Urban planning consultant. I help people build walkable, fun, and inclusive cities. Former planner at City of Fresno and City of Redwood City.
Fresno, California
Joined April 2013
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This thread is an ode to the small apartments of my neighborhood, Fresno’s Tower District. I live in a single family house, but I love the variety of housing types. Big houses, a little houses, accessory apartments, duplexes, fourplexes, large apartment buildings—we have it all.
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HUGE housing wins in Austin today!
Council just passed resolutions to:
- Legalize 3 homes on every lot by-right
- Lower minimum lot size to 2500sqft
- Exempt 3 and 4-plexes from site plans, expediting approval from 1yr+ down to 60 days
Things are looking up in good ole ATX!
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Timber porches feel dramatically different to standard 2x material and 4×4s or even 6×6s. These 8×8 posts (vertical piece) and beefy header (horizontal piece) feel substantial, but the biggest difference? The large timber rafters with a radius cut in. Compare this to a standard shed roof porch out of 2x6 rafters that often appears insignificant, and the whole porch feels tacked on.
We'd say it's "the simple things", but there is a reason few people do this: it's harder. Quite a bit harder. We have to source our Timbers direct from a mill, otherwise we'd spend a fortune. And regardless, stuff like this is special order so if you order the wrong amount, cut the wrong thing, it can cost you weeks.
We have yet to meet framers who know how to properly notch wood or cut the radius in—that's not a knock on them, it's just so rarel done here—that there is often substantial self performance and hand holding to make all the cuts and assemble appropriately.
But in the end? We think it's worth it. Because...well look at it!
And look at other porches. Once you see it, you can't unsee it. It's okay to be a porch snob 😉
#buildingculture
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New survey results confirm: Most Americans don't want car-oriented suburbs. They want walkable mixed-use neighborhoods and will pay more to live in them.
They will choose an attached home over a detached one if it means a shorter commute and walkable community.
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'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.'
Using traffic engineering to solve the problems of traffic engineering. The case of #Alexandria 🇬🇷
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Looks like widening the highway fixed traffic 🤡
From: @TheMezzoo
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A rental car lot turns into 67 homes deed-restricted to to be affordable to low-income families in Redwood City, California. (2018➡️2021)
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Stockholm Syndrome actually refers to when you get so used to good public transport that you start dreading using public transport when you go home to visit the US. – at Stockholm, Sweden
ALT A new stockholm metro train crossed a bridge in front of Stockholm’s old town. A hot air balloon floats above the city.
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Great video for all the folks who always insist that people out walking should wear bright clothing. This driver hits a guy wearing a reflective safety vest in broad daylight. People outside cars really have very little control over their own safety. The problem is drivers.
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There are 20,000 car crashes per day in the United States, severely injuring 7,500 people every day and killing 125.
