David Hsu
@dhsu.bsky.social
Professor studying cities, infrastructure, climate, energy, long bike rides, the Boston Celtics, & the drop serve. Personal account representing only me. Likes, reposts ≠ endorsements.
All I can say is thank god our town decided on, and locked in (!), the price of our new high school in 2018. The cost to build in the Boston metropolitan area is insane. If you're against "abundance", consider what this means for housing in our region. www.lhsproject.lexingtonma.org/project-fina...
Project Finances — Lexington High School Building Project
www.lhsproject.lexingtonma.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
All I can say is thank god our town decided on, and locked in (!), the price of our new high school in 2018. The cost to build in the Boston metropolitan area is insane. If you're against "abundance", consider what this means for housing in our region. www.lhsproject.lexingtonma.org/project-fina...
Counterargument: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/31/o...
New high school would be a responsible investment in Lexington’s future - The Boston Globe
Lexington voters face a clear choice: Invest in a modern, sustainable facility that will serve Lexington for generations or continue patching a 70-year-old facility that no longer meets our students’ ...
www.bostonglobe.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Counterargument: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/31/o...
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lol look what they hid under the insole
October 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
lol look what they hid under the insole
I was honestly surprised to see so much changed so quickly. Last I had heard, there was significant community opposition against the seawall, as in this 2019 article. Flooding in New York, Boston, Miami, and other cities is going to cause more changes and adaptation. ny.curbed.com/2019/10/17/2...
NYC will remake the East River waterfront to fight climate change. It may not be enough
The city’s billion dollar plan to make the East River waterfront more resilient has a neighborhood up in arms.
ny.curbed.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I was honestly surprised to see so much changed so quickly. Last I had heard, there was significant community opposition against the seawall, as in this 2019 article. Flooding in New York, Boston, Miami, and other cities is going to cause more changes and adaptation. ny.curbed.com/2019/10/17/2...
The Temporary Power Broker featuring Robert Ozymandias just doesn’t sound as good.
October 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The Temporary Power Broker featuring Robert Ozymandias just doesn’t sound as good.
Not to ignore, of course, trying to avoid making the problem worse in coming centuries by continuing to burn fossil fuels. But 2 C and its attendant problems are here, now, and already “baked in”.
October 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Not to ignore, of course, trying to avoid making the problem worse in coming centuries by continuing to burn fossil fuels. But 2 C and its attendant problems are here, now, and already “baked in”.
When I first got back to Boston about ten years ago, one of my students studying adaptation would run down to the Seaport every time there was a nor’easter, and take pictures of flooded streets and intersections then.
October 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
When I first got back to Boston about ten years ago, one of my students studying adaptation would run down to the Seaport every time there was a nor’easter, and take pictures of flooded streets and intersections then.