Hector Arbuckle
@hectorarbuckle.bsky.social
Iowan in DC. Born this side of the millennium. Italianate architecture stan. I love a good corn maize!
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still poleaxed by the idea that you could oppose birthright citizenship and still think of yourself as a liberal in any sense of the term.
December 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
still poleaxed by the idea that you could oppose birthright citizenship and still think of yourself as a liberal in any sense of the term.
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The reason he can't quite get to the bottom of it is because he thinks NYC & San Francisco are expensive because of all the "elites" moving in.
They are unusual for the number of families moving AWAY.
Millions have, at this point, and it never factors in to these discussions.
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They are unusual for the number of families moving AWAY.
Millions have, at this point, and it never factors in to these discussions.
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A thorough review of the issue.
One missing part that economists don't seem to see is that since 2008 the problem isn't that NYC is expensive. It's that Ypsilanti is now also getting more expensive.
Vibecession: Much More Than You Wanted To Know
www.astralcodexten.com/p/vibecessio...
One missing part that economists don't seem to see is that since 2008 the problem isn't that NYC is expensive. It's that Ypsilanti is now also getting more expensive.
Vibecession: Much More Than You Wanted To Know
www.astralcodexten.com/p/vibecessio...
Vibecession: Much More Than You Wanted To Know
...
www.astralcodexten.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The reason he can't quite get to the bottom of it is because he thinks NYC & San Francisco are expensive because of all the "elites" moving in.
They are unusual for the number of families moving AWAY.
Millions have, at this point, and it never factors in to these discussions.
1/
They are unusual for the number of families moving AWAY.
Millions have, at this point, and it never factors in to these discussions.
1/
in all seriousness, the white house's national security "plan" is basically an open declaration of intent to heavily meddle in European politics with the intention of promoting ethnic-nationalist political factions.
December 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
in all seriousness, the white house's national security "plan" is basically an open declaration of intent to heavily meddle in European politics with the intention of promoting ethnic-nationalist political factions.
The original Cancel Culture. From Wikipedia's article on "Vaudeville."
![This "polite entertainment" also extended to Keith's company members. He went to extreme measures to maintain this level of modesty. Keith even went as far as posting warnings backstage such as this: "Don't say 'slob' or 'son of a gun' or 'hully gee' on the stage unless you want to be canceled peremptorily... if you are guilty of uttering anything sacrilegious or even suggestive you will be immediately closed and will never again be allowed in a theatre where Mr. Keith is in authority." Along these same lines of discipline, Keith's theatre managers would occasionally send out blue envelopes with orders to omit certain suggestive lines of songs and possible substitutions for those words. If actors chose to ignore these orders or quit, they would get "a black mark" on their name and would never again be allowed to work on the Keith Circuit. Thus, actors learned to follow the instructions given to them by B. F. Keith for fear of losing their careers forever.[5]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l5t7gno3xiuxjdkmj2iiwg2m/bafkreihzfur3ffxni4wy5utcc5hlbpdscigps6ib5kenslex4rccb2ndba@jpeg)
December 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The original Cancel Culture. From Wikipedia's article on "Vaudeville."
Should I make a separate Bluesky account for the language-posting? I fear that posting too much of it might bother the usual transit/urbanism crew.
December 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Should I make a separate Bluesky account for the language-posting? I fear that posting too much of it might bother the usual transit/urbanism crew.
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A little Dutch-style bike infrastructure in Austin.
December 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A little Dutch-style bike infrastructure in Austin.
If Passaic County were made into a single city (either a bigger Paterson or a new "Passaic City"), it would have 526,597 people in 185 square miles, making it more populous than Atlanta proper, and more populous than Kansas City proper with just 3/5 the land area.
December 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
If Passaic County were made into a single city (either a bigger Paterson or a new "Passaic City"), it would have 526,597 people in 185 square miles, making it more populous than Atlanta proper, and more populous than Kansas City proper with just 3/5 the land area.
