- So, for how many years do I continue renewing the internet domain for my maiden name? It expires Tuesday. #21stCenturyProblems 18:59:09, 2014-10-18
- @PierceLilholt At a leisurely pace. in reply to PierceLilholt 18:56:51, 2014-10-18
- @bruteforceblog @PassiveHouseBB I wish! If there were a nationwide standard for ADU requirements, it would be easier… But good luck w/ that. in reply to bruteforceblog 16:14:40, 2014-10-18
- Paging @bouldercounty RT @UtilityDive: Coming next week on Utility Dive: the impacts of marijuana farming on the grid and utilities. 15:36:44, 2014-10-18
- @bradplumer @ericmbudd Wonder if higher price point + elasticity of demand results in enough less chicken consumed to offset that increase. in reply to bradplumer 15:31:32, 2014-10-18
- @PassiveHouseBB @bruteforceblog Either of you ever come across any pre-fabricated Passivhaus accessory dwelling units (ADUs)? 15:26:57, 2014-10-18
- RT @KBAndersen: Performance art idea: all 500K disenfranchised Texas minority voters apply en masse for Concealed Handgun Licenses, which c… 08:59:30, 2014-10-18
- @ericmbudd because it’s so sunny in SF… right? in reply to ericmbudd 21:38:15, 2014-10-17
- .@drgrist @bradplumer MT @BicycleLobby: We have just appointed ourselves to the position of White House Czar Czar, overseeing all the czars. 14:15:06, 2014-10-17
- @StreetsblogNet For a second there I was like “Why is Streetsblog interviewing Edward Norton, star of Fight Club?” in reply to StreetsblogNet 12:19:03, 2014-10-17
- RT @BoulderParking: Open House, Mon 10/20, 4pm @BMoCA. Share your thoughts about parking strategy and mulit modal access http://t.co/ZrQVD… 12:17:22, 2014-10-17
- So much confusion in the world about the difference between the idea of a thing, and the thing itself. Especially in city planning. 11:14:06, 2014-10-17
- RT @ClnEnergyAction: Actual price for Xcel’s 2013 DSM programs in CO (including participant contributions) still hella cheap: $0.036/kWh or… 15:01:43, 2014-10-16
- RT @ClnEnergyAction: Ohwait, that’s just the utility expenditures. Doesn’t include customer contributions to DSM. Now if only they reporte… 12:49:22, 2014-10-16
- RT @ClnEnergyAction: The lifetime $/kWh saved for @XcelEnergyCO efficiency measures in 2013: $0.0165. Or about 1/5 the retail rate. Uh, mor… 12:26:51, 2014-10-16
- RT @KyleLSaunders: Best strategy to avoid phone calls/visits to your door: VOTE ASAFP!: RT .@fishnette: I voted! Now leave me alone #copoli… 11:59:04, 2014-10-16
- Robustness and efficiency are very different, and often in conflict with each other. We seem to have forgotten how to argue for robustness. 11:16:08, 2014-10-16
- RT @ABetterBoulder: Great @Streetfilms on transportation in Zürich, a walkable midrise city where new car parking is utterly verboten! http… 10:52:26, 2014-10-16
- RT @ABetterBoulder: Tonight is our monthly happy hour at the Walnut Brewery. We’ll be talking about @EcoDistricts for East Arapahoe: https:… 10:32:44, 2014-10-16
- RT @ABetterBoulder: How do we figure out what kind of streets/buildings people like?Good example of a “visual preference” study: http://t.c… 10:30:29, 2014-10-16
- RT @CommunityCycles: A whole universe of protected bike lanes, from @peopleforbikes. What kind would you like more of in Boulder? http://t.… 10:30:19, 2014-10-16
- @ericmbudd Yeah, I woke up to that nonsense on my deck. Half-conscious, bathed in the blazing starlight, covered with golden fallen leaves. in reply to ericmbudd 09:55:21, 2014-10-16
- Sadly the @MasalaCoop ballot discussion centered on whether to simply not vote for governor, versus actively voting against @hickforco. 22:18:03, 2014-10-15
