The Sidewalk Weekly

Prefab, privacy, and avocados (Pilot: Feb 28)


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The Sidewalk Weekly is a show for people who are big on cities but short on time. 

In the first segment [1:20-15:20], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's three top stories:

  1. Los Angeles and new mobility companies fight over trip data (Laura Bliss, CityLab)  
  2. The challenges of mapping gentrification — and why it matters (Eric Jaffe, Sidewalk Talk
  3. The Sustainability Potential and Pitfalls of Prefabrication (Shaun Kuo, Urbanist

In the second segment [15:40-22:40], the hosts interview reporter Alan Greenblatt, who just wrote about the only city in the U.S. to have established a Privacy Commission. (Governing

And in the final segment, Last Smile [22:40-25:00], the hosts share what made them smile this week.

  1. Eric’s Pick: Barcelona pilots real-time occupancy screens in its subway cars (Intelligent Transport
  2. Vanessa’s Pick: The MTA vs.  John Tauranac (New Yorker
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