Let's not forget parking — almost all of Portland's new neighborhood infill relies on the city's elimination of minimum parking requirements. A whopping 74% of recent middle housing projects include 0 parking spots.

Trump aims to reindustrialise America and rebalance the trading relationship.

But this plan faces key constraints and may well flounder. (Random) tariffs wont reindustrialise America with a tight labour market and migration curbs - especially as he rolls back industrial policy too.

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Manufacturing employs more people (30M v 13), and plays a far greater role in the EU economy than in the United States (16.4% GDP vs 11).

And there are three reasons why maintaining Europe’s manufacturing edge is critical not just for its growth, but also for its security.

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The stagnant EU economy has fueled calls for Europe to prioritize high-tech sectors over its industrial base.

But this is a false dichotomy.

Europeans should not fetisishe US big tech too much: it's profit rich but employment poor.

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