Grant Henninger
@granthenninger.com
Founding Principal, Mobius Planning || Vice-Chair, CNU-California || Dad
Working to build verdant cities that provide community, happiness, and prosperity for all residents.
Working to build verdant cities that provide community, happiness, and prosperity for all residents.
A dozen years ago, I worked for a now-defunct bike share company that tried to do bike share for Los Angeles. Unfortunately, company leadership was completely incompetent and I think they poisoned the well for bike share in LA. Otherwise, it should be number 2 on this list.
Top bike share systems in the US & Canada by yearly rides (2023):
1. New York City (35 million)
2. Montreal (12M)
3. Toronto (6M)
4. Chicago (6M)
5. Washington, DC (4M)
6. Boston (4M)
7. SF Bay (3M)
8. Miami Beach (2M)
9. Vancouver (1M)
10. Philadelphia (1M)
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1. New York City (35 million)
2. Montreal (12M)
3. Toronto (6M)
4. Chicago (6M)
5. Washington, DC (4M)
6. Boston (4M)
7. SF Bay (3M)
8. Miami Beach (2M)
9. Vancouver (1M)
10. Philadelphia (1M)
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May 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A dozen years ago, I worked for a now-defunct bike share company that tried to do bike share for Los Angeles. Unfortunately, company leadership was completely incompetent and I think they poisoned the well for bike share in LA. Otherwise, it should be number 2 on this list.
The average American has three friends.
May 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The average American has three friends.
For the past couple of years, I've been tracking Tadej Pogačar's campaign to become cycling's GOAT. He's making advances on Eddy Merckx's record, but isn't there yet. If he can keep his current dominance for another few years, he will be the GOAT, but he's not there yet.
April 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
For the past couple of years, I've been tracking Tadej Pogačar's campaign to become cycling's GOAT. He's making advances on Eddy Merckx's record, but isn't there yet. If he can keep his current dominance for another few years, he will be the GOAT, but he's not there yet.
You know it was a wet bike ride when you have to put the hairdryer in your shoes after you get home.
(And yes, I know they make shoe dryers, but I live in Southern California and this is a rare occurrence.)
(And yes, I know they make shoe dryers, but I live in Southern California and this is a rare occurrence.)
April 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
You know it was a wet bike ride when you have to put the hairdryer in your shoes after you get home.
(And yes, I know they make shoe dryers, but I live in Southern California and this is a rare occurrence.)
(And yes, I know they make shoe dryers, but I live in Southern California and this is a rare occurrence.)
I’m thinking about making videos for Orange County like @nickandert.bsky.social does for LA. OCTA is a disaster and seems to only want to widen freeways. I’d like to show an alternative vision for transportation in OC.
Somebody, please tell me that this is a bad idea and that I shouldn’t do it.
Somebody, please tell me that this is a bad idea and that I shouldn’t do it.
April 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I’m thinking about making videos for Orange County like @nickandert.bsky.social does for LA. OCTA is a disaster and seems to only want to widen freeways. I’d like to show an alternative vision for transportation in OC.
Somebody, please tell me that this is a bad idea and that I shouldn’t do it.
Somebody, please tell me that this is a bad idea and that I shouldn’t do it.
I don’t know why folks want the US to go back to being a manufacturing economy. I love making things, but I’d never want to work in a factory.
Look at the export economies around the world. They’re poor, crowded & can only dream of achieving the American standard of living. Why would we want that?
Look at the export economies around the world. They’re poor, crowded & can only dream of achieving the American standard of living. Why would we want that?
The really funny thing is the comments being absolutely full of cope from absolute dumdum losers.
“They’ll just make things here”
no they won’t
“America has to go back to making things”
we are years away from a screw factory, let alone mass fabrication of caps, chips, boards…
“They’ll just make things here”
no they won’t
“America has to go back to making things”
we are years away from a screw factory, let alone mass fabrication of caps, chips, boards…
@peark.es You were wondering about the Gamers getting interviews the other day, they just dropped a (over-edited but packed) three hour video with a lot of industry transparency
youtu.be/1W_mSOS1Qts
youtu.be/1W_mSOS1Qts
April 23, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I don’t know why folks want the US to go back to being a manufacturing economy. I love making things, but I’d never want to work in a factory.
Look at the export economies around the world. They’re poor, crowded & can only dream of achieving the American standard of living. Why would we want that?
Look at the export economies around the world. They’re poor, crowded & can only dream of achieving the American standard of living. Why would we want that?
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I did my third FTP test this year. I haven't been the best at eating or exercising over the past six weeks, and it shows. My weight had been slightly down before the kids' spring break, but bounced back up on our vacation. Thankfully, my power has continued to progress & is where I want it.
