Trevor Acorn 🔰🌹🇺🇸🌎
@trevoracorn.bsky.social
Kansas City Structural Engineer. Father of three, posting about cities, architecture, and transportation.
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Equal parts Christopher Alexander, Donald Shoup, and Henry George
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Equal parts Christopher Alexander, Donald Shoup, and Henry George
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Why are single-stair buildings actually SAFER than two stair buildings in some circumstances?
It seems counter intuitive… obviously, more redundancy is better, right?
It seems counter intuitive… obviously, more redundancy is better, right?
September 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Why are single-stair buildings actually SAFER than two stair buildings in some circumstances?
It seems counter intuitive… obviously, more redundancy is better, right?
It seems counter intuitive… obviously, more redundancy is better, right?
Single stair passes in Austin!
April 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Single stair passes in Austin!
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Drake's gonna be the first person to ever lose a Super Bowl halftime show.
February 9, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Drake's gonna be the first person to ever lose a Super Bowl halftime show.
I asked a local small scale developer (who owns over 100 small commercial properties in the urban core of Kansas City) what he thinks about the recent road diets done along his properties…
…he absolutely loves them. Great for business. “Let’s do it everywhere”
!!!!
Let’s go!
…he absolutely loves them. Great for business. “Let’s do it everywhere”
!!!!
Let’s go!
January 28, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I asked a local small scale developer (who owns over 100 small commercial properties in the urban core of Kansas City) what he thinks about the recent road diets done along his properties…
…he absolutely loves them. Great for business. “Let’s do it everywhere”
!!!!
Let’s go!
…he absolutely loves them. Great for business. “Let’s do it everywhere”
!!!!
Let’s go!
omg everyone must hate us now hahahaha
January 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
omg everyone must hate us now hahahaha
Sometimes I google e-bikes just so my social media feeds feed me pictures of beautiful e-bikes. Could be worse. I’m not actually in the market for a new bike but no one needs to know that.
January 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Sometimes I google e-bikes just so my social media feeds feed me pictures of beautiful e-bikes. Could be worse. I’m not actually in the market for a new bike but no one needs to know that.
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this is also in my grab bag - eliminating facade modulation and upper level setbacks for mass timber and passivhaus buildings!
these are a legacy of poor urban planning in the 80s/90s that increase costs, embodied carbon, operational carbon, maintenance costs, etc.
these are a legacy of poor urban planning in the 80s/90s that increase costs, embodied carbon, operational carbon, maintenance costs, etc.
January 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
this is also in my grab bag - eliminating facade modulation and upper level setbacks for mass timber and passivhaus buildings!
these are a legacy of poor urban planning in the 80s/90s that increase costs, embodied carbon, operational carbon, maintenance costs, etc.
these are a legacy of poor urban planning in the 80s/90s that increase costs, embodied carbon, operational carbon, maintenance costs, etc.
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elevator reform! @stephenjacobsmith.com
(currently the minute you put in an elevator even in small buildings, it has to be massive and accommodate stretchers - this reduces the number of accessible homes in our state)
(currently the minute you put in an elevator even in small buildings, it has to be massive and accommodate stretchers - this reduces the number of accessible homes in our state)
January 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
elevator reform! @stephenjacobsmith.com
(currently the minute you put in an elevator even in small buildings, it has to be massive and accommodate stretchers - this reduces the number of accessible homes in our state)
(currently the minute you put in an elevator even in small buildings, it has to be massive and accommodate stretchers - this reduces the number of accessible homes in our state)
The car opened up a new way of building cities and organizing ourselves spacially. That’s the story of the past 100 years.
We now have e-bikes, scooters, and AVs. IMO it’s time to develop new patterns of living/moving based on these technologies. But what does that look like?
We now have e-bikes, scooters, and AVs. IMO it’s time to develop new patterns of living/moving based on these technologies. But what does that look like?
