Nat M. Zorach, Author at The Handbuilt City

A new workgroup seeks to address some questions about the future of infrastructure in a state that continues to lag in regulatory and technical innovation.

Energy Infrastructure Policy

April 2, 2021 Nat M. Zorach

Biden Infrastructure Plan: What All Is Included?

We must remind critics of the Biden infrastructure plan what all is included in the term “infrastructure.” It’s a little bit more than just cars.

Infrastructure Mobility Policy

March 31, 2021 Nat M. Zorach

Buttigieg Suggests VMT Tax. Here Are A Few Alternatives.

VMT is a tough sell for a variety of reasons. Can’t we just get it over with and get a national carbon tax?

Business & Economics

March 29, 2021 Nat M. Zorach

Losing Your Shirt: Amazon’s Anticompetitive Edge in Pricing

Amazon is playing a strange game involving pricing of some of its products, selling them at a hefty loss. It’s not really clear why.

Infrastructure Utilities

March 26, 2021 Nat M. Zorach

Centralization: Economy of Scale? Looming Disaster? Lil Bit of Both?

Streetcars, gas and water pipes, power lines, and other “invisible networks,” to borrow a line from the title of Ann Durkin Keating’s book, make up a vibrant history of infrastructure in which centralization vs. decentralization is a big debate.

Cycling Mobility

March 26, 2021 Nat M. Zorach

Strava’s Heat Map Makes The Case For Safer Streets.

Dion Thompson-Davoli showed us his Strava Heat Map of Detroit. It’s exactly as you would expect– showing a gaping hole of activity in most of the city proper.

Business & Economics Infrastructure Transit infrastructure

March 25, 2021 Nat M. Zorach

Black Ocean Strategy? Private Firms Are Looking To Cut Themselves A Slice Of The Infrastructure Pie.

Wall Street and Silicon Valley are looking for access to infrastructure as they seek out new markets and sources of reliable revenue streams and growth potential. It’s good work … if you can get it.