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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 10h

I'll get right on that after somebody with a bare plot of buildable land in Manhattan offers to trade with me

vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 11h

has for now, it's ending physical copies at the end of the year

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 12h

I'm familiar and that's not how property values actually tend to work. SFHs of a given size on a given amount of land tend to be much more valuable if they're close to multiunit housing, retail, and workplaces.

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 12h

Yes, and congratulations it's a good step.

vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 12h

It's not a particularly representative democracy, many sandy springs residents are renters and they are largely excluded. Plus of course children. Even among the mayoral candidates currently in office, she is an outlier when it comes to comments like this about renters (including her constituents).

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 12h

Sorry no, if it was about keeping property values high the local governments (here or in the bay) would not ban homeowners from selling to developers who wanted to invest in more density. This has been a thin smokescreen for a hundred years of exclusionary zoning.

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 16h

egg whites

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 23h

sitting council member, one of four candidates for mayor. There aren't enough sandy springs people here for me to get into it but she does not have my vote.

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 23h

the mayoral forums spent more time on schools and restaurants than on housing. If we lose our neighbors who live in apartments then we're also going to lose schools and restaurants, no matter what school district reorg or business development a candidate promises. 2/2

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 23h

"It's unfortunate that we do have 300 apartments now instead of a state of the art pickleball racquet center"

a mayoral candidate talking about 300 households that way is displacing my other thoughts about #SandySprings elections. Read There is No Place for Us by @brian-goldstone.bsky.social . 1/2

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 3d

Build it all, but to give an example of what I mean about prioritizing municipal level improvements first: Dunwoody MARTA station has large multiunit housing structures blocked off by a five lane street. Better train service to ATL is kinda wasted if Dunwoody does not want residents to use it.

vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 3d

Eventually yes but there's a long way to go. Paris metro has roughly 2x the population of metro Atlanta, and there's a lot more density and transit connectivity to support non-driving commutes in Paris. City of Atlanta and outliers need to build transit and TOD, and then connect with regional rail.

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 4d

MARTA bus driver recognized me riding alone and asked about the kids, don't get that from a car

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 5d

Georgia needs Georgism!

vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 5d

Oh good.
The first mayoral debate was underwhelming. Fundraising isn't the most appealing topic abstractly speaking, but any sort of coverage and engagement is nice when we have so little.

vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 5d

That's too bad, I'd be curious to see about that mayoral race.

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 5d

💯 bsky.app/profile/tomf...

Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · Mar 22

Nowhere.

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 5d

so many compliments I see would be solved by bsky.app/profile/did:...

vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 6d

there's no reason for an uninsured vehicle driving through Atlanta to not be detected until after the driver has killed people
www.wsbtv.com/news/local/g...

2 killed in suspected DUI crash on I-85

Police said the suspect was tailgating the motorcycle before the crash occured.

www.wsbtv.com

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 7d

I got mine last week but, do we have to wait until after cars are gone to use the stickers?

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 7d

at the same time as property tax exemptions targeted at cutting school funding are going on the ballot bsky.app/profile/vlad...

vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 7d

Wrote a little more. Please share with anybody in Fulton County and vote against the measures.
safersandysprings.blogspot.com/2025/10/vote...

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 7d

At least the infants too young to get the measles vaccine are better than this

vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 7d

Wrote a little more. Please share with anybody in Fulton County and vote against the measures.
safersandysprings.blogspot.com/2025/10/vote...

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 7d

Yeah I made that distinction a little more on the blog.
"Some seniors are displaced purely due to financial need, and they are disproportionately renters rather than home owners. This policy does nothing for them."

safersandysprings.blogspot.com/2025/10/vote...

Vote Against Fulton County Ballot Measures to defund Fulton County Schools

commentary about sandy springs georgia

safersandysprings.blogspot.com

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · 7d

this is not an anti-displacement housing policy, it is about defunding schools. Especially for Fulton County.

Voting against the exemptions, but I'm pessimistic.

atlantaciviccircle.org/2025/09/24/a...

On metro Atlanta ballots: New property tax breaks for seniors?

Three ballot measures would establish new homestead exemptions for homeowners over 65.

atlantaciviccircle.org

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