This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we delve into sameness around the world, climate change extremes, and Amsterdam's red light district.  Main Links City sameness - <a href= "https://www.dezeen.com/2023/07/21/city-authentic-david-a-banks-opinion/"> Dezeen</a> Paris gets smart on heat - <a href= "https://e360.yale.edu/features/paris-heat-waves-climate-change">Yale e360</a> Hurricane Ian wiped out middle class - <a href= "https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/16/hurricane-ian-florida-housing-00105492"> Politico</a> Sewers can't handle rain - <a href= "https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/city-sewers-cant-handle-climate-changes-intense-rains/"> Scientific American</a> Biased livability rankings - <a href= "https://theconversation.com/city-liveability-rankings-tell-a-biased-story-our-research-in-dhaka-explains-why-208262"> The Conversation</a> Amsterdam's red light controversy - <a href= "https://time.com/6295154/amsterdam-erotic-center-red-light-district/"> Time</a> Bonus Items Skywells - <a href= "https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230712-how-ancient-skywells-are-keeping-chinese-homes-cool"> BBC Future</a> Miami forgets gas tax - <a href= "https://www.governing.com/finance/miami-dade-forgets-to-renew-gas-tax-loses-millions"> Governing</a> Spain elections impact on active transport - <a href= "https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spain-election-bike-lanes-low-emission-zones-crosshairs-rightist-run-cities-2023-07-17/"> Reuters</a> Portland street response - <a href= "https://www.opb.org/article/2023/07/17/organizations-urge-portland-oregon-city-council-to-fund-street-response/"> Oregon Public Radio</a> House R's want to cut budgets - <a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/07/18/republican-spending-bills-infrastructure-cuts/"> Washington Post</a> Insurance rates threaten new development - <a href= "https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/insurance-costs-premium-increases-multifamily-sales-housing-affordability/688375/"> Smart Cities Dive</a> New Tampa transport plan - <a href= "https://thatssotampa.com/tampa-moves-mobility-plan/">That's So Tampa</a> Hawaii housing plans - <a href= "https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/07/hawaii-gov-takes-dramatic-action-to-solve-housing-crisis-but-is-he-going-too-far/"> Civil Beat</a> Bike bill lawsuit - <a href= "https://bikeportland.org/2023/07/24/15-portlanders-sign-on-as-plaintiffs-in-bicycle-bill-lawsuit-377484"> Bike Portland</a> Wildfire adapted communities - <a href= "https://www.sightline.org/2023/07/25/oregons-land-use-law-creates-wildfire-adapted-communities/"> Sightline</a> <div class="col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 right-side"> OOO Also for Stitcher users that want to switch to another podcatcher and need the RSS feed, here's our url: <a href= "https://feeds.libsyn.com/49347/rss">https://feeds.libsyn.com/49347/rss</a> OOO Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon <a href= "http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire">http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire</a> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/books/constructing-community-urban-governance-development-and-inequality-in-boston-9780691193656/9780691193656?aid=82228&listref=talking-headways-book-club-the-overhead-wire"> Buy books</a> on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!  And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at <a href= "https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/34429251-cars-are-cholesterol?store_id=948514"> Tee-Public</a>! And everything else at <a href= "http://theoverheadwire.com">http://theoverheadwire.com</a> </div>