We Can Have Nice Things
Stephanie Nakhleh, Bob SimpsonStephanie Nakhleh is a journalist from Los Alamos covering how policy shapes daily life. She writes about systems, housing, and local government—and what it takes to build a future that works better for more people.
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Bob Simpson, Founder and CEO of the Multifamily Impact Council (MIC), spent 20 years at Fannie Mae running its affordable housing and green finance businesses before starting MIC, a nonprofit that sets impact-investing standards for the mul...
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Nature, bodies, neighbors: what cars cost us
Early this past February, at evening rush hour, a herd of deer ran into traffic on the busy arterial of Diamond Drive. There were too many, coming too fast, to avoid them. Drivers plowed into their furry brown bodies, their long spindly leg...
A love affair with cars—or an abusive marriage?
I recently finished Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile, a fantastic newish book from the same people (Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon, and Aaron Naparstek) who’ve done the War on Cars podcast. As with Yo...
Update: Road diets—reimagining the major thoroughfares in Los Alamos
Written by me and originally published in Boomtown on Mar 04, 2025. Photos and illustrations by Minesh Bacrania.
Looking eastbound on Trinity Drive at 20th Street, which will be redesigned as part of the “hybrid road diet” project in 2026....
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Stephanie Nakhleh is a journalist from Los Alamos covering how policy shapes daily life. She writes about systems, housing, and local government—and what it takes to build a future that works better for more people.
Bob Simpson is founder and CEO of the Multifamily Impact Council and the editor the Affordable Housing Handbook.
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