“Careful consideration” is doing a lot of work here. Nice job advocates, WABA, Janeese Lewis George #YesOn82, and Eleanor #DCStatehood Holmes Norton, I see you.

NYC Transit ads: you should do something about that acne

WMATA ads: the C-110B is the only proven tactical maneuvering system

MBTA ads: have you considered participating in a medical study?

BART ads: only noo.bli can optimize all your firm’s cloudchain needs

#DC has done nothing that I’m aware of to deserve this gorgeous fall day but let’s go ahead and get it anyway 😍🍁

I’m sharing new research from Brookings Metro with the DC Tax Revision Commission tonight. Livestream: dctaxrevisioncommission.org/commission-sch…

Activity centers have 4x the share of commercial real estate assessed value relative to developed land area, while in other places the ratio is switched. This has implications for fiscal sustainability, Tracy Hadden Loh says. brook.gs/3SgZfkj

Come for not having to pay for a $50 ride hail to the airport, stay for the Lizzo clip at the end

New ⁦Brookings Metro⁩ report shows job density pays off

“There is substantial measurable value to employers and the economy when firms locate workers in close proximity not just to their colleagues, but to workers from other firms and sectors.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

'Proximity stimulates productivity.' New research from Jennifer S Vey & Tracy Hadden Loh at Brookings Metro finds that place—i.e. 'activity centers'—is more correlated with productivity than concentration of industries (e.g. tech) or educational attainment. Here's a 🧵 of highlights.

Not pictured: the 50 American U students in chaotic Halloween costumes that descended the escalators as I boarded, since I got a #newtrain in the opposite direction. Bless these trains getting the young and old where they need to go. #yourmetro

Downtowns are still the most important activity centers in their regions in most places - but they have real competition now. Place and proximity still matter, and planners across silos need to work together to leverage both.

RTO has real benefits: New piece by me and Tracy Hadden Loh on how productivity goes up in places where jobs, people, and amenities cluster. We have the evidence. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @citylab

Our first Expert Briefing is coming up next Tuesday! Focus is DC tax implications of the post-COVID economy. Agenda and how to stream here: dctaxrevisioncommission.org/commission-sch…

As we honor the legacy of Mike Davis, we've made his classic book, City of Quartz, free to download.

“If there was ever a time for fire in the belly and a radical politics of hope, it is now.”

If interested in #placemaking , #equity and #publicspace , a strong recommendation for this book. Exceptionally easy read on a fairly complicated subject. My bureaucratic soul appreciates the comfort with complexity, audacity to be technical and the historical perspective.

Tuesday's Most Read #1 - Mapping America’s activity centers: The building blocks of prosperous, equitable, and sustainable regions - brook.gs/3VVbeai Brookings Metro Adie Tomer Tracy Hadden Loh @