Jeff Wood

How anchor tenants in dead malls block redevelopment. Charlotte’s lost light rail opportunity. Multimodal reform is hard in car-oriented cities.

By Jeff Wood (Contributor) August 28, 2026 Decades-old agreements can prevent mixed-use projects on the sites of decrepit malls.

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Prism sights are nothing new, but they have certainly taken off over the past decade. When Trijicon introduced the ACOG and it began appearing on military weapons, other manufacturers quickly took notice. Their compact size, etched reticles, clarity, and easy-to-use sight picture have made prism optics increasingly popular.

"Strong reforms are necessary in California if we're going to have public transit agencies that are successful," says this week's guest.

Cities can bring back buried streams. Urban design creates powerful feedback looks. Let’s talk about transit mission creep.

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One of the companies that has been steadily expanding its presence in the optics market is Athlon Optics. The company offers a wide range of riflescopes and other optical products, and after using several of them over the years, I have yet to be disappointed. Let's see what the

But then if we look at the loss of public space that we're currently seeing, the car fleet is quietly eating our public space away. Decisions about our public space are not being made at City Hall, but in car showrooms around the world. We believe should stop this by going back to dimensions that we call reasonable, and this is our right-sizing scenario which we advocate for.

Public transportation supports jobs better than cars in Quebec. Japan halves speed limits on some residential streets. Plug-in hybrid cars emit more than tests suggest.