Posts tagged Popular Culture

  • Breakfast links: Time circuits on

    Not thinking fare-dimensionally; Boy mom, you sure can hydrate a WMATA; That’s like a baby’s toy; I-66 flux capacitor; Hoverboards don’t work on water; Mayor, I (don’t) like the sound of that; I’m your density. I mean your destiny; Damn! The skyway is jammed; Where we’re going we don’t need roads; Great Scott!.  Keep reading…

  • Stadiums aren’t about the money

    Why do cities keep building stadiums, despite study after study showing they don’t make money? Simple: They’re cultural amenities that people want, and are willing to pay for. When Mayor Gray announced the DC United stadium deal last month, he kicked off a public debate about stadium-building. Much of the debate has focused on whether or not the deal will make DC…  Keep reading…

  • Can pop culture push sustainable mobility?

    Popular culture shapes our lives in countless ways, both directly and subconsciously.  Since Leave It to Beaver, American popular culture has been deeply rooted in car-centered suburbia.  That paradigm may be shifting. There was a time when being carless was tantamount to wearing head gear: totally uncool.  Truth be told, that time is still now in many places,…  Keep reading…

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