rohan aras
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@rohanaras
Senior Transportation Policy Analyst @niskanencenter
@mattyglesias This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is Illegal to build in most American cities.
The future is already here, but thanks to unions it's not evenly distributed.
For the first time in Norwegian history, a bus will carry passengers in regular traffic without any human behind the wheel. The first pilot without a safety driver was tested Friday, and if all goes as planned, anyone can ride driverless buses starting in May.
For the first time in Norwegian history, a bus will carry passengers in regular traffic without any human behind the wheel. The first pilot without a safety driver was tested Friday, and if all goes as planned, anyone can ride driverless buses starting in May.
"We build our American cities around fire trucks… …We should design our cities, then make the fire trucks fit." In America, we have the largest fire trucks in the world— and they’re quietly shaping how our cities look, feel, and function. In this clip with @AustinTunnell , we break down how one overlooked policy is leading to worse urban design.
Why does all of new development in America cities look exactly like this? Not complaining as much as must be something regulatory— as if it is lowest cost blueprint to threading bureaucratic regulatory maze
This is why we're so proud at @coeff_giving to support top PNW orgs like @Sightline & @FuturewiseWA: They had the right ideas Seattle is extraordinary. Extremely high output per worker with rents at ~half of San Jose levels Income isn't destiny for rents as long as you upzone
Why does nobody care about Seattle?
Houston economy is growing at 10.6%. That’s remarkable at this size.
The real urbanism fight that doesn’t get talked about much is if suburbs — particularly your Johns Creek/Frisco types — can build enough amenities for your Rivian R2-type residents and consumers that they don’t need actual cities as they’re currently governed anymore.
