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Let's use municipal fragmentation for good.
I do not want to be governed by the councilmembers representing the sprawl areas within my city limits who vote to let their residents tear-ass through my neighborhood.
The urban core should incorporate itself as the city and let the sprawl be suburbs.
I do not want to be governed by the councilmembers representing the sprawl areas within my city limits who vote to let their residents tear-ass through my neighborhood.
The urban core should incorporate itself as the city and let the sprawl be suburbs.
17 community boards — plus more than 60 city and state officials — are demanding that the Mamdani administration designate their neighborhoods as “Slow Zones,” by taking advantage of a state law that allows the mayor to reduce car speeds to 20 mph. buff.ly/FQDBi0p
'Sweeping The City': Millions Of New Yorkers Are Crying Out For Mayor Mamdani To Slow Down Drivers - Streetsblog New York City
Representatives of more than one-quarter of the city are demanding that the Mamdani administration designate their neighborhoods as "Slow Zones,” by taking advantage of a state law that allows the…
buff.ly
October 8, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Let's use municipal fragmentation for good.
I do not want to be governed by the councilmembers representing the sprawl areas within my city limits who vote to let their residents tear-ass through my neighborhood.
The urban core should incorporate itself as the city and let the sprawl be suburbs.
I do not want to be governed by the councilmembers representing the sprawl areas within my city limits who vote to let their residents tear-ass through my neighborhood.
The urban core should incorporate itself as the city and let the sprawl be suburbs.
Irn Bru[talism]
October 7, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Irn Bru[talism]
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The mobility of children is simply not taken seriously or viewed as important. Something illustrative is how people will often say that kids "don't count" when you remind them that children and young teens are nondrivers who deserve the right to get around without cars.
October 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The mobility of children is simply not taken seriously or viewed as important. Something illustrative is how people will often say that kids "don't count" when you remind them that children and young teens are nondrivers who deserve the right to get around without cars.
The founders of my country won two wars so that I would not have to care what a member of the inbred equestrian pedo-vampire class thinks about anything.
October 5, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The founders of my country won two wars so that I would not have to care what a member of the inbred equestrian pedo-vampire class thinks about anything.
Cob's back, baby
A 3D concrete printer may solve Virginia’s housing crisis - h/t CBS 6 Richmond
A 3D concrete printer may solve Virginia’s housing crisis - h/t CBS 6 Richmond
The printer is able to build concrete walls much faster than humans, and can do so directly at job sites.
dlvr.it
October 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Cob's back, baby
these people?
October 4, 2026 at 4:54 PM
these people?
the most important thing about the fort mason safeway is that it will block views of the bay from expensive houses
HAA letter to @sfgov.sf.gov re proposed 848-unit housing development project at 15 Marina Blvd, which includes 86 units for very low-income households.
drive.google.com/file/d/1n10Q...
drive.google.com/file/d/1n10Q...
October 4, 2026 at 5:23 AM
the most important thing about the fort mason safeway is that it will block views of the bay from expensive houses
miss me yet?
October 4, 2026 at 4:42 AM
miss me yet?
People who failed math knock the Harry Potter AI SA Cult as "STEMlords" but
their whole shit is "rationalism"
which is presocratic "I have derived that all matter is made of triangles" nonsense
and rejecting explicitly empiricism aka science aka
"looking at and thinking about the actual world"
their whole shit is "rationalism"
which is presocratic "I have derived that all matter is made of triangles" nonsense
and rejecting explicitly empiricism aka science aka
"looking at and thinking about the actual world"
STEM-focused educations leave no room for critical thinking about the thing in front of you, just the truth of the thing in front of you.
October 3, 2026 at 3:18 PM
People who failed math knock the Harry Potter AI SA Cult as "STEMlords" but
their whole shit is "rationalism"
which is presocratic "I have derived that all matter is made of triangles" nonsense
and rejecting explicitly empiricism aka science aka
"looking at and thinking about the actual world"
their whole shit is "rationalism"
which is presocratic "I have derived that all matter is made of triangles" nonsense
and rejecting explicitly empiricism aka science aka
"looking at and thinking about the actual world"
the solution to pets in rentals is to prohibit any bans more stringent than the jurisdiction's laws on the keeping of animals.
bad landlords steal security deposits, so let them put that money to work fixing whatever damage the dog caused
If both landlord and doggies are good boys, no harm done
bad landlords steal security deposits, so let them put that money to work fixing whatever damage the dog caused
If both landlord and doggies are good boys, no harm done
October 1, 2026 at 11:11 PM
the solution to pets in rentals is to prohibit any bans more stringent than the jurisdiction's laws on the keeping of animals.
bad landlords steal security deposits, so let them put that money to work fixing whatever damage the dog caused
If both landlord and doggies are good boys, no harm done
bad landlords steal security deposits, so let them put that money to work fixing whatever damage the dog caused
If both landlord and doggies are good boys, no harm done
you'd think it's tuesday the way trump has people talking about taconite
September 28, 2026 at 11:23 PM
you'd think it's tuesday the way trump has people talking about taconite
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Completely false. I bought my house 40 years ago for $80,000, I could never afford this $600,000 condo, ergo it is luxury housing for people I don’t like.
