hiphopanonymous
@RHietpas
Nerd working in association technology. Former Army Cav Scout. YIMBY
The economies of small-towns like this were built on manufacturing, agriculture, extractive industries (coal, steel, logging), and local retail. All of these are dead now, automated away or otherwise outcompeted, or rendered irrelevant. Small towns that rely on tourism, or…
I’d love to see these small towns make a comeback. Not sure what policies would make it happen… But there are so many quaint places with low costs of living that have potential.
Perhaps you saw this "chart crime" yesterday. Well, I tried to fix it so it was accurate, instead of misleading. Two verisons (both valid and useful): A) The entire period from the start of the pandemic. B) Just the last year-and-a-half. Forgive my poor graphic editing.
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first date idea: you talk while i don't hear a thing because im watching a crane
You are at the beach and want a beer. Local ordinances allow for only one beer vendor on the beach. Turns out, a lot of beach goers also want a beer. The line is long. The price was $20 a beer but seeing the long line, the beer vendor raises the price to $25 a beer. People…
“We built cities all over America that are designed for automobiles and not designed for people... Our housing costs are high, in part because of the way that we've designed our cities." - @GovDougBurgum North Dakota comments during the @NatlGovsAssoc winter meetings
landlords: increasing housing supply lowers rents bc I have more competition economists: increasing housing supply lowers rents bc renters have more options data: increasing housing supply lowers rents NIMBYs: actually building more housing magically raises rents bc vibes
Adding new supply is virtually undefeated Over the past 5 years, the local college just added around 550 new dorm/apartment rooms & there are 3 new multifamily developments nearby Now, the landlord will have to reduce rent or offer incentives to lease
Imagine if the government made it illegal to drive anything but a luxury vehicle in your neighborhood. This is what we do with housing. In most neighborhoods it’s illegal to build anything except the most expensive type of housing… detached single family homes.
The middle class has a higher standard of living than they’ve ever had.
Lot of bad takes re TikTok lady upset about long commute. There's report in Scandinavian Journal of Econ: Stress that doesn’t pay: the commuting paradox. In short-you could lose an arm or win lotto & be happier than someone w/a long commute More on this-> hottakes.space/p/ditching-you…
I’ve got this working theory that the main reason people love their college years is because it’s the only time in their lives they live in a walkable environment.
Our cities used to be built like college campuses. They were walkable communities with mixed housing styles, civic centers, public spaces, and other amenities all woven closely together. College campuses are designed for people. Let's start designing our cities that way.
“The US is too spread out to support high quality passenger rail” is obviously untrue in the northeast, but also, hidden inside the US is a nation-state roughly the size of Spain, but more populous. (Spain has fantastic intercity rail.) From today’s video:
After boneheaded comments by 'anonymous sources' & commentary by mostly uninformed who have never seen combat, there's been increasing back-and-forth about how @NATO shouldn't "lecture" Ukraine's army on anything re their offensive. IMHO, none of this is helpful. A 🧵1/13
The narrative is changing. Maybe people will stop lecturing the Ukrainians to fight more like NATO.
After nearly 3 years of working at RMI, including 2 years in our Boulder office, I finally took a tour of the building, and got the answer to the number one question I've had since working here: Why on earth would we put vertical solar panels on an east-facing wall?
I’ve spent much of this year learning about car bloat, the process through which smaller vehicles are being replaced by increasingly massive SUVs and trucks. What I’ve learned: Huge cars are terrible for society, often in ways that are hidden. A summary 🧵
checked another Louis Sullivan jewel box off the list this weekend in Newark, OH
It’s honestly comical how lush Chicago is. POV you live one one of the densest neighborhoods in the city