Posts tagged San Francisco
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National links: Haunting housing
Costumes are one thing, but buildings can be scary too! Also, a look at how we can use design to make life better for everyone, not just some pople, and a question about whether self-driving cars will actually lead to less car ownership. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Buildings of fear: Gory costumes make… Keep reading…
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Worldwide links: Does Seattle want more transit?
Seattle is about to vote on whether to expand its light rail, stirring up memories of votes to reject a subway line in the late 60s. In San Francisco, people would love to see subway lines in place of some current bus routes, and in France, a rising political start is big on the power of cities. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Churches fight to build housing
A little denser in Little Rome; Fort Stevens’ war of affordable housing; Derailed because they didn’t inspect; No ride to victory; Better biking for MoCo; How to bid BRT; CaBi’s grand opening in Fairfax; WiFi around the White House; RVs take on Silicon Valley. Keep reading…
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Rent in our region is expensive. Does that mean it’s unaffordable?
It’s no secret that rent prices in the Washington region are very high. But when we talk about affordable places to live, we often forget that there are two components to affordability: there’s how much we spend on rent, but also how much we earn in income. Keep reading…
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Zoning: The hidden trillion dollar tax
Zoning in cities like DC is starting to get expensive. Maybe trillions of dollars too expensive. Economists Enrico Moretti and Chang-Tai Hsieh find that if we lowered restrictions that keep people from building new housing in just three cities (New York, San Jose, and San Francisco) to the level of the median American city, US GDP would have been 9.7% higher in 2009— about… Keep reading…
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National links: Ancient ruins that nobody visits
There are ancient ruins in the United States but people don’t treat them as tourist destinations like they do ones in other countries. Also, not everyone gets to weigh in on how their city is planned, and Ford Motor Company is trying out a different transportation strategy. Check out what’s going on in the world of housing, transportation, and cities around the globe. Keep reading…
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National links: We’ll pay you to avoid rush hour
BART, San Francisco’s major transit system, wants to reward riders for avoiding rush hour, drivers have run into a house in Raleigh 6 times in 9 years and the owners can’t sell, and an engineer in Oslo has turned kids into “secret agents” in a bid to report street hazards. Check out what’s going on in the world of housing, transportation, and cities around… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Headlines, bread-lines blow my mind
Rent is outpacing income; Rent is lower than SF, NY; “Sue the suburbs” gets a win; New wmata.com; “Privatize” Metro?; Bidding for paratransit; Car2go, the car killer; Meals on wheels; Automation and safety. Keep reading…
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How does Metro compare to rail in Amsterdam and Paris?
In June, the Washington Post compared Metrorail to various other rapid transit systems in major cities around the world and said Metro came up short. But if you compare Metro to transit systems built to serve places more similar to the DC region, it’s actually quite competitive. Keep reading…
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Washington ranks #2 in walkable urbanism; Maryland and Virginia outshine other cities’ suburbs
The Washington region is second in the nation in having housing and jobs in walkable places, a new report says. A real stand-out for our region, compared to other similar cities, are the walkable places even outside the center city like Silver Spring and Reston. Keep reading…