What is my house worth today? I don’t see how that is relevant and frankly it’s a pretty rude question for you to even ask.
What is my house worth today? I don’t see how that is relevant and frankly it’s a pretty rude question for you to even ask.
the thing with luxury condos is that they're mostly a myth.
1. within the same county, condos sell for 35% less than single family homes
2. within the same neighborhood, they sell for 43% less
3. within the same neighborhood and adjusting for some quality characteristics, they sell for 21% less
1. within the same county, condos sell for 35% less than single family homes
2. within the same neighborhood, they sell for 43% less
3. within the same neighborhood and adjusting for some quality characteristics, they sell for 21% less
September 23, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Completely false. I bought my house 40 years ago for $80,000, I could never afford this $600,000 condo, ergo it is luxury housing for people I don’t like.
What is my house worth today? I don’t see how that is relevant and frankly it’s a pretty rude question for you to even ask.
What is my house worth today? I don’t see how that is relevant and frankly it’s a pretty rude question for you to even ask.
hey young yimby
get a degree in planning
go into the permit mines
when you get applications for apartment buildings, just don't look for problems beyond objective conformity
let your deaf ears the ones the nimbys' complaints fall upon
and use your report to explain that their complaints idiotic
get a degree in planning
go into the permit mines
when you get applications for apartment buildings, just don't look for problems beyond objective conformity
let your deaf ears the ones the nimbys' complaints fall upon
and use your report to explain that their complaints idiotic
September 24, 2026 at 2:19 AM
hey young yimby
get a degree in planning
go into the permit mines
when you get applications for apartment buildings, just don't look for problems beyond objective conformity
let your deaf ears the ones the nimbys' complaints fall upon
and use your report to explain that their complaints idiotic
get a degree in planning
go into the permit mines
when you get applications for apartment buildings, just don't look for problems beyond objective conformity
let your deaf ears the ones the nimbys' complaints fall upon
and use your report to explain that their complaints idiotic
add dams, aqueducts, bridges, schools...
all the people who voted for Prop 13 did the math and figured out that they would only wear out from lack of upkeep right as the voters were dying of old age
it's why we need repeal and retroactive gains expropriation NOW, while they're alive to pay.
all the people who voted for Prop 13 did the math and figured out that they would only wear out from lack of upkeep right as the voters were dying of old age
it's why we need repeal and retroactive gains expropriation NOW, while they're alive to pay.
I think it’s hard to argue that AC transit hasn’t been on a 45 year managed decline after the passage of prop 13 decimated local funding in the early 80s Bus fleet is down over 20% from the early 1980s when 850 buses were on roster down to about 650.
service hours in the past decade have slashed
service hours in the past decade have slashed
September 23, 2026 at 2:35 AM
add dams, aqueducts, bridges, schools...
all the people who voted for Prop 13 did the math and figured out that they would only wear out from lack of upkeep right as the voters were dying of old age
it's why we need repeal and retroactive gains expropriation NOW, while they're alive to pay.
all the people who voted for Prop 13 did the math and figured out that they would only wear out from lack of upkeep right as the voters were dying of old age
it's why we need repeal and retroactive gains expropriation NOW, while they're alive to pay.
it's important to remember that we are winning the "build homes so people can live where they need or want to" battle not because we have fun shouting at randos, but because the number of voters who are hurt by the housing shortage is now greater than the number who benefit from the housing shortage
September 21, 2026 at 8:28 PM
it's important to remember that we are winning the "build homes so people can live where they need or want to" battle not because we have fun shouting at randos, but because the number of voters who are hurt by the housing shortage is now greater than the number who benefit from the housing shortage
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Steel bollards for terrorist attacks that almost never happen, plastic posts for bicyclists who get hit every day.
September 21, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Steel bollards for terrorist attacks that almost never happen, plastic posts for bicyclists who get hit every day.
Sincere question to the slop enthusiasts on here:
If you can't be bothered to write the message, why should I be bothered to read it?
The purpose of writing is for a person to communicate with others.
The LLM random word generator does not have a mind. It's not even wind chimes.
If you can't be bothered to write the message, why should I be bothered to read it?
The purpose of writing is for a person to communicate with others.
The LLM random word generator does not have a mind. It's not even wind chimes.
