"we're a city of neighborhoods" dawg fuck them neighborhoods, we have no need for hyperlocal parochialism in a housing shortage
October 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"we're a city of neighborhoods" dawg fuck them neighborhoods, we have no need for hyperlocal parochialism in a housing shortage
Been practicing my R skills since I’m still funemployed
July 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Been practicing my R skills since I’m still funemployed
Fwiw, I think the NYC mayoral election suggests Mfume is vulnerable if somebody decides to seriously run against him, considering the general environment, base anger, and his similarities to Cuomo in certain ways.
June 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Fwiw, I think the NYC mayoral election suggests Mfume is vulnerable if somebody decides to seriously run against him, considering the general environment, base anger, and his similarities to Cuomo in certain ways.
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It seems some people are really mad at the Maryland budget this year
March 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
It seems some people are really mad at the Maryland budget this year
Baltimore next *please*
I can’t believe it - after years of advocacy, exclusionary zoning has ended in Cambridge.
We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style
Here’s the details 🧵
We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style
Here’s the details 🧵
February 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Baltimore next *please*
Something one hears from certain Baltimore electeds but less so from everyday people is “Baltimore is a city of neighborhoods”. Revealing and telling.
So, I hear a lot of cities/neighbourhoods claim they’re unique (“a city of neighbourhoods!” being the classic claim of a very mediocre city that has nothing f substance to say about itself.)
What’s a city that’s actually unique? I’ve visited a few - Tokyo, NYC, Mexico City. Where else?
What’s a city that’s actually unique? I’ve visited a few - Tokyo, NYC, Mexico City. Where else?
December 28, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Something one hears from certain Baltimore electeds but less so from everyday people is “Baltimore is a city of neighborhoods”. Revealing and telling.
It’s called the affect heuristic, a well-studied and replicated idea (also media concentration in urban cores, but that’s another story). Cities just have to be far more ordered and objectively safer than suburbs to reach an equivalent level of perceived safety. It’s unfair, but it’s psychology.
I really dislike the "it doesn't matter what per capita crime rates are because in dense areas you seeing more crime causes psychological harm" because it totally abandons any pretense of caring about real danger.
Like, if you're being so clever why not align your feelings with the facts
Like, if you're being so clever why not align your feelings with the facts
December 26, 2024 at 2:27 PM
It’s called the affect heuristic, a well-studied and replicated idea (also media concentration in urban cores, but that’s another story). Cities just have to be far more ordered and objectively safer than suburbs to reach an equivalent level of perceived safety. It’s unfair, but it’s psychology.
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Honestly I feel like urbanists need to realize that if it's all vibes we just need to improve vibes. Make sure any broken windows get cleaned up quickly, it's way cheaper than actually trying to prevent windows from being broken
I really dislike the "it doesn't matter what per capita crime rates are because in dense areas you seeing more crime causes psychological harm" because it totally abandons any pretense of caring about real danger.
Like, if you're being so clever why not align your feelings with the facts
Like, if you're being so clever why not align your feelings with the facts
December 25, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Honestly I feel like urbanists need to realize that if it's all vibes we just need to improve vibes. Make sure any broken windows get cleaned up quickly, it's way cheaper than actually trying to prevent windows from being broken
I’ll give $100 to the first Democrat who sings Dubul' ibhunu on the House floor.
December 20, 2024 at 10:33 PM
I’ll give $100 to the first Democrat who sings Dubul' ibhunu on the House floor.
Idk as a downtown resident and pedestrian I would very much appreciate it if drivers would not use my neighborhood as a pass through. the infrastructure being so car-dominated certainly doesn’t help either.
Is Downtown Baltimore traffic worse lately? Here’s some possible reasons why.
Is Downtown Baltimore traffic worse lately? Here’s why that might be.
From retimed lights to seemingly never-ending roadwork, here’s why your drive downtown may have recently gotten longer.
buff.ly
December 17, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Idk as a downtown resident and pedestrian I would very much appreciate it if drivers would not use my neighborhood as a pass through. the infrastructure being so car-dominated certainly doesn’t help either.
All politics is libidinal and all action is text.
December 9, 2024 at 11:25 PM
All politics is libidinal and all action is text.
In light of the recent news, there is a pressing need for a close, thorough analysis of class, politics, and the political economy of the Baltimore metro.
December 9, 2024 at 7:30 PM
In light of the recent news, there is a pressing need for a close, thorough analysis of class, politics, and the political economy of the Baltimore metro.
single again, so thrilled to actually enjoy life!
June 22, 2023 at 3:51 PM
single again, so thrilled to actually enjoy life!
been having ideas on economic development, thoughts?
June 20, 2023 at 1:40 PM
been having ideas on economic development, thoughts?
I hate comedy, I hate comedians. I hate Hannah Gadsby, I hate John Oliver, I hate Pete Davidson, I hate John Mulaney, I hate Dulce Sloan, I hate them all. What a dying art form, hijacked and zombified by insipid, mewling liberals acting as “free speech defenders” of whatever that means anymore.
June 12, 2023 at 1:57 PM
I hate comedy, I hate comedians. I hate Hannah Gadsby, I hate John Oliver, I hate Pete Davidson, I hate John Mulaney, I hate Dulce Sloan, I hate them all. What a dying art form, hijacked and zombified by insipid, mewling liberals acting as “free speech defenders” of whatever that means anymore.