January 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The car opened up a new way of building cities and organizing ourselves spacially. That’s the story of the past 100 years.
We now have e-bikes, scooters, and AVs. IMO it’s time to develop new patterns of living/moving based on these technologies. But what does that look like?
We now have e-bikes, scooters, and AVs. IMO it’s time to develop new patterns of living/moving based on these technologies. But what does that look like?
Site visit day! Mass timber hybrid outside of Atlanta. Structural design by yours truly.
January 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Site visit day! Mass timber hybrid outside of Atlanta. Structural design by yours truly.
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Next time someone tries arguing that it’s “social engineering” (cue ominous music) to give people CHOICES to walk, bike & take public transit in their city, tell them that designing our current car DEPENDENCY has been the largest and most damaging social engineering experiment in human history.
December 28, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Next time someone tries arguing that it’s “social engineering” (cue ominous music) to give people CHOICES to walk, bike & take public transit in their city, tell them that designing our current car DEPENDENCY has been the largest and most damaging social engineering experiment in human history.
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There’s a huge double standard when it comes to funding public transit vs funding highways. It plays out in various ways in how society looks at the costs of building & operating transit vs highways. The result is massive under-investment in transit. 🧵:
December 27, 2024 at 5:44 PM
There’s a huge double standard when it comes to funding public transit vs funding highways. It plays out in various ways in how society looks at the costs of building & operating transit vs highways. The result is massive under-investment in transit. 🧵:
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we should be concerned about the impacts of social media on kids and teens, but i don’t think we’re worried nearly enough about what it’s doing to middle aged people and seniors
December 26, 2024 at 4:45 PM
we should be concerned about the impacts of social media on kids and teens, but i don’t think we’re worried nearly enough about what it’s doing to middle aged people and seniors
I have 3 teenager boys so of course we’re watching Die Hard tonight. My poor wife.
December 25, 2024 at 3:58 AM
I have 3 teenager boys so of course we’re watching Die Hard tonight. My poor wife.
You know, with free public healthcare, the government would have significant financial incentives to build safe walkable communities. Fewer car crashes = lower healthcare costs. More walking = lower healthcare costs.
Maybe urbanist need to be universal healthcare advocates too.
Maybe urbanist need to be universal healthcare advocates too.
December 24, 2024 at 4:58 AM
You know, with free public healthcare, the government would have significant financial incentives to build safe walkable communities. Fewer car crashes = lower healthcare costs. More walking = lower healthcare costs.
Maybe urbanist need to be universal healthcare advocates too.
Maybe urbanist need to be universal healthcare advocates too.
Anyone else translate car expenses into equivalent e-bikes? I do this all the time
$2000 car repair? That’s like 1.5 e-bikes.
$30k new car? That’s like 20 e-bikes.
Etc.
$2000 car repair? That’s like 1.5 e-bikes.
$30k new car? That’s like 20 e-bikes.
Etc.
December 17, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Anyone else translate car expenses into equivalent e-bikes? I do this all the time
$2000 car repair? That’s like 1.5 e-bikes.
$30k new car? That’s like 20 e-bikes.
Etc.
$2000 car repair? That’s like 1.5 e-bikes.
$30k new car? That’s like 20 e-bikes.
Etc.
Hot take. The amount of parking a development provides should be determined solely by the developer and their banker.
They are the ones taking the risk and holding the bag.
Why should the government have a say, except, perhaps, to limit large lots for environmental reasons etc?
They are the ones taking the risk and holding the bag.
Why should the government have a say, except, perhaps, to limit large lots for environmental reasons etc?
December 15, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Hot take. The amount of parking a development provides should be determined solely by the developer and their banker.
They are the ones taking the risk and holding the bag.
Why should the government have a say, except, perhaps, to limit large lots for environmental reasons etc?
They are the ones taking the risk and holding the bag.
Why should the government have a say, except, perhaps, to limit large lots for environmental reasons etc?
