rohan aras
@rohanaras.bsky.social
Senior Transportation Policy Analyst @niskanencenter.bsky.social
Yeah it was interesting because it only worked on the e-bikes iirc
November 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Yeah it was interesting because it only worked on the e-bikes iirc
The e-bikes genuinely might be? I had a friend who was able to use his Citi bike key to unlock a CaBi e-bike
November 22, 2025 at 7:24 AM
The e-bikes genuinely might be? I had a friend who was able to use his Citi bike key to unlock a CaBi e-bike
November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
US transit agencies have a bit of a customization problem (they ask for a lot) that wrecks the scale economics of bus OEMs and makes it hard for new entrants to the market. Heck we've seen established manufacturers leave (e.g. Nova Bus)
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
US transit agencies have a bit of a customization problem (they ask for a lot) that wrecks the scale economics of bus OEMs and makes it hard for new entrants to the market. Heck we've seen established manufacturers leave (e.g. Nova Bus)
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So how to move forward, what are better metrics to capture our housing pressures? I don't know the definitive answer to that, but I have been playing around with various approaches. One is the work with Keith on First Time Buyer Lorenz Curves that focuses on ability to buy a home.
First time buyer Lorenz curves revisited – Mountain Doodles
Taking another look at first time buyer affordability: updating with 2021 data, accounting for property taxes, and introducing a discretized version of the measure.
doodles.mountainmath.ca
November 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
So how to move forward, what are better metrics to capture our housing pressures? I don't know the definitive answer to that, but I have been playing around with various approaches. One is the work with Keith on First Time Buyer Lorenz Curves that focuses on ability to buy a home.
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What's the other important margin? Location! Both between metro areas and within metro areas.
Housing provides shelter, location, and privacy.
We often forget location, and even more frequently forget the privacy aspect. So I want to talk a bit more about privacy.
Housing provides shelter, location, and privacy.
We often forget location, and even more frequently forget the privacy aspect. So I want to talk a bit more about privacy.
which i think speaks to the most important point, which is that a house is not just a house: it is a location, and far and away the most important thing about that location is how well it lets you access good jobs
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November 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
What's the other important margin? Location! Both between metro areas and within metro areas.
Housing provides shelter, location, and privacy.
We often forget location, and even more frequently forget the privacy aspect. So I want to talk a bit more about privacy.
Housing provides shelter, location, and privacy.
We often forget location, and even more frequently forget the privacy aspect. So I want to talk a bit more about privacy.
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@lausterna.bsky.social and I looked specifically into this question and found that while "culture" has a measurable effect, the main driver of household formation (or the lack thereof) is economic. More to the point, in Canada it's rents that drive cross-metro differences in household formation.
Housing shortage as an explanation for family and household change – Mountain Doodles
A run down of our recent paper on this topic, and implications for research and policy.
doodles.mountainmath.ca
November 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
@lausterna.bsky.social and I looked specifically into this question and found that while "culture" has a measurable effect, the main driver of household formation (or the lack thereof) is economic. More to the point, in Canada it's rents that drive cross-metro differences in household formation.
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which i think speaks to the most important point, which is that a house is not just a house: it is a location, and far and away the most important thing about that location is how well it lets you access good jobs
www.amazon.com/Order-withou...
www.amazon.com/Order-withou...
Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities
Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities [Bertaud, Alain] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities
www.amazon.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
which i think speaks to the most important point, which is that a house is not just a house: it is a location, and far and away the most important thing about that location is how well it lets you access good jobs
www.amazon.com/Order-withou...
www.amazon.com/Order-withou...
Because yeah, if you're only a small piece of the labor market, why not try to capture the office market (with it's lower service burden) to fund services for a fixed number of residents?
November 19, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Because yeah, if you're only a small piece of the labor market, why not try to capture the office market (with it's lower service burden) to fund services for a fixed number of residents?
The scale of local government is going unaddressed in this thread—not all local government are built equal, nor do all local governments have the same incentives.
If local governments are smaller than the size of the labor market like in the US, it's pretty easy to get nimby outcomes for housing
If local governments are smaller than the size of the labor market like in the US, it's pretty easy to get nimby outcomes for housing
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 AM
The scale of local government is going unaddressed in this thread—not all local government are built equal, nor do all local governments have the same incentives.
If local governments are smaller than the size of the labor market like in the US, it's pretty easy to get nimby outcomes for housing
If local governments are smaller than the size of the labor market like in the US, it's pretty easy to get nimby outcomes for housing
The crankiness about how no one wants roommates anymore seems directly contradicted by all the abundance of 2-bed floorplans in new building that seem optimized for roommates....
November 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The crankiness about how no one wants roommates anymore seems directly contradicted by all the abundance of 2-bed floorplans in new building that seem optimized for roommates....
Is the part 77 layer here what you want? csj.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappv...
if so, the map service is here: geo.sanjoseca.gov/server/rest/...
if so, the map service is here: geo.sanjoseca.gov/server/rest/...
ArcGIS Web Application
csj.maps.arcgis.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Is the part 77 layer here what you want? csj.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappv...
if so, the map service is here: geo.sanjoseca.gov/server/rest/...
if so, the map service is here: geo.sanjoseca.gov/server/rest/...