RoastBeef posted:

Euros are asleep, post l a n e s



Just one more span bro ..., just one more

MrYenko posted:

Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:

A tale of two housing policies:

Arizona Governor vetoes a bipartisan housing bill over concerns that it isn't "balanced" in considering current homeownership home values and building new housing because it errs too far on the side of new construction. Also, because the Department of Defense objected to increased density and new construction near military bases.

The DoD complaint seems like a fig leaf that could easily be changed and it is mostly about appeasing people who are terrified about new housing attracting traffic/crime or reducing property values.

https://twitter.com/brahmresnik/status/1769799663010349119
https://twitter.com/brahmresnik/status/1769802308370465074

On the other hand, the WSJ reports on Austin's rapid homebuilding project, but frames it as a negative because rents and home values have fallen 7% since they started allowing significantly more housing construction and engaged in "overbuilding" according to the WSJ.

https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1769710393125974503

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

xpost from main US hread

WSJ: Good things are actually bad

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

xpost from main US hread

WSJ: Good things are actually bad

Badger of Basra posted:

Apropos of the impact of NEPA on project timelines - maybe it's not NEPA but there is definitely a lot of unnecessary (and not even legally required) process BS going on

https://twitter.com/numble/status/1557525354788577282

https://twitter.com/numble/status/1557525425110278145

quote:

L.A. Metro awards Vermont Transit Corridor Planning and Environmental Study to Vermont Corridor Partners
The study calls for a comprehensive BRT and rail improvement strategy along Vermont Avenue, the second busiest transit corridor in L.A. Metro’s bus portfolio

The Los Angeles County Transportation Authority (L.A. Metro) has awarded the Vermont Transit Corridor Planning and Environmental Study to the Vermont Corridor Partners (VCP), an AECOM-led joint venture with minority-owned small businesses Terry A. Hayes Associates Inc. and RAW International, Inc.

The study calls for a comprehensive bus rapid transit (BRT) and rail improvement strategy along Vermont Avenue, the second busiest transit corridor in L.A. Metro’s bus portfolio, stretching from Hollywood Boulevard to 120th St. The joint venture will play a central role in its planning, design and implementation, with an emphasis on mobility access, equity and community priorities.

mobby_6kl posted:

I was just looking for another post of mine and at some point I must've quoted this one.

It's 2024 now so let's see what's happening!

https://www.masstransitmag.com/mana...rridor-partners
The announcement doesn't make it super clear but it's either the "environmental study for medium term BRT project" in which case it's only a year late, or the "lon-germ rail study", in which case it's right on schedule.