Had 71 not been built, much of the suburban housing in Lees Summit, Grandview, Belton etc would not exist today and the traffic generated from this suburban housing also would not exist.
We destroyed urban housing to make suburban housing possible.
Let’s reverse this.
We destroyed urban housing to make suburban housing possible.
Let’s reverse this.
December 8, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Had 71 not been built, much of the suburban housing in Lees Summit, Grandview, Belton etc would not exist today and the traffic generated from this suburban housing also would not exist.
We destroyed urban housing to make suburban housing possible.
Let’s reverse this.
We destroyed urban housing to make suburban housing possible.
Let’s reverse this.
Been thinking about how to build new small, sustainable, walkable towns on Federal lands…but getting power to these places seems like a major hurdle.
Not anymore?
Connect them with train service and freight in batteries charged by the Nevada desert. Maybe we don’t need small nuclear reactors…
Not anymore?
Connect them with train service and freight in batteries charged by the Nevada desert. Maybe we don’t need small nuclear reactors…
December 8, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Been thinking about how to build new small, sustainable, walkable towns on Federal lands…but getting power to these places seems like a major hurdle.
Not anymore?
Connect them with train service and freight in batteries charged by the Nevada desert. Maybe we don’t need small nuclear reactors…
Not anymore?
Connect them with train service and freight in batteries charged by the Nevada desert. Maybe we don’t need small nuclear reactors…
Went to the mall today!
This vehicle should be illegal!
(I’m 5’9”)
This vehicle should be illegal!
(I’m 5’9”)
December 7, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Went to the mall today!
This vehicle should be illegal!
(I’m 5’9”)
This vehicle should be illegal!
(I’m 5’9”)
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that's right!
'The case for single-stairwell, mid-size multifamily buildings is gaining support in the U.S. Lawmakers in at least 10 states, including California, Oregon, and Washington, have either considered or passed legislation to allow such structures.'
www.bdcnetwork.com/multifamily-...
'The case for single-stairwell, mid-size multifamily buildings is gaining support in the U.S. Lawmakers in at least 10 states, including California, Oregon, and Washington, have either considered or passed legislation to allow such structures.'
www.bdcnetwork.com/multifamily-...
Allowing single stairwells in multifamily buildings could foster more affordable housing
Double stairwell requirements are prevalent, making mid-tier projects too costly for developers.
www.bdcnetwork.com
December 7, 2024 at 10:45 PM
that's right!
'The case for single-stairwell, mid-size multifamily buildings is gaining support in the U.S. Lawmakers in at least 10 states, including California, Oregon, and Washington, have either considered or passed legislation to allow such structures.'
www.bdcnetwork.com/multifamily-...
'The case for single-stairwell, mid-size multifamily buildings is gaining support in the U.S. Lawmakers in at least 10 states, including California, Oregon, and Washington, have either considered or passed legislation to allow such structures.'
www.bdcnetwork.com/multifamily-...
We’re not lacking in talent. We’re just getting in our own way. The craftsman and designers are ready and willing, but our land-use and building codes largely obstruct beautiful places from getting built here
December 7, 2024 at 1:08 AM
We’re not lacking in talent. We’re just getting in our own way. The craftsman and designers are ready and willing, but our land-use and building codes largely obstruct beautiful places from getting built here
December 7, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Is this zoom or cars I can’t tell
I didn't really predict that a a bunch of companies working to make life cheaper and more convenient would start us on a path to just NEVER INTERACTING WITH HUMANS and that seems very bad and like something to push back very hard against.
December 7, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Is this zoom or cars I can’t tell
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Shameless promotion, but if you’re in Kansas City, MO you should be following @rah.bsky.social
She’s the future. 👀
She’s the future. 👀
December 6, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Shameless promotion, but if you’re in Kansas City, MO you should be following @rah.bsky.social
She’s the future. 👀
She’s the future. 👀