- @JesseJenkins Though sadly he uses tonnes of oil equivalent per year as his unit of power 🙂 in reply to JesseJenkins 13:36:52, 2014-10-15
- @JesseJenkins There’s some great graphs in the first part of @VaclavSmil’s Energy at the Crossroads that get this point across. in reply to JesseJenkins 12:37:55, 2014-10-15
- @JesseJenkins 2-3kW/capita, avg rate of total energy use. Many real quality of life metrics seem to saturate in that range globally. in reply to JesseJenkins 12:37:20, 2014-10-15
- @drgrist @JesseJenkins But this only makes sense if we can talk about how much energy is “enough” for high quality life. I say 2-3kW/cap. in reply to drgrist 12:13:47, 2014-10-15
- @drgrist @JesseJenkins Vastly different implications for the energy starved vs. energy obese. One gets easy access, one easy reduction. in reply to drgrist 12:12:09, 2014-10-15
- RT @NewHorizons2015: !!Embargo lifted!! WE HAVE A KUIPER BELT FLYBY TARGET–IN FACT POSSIBLY UP TO THREE TO CHOOSE FROM! Details here: http… 11:10:06, 2014-10-15
- Portable nuclear fusion power stations in 10yrs from @LockheedMartin? Color me very, very skeptical:
http://t.co/sF2ymomJv1 via @jaredpolis 11:06:22, 2014-10-15 - @ericmbudd That’s okay. They’re the ones that count. I wonder if FB does selective display based on keyword content? Assume so. in reply to ericmbudd 09:48:28, 2014-10-15
- @ericmbudd Then it’s harmless at least. They do get a fair amount of response actually. Except on TAB days, when I’m sure FB mutes me. in reply to ericmbudd 09:42:26, 2014-10-15
- @ericmbudd I just spam them all with my Tweets. in reply to ericmbudd 09:37:00, 2014-10-15
- .@meltzere The “no more land” meme is so frustrating. Land is recyclable. All the world’s great cities have been “built out” for centuries. in reply to meltzere 09:33:03, 2014-10-15
- FB & Apple will pay to freeze your eggs, so you can work longer. Soon: free outsourced Indian gestation surrogates? http://t.co/yDLpPaYaaN 17:33:49, 2014-10-14
- @ericmbudd did you really just read that ridiculous spew of notes from TAB in 10 minutes? 15:10:38, 2014-10-14
- @Revkin @drgrist @Kenwardjr Automation took US coal miners from 229k in 1980 to 83k in 1995. Hard to go much faster. http://t.co/aZGELqxbSx in reply to Revkin 14:45:17, 2014-10-14
- @drgrist Sadly, an easy illusion to sell to people that are doing just fine with the way things are rigged right now, thank you very much. in reply to drgrist 14:28:09, 2014-10-14
- @drgrist So we have to do something unprecedented. As it turns out, no matter what path we choose, we will be doing something unprecedented. in reply to drgrist 14:09:19, 2014-10-14
- @sugarmags3 I know. Took me 1.5 hrs to get to work today. Up Boulder Canyon to Fourmile, over to Sunshine on Poorman road. I hate commuting. in reply to sugarmags3 09:55:44, 2014-10-14
- @MikeSalisbury78 Angle is GHG, but not sure what the additional information they're hoping to glean is. in reply to MikeSalisbury78 07:06:11, 2014-10-14
- Whoa. TAB has one member from each of @OpenBoulder, @ABetterBoulder & @PLANBoulder boards. #BoulderPoliticalTrifecta 20:39:45, 2014-10-13
- Boulder looking at tracking “person miles traveled” not just VMT. How would my weird 2000W life look? I go very, very few miles. 20:18:13, 2014-10-13
- Shout outs at TAB to transportation related Boulder Energy Challenge winners @egocarshare & @SnuggHome in connection w/ Climate Action Plan. 20:00:30, 2014-10-13
- Boulder is going to change. Our choice is at best about how it will change. Need to acknowledge that. Up front. 19:48:40, 2014-10-13
