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That was my biggest gripe growing up in SD - felt like Caltrans / SANDAG abdicated responsibility for developing good transit/bike/ped infra, doubling down on car dependency. It should…

I don't drive but aesthetically the cars of the '60s - '80s (e.g. a vintage Oldsmobile or Cadillac coupe) are so much better than boxy, oversized modern cars.

if the term lumps skittles in with whole wheat bread, it's not very useful

Folks might find the archives of California Revealed interesting - photos, videos that you can filter on place, time, subject, etc. http://californiarevealed.org/search …

the main reasons for public housing failing (see Cabrini Greene, Pruitt Igoe) in the US are concentrated poverty, rents not covering maintenance/capital expenses, lack of good jobs (too far to ac…

Yes. It is in mine too, I just mentioned the effect on teens since they would be oblivious to housing prices as a motivator for the fertility drop, which was OP's thesis.

The company where I last worked went public 10 years after founding. It would've been life-changing at peak, except the price slumped in Dec '21 before end of lockup. I should've sold i…

It should be noted NYC nearly went bankrupt in the '70s, the Bronx was burning - I wonder if there's any studies that account for the share of the rent increase that's explained by the …

Do you have a source against the smartphone claim? There was a recent NBER paper in favor of this hypothesis https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48444543 The GFC housing bust happene…

Not just in housing - in policy and the social safety net (SS). There's a new book out on the subject: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374607647/gerontocracyina... …

Luxury apartment is a term of marketing, all new builds use it. The main problem is the management tends to be lackadaisical. My current place is ~5yo, has great sound isolation, but responsiveness ha…

It depends on what that factor is - cities change and the density, views, etc are not frozen for you at the time of your purchase. It's hard to understand why someone would think otherwise. There…

Unless you're arguing this is inherent to high density of any signifcant magnitude, I don't see how management or design of this one project is relevant. Buildings in Singapore like SkyVille…

I read that as more broad - housing as investment; flippers buying properties to upgrade (materially or not) and sell at a premium, removing bottom rungs on housing ladder. i.e. the mindset is an acce…

They have products for owners and renters alike, they don't need to nudge you into a particular position.

Perhaps it's Sea Island which is a luxury enclave with homes in the millions. They seem to define cities as incorporated & unincorporated cities, towns, communities, etc. https://w…

I don't see how home values could hold up with white collar work threatened over the coming years. Anyone's guess as to the timing but tech is aiming at this full force - what else has equiv…

yes, this is true - getting discussed a bit in YIMBY circles but definitely not common knowledge. benefits to current owners should be a topic of research and outreach.

With STL the nearest job center, not doable on transit and not near even with a car (1h15). That's the catch.

The thing is homeowners benefit from denser zoning because the potential of their land is increased even if the average unit price comes down - also the amenity value of more jobs, amusements, school …

It all depends on the subject - I can talk about cooking, climate change, collapse, film for hours. As for sports, gossip, celebrities, I clam up. Ditto for any talk that's status seeking or not …