Eric Jaffe
Eric Jaffe is a contributing writer to The Atlantic Cities and the author of The King's Best Highway: The Lost History of the Boston Post Road, the Route That Made America. He lives in New York.
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One Man's Obsessive Mission to Draw Every Building in New York
A new book by Australian artist James Gulliver Hancock captures all the ones he's done so far.
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Some People Will Do Crazy Things for a Rent-Controlled Apartment in NYC
One example: pretend their dead aunt is alive. For four years.
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Should We Be Zoning With Crime in Mind?
If residential areas are safer than commercial ones, it would seem so.
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15 Ideas for Making Amtrak's Northeast Corridor Better
The federal government has prepared a short list that includes 220 mph trains.
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Why Are There Still So Many Train Stations Named Penn Station?
The Pennsylvania Railroad isn't coming through that tunnel — so how come we keep going through its doors?
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Phoenix's Walkability Gamble Might Actually Pay Off
The Reinvent PHX initiative will try to guide transit-oriented development in five districts along the new light rail corridor.
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Public Transportation Does Relieve Traffic Congestion, Just Not Everywhere
A new study finds that transit does cut down on traffic — but only on roads that parallel heavy transit corridors.
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Maps
Is Google Maps Changing Our Behavior?
For better or worse, people sacrifice spatial orientation for convenience.
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Why Driverless Cars Are 'Probably' Legal
A recent legal paper makes the case that existing laws don't prohibit automated vehicles.
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Do Texting Bans Really Prevent Fatal Accidents?
New research says yes — but only under certain conditions.