- Need to do better highlighting of hard goals… and the tools that will achieve them. Don’t like the tools? Maybe you don’t like the goals. 19:46:54, 2014-10-13
- TAB talking about scope of the upcoming Comp Plan update. Given the last month’s brouhaha, I can’t imagine this will be a small effort. 19:43:44, 2014-10-13
- So much talking for something everyone already agrees on. If eBikes become a problem on the paths, I have do doubt we’ll hear about it. 18:26:03, 2014-10-13
- Also looking at transferring management of a few small connections on Open Space paths to @bouldergobldr, enabling eBike use there too. 18:23:53, 2014-10-13
- Also happy to meet Megan Tolbert, the new director of @btransportc, Boulder’s TMO. http://t.co/vzjrnC7UrP 18:19:43, 2014-10-13
- A couple of people at TAB in support of removing sunset clause for eBikes on the Boulder bike paths, including Ray from @CommunityCycles. 18:09:01, 2014-10-13
- Okay, so, 1.5 days and 300 pages of TAB packet later… I sure hope they’ve got us some tasty (and yet economical) dinner fixins.. 17:34:25, 2014-10-13
- 2014 Boulder TMP aims for 20% less VMT in 2035 => New projects must be net VMT negative, while adding jobs & residents. => @citiesforpeople 15:25:11, 2014-10-13
- Seems odd to require a TDM plan when developer requests a parking reduction. Seems more important when they want to build excessive parking. 15:11:52, 2014-10-13
- @trueanomalies Mmmmm. Original horizontality. in reply to trueanomalies 13:29:14, 2014-10-13
- @JesseJenkins @drgrist @alexrolfe Sadly BC strikes me as a special case. Nearly all hydroelectricity. Population ~half Vancouver metro area. in reply to JesseJenkins 12:33:32, 2014-10-13
- Allowing only preexisting residents to park on-street might, ironically, be an improvement. A totally unfair improvement. 11:55:34, 2014-10-13
- @AlexSteffen Well that’s good to hear. Because it sure seems like we suck at creativity when it’s not mandatory. in reply to AlexSteffen 11:43:41, 2014-10-13
- This both drives up real overall parking costs (which are often ~$100/month) and works against our stated transportation goals. 11:37:56, 2014-10-13
- They're required to pay for parking they may or may not use, while glut of supply makes allocating costs fairly with pricing impossible. 11:36:55, 2014-10-13
- But tacitly requiring plentiful, free, unmanaged on-street parking imposes huge costs on multi-family housing dwellers. 11:36:09, 2014-10-13
- Neighbors often object to reduced off-street parking requirements because they fear imposed costs of on-street spillover. 11:35:52, 2014-10-13
- As a transportation policy tool, parking requirements should lead demand, not lag behind it. Because, feedback. 11:27:30, 2014-10-13
- But setting parking requirements to meet observed demand ignores the fact that unpriced parking is itself a huge determinant of that demand. 11:25:04, 2014-10-13
- Boulder is considering reducing parking requirements in some higher density housing zones, in part due to observed excessive supply. 11:24:32, 2014-10-13
- @ericmbudd Which do you think is more powerful long-term? I think it depends how far we deviate from prevailing norms. in reply to ericmbudd 11:07:53, 2014-10-13
- I’ll guess that the latter (changing the population) is more powerful long-term — a selection effect, for those less intent on driving. 11:07:20, 2014-10-13
- With parking & transportation policy, do we change the behavior of the existing population? Or do we actually change the population itself? 11:04:32, 2014-10-13
- Can we subsidize affordable housing with additional development rights? @housingRobert on Inclusionary Upzoning: http://t.co/rSn6gWxLZF 10:57:48, 2014-10-13
