Articles by Dan Albert

Apr 14, 2017

Less of a Machine, More of a Pal

The car of the future will be needy and unnerving, and will lack comic timing.

Imag­ine the val­ue of a car that, thanks to an exclu­sive mul­ti-year part­ner­ship, autonomous­ly dri­ves past Dunkin’ Donuts and heads straight for Star­bucks when you say, Leaf, get me a cof­fee.” Or, a car in which Nis­san Pay replaces Sam­sung Pay or Apple Pay and takes a piece of the action.

Oct 21, 2016

The Highway and the City

And the making of modern America

How the high­way destroyed the city in order to save it. Excerpt­ed from City by City: Dis­patch­es from the Amer­i­can Metrop­o­lis ed. Kei­th Gessen and Stephen Squibb.

Aug 19, 2008

Take It to the Street

Class Clash on Seventh Avenue

Pogan’s bru­tal act repli­cates the class envy that would have had his great-grand­fa­ther swear­ing blue streaks at dri­vers, not bikers.

Aug 15, 2025

Teaching the Future

Preparing the young generation to drive streets that don't yet exist.

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Aug 15, 2025

Call the Health Department, Not the Cops

Marblehead's 75 Years Behind Schedule

Pedes­tri­an deaths are a pub­lic health prob­lem. Let’s treat them that way. 

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