If all of Union County, NJ were brought together into one city ("Union City" or a bigger Elizabeth), that city (with 594,160 people in 2024) would be more peopled than Baltimore, Milwaukee, and Sacramento, while having the same amount of land (103 square miles) as said Milwaukee.
December 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
If all of Union County, NJ were brought together into one city ("Union City" or a bigger Elizabeth), that city (with 594,160 people in 2024) would be more peopled than Baltimore, Milwaukee, and Sacramento, while having the same amount of land (103 square miles) as said Milwaukee.
If Essex County, NJ were made into a single city ("Essex City" or an expanded Newark), it would be the 19th-most-peopled city in the US, beating out SF, Seattle, and Denver, while being physically smaller than Denver at 126 square miles.
December 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
If Essex County, NJ were made into a single city ("Essex City" or an expanded Newark), it would be the 19th-most-peopled city in the US, beating out SF, Seattle, and Denver, while being physically smaller than Denver at 126 square miles.
If Bergen County, NJ, were made into a single city ("Bergen City" or an expanded Hackensack), it would be the nation's 15th most populous city with 978,641 people. It would beat out Charlotte, Indianapolis, San Francisco, and Seattle while being physically smaller than the first two at 234 sq mi.
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
If Bergen County, NJ, were made into a single city ("Bergen City" or an expanded Hackensack), it would be the nation's 15th most populous city with 978,641 people. It would beat out Charlotte, Indianapolis, San Francisco, and Seattle while being physically smaller than the first two at 234 sq mi.
If Hudson County, New Jersey were consolidated into a single city (either a new "Hudson City" or an expanded "Jersey City"), it would be the US's 22nd most populous city proper - beating out Denver, DC, and Boston - and would be the 3rd densest city in the top 50, also beating Boston.
December 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
If Hudson County, New Jersey were consolidated into a single city (either a new "Hudson City" or an expanded "Jersey City"), it would be the US's 22nd most populous city proper - beating out Denver, DC, and Boston - and would be the 3rd densest city in the top 50, also beating Boston.
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it is MIRACULOUS that we got rid of lead paint and asbestos when we did. if we had tried that today, there would be people whining about how we're restricting their rights.
Bring back residential-use lead paint, you cowards.
December 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
it is MIRACULOUS that we got rid of lead paint and asbestos when we did. if we had tried that today, there would be people whining about how we're restricting their rights.
Leydig's bodypiece:
Leydig’s bodypiece (named after the German cellweave-lorist Franz Leydig who first marked it out in 1857) is a one-of-a-kind bodypiece found only in some, but not all, dish-gillers (sharks and rays).
Leydig’s bodypiece (named after the German cellweave-lorist Franz Leydig who first marked it out in 1857) is a one-of-a-kind bodypiece found only in some, but not all, dish-gillers (sharks and rays).
December 4, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Leydig's bodypiece:
Leydig’s bodypiece (named after the German cellweave-lorist Franz Leydig who first marked it out in 1857) is a one-of-a-kind bodypiece found only in some, but not all, dish-gillers (sharks and rays).
Leydig’s bodypiece (named after the German cellweave-lorist Franz Leydig who first marked it out in 1857) is a one-of-a-kind bodypiece found only in some, but not all, dish-gillers (sharks and rays).
Chondrichthyes: a cross-setting of a Wikipedia lorewrit into unmixed English:
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Chondrichthyes: a cross-setting of a Wikipedia lorewrit into unmixed English:
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Why don’t we build charming main streets like this anymore? Oh, maybe this explains it:
“If a theatre had no grandfathered protection and had to meet today’s parking rules, more than 100 required spaces would cost over $7 million at current cash-in-lieu rates.”
niagaranow.com/news.phtml/r...
“If a theatre had no grandfathered protection and had to meet today’s parking rules, more than 100 required spaces would cost over $7 million at current cash-in-lieu rates.”
niagaranow.com/news.phtml/r...
