Alan
@akgerber.bsky.social
he/him
literally just some guy— mostly shooting the shit about transportation/climate change/architecture/urban planning/economics/land use
also computer stuff
literally just some guy— mostly shooting the shit about transportation/climate change/architecture/urban planning/economics/land use
also computer stuff
Looks basically like New Law Tenements in Brooklyn
November 28, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Looks basically like New Law Tenements in Brooklyn
Look at this very silly sign they went to the trouble of making
November 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Look at this very silly sign they went to the trouble of making
Or the Kenosha waterfront is a postwar example (also, I think, brownfield) not so far north of Winnetka
Just mostly happening around legacy train lines rather than new construction ones
Just mostly happening around legacy train lines rather than new construction ones
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Or the Kenosha waterfront is a postwar example (also, I think, brownfield) not so far north of Winnetka
Just mostly happening around legacy train lines rather than new construction ones
Just mostly happening around legacy train lines rather than new construction ones
I mean they're currently building a pretty walkable grid of townhouse mansions by the train station in Tarrytown and plenty of other NYC suburbs could certainly support similar densification (this one being a bit easier because the site was a brownfield)
November 19, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I mean they're currently building a pretty walkable grid of townhouse mansions by the train station in Tarrytown and plenty of other NYC suburbs could certainly support similar densification (this one being a bit easier because the site was a brownfield)
many planners understood traffic dynamics on urban streets perfectly well by the 1920s even, and certainly by the 1940s, but there was a lot of the exact same motivated reasoning one sees today with regards to the implications of cars in cities
eg this ad is from 1947
eg this ad is from 1947
November 19, 2025 at 12:59 AM
many planners understood traffic dynamics on urban streets perfectly well by the 1920s even, and certainly by the 1940s, but there was a lot of the exact same motivated reasoning one sees today with regards to the implications of cars in cities
eg this ad is from 1947
eg this ad is from 1947
was just looking at Levittown where the 6000sqft lots that were built out with similar houses are rapidly being rebuilt with $1.5M+ mansions because there are no more potato fields within a reasonable commute of NYC
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
November 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
was just looking at Levittown where the 6000sqft lots that were built out with similar houses are rapidly being rebuilt with $1.5M+ mansions because there are no more potato fields within a reasonable commute of NYC
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
midtown east: where main transportation is neither mass transit nor car but a secret third thing (walking)
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
midtown east: where main transportation is neither mass transit nor car but a secret third thing (walking)
for a while I owned a Dutch bike which the Dutch government originally gave NYC for a prior "400th birthday" in 2008
archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blo...
archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blo...
November 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
for a while I owned a Dutch bike which the Dutch government originally gave NYC for a prior "400th birthday" in 2008
archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blo...
archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blo...
*guy who just watched a movie about the Romanian revolution on an airplane voice"
this whole ballroom affair is just like when Ceaucescu tore down half of the old city of Bucharest to build a palace
this whole ballroom affair is just like when Ceaucescu tore down half of the old city of Bucharest to build a palace
October 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
*guy who just watched a movie about the Romanian revolution on an airplane voice"
this whole ballroom affair is just like when Ceaucescu tore down half of the old city of Bucharest to build a palace
this whole ballroom affair is just like when Ceaucescu tore down half of the old city of Bucharest to build a palace
old man yells at ebikes
October 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
old man yells at ebikes
the tarrytown/sleepy hollow waterfront is at least getting built up at midrise density but the housing is still comically expensive enough to indicate that the density should be still-higher (and in buildings with pretty inefficient floorplans compared to mostly-single-stair brooklyn heights)
October 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
the tarrytown/sleepy hollow waterfront is at least getting built up at midrise density but the housing is still comically expensive enough to indicate that the density should be still-higher (and in buildings with pretty inefficient floorplans compared to mostly-single-stair brooklyn heights)
The shirts at Uniqlo have methodically applied stickers raising the price $10
September 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The shirts at Uniqlo have methodically applied stickers raising the price $10
went to see The Photograph and the print there is detailed enough that you can see it's a bike route lol
September 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
went to see The Photograph and the print there is detailed enough that you can see it's a bike route lol
This is untrue, USD coffee futures have dramatically increased due to a weaker dollar and weak harvests due to climate change
August 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This is untrue, USD coffee futures have dramatically increased due to a weaker dollar and weak harvests due to climate change
Milwaukee has been adding beer gardens back to its parks over the past decade and buying beer at the park from a government employee while surrounded by happy families is a wonderful way to honor the parks' socialist history
August 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Milwaukee has been adding beer gardens back to its parks over the past decade and buying beer at the park from a government employee while surrounded by happy families is a wonderful way to honor the parks' socialist history
He'll have a lot of time to read this very good book when he's humiliatingly defeated for a second time
August 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
He'll have a lot of time to read this very good book when he's humiliatingly defeated for a second time
when I curb-scored my credenza I was fortunate enough to have a place to stash it nearby so I could retrieve my bike trailer
August 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
when I curb-scored my credenza I was fortunate enough to have a place to stash it nearby so I could retrieve my bike trailer
the street-level brickwork is very tasteful & it would have been nice if they just continued it all the way up, eg some recent north brooklyn/dumbo stuff in a similar vein
also lol the hotel there is called `placemakr', truly self-parody
also lol the hotel there is called `placemakr', truly self-parody
July 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
the street-level brickwork is very tasteful & it would have been nice if they just continued it all the way up, eg some recent north brooklyn/dumbo stuff in a similar vein
also lol the hotel there is called `placemakr', truly self-parody
also lol the hotel there is called `placemakr', truly self-parody
Our forthcoming Flatbush bus lanes are much less likely to be interfered with now
June 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Our forthcoming Flatbush bus lanes are much less likely to be interfered with now
Why did Milwaukee reelect Socialist mayors for decades? They were fire breathing crusaders against corruption in what was, in the 19th century, an extremely corrupt city, and they frugally and competently administered public services to a very high standard
June 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Why did Milwaukee reelect Socialist mayors for decades? They were fire breathing crusaders against corruption in what was, in the 19th century, an extremely corrupt city, and they frugally and competently administered public services to a very high standard
let's discuss these bus lanes instead
June 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
let's discuss these bus lanes instead
www.zillow.com/apartments/o...
$2400 right now for 2brs with separate living/dining/kitchens right now right off the El in downtown Oak Park, Chicago is built different
$2400 right now for 2brs with separate living/dining/kitchens right now right off the El in downtown Oak Park, Chicago is built different
June 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
www.zillow.com/apartments/o...
$2400 right now for 2brs with separate living/dining/kitchens right now right off the El in downtown Oak Park, Chicago is built different
$2400 right now for 2brs with separate living/dining/kitchens right now right off the El in downtown Oak Park, Chicago is built different
The Milwaukee rally is at the site of a proud moment in the city's history
June 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Milwaukee rally is at the site of a proud moment in the city's history