Jeff Ryan
@jeffryan.bsky.social
PNW based urbanist, veteran, and family man. Raised in the Flint Hills.
Opinions shared are my own.
Opinions shared are my own.
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“We found there’s this perfect one-to-one relationship. If a city increased its road capacity by 10% then driving went up by 10%.” Still one of the best articles on why building bigger roads leads to more driving. Understanding “The Unbreakabke Law Of Congestion” aka #InducedDemand. Via @wired.com
What's Up With That: Building Bigger Roads Actually Makes Traffic Worse
The concept is called induced demand, which is economist-speak for when increasing the supply of something (like roads) makes people want that thing even more. Though some traffic engineers made note ...
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:19 AM
“We found there’s this perfect one-to-one relationship. If a city increased its road capacity by 10% then driving went up by 10%.” Still one of the best articles on why building bigger roads leads to more driving. Understanding “The Unbreakabke Law Of Congestion” aka #InducedDemand. Via @wired.com
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After #SanDiego removed minimum parking mandates for homes near transit, “its density bonus program produced much more housing…more market-rate housing, more affordable housing in 100%-affordable buildings, and more affordable housing in mixed-income projects.”
cal.streetsblog.org/2021/05/19/p...
cal.streetsblog.org/2021/05/19/p...
Parking Requirements Are Not a Useful Bargaining Chip for Increasing Affordable Housing - Streetsblog California
Opponents of A.B. 1401 concede that parking requirements are bad policy, but worry that removing them will undermine affordable housing production. Evidence suggests that's not the case.
cal.streetsblog.org
January 26, 2025 at 5:04 AM
After #SanDiego removed minimum parking mandates for homes near transit, “its density bonus program produced much more housing…more market-rate housing, more affordable housing in 100%-affordable buildings, and more affordable housing in mixed-income projects.”
cal.streetsblog.org/2021/05/19/p...
cal.streetsblog.org/2021/05/19/p...
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Trump has gagged the CDC, but not me. So I'm sharing this. www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...
Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in recorded history
Kansas public health officials say the state's ongoing tuberculosis outbreak is the largest since the CDC started reporting TB cases in the 1950s.
www.cjonline.com
January 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Trump has gagged the CDC, but not me. So I'm sharing this. www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...
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a bunch of posts about abortion pills vanished from Instagram. Meta put them back after we asked what was happening: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/t...
Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts
Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
a bunch of posts about abortion pills vanished from Instagram. Meta put them back after we asked what was happening: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/t...
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The folks obsessively posting about egg prices for the past few years have gone strangely quiet just as egg prices hit an all-time high.
January 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The folks obsessively posting about egg prices for the past few years have gone strangely quiet just as egg prices hit an all-time high.
"Did you hear they finally banned Red Dye no. 3? Thank God" My brother says as he takes a drag of his cigarette
January 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"Did you hear they finally banned Red Dye no. 3? Thank God" My brother says as he takes a drag of his cigarette
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GOP members complaining about reduction of military standards while using a chart that misspells the word military!
January 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
GOP members complaining about reduction of military standards while using a chart that misspells the word military!
The demographic most responsible for Trump's return are landowning liberals who have been opposing zoning reform and affordable housing developments in their cities.
You cannot be a progressive and believe that your home value or parking inconveniences are more important than housing families
You cannot be a progressive and believe that your home value or parking inconveniences are more important than housing families
“Imagine you are struggling to pay your grocery bills, and then an economist in the country’s top income bracket comes along and says your hardship is just vibes.”
My take @thenation on how economists’ dismissal of inflation worries contributed to Harris losing the election.
My take @thenation on how economists’ dismissal of inflation worries contributed to Harris losing the election.
January 14, 2025 at 3:45 AM
The demographic most responsible for Trump's return are landowning liberals who have been opposing zoning reform and affordable housing developments in their cities.
