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PE. Dengineer. Transportation and Engineering. Safe network builder for people walking, in wheelchairs, cycling & driving. Train lover. Selectboard member. Substack: https://danmurphy672689.substack.com
Yes so let’s get #BackTo3 incrementally !! Give our grandkids the housing market Boomers got in 1970 across the US
November 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Hard for me to believe but maybe when you have to drive 10 miles to do anything ….
November 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
That’s silly . Very expensive and shameful
November 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM
We do and are implementing. I think it’s good for improving the safety of people walking but dumb for bikes that can often use quieter routes and walk a little
November 29, 2025 at 11:14 PM
November 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Part design, part high housing multipliers pushing people to exurbs, but mostly land use and zoning fir low density and separate commercial that forces driving
November 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Or change land use to reduce need for cars
November 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Land use reform do desperately needed if we want to get cars off the road
November 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I see this as the core problem in N America actually that only supply growth across metros can really bring. Housing lotteries are elitist. Planners need to plan it and engineers and contractors, mostly local ones, can bring it.
#HousingDignity
November 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Density and excellent land use in place AND flat
November 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 AM