Posts tagged Alaska
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National links: Horizontal skyscrapers in China could usher in 3D zoning
Some say China's horizontal skyscrapers could usher in an era of 3D zoning. Dead golf courses present an opportunity to build more housing. The challenge of moving people up, down, and across thriving central business districts. Keep reading…
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Map: What do you need to earn per hour to afford your neighborhood?
How much do you need to make to live in each state in the US? A new has a map that shows what a person would need to earn to afford an average two-bedroom apartment in each state, and in neighborhoods within dense metro areas, without spending more than 30% of their income on rent. In DC, it’s $33.58 per hour. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Resigned
Transit resignations; Council will sue mayor; A Street NE divided; The state of biking and walking; Alaska for the win; Bikeshare maker bought; Projected arrival times, projected; Everything wrong with London biking; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Keep calm and carry on
Goodnight, Irene; Wind power blowback hits the UK; Build on CaBi’s success; Gas tax vs. fuel efficiency; Gabe & others for Chicago BRT; Sprawl is more than low-density; Young people driving much, much less; Planner right hooked by turn he banned; Washington not the next capital of the world; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Choices for unhappy drivers
One way to reduce the number of cars: People are torching their own cars in increasing numbers, in places like Capitol Hill’s “Car-B-Que Alley”. Even abandoned cars not on fire pose a nuisance, but DC’s law makes it difficult to remove them. (Post, City Paper, Infosnack) You could have driven to San Francisco: The average Washington commuter spent 60 hours in traffic last year,… Keep reading…
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Trains and the election
For the liberals on this blog, check out this train-related election humor several people forwarded me. Keep reading…