We're Han Solo again but this time I'm sharing some thoughts from my trip to China in addition to the news. We've got stories about traffic lights in Japan, the creation of a new electric company, and housing costs. And of course there's much much more.

Below are the show notes:

Middle class housing - National Housing Conference

China builds quickly - Vox

Ann Arbor reinvinting power company - Fast Company

Dutch look to regulate bigger vehicles - Dutchnews.nl

Mosquito borne illnesses - Vox

Seattle light rail testing - Seattle Times

New Mexico free childcare - NM Source

Dallas heat island - KERA News

CA passes SB79 TOD bill - Los Angeles Times

Return to pre-covid routines brings bad air - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Flint poverty reduction for babies - Guardian

Japan's blue stop lights - Jalopnik

Low fares underused - Smart Cities Dive

Rent eats more - Joint Center for Housing Studies

BONUS ITEMS

Sweden's secondhand stores - The Conversation

Particulate matter drives devastating dimentia - Guardian

One pedal braking outlawed in China - Leravi

Bonds for fusion power authorized - City of Albuquerque

Who doesn't have a car? NRDC

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