Royal George rebuild didn’t cost NOTL millions in parking fees
The theatre was built long before modern municipal parking rules existed and was never required to provide general parking. As long as it remains a theatre, that zero-parking requirement is legally gr...
niagaranow.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Why don’t we build charming main streets like this anymore? Oh, maybe this explains it:
“If a theatre had no grandfathered protection and had to meet today’s parking rules, more than 100 required spaces would cost over $7 million at current cash-in-lieu rates.”
niagaranow.com/news.phtml/r...
“If a theatre had no grandfathered protection and had to meet today’s parking rules, more than 100 required spaces would cost over $7 million at current cash-in-lieu rates.”
niagaranow.com/news.phtml/r...
I like the idea of a unicameral w/ party-list proportional representation because:
1) Unified control of government (aside from the courts), making it harder for governments to deflect blame.
2) Elections are policy- or idea-based, not person-based.
But are these true in real life, I wonder?
1) Unified control of government (aside from the courts), making it harder for governments to deflect blame.
2) Elections are policy- or idea-based, not person-based.
But are these true in real life, I wonder?
It's high time for major political reforms. My list:
-Replace the Senate and House with one body that uses proportional representation
-Abolish the presidency (use prime minister instead)
-Replace the Supreme Court with rotating panels of high court judges
-Replace the Senate and House with one body that uses proportional representation
-Abolish the presidency (use prime minister instead)
-Replace the Supreme Court with rotating panels of high court judges
December 4, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I like the idea of a unicameral w/ party-list proportional representation because:
1) Unified control of government (aside from the courts), making it harder for governments to deflect blame.
2) Elections are policy- or idea-based, not person-based.
But are these true in real life, I wonder?
1) Unified control of government (aside from the courts), making it harder for governments to deflect blame.
2) Elections are policy- or idea-based, not person-based.
But are these true in real life, I wonder?
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It's high time for major political reforms. My list:
-Replace the Senate and House with one body that uses proportional representation
-Abolish the presidency (use prime minister instead)
-Replace the Supreme Court with rotating panels of high court judges
-Replace the Senate and House with one body that uses proportional representation
-Abolish the presidency (use prime minister instead)
-Replace the Supreme Court with rotating panels of high court judges
December 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It's high time for major political reforms. My list:
-Replace the Senate and House with one body that uses proportional representation
-Abolish the presidency (use prime minister instead)
-Replace the Supreme Court with rotating panels of high court judges
-Replace the Senate and House with one body that uses proportional representation
-Abolish the presidency (use prime minister instead)
-Replace the Supreme Court with rotating panels of high court judges
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Wow
I never thought I’d be saying this, but we are behind SAN FRANCISCO
I never thought I’d be saying this, but we are behind SAN FRANCISCO
Holy shit San Francisco!
60% of the city rezoned, most places exceeding (!!) SB 79. The most restrictive of these allows attached 4–8 story apt buildings with no cap on the # of homes inside, no parking mandates, and by-right streamlined approval.
Movement racking up the municipal wins today 🏆🏆🏆
60% of the city rezoned, most places exceeding (!!) SB 79. The most restrictive of these allows attached 4–8 story apt buildings with no cap on the # of homes inside, no parking mandates, and by-right streamlined approval.
Movement racking up the municipal wins today 🏆🏆🏆
December 3, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Wow
I never thought I’d be saying this, but we are behind SAN FRANCISCO
I never thought I’d be saying this, but we are behind SAN FRANCISCO
Reposted by Hector Arbuckle
Holy shit San Francisco!
60% of the city rezoned, most places exceeding (!!) SB 79. The most restrictive of these allows attached 4–8 story apt buildings with no cap on the # of homes inside, no parking mandates, and by-right streamlined approval.
Movement racking up the municipal wins today 🏆🏆🏆
60% of the city rezoned, most places exceeding (!!) SB 79. The most restrictive of these allows attached 4–8 story apt buildings with no cap on the # of homes inside, no parking mandates, and by-right streamlined approval.
Movement racking up the municipal wins today 🏆🏆🏆
December 3, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Holy shit San Francisco!
60% of the city rezoned, most places exceeding (!!) SB 79. The most restrictive of these allows attached 4–8 story apt buildings with no cap on the # of homes inside, no parking mandates, and by-right streamlined approval.
