The Sidewalk Weekly

Transit's revival, tech's next role, and a ballad of Covid life


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In the first segment [0:59-15:52], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories:

  • Cities face challenges putting homeless populations into hotels (Alissa Walker, Curbed) https://bit.ly/2KJ4sRL / (Sarah Holder and Kriston Capps, CityLab) https://bit.ly/2Kt9AJz
  • 9 ways to revive transit (Eric Jaffe, Sidewalk Talk) https://bit.ly/2Kt9FNn
  • Tech needs to enter the real world (Ben Thompson, Stratechery) https://stratechery.com/

In the second segment [16:12-22:12], the hosts interview economist Issi Romem describes the pros and cons of a new housing financing model that combines renting and buying. (NYT’s Upshot) https://nyti.ms/3bBqTDT

And in the final segment [22:24-24:50], the hosts share what made them smile this week.

  • NYC sidewalk width tool http://www.sidewalkwidths.nyc/ (Caroline Spivack, Curbed) https://bit.ly/2Ky3tUg
  • Ukulele song captures life in quarantine (Makeshift.Macaroni, Tik Tok) https://bit.ly/2zkIgL1
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The Sidewalk WeeklyBy Sidewalk Labs