Spirit Halloween peaked this year! Love the subway theme.
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Spirit Halloween peaked this year! Love the subway theme.
Pic of Pontevedra from the air
“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)
I tried to condense 100 year of housing history to help put our current crisis in perspective. Check it out on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/cityb...
Most definitely.
Thanks! I had a Rad City 3 that served me well for thousands of miles. Considering the Rad City 5 but open to other brands as well.
I keep looking at everyone's bike around town, squinting to see if they have MY bike. I'm sure it's long gone. :(
Obviously, I'm still bummed out and miss my ride. But now I need a new one. What e-bikes are people riding these days? Has technology improved over the last few years?
I bought my e-bike for $1,600 four years ago. For the cost of $400 per year, I got to commute with it daily and take other smaller errand trips. Honestly, that's a pretty good deal when compared to buying a small car for commuting. It's even a pretty good deal when compared to transit passes.
It was my fault -- I got lazy and parked it outside of my garage with the intention of putting it IN my garage later, and that was all the time the thief needed. To be fair, they did leave me their old bike. At least I have something to ride -- that was kind (I guess). See pic.
My e-bike was stolen today. Boo.
Yay!!
“Parking lots don’t employ any people. They simply provide space for cars. We have expensive housing for people and free parking for cars. … We’re killing our own cities. It’s a huge bummer.”
RIP Donald Shoup
This method doesn't really work in densities any greater than this because then you get multifamily with parking lots and structures that make it impossible for interns to count without trespassing on private property.
Good thoughts! I'm doing a project in Grover Beach and we've heard resident concerns over parking, and the neighborhoods there are less dense than SLOs! A study like this can help planners bring some reality to the conversation.
I did a little study of residential parking and found that most on-street and off-street spaces are vacant, even in R-2 zones.
New video up on Nebula! I wondered how the best way to punish bad drivers was, and the truth is that the system is kind of broken -- and definitely skewed toward giving drivers the benefit of the doubt.
nebula.tv/videos/cityb...
NEW Starter pack! 🔥
100 Women in Urbanism
Cathy Tuttle (@cathytuttle.bsky.social) and I have curated this list of the 100 most interesting women and non-binary people in urbanism on Bluesky right now.
Twitter exchange between me and Asm. Alex Lee about daylighitng
Streets for All graphic demonstrating the benefit of AB 413 daylighting
Writing a blog post on California's new statewide daylighting bill, which I *may* have helped inspire. #Posting2Policy
Remember folks, it's now illegal to park within 20 feet in advance of a crosswalk!
A cat on top of a couch in a way that makes it look like a monorail train.
In my house, we call this “monorailing.”
Reece will be missed!
Their plans:
My kids invited me to join their Animal Crossing island and now we have a community workshop scheduled for later to discuss a new neighborhood district for future islanders. They're each designing maps before reaching consensus. This is the closest I've come to getting them excited about planning.
"You Loved These Last Time! Remember?"
Just posted a quick bonus video on the 8th anniversary of the channel! It's all about Seattle's Overlook Walk and pedestrian infrastructure-as-landmark. Here's the Nebula link: nebula.tv/videos/cityb...
At least you know it’s not the street pattern holding Fresno’s transit back.
If you live in a small/midsized city, you can often change the discourse on housing/land use by starting a locally-focused blog on these issues. I've seen it happen. With the death of local media, there's often no one covering e.g. zoning hearings. If that's you, you set the terms of the debate.
My Christmas wish (that will not be granted according to this plan): Electrified extension of Capitol Corridor to San Luis Obispo.