I think everybody who uses Claude to make PowerPoint presentations in 5 minutes because they're too lazy to do it themselves should be forced to spent a night trying to sleep near a data center.
September 21, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Sincere question to the slop enthusiasts on here:
If you can't be bothered to write the message, why should I be bothered to read it?
The purpose of writing is for a person to communicate with others.
The LLM random word generator does not have a mind. It's not even wind chimes.
If you can't be bothered to write the message, why should I be bothered to read it?
The purpose of writing is for a person to communicate with others.
The LLM random word generator does not have a mind. It's not even wind chimes.
They don't need parking spaces!
September 21, 2026 at 2:31 AM
They don't need parking spaces!
Millennial planners: We are now over 40; our age makes us a protected class.
When a Prop 13er living in decadent luxury comes to your public meeting to curse you out for projects that would lessen the midcentury mansion subsidies, declare it a hostile work environment and report it to HR.
When a Prop 13er living in decadent luxury comes to your public meeting to curse you out for projects that would lessen the midcentury mansion subsidies, declare it a hostile work environment and report it to HR.
September 20, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Millennial planners: We are now over 40; our age makes us a protected class.
When a Prop 13er living in decadent luxury comes to your public meeting to curse you out for projects that would lessen the midcentury mansion subsidies, declare it a hostile work environment and report it to HR.
When a Prop 13er living in decadent luxury comes to your public meeting to curse you out for projects that would lessen the midcentury mansion subsidies, declare it a hostile work environment and report it to HR.
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In California, for example, YIMBY groups have pushed hard for major housing affordability bonds. SB 423 is primarily an affordable housing bill. When we had two dueling social housing bills, it was actually the traditional "housing justice" groups that were pushing the toothless study bill.
September 20, 2026 at 4:24 PM
In California, for example, YIMBY groups have pushed hard for major housing affordability bonds. SB 423 is primarily an affordable housing bill. When we had two dueling social housing bills, it was actually the traditional "housing justice" groups that were pushing the toothless study bill.
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Anyone using weather as an excuse to advocate against safe biking infrastructure is a counterfactual asshole. Some of the cities around the world that have the highest rates of transit riding have real winter conditions. Riders deserve to get home alive even if it is chilly out.
September 20, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Anyone using weather as an excuse to advocate against safe biking infrastructure is a counterfactual asshole. Some of the cities around the world that have the highest rates of transit riding have real winter conditions. Riders deserve to get home alive even if it is chilly out.
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California elected officials who actually set policy and are universally Democrats think it's awesome when people are killed by cars. If they could push a button that killed 1,000 extra people per year but shaved 10 mins off their constituents' average daily commute, they'd push it in a heartbeat.
September 18, 2026 at 5:21 AM
California elected officials who actually set policy and are universally Democrats think it's awesome when people are killed by cars. If they could push a button that killed 1,000 extra people per year but shaved 10 mins off their constituents' average daily commute, they'd push it in a heartbeat.
let's defeat the Dolans once and for all.
Let's make this happen for Tigard. Safe streets for all!
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Donate to my campaign here:
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September 18, 2026 at 1:21 PM
let's defeat the Dolans once and for all.
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This is a very important op-ed.
I cannot ride a standard bike because of physical limitations.
I have a real concern over the fearmongering around ebikes, that my only mode of personally powered transportation can be restricted, or taken away from me entirely.
We have to stop this NOW.
I cannot ride a standard bike because of physical limitations.
I have a real concern over the fearmongering around ebikes, that my only mode of personally powered transportation can be restricted, or taken away from me entirely.
We have to stop this NOW.
The explosion of e-bikes, e-trikes and e-scooters is truly revolutionary...The joy and freedom of biking is intoxicating for everyone who has had the opportunity to try out life on two or three wheels with a little e-boost.
Op-Ed | E-bikes mean freedom for low-vision cyclists like me: don’t take that away | amNewYork
So did a lot of other people who, like me, don’t have valid driver’s licenses. In July, the state’s new e-bike law went into effect. Among other regulations
www.amny.com
September 17, 2026 at 9:30 PM
This is a very important op-ed.
I cannot ride a standard bike because of physical limitations.
I have a real concern over the fearmongering around ebikes, that my only mode of personally powered transportation can be restricted, or taken away from me entirely.
We have to stop this NOW.
I cannot ride a standard bike because of physical limitations.
I have a real concern over the fearmongering around ebikes, that my only mode of personally powered transportation can be restricted, or taken away from me entirely.
We have to stop this NOW.
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Designing infrastructure for all ages and abilities includes folks who use motorized wheelchairs to get around their city.
September 18, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Designing infrastructure for all ages and abilities includes folks who use motorized wheelchairs to get around their city.