REGIONAL PLANNING

A bold but overlooked thinker once shook up economics by comparing the economy to a system that loses energy over time—like a battery running down. His name wasn’t widely recognized at first, but his idea slowly changed how some experts look at progress. Latin America, with its history of questionin

Before a single track is laid or a shovel hits the dirt, Healdsburg is already throwing a party for a train station that won’t open for years. Over 1, 000 people gathered at a local hall to mark the planned SMART rail extension, even though construction won’t begin until 2027. The excitement isn’t j