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Two somewhat linked thoughts from the feed reader in the last week. Neil Flanagan, on the generational shifts amongst environmentalists from the literal to the abstract: My (undeveloped) conjecture is: the older generation sees environmental problems from an intuitive (fishkills & pesticide) perspective, whereas the later generations see the issue in terms of abstractions (%CO2 over 10,000 Continue reading Generational regulation and institutions With Rail~volution complete, several recaps of conference sessions have sparked some interesting discussion. One panel posed the hypothetical question – what would DC look like today if we had never built Metro? WMATA’s Nat Bottigheimer emphasized the linkage between high capacity rapid transit and the ability to support dense urban development, drawing a contrast to the Continue reading The evolution of infrastructure: 4-track subways and parking decks Having done some work to help with the 2011 Railvolution local program committee, I’ll be spending part of this weekend and next week up in Woodley Park for the 2011 edition of the conference. Anyone from internet-land making the trip to the District for the conference? Anyone from DC interested in swinging by the adjunct Continue reading Railvolution DC 2011 CC image from Eric Wilfong Some quick notes: 1. DC rents continue to rise: While the vacancy rate for the Metro area is indeed low, it is most pronounced among Class A buildings in the District where just 1.6 percent of apartments are vacant. Class A rents in the city in the third quarter averaged $2,582/month, up Continue reading Quick links on rising rents, density, and housing supply |
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