My new life as a Seattle-based mitigation planner
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Pittsburgh land bank to acquire blighted properties
Pittsburgh Land Bank Approved—With Compromises
http://www.planetizen.com/node/68348
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
Rerouting earthquakes around cities
French Scientists Test a Way to Deflect Earthquake’s Damaging Effects from a City
Amazing. Way to go, science!
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Bikeable Cities: Lessons from Pittsburgh
Truth!
There is a hard-core community of bicyclists there, especially because Pittsburgh, with its narrow streets, steep hills and cold weather, is not as amenable to casual bikers as, say, Portland.
But! Overall density, housing near neighborhood commercial areas, and lots of college students and low-income residents make it a prime location for biking to be viable. Glad they're putting in infrastructure to support it, and that they have their own bike-friendly mayor now.
I remember voting for Bill Peduto, and I remember thinking he was one the good guys.
http://www.planetizen.com/node/67790
Tuesday, February 04, 2014
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
How to shelter from fallout after a nuclear attack on your city
I'll have to think about this. My basement has windows.
How to shelter from fallout after a nuclear attack on your city:
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Why it's a good idea to stop eating shrimp
Alternative for people with low willpower: start by eating less, or making it a tie-breaker when choosing between 2 menu items that sound good. Sometimes saying NEVER AGAIN can be overwhelming and overall does less good when people can't stick to it, whereas saying LESS is pretty doable.
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