Some Massachusetts towns are refusing to comply with state law to zone for more homes. Meanwhile - metro Boston is facing the worst shortage of homes anywhere in the US. (archive.ph)
It’s a Boston article....
Self-balancing commuter pods ride old railway lines on demand (newatlas.com)
“we have Dahir insaat at home” ass monorail
Super-aged Japan now has 9 million vacant homes. And that’s a problem | CNN (www.cnn.com)
["Not the Onion" urbanism news] Ex-Caltrain employee, contractor charged with building secret homes at train stations (www.mercurynews.com)
REDWOOD CITY — A former high-level employee and a one-time contractor for Caltrain have been charged with felonies after being accused of building themselves secret mini-apartments inside two Peninsula train stations, all on the taxpayers’ dime, according to authorities and court records....
Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it's not stopping (momentummag.com)
Chuds insist its wokness fault. Too many black female pilots. (hexbear.net)
A seat with a view! (hexbear.net)
The Squamish First Nation are building a big modern development on their land in Vancouver and the neighbors aren't happy (macleans.ca)
Some amazing quotes in this article:...
Rishi Sunak tried to bury his own report that found low-traffic neighborhoods work and are popular (www.theguardian.com)
Not fulfill any purpose (hexbear.net)
Culdesac, Tempe, AZ (culdesac.com)
An incredible development for the US. Sadly surrounded by stroads and thus quite isolated, however, it’s even connected to a light rail station....
I just found out about "balcony solar" which is, by and large, illegal in the US (web.archive.org)
Apparently this is all the rage in Germany (and China) where you can buy a kit at the supermarket for 500-600EUR and then you simply hang the solar panels over your balcony and plug them in to a wall outlet to reduce your net usage....
Americans can no longer afford their cars (www.newsweek.com)
Americans can no longer afford their cars (www.newsweek.com)
But as things stand, cars are still really expensive for many Americans. Just 10 percent of new car listings are currently priced below $30,000, according to CoPilot. Things are not much better in the used car market, where only 28 percent of listings are currently priced below $20,000....
Zach, you worthless, shameless parasite (hexbear.net)
It’s Time to Abolish Single-Family Zoning (from a conservative magazine, in 2020) (archive.is)
When it comes to housing policy, we conservatives run the risk of becoming a caricature of ourselves, long on reactionary impulse but short on principle. In a recent National Review headline, “Biden and Dems are Set To Abolish the Suburbs,” Stanley Kurtz leads a parade of incoherence on the topic....
It was a dream too impossible for this world. (hexbear.net)
$3 billion in funding secured for Brightline West high-speed rail from So Cal to Las Vegas. Funds come from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. By 2028! Hahhaahhahahhaaaaaaaaaaaahahhahhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahha (www.ktnv.com)
I just learned about this a few minutes ago....
Billionaire-backed company has bought all the land it needs for its 'city of yesterday' (www.popsci.com)
After years of stealth purchases and the threat of a $510 million lawsuit against locals, California Forever’s CEO says he now calls Solano County ‘home.’
Poppelheimer (cdn.discordapp.com)
ATL Trains | A Regional Rail Vision for Metro Atlanta (www.atltrains.com)
It looks like the beginnings of a plan to build out a commuter rail system for Atlanta that integrates with MARTA and uses existing right-of-way.
CW: TV presenter, forced to ride with a camera due to Police inaction, catches near death on camera as large van reverses over his bike. (twitter.com)
Firstly the camera is extremely wide angle. Nobody should expect a truck to just fly across a cyclelane illegally like that and the wrong way into another cyclelane. The comments have filled up with abusive gaslighting blaming Vine for things he didnt do (eg running a red, etc), and people just generally abusing the guy because...
The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths: Why other rich nations have surpassed the U.S. in protecting pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. (archive.ph)
Hog country continues to kill poor people as fast as possible.
"Yes In God's Backyard" bill (SB4) passed in California's Senate (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
[r/NewMexico] If I ever want to murder someone, I'm gonna figure out how to do it with a car, it's like it doesn't even count. (old.reddit.com)
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