Jason Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Infrastructure Deal ‘Worst Ratio for Transit Funding Since Nixon’ – Streetsblog USA USA.STREETSBLOG.ORG Washington is one step closer to passing an infrastructure package that would provide historic funding for transit, and then immediately undercut it with historic funding for drivers. Kind of amazing they couldn't even agree on money for electric cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 The problem is getting cars out of cities requires legislation that specifically makes things more inconvenient for drivers. Like it can seem like a "fuck you" to anyone that owns a car. And like, I don't own a car, and I get it, and I want it, but I understand how hard it is to pass legislation that is literally designed to make driving as inconvenient as possible, even if that is ultimately what we have to do. We have to make driving inconvenient before anyone will support making public transport more convenient. So I understand that it's a tough pill to swallow. But it's also an ouroboral situation. It's just hard because politicians have to sell people on the long game when they themselves won't be around to see it. The more I get into city planning, the more I start to appreciate Tom McCall, who was one of the last Republican governors of Oregon. He socialized the beachfronts, he removed a freeway that ran through the city and turned it into a park, he got the ball rolling on a new lightrail system, and he wasn't around to see any of that happen. Except the removal of the freeway, but even then he wasn't around to see what that park has become. People are generally hard wired to not view the long game. When someone comes around who can generally galvanize people to support something that maybe won't even benefit them in their lifetimes, that's impressive. "I know it seems like this is a shitty idea right now, BUT HEAR ME OUT" is a hard way to start an argument on government policy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Anathema- Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 On 7/22/2021 at 1:24 PM, Uaarkson said: The 2021 Sienna is like having your own Millenium Falcon. On 7/22/2021 at 1:25 PM, b_m_b_m_b_m said: As an owner of a 2021 Sienna, can confirm I need to upgrade, how much is you guys' monthly payment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 $700 or so? I dunno my wife does the budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Ugh gonna have to figure out if I can swing that. Maybe limp along until December and get a good discount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 I mean I understand it’s real nice and all but $700/mo for a minivan is obscene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Visionary Highway Removal Program Virtually Axed from Fed Infrastructure Package – Streetsblog USA USA.STREETSBLOG.ORG Advocates are rallying to restore funding for a visionary highway removal program that was all but entirely removed during the bipartisan infrastructure negotiations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Is that Cincinnati in the photo? Good lord did they annihilate that city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 22 minutes ago, Uaarkson said: Is that Cincinnati in the photo? Good lord did they annihilate that city. "Kansas City, Mo. clears the way for a freeway, 1957." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 How incredibly disappointing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Highway to nowhere lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 56 minutes ago, Jason said: "Kansas City, Mo. clears the way for a freeway, 1957." It’s almost unfathomable to imagine what these places must have been like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 10 minutes ago, Uaarkson said: It’s almost unfathomable to imagine what these places must have been like I know, good thing our forward-thinking forebears renewed them for us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jason Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Hey Maybe Someone Go Check And See If GM's Truck Designers Are OK JALOPNIK.COM Hey, General Motors Design? How’s it going, buddy? Man, I still sure love what you did with that Corvair! Good stuff, good stuff. And that new Corvette! Wow, right? I, uh, just happened to be checking out your Instagram page and saw some stuff from your very talented truck designers. Some of what I saw just, maybe,… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 What's the point in having an openly gay transportation secretary of he can't force these auto manufacturers to queer up their trucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 15 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: What's the point in having an openly gay transportation secretary of he can't force these auto manufacturers to queer up their trucks On 8/3/2021 at 12:45 AM, GeneticBlueprint said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 35 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 federalist goon finally joins the War on Cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 My friend wants me to move to the suburban sprawl hellscape that is the north Dallas suburbs. No fucking thank you. When I move out of Portland, "owning a car=optional" is a basic requirement. In the south, that means New Orleans... and that's it. Or potentially Houston, Atlanta, or Charleston, very much depending on where you are. Though I guess Portland is the same way. There are certain neighborhoods where owning a car is optional, others were it absolutely is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Is this the thread where we talk about housing? Only tangentially related but yes to this please. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: Is this the thread where we talk about housing? Only tangentially related but yes to this please. Cool cool cool, raising the cost of housing before allowing more supply. A high rise is already more energy efficient per unit than a house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Might as well require multifamily buildings to have gold plated elevators Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 There's also only so much surface area relative to energy consumption that solar can provide on high rise buildings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Just now, b_m_b_m_b_m said: There's also only so much surface area relative to energy consumption that solar can provide on high rise buildings US housing policy is all feels no reals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Maybe CA should spend its massive budget surplus on installing solar onto all of its public buildings, and schools, don't know how they build them out there, but schools in NY are massive sprawling complexes with direct sunlight like all day, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 CA should be buying up and rezoning inner-city SFH neighborhoods, planting as many trees as possible, implementing green belts and spending billions on transit. They should also completely outlaw lawns and private sprinkler systems and new swimming pools, ban the sale of combustion engine vehicles, and convert all of their massively wasteful agricultural land to solar/wind farms. There, I just fixed California. While we’re at it, whatever the current approach is to homelessness, just do the complete opposite of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 17 hours ago, Fizzzzle said: My friend wants me to move to the suburban sprawl hellscape that is the north Dallas suburbs. No fucking thank you. When I move out of Portland, "owning a car=optional" is a basic requirement. In the south, that means New Orleans... and that's it. Or potentially Houston, Atlanta, or Charleston, very much depending on where you are. Though I guess Portland is the same way. There are certain neighborhoods where owning a car is optional, others were it absolutely is not. I really can't imagine how anyone would want to live in a dense city, a high rise, or any of that crap. To each their own, but ill stick to driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Cities are great. Living in a high rise is quite nice, and living off the ground floor in general is the safest I've ever felt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Just now, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Cities are great. Living in a high rise is quite nice, and living off the ground floor in general is the safest I've ever felt Yeah, no thanks. Ill keep my acreage, lack of neighbors, and peace and quiet. I don't even like going into the city to shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 42 minutes ago, BloodyHell said: I really can't imagine how anyone would want to live in a dense city, a high rise, or any of that crap. To each their own, but ill stick to driving. I feel like this sentiment is because of how shitty our transportation options are for most cities in the US, whereas globally a lot of cities have areas that are walkable only making it far more enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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