Movement racking up the municipal wins today 🏆🏆🏆
60% of the city rezoned, most places exceeding (!!) SB 79. The most restrictive of these allows attached 4–8 story apt buildings with no cap on the # of homes inside, no parking mandates, and by-right streamlined approval.
Movement racking up the municipal wins today 🏆🏆🏆
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cities are inherently dynamic, with cultures mixing and commerce booming on every corner in a high density area. it’s been that way since the Sumerian city-states, 1600s New Amsterdam, and present day Paris.
without enough housing for everyone, that’s when the stagnation and decay sets in.
without enough housing for everyone, that’s when the stagnation and decay sets in.
Great article from the former @OPinDC Director Andrew Trueblood on the inevitability of change in a city.
The tragic thing about the vacuum repair shop is it may actually have survived with more people in the area. Much denser parts of the city support...
www.trueblood.city/newsletters/...
The tragic thing about the vacuum repair shop is it may actually have survived with more people in the area. Much denser parts of the city support...
www.trueblood.city/newsletters/...
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 AM
cities are inherently dynamic, with cultures mixing and commerce booming on every corner in a high density area. it’s been that way since the Sumerian city-states, 1600s New Amsterdam, and present day Paris.
without enough housing for everyone, that’s when the stagnation and decay sets in.
without enough housing for everyone, that’s when the stagnation and decay sets in.
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
The NYC subway really does have superior coverage! Pity it doesn't extend officially into NJ.
The NYC subway really does have superior coverage! Pity it doesn't extend officially into NJ.
nyc subway radii - Google My Maps
nyc subway radii
www.google.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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The NYC subway really does have superior coverage! Pity it doesn't extend officially into NJ.
The NYC subway really does have superior coverage! Pity it doesn't extend officially into NJ.
@jahorne.bsky.social What political (and economic?) changes do you think would need to happen before we could get Baltimore the full buildout of rail lines on its original proposed subway network?
December 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
@jahorne.bsky.social What political (and economic?) changes do you think would need to happen before we could get Baltimore the full buildout of rail lines on its original proposed subway network?
@dcyimbys.bsky.social @baltpop.org @alexgoyette.bsky.social @janefgreen.bsky.social Just for fun, I made a map of what SB 79 would do to the DC/Baltimore region if it were passed here!
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
SB 79, applied to DC metro area - Google My Maps
This is an application of SB 79's standards to the DC area. This only takes into account §65912.157 (a)-(b), which set out the TOD radii that the bill is most famous for, and ignores the loophole rega...
www.google.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
@dcyimbys.bsky.social @baltpop.org @alexgoyette.bsky.social @janefgreen.bsky.social Just for fun, I made a map of what SB 79 would do to the DC/Baltimore region if it were passed here!
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
Hi @mnolangray.bsky.social @maxdubler.com - I'm reading SB 79 and I'm wondering what this phrase means.
If I'm in a formerly single-family zone within 200' of a T1 transit stop:
The T1 zone gives me 75', 120 du/ac, and 3.5 FAR.
Does the 200' raise that to 95', 160 du/ac, and 4.5 FAR?
Or not?
If I'm in a formerly single-family zone within 200' of a T1 transit stop:
The T1 zone gives me 75', 120 du/ac, and 3.5 FAR.
Does the 200' raise that to 95', 160 du/ac, and 4.5 FAR?
Or not?
December 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Hi @mnolangray.bsky.social @maxdubler.com - I'm reading SB 79 and I'm wondering what this phrase means.
If I'm in a formerly single-family zone within 200' of a T1 transit stop:
The T1 zone gives me 75', 120 du/ac, and 3.5 FAR.
Does the 200' raise that to 95', 160 du/ac, and 4.5 FAR?
Or not?
If I'm in a formerly single-family zone within 200' of a T1 transit stop:
The T1 zone gives me 75', 120 du/ac, and 3.5 FAR.
Does the 200' raise that to 95', 160 du/ac, and 4.5 FAR?
Or not?