🚕 In-Cab Reading (Week of Jan 9)

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• Disease, not battle, was responsible for 2 of Napeleons losses (Troy Tassier)

• How to create a new city (Tomas Pueyo)

• The story of upzoning in New Zealand (Works in Progress)

• The Long, Sad History of American Attempts to Build High-Speed Rail

• Tokyo is the honey badget of cities (Startup Cities)

• Our cities whisper: pick a purpose, be a somebody, smile mildly at the barista, buy things to keep up with the Joneses...” (Patricia Mou)

• Why is flaking so widespread in San Francisco? (Devon Zuegel)

• In one year, between 1998 and 1999, Shenzhen added 1 million residents (a 22% increase), growing from 4.4 million to 5.4 million people.

• Getaway has cabins around the country that offer easy trips away from major cities. They’re 1-2 bedrooms, and they’re all in nature.

PS: I’m based in America, so many of my sources are American or have an American / Western bias. I’d like this newsletter to incorporate global perspectives, so if you can suggest any authors from other places, please let me know by replying to this email. Thanks!