construction, but it can take years to see the full impact. For example, after Seattle adopted a new zoning code removing regulatory barriers to accessory dwelling units, ADU production doubled in year two, tripled in year three, and quadrupled the original baseline in years four and five.
Boise Poised for First Step Towards More Abundant, Affordable Housing
The rising tide of pro-housing policy in the Pacific Northwest is about to reach up to the popular mountain town of Boise, Idaho. The city’s new zoning code, scheduled for a final vote by the city council this month, will legalize more types of housing in residential neighborhoods creating more affordable choices for the area’s growing population. While removing key barriers to increasing the supply of housing, the code also introduces some new ones.
It’s time to rein in Boise’s unbridled housing costs. Here’s how
The Boise metro area leads the nation in runaway rents and home prices. Among the 20 fastest-growing metro regions tracked by the U.S. Census, Boise had the largest increases in housing costs from 2014 to 2020. Over those six years, rents increased by 6.3% per year and home prices by 11.1% per year, according to data from Zillow. You can’t blame it all on growth. Charleston, South Carolina, and Austin, Texas, grew faster than Boise over that period yet their rents increased at half Boise’s rate.
Will Clear Roads and Clean Skies Outlast the Pandemic?
Telework during the coronavirus lockdown. Telework during the coronavirus lockdown. The demands of social distancing have caused an unprecedented substitution of virtual interactions for physical travel. Surveys by MIT and Data for Progress found that by the end of March, more than a third of US workers had switched to working remotely. In addition, half of physicians have adopted telehealth to deliver patient care.
It’s Not Even Close: Economics Says the Snake River Dams Should Go
The debate over removing the four dams on the lower Snake River has simmered for decades. In July, the economic consulting firm ECONorthwest (ECONW) issued a new independent analysis funded by the philanthropic arm of the late Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. on the benefits and costs of restoring the river. In spite of Vulcan’s reputation for funding unbiased scientific inquiry, the reaction to the study by the dams’ proponents was furious. US Reps.
How to Unclog Traffic and Improve Equity in Seattle
Critics of congestion pricing argue that the policy favors the rich and hurts the poor. A new proposal to break gridlock in downtown Seattle offers a progressive approach to get traffic moving. Few low-income households would pay the toll and the revenues from higher-income households could put free, multi-modal transit passes in the hands of low- and moderate-income people who travel to downtown.
Who Decides If Robots Can Drive?
Editor’s note: This article is an extended version of an op-ed titled “We can’t trust the autonomous-car industry to self-regulate” that ran in the Seattle Times on March 28. Electric robo-taxis hold great promise for solving the Puget Sound region’s urban transportation problems but not without the right public policies, including objective standards for vehicle safety.
We can’t trust the autonomous-car industry to self-regulate
Autonomous vehicles could potentially save hundreds of thousands of lives over time — once they work well. But who decides when they are ready? Who gives them their licenses? Electric robo-taxis hold great promise for solving the region’s urban transportation problems but not without the right public policies, including objective standards for vehicle safety.
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