- If developers won’t solve affordable housing on their own, can they be tricked into doing it with the right policies? http://t.co/zYdbZFtlvp 10:34:14, 2014-10-13
- As far as I can tell, only about half of local government understands what a feedback loop is. Which is problematic. 10:31:06, 2014-10-13
- I especially like the sneaky reference to giant Planning Board packet for all the parking ordinance details: https://t.co/jJJWzkrNHg 09:24:38, 2014-10-13
- Whoever thought putting parking overhaul, Boulder Valley Comp Plan, and Climate Commitment into the same TAB packet was a good idea: WTF? 09:22:23, 2014-10-13
- @kelseykccody Ever since I was a kid playing in the marching band, I knew there was something wrong with sportsball. in reply to kelseykccody 09:12:21, 2014-10-13
- I think Boulder is just about ready for some competitive spirituality. https://t.co/dxvn1yPibg #StayOutOfMyNamasteSpace #OnlyInBoulder 09:11:43, 2014-10-13
- @sumnums @ericmbudd @mikesonn I read that @ACEEEdc report last year. Reading it again now, I’m surprised how vague it seems. 01:13:09, 2014-10-13
- @drgrist Occasionally I feel weird for spending so much time with so many younger people. But mostly it just feels good. in reply to drgrist 22:44:55, 2014-10-12
- @dawnofmidi Anything that can stay on infinite repeat for this long while I work is an easy sell… in reply to dawnofmidi 22:42:59, 2014-10-12
- RT @BillMoyersHQ: “Don’t step off the curb, that’s where the danger lies in American life,” not ISIS. — Tom Engelhardt
http://t.co/WhfSfK… 22:35:50, 2014-10-12 - Weird info-commerce. The strange and wonderful bits of Dysnomia flowed to me from @dawnofmidi, causing monetary bits to flow back. 22:20:24, 2014-10-12
- @ericmbudd @sumnums @mikesonn Which is (a small part of) why they’ve requested a revenue decoupling mechanism in 14AL-0660E, at CPUC now. in reply to ericmbudd 19:43:53, 2014-10-12
- @sumnums @ericmbudd @mikesonn Xcel’s DSM performance incentive is insufficient to overcome their throughput incentive (to sell more kWh). in reply to sumnums 19:42:40, 2014-10-12
- RT @ABetterBoulder: A longer-form piece from the @dailycamera on the coming discussion around the future of Boulder’s growth/development: h… 19:22:45, 2014-10-12
- RT @Green_Footballs: I wonder if all the conservatives yelling that Ebola might become airborne realize it means they now believe in evolut… 19:22:38, 2014-10-12
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- Off to @MasalaCoop annual retreat. Housemate said “I dunno if we’ve ever driven together. Actually, have I ever even seen you in a car?" 14:50:01, 2014-10-10
- Anybody know of a city where one-time development entitlement increases are offered in exchange for permanently affordable housing? 10:46:56, 2014-10-10
- @shwinnebego Buckminster Fuller on ephemeralization? "more and more with less and less until eventually you can do everything with nothing" in reply to shwinnebego 10:33:35, 2014-10-10
- RT @ericmbudd: this train is taking me California -> Denver with only a $10 charge for my bike. suck it, airlines http://t.co/rqRkJThW5K 10:15:58, 2014-10-10
- @JesseJenkins @IslaStevens I'd second that. One of the best books I've come across for introducing folks to energy issues. Very accessible. in reply to JesseJenkins 07:44:03, 2014-10-10
- @IslaStevens @JesseJenkins I found David Bodansky's book Nuclear Energy to be a great evenhanded backgrounder for the technically inclined. in reply to IslaStevens 07:38:45, 2014-10-10
