Comment by ericyd

2 days ago

Not sure if this is an issue of Australian English vs American English but this is way too jargon-laden to mean anything at all to me.

Oh sorry, the pull quote does seem nonsensical by itself. It's well down in the conclusion of the article which, while written for the semi-layperson, is very heavy on the data science. Essentially it means what we currently think of (for good reason!) as good urban design makes it easier to analyze an area to optimize for profitability.