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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · 1d

For you and your Emily Evans talking points: free access via Tennessee Electronic Library

Knowing things has never been easier!

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · 1d

The historical record is very clear on this.

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · 3d

Not covered here: suburbanization of poverty and rising homelessness.

(And the fusion: many cities have moved services for the unhoused further afield to "clean up downtown")

Data is difficult for mass analysis, but anecdotes are abundant for those who follow pedestrian deaths in their localities.

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 3d

Deep dive into the surge in US pedestrian deaths:

"It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die."

"[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."

Why Are So Many Pedestrians Killed by Cars in the US?

It’s unfortunately not uncommon for pedestrians to be killed by cars in the US.

www.construction-physics.com

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · 6d

This mf took a photo of a computer screen

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · 7d

Two types of real estate agents:
1) those who sell homes
2) those who sell homes to people fearful of Black folks

This lady is a #2

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · 11d

You're way behind. This is how this position is being advertised on the USCIS website.

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · 20d

Broker Math never fails 👌

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · 27d

Aside from the murder, crimes against humanity, etc.—it's remarkable how bad he is at this act a decade into it.

A real hillbilly would not g-drop "fishing" here. It's a stressed syllable. He got so caught up talkin' and comin' and whatnot, he forgot to be doin' proper velar nasal alveolarization.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27d

Vance on Trump's strikes on boats: "I wouldn't go fishing right now in that area of the world."

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · Sep 14

Seems most folk find it simpler to convert their land asset to cash and buy housing with it vs. entering into complex legal arrangements w/ third parties to develop real estate (very complex endeavor!) which is why it's rarely done in modern economies despite laws, institutions, etc. to enable it.

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · Sep 14

1. People mostly don't want to do it because the alternatives are more efficient for all parties, but some people are irrational, which leaves only...
2. Zoning, which implies that the model should be used as a regulatory loophole for the benefit of existing landowners; don't have enough of those!

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · Sep 14

The landowner would have to find somewhere to live while the Antiparochi is under construction, anyway. What prevents them from a land lease? purchasing a condo in the completed building and pocketing the difference? even at a price agreed-upon at PSA/development agreement?

What prevents it today?

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · Sep 13

The rizz differential between you and Neil is such a highlight of this series.

I have also enjoyed the increasing production value.

Keep up the good work and your physical condition.

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · Sep 13

Pack it up, y'all. Nobody will do it better.

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · Sep 10

Quite old allies. They've just converged on talking points.

Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · Sep 9

It's because he's 3-4x smarter than everyone else.

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · Aug 21

TV news should be illegal.

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · Aug 20

If a tweet falls in the Fashion House and no one understands the reference, it's irrelevant.

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · Aug 20

Wow, I can't believe @seanforfive.bsky.social threatened to email the zoning administrator to find out if eating ass is a permitted use in the RM40 zoning district

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · Aug 18

There is a German TV show called "Unser Supermarkt" which is like a reality TV show about a supermarket except the drama is just supermarket employees talking about missing barcodes and where to stack the Kartoffeln and very normal checkout processes. It is peak German culture.

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · Aug 18

huh I'd never thought about this but Germany's modern cultural output really is strikingly low compared to its size and wealth.

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · Aug 15

Euclid and its consequences.

800 words not sufficient, but local governments' virtually limitless land use powers—in a nation of otherwise severely limited gov't powers—leads local governments to use the land use hammer for every nail.

Progressive politicians should roll it back. Laugh meanwhile:

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Daniel Kay Hertz @danielkayhertz.bsky.social · Aug 14

This is a totally fascinating deep dive into one of those European social housing projects that goes mini-viral in North American housing circles because it's so pretty and cheap--and it turns out to be a lot more complicated. brendanwhitsitt.substack.com/p/24-does-eu...

#24 - Does Europe Really Build For Less?

A Case Study: 18 rue Pradier, Paris

brendanwhitsitt.substack.com

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · Aug 12

On one hand, it sucks that we have a system that allows a small number of cranks to delay public goods and force the public to spend tons of money on frivolous legal defenses.

On the other hand, it's fun to watch the worst person you've ever encountered lose over and over and over again.

Stephen Elliott @stelliott.bsky.social · Aug 12

The Tennessee Supreme Court declines to hear Committee to Stop an Unfair Tax and Emily Evans' challenge of the Nashville transit funding referendum. From @nashvillebanner.bsky.social newsletter this AM:

Metro Council Women's Caucus pressures DEC leadership - Nashville Banner

The Tennessee Supreme Court rejects an appeal by anti-transit group. Mayor Freddie O'Connell celebrates decision and looks forward to improved transportation.

nashvillebanner.com

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · Aug 7

Best Hair—beat out the consensus frontrunner, Abby Williams, whose hair was like a unicorn tail, and now I'm balding.

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · Aug 7

Asked AI what this meant and it said that is a photo of one sidewalk and zero neighbors.

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Alex Pemberton @yellowbrickurban.com · Aug 6

24/7 staffed security desk is a big value prop in LatAm residential. Hard to support that in small buildings, especially since there aren't hard material/systems thresholds in their building codes like in the U.S.

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