You cannot be a progressive and believe that your home value or parking inconveniences are more important than housing families
You cannot be a progressive and believe that your home value or parking inconveniences are more important than housing families
January 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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If we're handing out CEQA and Coastal Act exemptions for homebuilding in the event of an emergency, maybe we should consider that virtually all of California is in a state of perpetual housing emergency.
Newsom suspends environmental laws to ease rebuilding of homes and businesses in zones destroyed by the fires www.latimes.com/california/s...
Newsom suspends landmark environmental laws to ease rebuilding in wildfire zones
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order suspending parts of the Coastal Act and the California Environmental Quality Act to aid homeowners rebuilding after losses in last week's wildfires.
www.latimes.com
January 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If we're handing out CEQA and Coastal Act exemptions for homebuilding in the event of an emergency, maybe we should consider that virtually all of California is in a state of perpetual housing emergency.
That's the third time in as many years the Chiefs ended the Bengals season 😂 #nfl #arrowhead #chiefskingdom #whodey
January 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
That's the third time in as many years the Chiefs ended the Bengals season 😂 #nfl #arrowhead #chiefskingdom #whodey
Can't wait to hear how ASU losing a 2OT all-time classic vs UT is terrible for the Big12
January 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Can't wait to hear how ASU losing a 2OT all-time classic vs UT is terrible for the Big12
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Who's going to the SeaTac NYE show tonight?
#10: “I told my wife, ‘Hot damn, honey, they’ve outdone themselves this year!” said Normandy Park resident Benjamin Cross. “Next thing I knew, landing gear smashed right through the windshield of our Subaru Forester.” bit.ly/4j8x8m6
December 31, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Who's going to the SeaTac NYE show tonight?
Morally bankrupt
In Georgia, a mom facing eviction reached out to DFCS for help. They offered her nothing. Soon the agency took her kids away because of "inadequate housing."
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
When Families Need Housing, Georgia Will Pay for Foster Care Rather Than Provide Assistance
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be chea...
www.propublica.org
December 31, 2024 at 4:42 AM
Morally bankrupt
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Something grimly hilarious about how the nebulous Boogeyman "liberals" are blamed for anything and everything on here except NIMBYism, the thing they deserve significant blame for.
December 27, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Something grimly hilarious about how the nebulous Boogeyman "liberals" are blamed for anything and everything on here except NIMBYism, the thing they deserve significant blame for.
Elon and Vivek don't think Americans are smart enough...they don't think Veterans deserve benefits...and they don't think American kids deserve pre-K.
America First?
America First?
December 28, 2024 at 3:37 AM
Elon and Vivek don't think Americans are smart enough...they don't think Veterans deserve benefits...and they don't think American kids deserve pre-K.
America First?
America First?
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Build👏more👏homes👏
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, with more than 770,000 people counted as homeless.
December 27, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Build👏more👏homes👏
How could we possibly detect and have time to prepare for hundreds of thousands of troops and equipment crossing a vast ocean.
People forget that USA is blessed by geography. Being flanked by two big ass oceans tends to make invasion impractical.
People forget that USA is blessed by geography. Being flanked by two big ass oceans tends to make invasion impractical.
December 25, 2024 at 6:38 PM
How could we possibly detect and have time to prepare for hundreds of thousands of troops and equipment crossing a vast ocean.
People forget that USA is blessed by geography. Being flanked by two big ass oceans tends to make invasion impractical.
People forget that USA is blessed by geography. Being flanked by two big ass oceans tends to make invasion impractical.
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Salesperson: and as you can see, the jacket has this wonderful red lining
Me, an urban planner, eyes narrowing: it has WHAT
Me, an urban planner, eyes narrowing: it has WHAT
December 2, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Salesperson: and as you can see, the jacket has this wonderful red lining
Me, an urban planner, eyes narrowing: it has WHAT
Me, an urban planner, eyes narrowing: it has WHAT
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Men's basketball: Seattle University 79, UW 70. Hell. Yeah. Go Redhawks!
December 24, 2024 at 6:04 AM
Men's basketball: Seattle University 79, UW 70. Hell. Yeah. Go Redhawks!