April 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I did my third FTP test this year. I haven't been the best at eating or exercising over the past six weeks, and it shows. My weight had been slightly down before the kids' spring break, but bounced back up on our vacation. Thankfully, my power has continued to progress & is where I want it.
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Why did LA28 suddenly relocate a bunch of sports to venues along major rail lines? My hunch is that with this much uncertainty — Trump, tariffs, the very real possibility that no one will even want to come — everyone realized we need to work with what we've got
My look at LA28's final venue plan — pending Tim McOsker's threatened arbitration, of course — including some last-minute swaps for venues that are even *more* transit-friendly
The transit-first (no, really) games
In the end, LA28 put the events where the public transportation will already be
www.torched.la
April 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Why did LA28 suddenly relocate a bunch of sports to venues along major rail lines? My hunch is that with this much uncertainty — Trump, tariffs, the very real possibility that no one will even want to come — everyone realized we need to work with what we've got
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People are pretty good at figuring out how to get where they want to go and will use the transportation mode that is most convenient for them; so you should just go ahead build your city’s transportation system for the mode share that you want.
April 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
People are pretty good at figuring out how to get where they want to go and will use the transportation mode that is most convenient for them; so you should just go ahead build your city’s transportation system for the mode share that you want.
This is a symptom of a wider issue in local government decision-making. Too often, any opposition to a project will cause it to not move forward. Somehow, local government needs to create unanimous consent on each and every project in order to do anything. It's an unreasonable hurdle.
"The idea that just a few people can complain in a very lame and generic way and derail something like this is absurd."
Anatomy of a Debacle: Business Owners Use False Fears, Mayor Adams Stalls Third Av. Safety Plan - Streetsblog New York City
It takes just a handful of opponents to derail street safety in Adams's New York.
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April 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This is a symptom of a wider issue in local government decision-making. Too often, any opposition to a project will cause it to not move forward. Somehow, local government needs to create unanimous consent on each and every project in order to do anything. It's an unreasonable hurdle.
Does anybody have a recommend a good tenants rights attorney in the San Diego area? A friend is looking for one. I don’t know any of the details of why he’s looking.
April 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Does anybody have a recommend a good tenants rights attorney in the San Diego area? A friend is looking for one. I don’t know any of the details of why he’s looking.
This was the first time I’d ever received a warning before an earthquake hit. I’m real far away and barely felt the earthquake, but it’s awesome to see this type of warning system work.
April 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This was the first time I’d ever received a warning before an earthquake hit. I’m real far away and barely felt the earthquake, but it’s awesome to see this type of warning system work.
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Bill McKibben keynoting YIMBYtown this year really cements something I've been saying for a while: housing policy is climate policy, and the YIMBY movement is a green movement.
April 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Bill McKibben keynoting YIMBYtown this year really cements something I've been saying for a while: housing policy is climate policy, and the YIMBY movement is a green movement.
Does anybody have good data about the reduction in total development costs, on a per-unit basis, we can expect to see from reduced permit review times?
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[BILL ALERT] AB 253, which will speed up the approval process for new homes by allowing home builders to hire a licensed and certified third-party reviewer, has passed the Assembly floor and is headed to the Senate! Learn more here: cayimby.org/legislation/...
AB 253 (Ward): Third Party Permit Review (Housing “Shot Clock”)
This bill will speed up the approval process for new homes by allowing home builders to hire a licensed and certified third-party reviewer for review of housing permit applications if the local govern...
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April 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Does anybody have good data about the reduction in total development costs, on a per-unit basis, we can expect to see from reduced permit review times?
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Last month, I talked about the risks of the dollar not being the world’s reserve currency. It looks like that’s already happening. Today, yields on the 30 year T-bill nearly hit its peak in the past decade. The bond auctions over the next two days are going to be terrifying.
April 9, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Last month, I talked about the risks of the dollar not being the world’s reserve currency. It looks like that’s already happening. Today, yields on the 30 year T-bill nearly hit its peak in the past decade. The bond auctions over the next two days are going to be terrifying.
I 3d printed the Right Hand of Pierre and Jacques de Wissant to use as a helmet rack. Unfortunately, I have two more helmets that it doesn’t hold. I guess I’ll need to print Jacques’ left hand.
April 6, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I 3d printed the Right Hand of Pierre and Jacques de Wissant to use as a helmet rack. Unfortunately, I have two more helmets that it doesn’t hold. I guess I’ll need to print Jacques’ left hand.
This is great news for LA. Every city in California should follow suit, and the State should implement this in the next building code update.
LA's single-stair motion has been adopted!
And I very much appreciate these quotes from two moms of young kids on our council. More family-sized housing please!
