New York needs to build more. How can we do it faster, better & cheaper?
The problems
Subway
The most expensive subway ever built
The Second Avenue Subway cost more per mile than any transit project in history. How did we get here, and what does it mean for the future of public transit in New York?
How we can change that → HousingHow New York fell 433,000 homes behind
NYC claims to be on a record-building pace. But permits are running at a third of what's needed, and the deficit keeps growing. A look at the math — and the politics — behind New York's housing crisis.
How we can change that → Energy & ResilienceComing soon
New York has mandated 70% renewable electricity by 2030 — and is on track to miss it. We're investigating why clean energy is so hard to build here, and what it would take to fix that.
The solutions
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Essays on what's broken — and how to fix it.