Hope everyone had a lovely week.

Here’s your reading list for the week.

The New York Times: Cities worldwide are reimagining their relationship with cars

U.S. Public Interest Research Group: New study outlines issues, case studies and remedies for U.S. recycling across the country

The Washington Post: The most remote emergency room: life and death in rural America

The Economist: How Turkish coffee destroyed an empire

CityLab: The zombie storefronts of America

Nieman Lab: With its merger approved: the new Gannett readies the cost-cutting knife

Route Fifty: A mayor went on a police ride along. What he learned changed how his city looks at mental health

Route Fifty: Conflict between lawmakers isn’t always a bad thing