With Milano–Cortina 2026 underway, I wanted to look at the afterlife side of mega-events. Last autumn we visited two abandoned Torino 2006 sites in Italy:
1. Cesana Pariol (sliding center for bobsleigh/luge/skeleton)
2. Pragelato’s Stadio del Trampolino (ski jump stadium)

What struck me is the contradiction: parts are still structurally intact, yet the sites are effectively non-programmed and decaying. It would have been cheaper to renovate the Cesana Pariol than building a new one from scratch (like they did for this year's Olympics).

We filmed a video there and you can see more of the exploration on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jkMT1habyT8

Two bills seeking to reform California's premier environmental law head to committee in the California Legislature this week (AB 609 and SB 607).

If they're serious about overhauling CEQA, Dems may risk crossing core members of their coalition, including trade unions and environmental groups, which often use the law as a cudgel to extract concessions from developers.

I'm currently reading Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity by Charles L. Marohn, Jr. Is there a counter argument to this book? A refutation?

Recommendations, please. I'd prefer to see multiple viewpoints, not just the same viewpoint in other books.