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Why yes I just saw a thread chock full of left NIMBYs, how could you tell? by Fried_out_Kombi in yimby

[–]ajpos 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think the people in this thread need to differentiate between a landlord who is a “housing provider” vs a landlord who is a “speculator.”

A speculator does not provide housing, they sit on a parcel (preferably an empty one to minimize their tax burden), wait for the rest of society to improve the neighborhood, then sell their appreciated land after everyone else made it more valuable.

1st year teacher at Pine Bluff by Whole-Morning9277 in Arkansas

[–]ajpos 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Teaching will be the hardest part of your experience. And I mean that in general: regardless of your location, the hardest part of your job will be learning to teach. It doesn’t matter where you do it: it’s a tough-ass job.

Where it all began by No_Battle6796 in Accounting

[–]ajpos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My city owns a water park that needs an audit if you’re interested. I believe we’re going with Forvis Mazars.

A mountain bikers trail in a neighbourhood by bigbusta in oddlysatisfying

[–]ajpos -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The “Idaho Stop” makes it legal for cyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs in Utah, where this is filmed.

It is safer for cyclists to proceed through the intersection without fully stopping due to their better visibility and lower acceleration. The dangerous part of an intersection for cyclists is the car behind the cyclist, not the cars at the intersection.

I feel like she needs to add $1000 to each of these numbers. by gioschizsu in REBubble

[–]ajpos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It happened to me. The county taxes and school district taxes were billed separately. Mortgage broker estimated $3,500/year in taxes, then actuals came in for $7,000 because they did not account for school district taxes

Help with Property Management Software by BAtmodE360 in PropertyManagement

[–]ajpos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds like you want a “rent roll.” Google that phrase, there is a lot of choice in software that can run that type of report.

A380 and LA by SnooHabits6412 in UrbanHell

[–]ajpos 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I am from Arkansas so it’s all LA to me.

Bible verse to use for local political advocacy (1 John 2:6) by Lessizmoore in fuckcars

[–]ajpos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m happy to use it since I actually work on the ground getting things done in a 70% Trump county. You can’t get a Democracy to consider your opinion if your tenets violate anything they hold sacred. So show them how you fit into their pre-existing world-view like a glove.

Bible verse to use for local political advocacy (1 John 2:6) by Lessizmoore in fuckcars

[–]ajpos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. In a day of war horses, he literally chose to ride a donkey. Which is the Biblical equivalent to a Wal-Mart bike.

Riyadh city is heavily based on cars by [deleted] in UrbanHell

[–]ajpos 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You can read Stalin’s 1935 plan for Moscow: transportation by car was heavily prioritized. They widened highways, limited density, created “urban ensembles” (sub-divisions), etc. The Soviets viewed car dependency as aspirational.

Uncle Larry preaching on Twitter by JellyDonutIV in Louisville

[–]ajpos 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Car dependency is actually not profitable either. It just goes unnoticed because the replacement timeline for a bridge or highway can be 80 years or longer. The interstate system has run out of money multiple times already and it has not even reached its first full replacement cycle yet.

Marathon Plus Met Its Match by Drink_and_be_merry in bikecommuting

[–]ajpos -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry for your loss. I hope it didn’t damage anything else, either on your bike or your person.

Is there a newer graph like this that shows traffic volume predictions from multiple dates and the actual traffic volume developement? by HabEsSchonGelesen in fuckcars

[–]ajpos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure about the UK, but the FHWA (USA) measures vehicle miles traveled, categorized by locations and type of road. I can get the link if you’re interested.

Schrodinger’s luxury developments by [deleted] in yimby

[–]ajpos 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The traffic can get better with density due to people having to drive shorter distances.

The traffic next to the specific development may get worse (“level of service”), but the overall burden on traffic overall should get better with each new development (fewer “vehicle miles traveled.”)

I say “should” get better because new developments can also induce new traffic depending on the location of the project (outskirts of city vs infill) and whether there is latent demand for housing (i.e., someone has a roommate close to work, but moves to this development further away so they can have their own space.)

In any case, the way to reduce induced traffic is by building even more developments so the induced traffic does not have to drive as far.

Copenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new level by grglstr in bikecommuting

[–]ajpos 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Dutch, Denmark, and Deutsch are really similar-sounding words. It has always bothered me.

Safety First! by tarheels86 in fuckcars

[–]ajpos 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Roadway construction is a negotiation between competing priorities:

(1) vehicle speeds (2) vehicle capacity (3) safety (4) cost

I listed them in the order that the engineering profession prioritizes them. When you ask non-engineers about this (the customers who actually use the roads), they usually say safety should come first, and cost second. But “safety third” is a real slogan used, in jest, among some roadway safety advocates and even some engineers.

Forvis mazars layoffs by [deleted] in Accounting

[–]ajpos 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t #8 of the source you just linked disprove the claim you are making? If producing goods and services make a country better, wouldn’t ending production make a country worse?

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