And I very much appreciate these quotes from two moms of young kids on our council. More family-sized housing please!
April 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This is great news for LA. Every city in California should follow suit, and the State should implement this in the next building code update.
I need to drop my car off in Corona, right next to the Metrolink station. Instead of having someone drive all the way there and back to pick me up, I thought I’d see if I could take the train back. Apparently, I would have needed to plan 12 hours ahead. No wonder nobody takes transit in SoCal.
March 31, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I need to drop my car off in Corona, right next to the Metrolink station. Instead of having someone drive all the way there and back to pick me up, I thought I’d see if I could take the train back. Apparently, I would have needed to plan 12 hours ahead. No wonder nobody takes transit in SoCal.
If a proposed development complies with applicable general plan & zoning standards, it should never go before a public hearing. Without a public hearing, there is no CEQA. While this is good, it’s a half measure. Force cities to approve projects that comply with zoning to be approved ministerially.
CA's prohousing caucus has thrown down gauntlet: No more CEQA, period, for any housing project on an infill site (up to 20 acres!) that complies with applicable general plan & zoning standards.
A decisive break w/ "everything bagel" tradition!
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A decisive break w/ "everything bagel" tradition!
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Bill Text - AB-609 California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: housing development projects.
AB 609 California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: housing development projects.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
March 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
If a proposed development complies with applicable general plan & zoning standards, it should never go before a public hearing. Without a public hearing, there is no CEQA. While this is good, it’s a half measure. Force cities to approve projects that comply with zoning to be approved ministerially.
This is a really interesting & relevant project to me. I’m in a home with a 100amp main service. Installing a 50amp circuit for an EV charger was a challenge. This limit on power within a home isn’t one I had considered in the “electrify everything & green the grid” model until I ran into it myself.
March 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This is a really interesting & relevant project to me. I’m in a home with a 100amp main service. Installing a 50amp circuit for an EV charger was a challenge. This limit on power within a home isn’t one I had considered in the “electrify everything & green the grid” model until I ran into it myself.
Does anybody know if HCD or anyone else has a publicly available list of affordable housing projects at-risk of having their restrictive covenants expire? I know that cities need to list at-risk projects in the housing elements, it would be great to find this information compiled somewhere.
March 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Does anybody know if HCD or anyone else has a publicly available list of affordable housing projects at-risk of having their restrictive covenants expire? I know that cities need to list at-risk projects in the housing elements, it would be great to find this information compiled somewhere.
Love seeing this. Every transit agency should be doing this on every stop larger than an acre. Housing and shopping, co-located with transit is how we solve both our climate and cost of living crises.
LA Metro to approve K/E Line station development. 176 units (174 income-restricted), grocery store and retail space. $162m cost. Metro gets up to $8.475m rent (50% of $16.95 land value) and 15% of commercial rent (unless used for neighborhood services).
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March 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Love seeing this. Every transit agency should be doing this on every stop larger than an acre. Housing and shopping, co-located with transit is how we solve both our climate and cost of living crises.
I wish there was a newsletter like @awalkerinla.bsky.social's Torched, but for LA's Measure A funding and LACAHSA. This week has been bonkers, and I can't keep up. Today's Executive Committee For Regional Homeless Alignment meeting should be a great firework show.
Torched
So LA doesn't get burned
www.torched.la
March 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I wish there was a newsletter like @awalkerinla.bsky.social's Torched, but for LA's Measure A funding and LACAHSA. This week has been bonkers, and I can't keep up. Today's Executive Committee For Regional Homeless Alignment meeting should be a great firework show.
For the past 80 years, all Americans have been receiving immense benefits from the dollar being the world’s reserve currency. Government spending supercharges our economy, and it’s only possible because the rest of the world is willing to buy our public debt.
The whole thing is important, but listen until the end: the US depends a lot on the flow of capital into the country because it is perceived as the safest port in a storm. Once that is no longer true, a lot of things Americans take for granted go away.
A top economics reporter goes off script on national TV: “I am going to say this at risk of my job, but what President Trump is doing is insane.”
March 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
For the past 80 years, all Americans have been receiving immense benefits from the dollar being the world’s reserve currency. Government spending supercharges our economy, and it’s only possible because the rest of the world is willing to buy our public debt.
“Housing is hard,” I heard this multiple times this morning at the grand opening of a new affordable apartment community in Santa Ana. Housing doesn’t have to be hard, it was the easiest thing to build for millennia. We have made it hard, and we can make it easy again.
March 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
“Housing is hard,” I heard this multiple times this morning at the grand opening of a new affordable apartment community in Santa Ana. Housing doesn’t have to be hard, it was the easiest thing to build for millennia. We have made it hard, and we can make it easy again.