Great round-up! The congestion pricing numbers are even more impressive than I expected, especially the 45% drop in noise complaints. That second-order effects point you made about people not imagining how systems change is huge - I remeber when London first implemented their zone in 2003 and people predicted total chaos, but modal shift happens fast once the incentives are clear. The pollution data showing it's not just displacing traffc but actually reducing total VMT is critical for policy replication in other cities.
Yes to taking a break and heck yes on your novel progress. Can't wait to read it! Also whoa, I hadn't heard of Andor. Thanks for the reco.
Great round-up! The congestion pricing numbers are even more impressive than I expected, especially the 45% drop in noise complaints. That second-order effects point you made about people not imagining how systems change is huge - I remeber when London first implemented their zone in 2003 and people predicted total chaos, but modal shift happens fast once the incentives are clear. The pollution data showing it's not just displacing traffc but actually reducing total VMT is critical for policy replication in other cities.