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Amy

@AmysCamera

Passionate about improving the built environment using design and psychology, based in history and human nature.

 Utah, USA
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Joined November 2012
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small town post offices
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A 17th-century corner building in #Zaltbommel (Gelderland) with two floors and a gable roof, ending in a pointed gable at the rear. The front facade, originally topped with a stepped gable (removed in the 19th century and replaced with a wooden cornice), features stone bands and profiled relieving arches above the windows, with mask corbels on the first floor. A carved female head adorns the space between the upper floors. There are six decorative wall anchors. The lower facade dates from the mid-19th century, with windows featuring 25- and 16-pane sliding sashes.
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There's also not a single train or truly great walkable city/community in the entire state, and yet it has a higher GDP...
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GDPcels will claim that Spain is poorer than Mississippi…
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This is what the suburbs were supposed to look like: walkable villages surrounded by green space, connected by a train line that takes you just a few miles to a major city.
Kaarst-Buttgen outside of Düsseldorf Germany.

ALT Kaarst-Buttgen outside of Düsseldorf Germany.

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Why are things expensive? 4 companies control 55% to 85% of the meat market. 4 airlines control 80% of air travel. 3 companies control 92% of the soda market. 3 companies control 73% of the cereal market. Why don't I hear about it? 6 companies control 90% of the news.
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I often note the importance of crowning a building, properly completing it. This is one of the best examples I've seen of the comparative impact of that. The two homes that don't have a cornice are fine, but they feel a little off. Look right, however, and all is well!
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Woof we're living in a black mirror episode Question for any followers in their early 20s: if you're a man, when was the last time you approached a random girl? If you're a woman, when was the last time a guy did this? What was the situation? I know guys today have valid fears of being labeled creepy or worse when approaching women in public Here's the secret: be an interesting guy leading an interesting life, do interesting activities on a regular basis, take care of your appearance, and the chance of those accusations goes almost to zero Then when you go up to a girl all you have to do is say "hey me and some friends are doing xyz interesting thing this weekend, do you guys want to come? what's you number I'll give you the details."
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You're highly sensitive to criticism. Everything feels like an attack, and you're exhausted. Here's Why:
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Classic Streets improve the relationships between people, places, and traffic, substantially reducing crashes and their severity. #classicplanning #urbanism #urbanplanning #traditionalarchitecture
Classic Streets: Among the most notable (and complex) successes by Hamilton-Baillie was the five-road intersection at Poynton in northeast Cheshire (2012). Hamilton-Baillie's subtle and effective composition of road surfaces gives drivers cues about what is coming in the simplest terms. All signals, road markings, road signs, and street clutter were removed. The approach roads' tarmac, which gives way to patterned and textured brick, encourages them to slow down and then drive where they want. Both speeds and accidents at the junction dropped drastically and the scheme restored vitality to the village center.

ALT Classic Streets: Among the most notable (and complex) successes by Hamilton-Baillie was the five-road intersection at Poynton in northeast Cheshire (2012). Hamilton-Baillie's subtle and effective composition of road surfaces gives drivers cues about what is coming in the simplest terms. All signals, road markings, road signs, and street clutter were removed. The approach roads' tarmac, which gives way to patterned and textured brick, encourages them to slow down and then drive where they want. Both speeds and accidents at the junction dropped drastically and the scheme restored vitality to the village center.

In the first three years following the redevelopment, there was only one minor injury accident, compared to about 15 in the three years prior to the project, while delays for pedestrians and overall travel times for drivers were reduced. Page 216, The Art of Classic Planning. (IMG of Ben Hamilton-Baillie laying in the street with the caption "Ben Hamilton-Baillie demonstrates the Monderman-Hamilton-Baillie test -- the perception of risk to oneself and to others causes drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians to be more alert, resulting in the overwhelming reduction of accidents on classic streets.)

ALT In the first three years following the redevelopment, there was only one minor injury accident, compared to about 15 in the three years prior to the project, while delays for pedestrians and overall travel times for drivers were reduced. Page 216, The Art of Classic Planning. (IMG of Ben Hamilton-Baillie laying in the street with the caption "Ben Hamilton-Baillie demonstrates the Monderman-Hamilton-Baillie test -- the perception of risk to oneself and to others causes drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians to be more alert, resulting in the overwhelming reduction of accidents on classic streets.)

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This is what advertising media should look like This wasn’t even that long ago. Maybe 30 years This simple message of “good dads are good” would seem extreme by todays standards The first company to embrace this type of advertising again will win big
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13. Fix the lightbulb And take out the trash. And unclog the toilet. And replace your air filters. If little things around the house need to get done, do them. That's your job. Nobody's going to do it for you. Take ownership of your surroundings. That's what a man does.
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5. Your ancestors knew more than you think Don't dismiss their ideas, customs, and traditions just because they're "old" "Tradition is a solution for problems that have been forgotten. Remove tradition, you get the problem back" Honor your ancestors and keep them close in mind
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If I were a conservative, I would lean into Family Values by putting a school, pocket park, and corner grocery in every neighborhood and making it safe for kids to walk/bike/roll there (and adjacent neighborhoods). Making it easy to be a parent would be my number 1 policy.
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This is why you NEVER mess with bollards. The unseen power is frightening. #WorldBollardAssociation
Anti tank bollards are secured by steel to the concrete floor. Try and ram these babies.

ALT Anti tank bollards are secured by steel to the concrete floor. Try and ram these babies.

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Let’s put these outside every library in the world. #WorldBollardAssociation 📚 📹@Tony_Milanowski
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Call it a quick build, tactical urbanism, pilot project, whatever. We know how to make streets safer, and we know that means slowing down motor vehicles. xitter.cf/IsaacRowlett/status/17…
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Building a structural brick arch; it’s as easy as it looks: – at Oklahoma, USA
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When a building asks for something that can’t be readily bought, listen.
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The pinnacle of transit
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Replying to @Cobylefko @VincentGGraham @ggraham
Though I can't do justice to The Dialogues in a few posts, nor the friends I went there with (both new and old), I can guide any who are interested in building better places to visit the city (at the very least), or consider coming next year. Events like this are critical in creating a better world. None of us can do it all on our own. It's so important to go out into the world, make connections with those who are doing important work, or just talk about what you one day aspire to doing. When you visit Charleston, you are imbued with a hope that you actually can do the work you dream of doing. Despite the many Challenges one might face, the city is living proof of this. For those who aren't able travel, X is the next best place to come together. If you are at all interested in exploring development, city-building, planning, architecture, urban economics, please reach out to me, and I'd be more than happy to talk about any or all of the above, in any capacity I can. Building a better world begins with believing we can do so, and forging bonds with others who do too. I feel as inspired as I ever have towards this pursuit. If there's any way I can help others on their paths towards this end, nothing could be more fulfilling.
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