Spencer Heckwolf
@spencerheckwolf.bsky.social
YIMBY; Cyclist; Safe Streets; Jiu-Jitsu Try Hard; Deleter of the Elon app. #RaiderNation
Yes, I love the laptop space
November 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Yes, I love the laptop space
How about on the Acela corridor?
November 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
How about on the Acela corridor?
Yep! So many friends to be made.
November 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Yep! So many friends to be made.
Imagine bar trivia in the Cafe Car. My personal Valhalla.
November 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Imagine bar trivia in the Cafe Car. My personal Valhalla.
You broke my heart, I thought you were a Cafe Car guy all the way.
November 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
You broke my heart, I thought you were a Cafe Car guy all the way.
Not available in Acela Corridor!
November 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Not available in Acela Corridor!
To a certain extent, yes.
November 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
To a certain extent, yes.
You also broadly legalize home building.
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
You also broadly legalize home building.
They have significantly more demand than most of the rest of the country.
November 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
They have significantly more demand than most of the rest of the country.
There’s nothing wrong with it; but it’s just a plain fact that many more people prefer to live in Coastal CA and the Acela Corridor. Institutions like the senate and EC obfuscate this simple fact.
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
There’s nothing wrong with it; but it’s just a plain fact that many more people prefer to live in Coastal CA and the Acela Corridor. Institutions like the senate and EC obfuscate this simple fact.
I didn’t say everyone, I said many more people want to live there than do now.
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I didn’t say everyone, I said many more people want to live there than do now.
Because the Acela corridor and coastal CA have the highest home
Prices.
Prices.
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Because the Acela corridor and coastal CA have the highest home
Prices.
Prices.
Manhattan densities are very possible in many places yet they don’t get built because 1. It’s illegal 2. There’s no demand
November 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Manhattan densities are very possible in many places yet they don’t get built because 1. It’s illegal 2. There’s no demand
Do they? Yes, many are tied to wealthy jobs and industries but does anybody answer “the Dallas Metroplex” when asked if they could live anywhere if money was no object?
November 26, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Do they? Yes, many are tied to wealthy jobs and industries but does anybody answer “the Dallas Metroplex” when asked if they could live anywhere if money was no object?
Bart Simpson writes on the chalkboard repeatedly “Aesthetics are ephemeral.”
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Bart Simpson writes on the chalkboard repeatedly “Aesthetics are ephemeral.”
Some folks just can’t come to grips with the simple fact that coastal CA is a more preferable place to live than almost anywhere else on planet earth.
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Some folks just can’t come to grips with the simple fact that coastal CA is a more preferable place to live than almost anywhere else on planet earth.
Should they live where you tell them to live?
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Should they live where you tell them to live?
The best estimates are just dividing a regions GDP by the share of the population. So if the NYC metro is 5% of GDP, it should be at least 5% of the population. Not perfect but pretty good.
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The best estimates are just dividing a regions GDP by the share of the population. So if the NYC metro is 5% of GDP, it should be at least 5% of the population. Not perfect but pretty good.
The people who live in the Midwest and the South have mostly never had a realistic choice to up on move to an expensive metro.
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The people who live in the Midwest and the South have mostly never had a realistic choice to up on move to an expensive metro.
Working aged adults move to places with more opportunities, higher wages, better infrastructure and more cultural and natural amenities. That’s largely coastal CA and the Acela corridor along with places like Chicago and Seattle. Texas would have far less people if blue states had abundant homes.
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Working aged adults move to places with more opportunities, higher wages, better infrastructure and more cultural and natural amenities. That’s largely coastal CA and the Acela corridor along with places like Chicago and Seattle. Texas would have far less people if blue states had abundant homes.
Will is totally I missing the rejoinder. Way more people would live in the Northeast and coastal CA if we allowed for abundant home building.
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Will is totally I missing the rejoinder. Way more people would live in the Northeast and coastal CA if we allowed for abundant home building.