- RT @ClnEnergyAction: Interview w/ David Victor on walking away from the 2°C goal. This discussion will continue for the rest of our lives: … 00:39:27, 2014-10-10
- So this is how the world ends. With a quest for a more convenient parking spot. And in Fresno, no less: http://t.co/00ech2wi0I #truestory 00:15:54, 2014-10-10
- Sadly Seattle is backsliding on intrinsically affordable housing. A cautionary tale for #Boulder via @Sightline http://t.co/qpz4E3EnLy 22:37:18, 2014-10-09
- Given how often climate actions are measured in units of “cars taken off the road,” you might think we'd try taking some cars off the road. 21:28:36, 2014-10-09
- RT @johnffarrell: Another chart the internets were missing: U.S. per capita electricity consumption since 1960. #in http://t.co/rH0zJLAtyY 21:17:20, 2014-10-09
- If you’re a member of the @COHealthOP, don’t forget to vote for the Co-op board of directors by Oct 15th! http://t.co/ntNAQuPX8b 21:02:56, 2014-10-09
- RT @ClnEnergyAction: Over it’s (planned) lifetime, @XcelEnergyCO’s Comanche coal plant will emit ~500MT of CO2, or ~0.1% of all humanity’s … 13:16:39, 2014-10-09
- RT @ABetterBoulder: And if you want to get more familiar with East Arapahoe, @bouldergobldr is doing a walk/bike audit this Sat, 10/11 http… 12:39:17, 2014-10-09
- RT @ABetterBoulder: B2H2 next Thu. 10/16 5:30pm at Walnut Brewery. We’re going to talk about doing an @EcoDistrict on East Arapahoe! https:… 12:34:59, 2014-10-09
- @johnffarrell That’s the only way to make it pay without a carbon tax. Beautiful irony. Like emissions reductions from NW passage shipping. in reply to johnffarrell 12:19:38, 2014-10-08
- RT @ABetterBoulder: A good look at what it really talks to do walkable density from @Kaid_in_DC (hint, it’s not high rises…): http://t.co/C… 10:43:55, 2014-10-08
- RT @drgrist: You never thought a FERC case before the DC Circuit Court could be this exciting!!! http://t.co/2aIHZPrkKA 21:13:43, 2014-10-07
- RT @WillToor: New report: time to look at Bus Rapid Transit across the Denver metro area:
http://t.co/ursiyPXW2p 21:08:07, 2014-10-07 - @sumnums (not that that would add up to an accurate portrayal of the relative space intensity, of course) in reply to sumnums 21:07:31, 2014-10-07
- @sumnums Wouldn’t reduced motor vehicle spacing bias it in the opposite direction as the extreme occupancy rates? At least for bike vs. car? in reply to sumnums 21:06:58, 2014-10-07
- @ericmbudd I’ve ridden that stretch many times, so awesome… except for the eucalyptus seeds on the Devil’s Slide. Is the tunnel done yet? in reply to ericmbudd 21:02:49, 2014-10-07
- For reals. #Boulder clerk, on gay marriage: ’Young people can't believe we're even having this conversation.' http://t.co/N1taYf69oO 21:00:45, 2014-10-07
- @sumnums Curious in what way you think the recurring meme on road space occupied by various modes (bus, bike, car) is disingenuous. 20:56:12, 2014-10-07
- If you’re crazy enough to buy a new car on credit, make it an EV & combine financing for PV, home EE w/ @SnuggHome: http://t.co/fNNDW7SwNf 16:36:35, 2014-10-07
- RT @drgrist: Markets are always and already rigged. Rejecting changes in name of "free market" = "we like the way it’s rigged now, thanks" 15:35:52, 2014-10-07
- @drgrist Kind of. Densely populated countries that want high per capita energy use would be required to import. Might feel like water rights in reply to drgrist 09:27:10, 2014-10-07
- Pretty nice view to wake up to. http://t.co/Bcsqqxx0C3 07:28:23, 2014-10-07
- @drgrist Not entirely baseless. Depends how many watts/capita we aspire to globally, and comfort with cross-border electricity flows. in reply to drgrist 00:09:58, 2014-10-07
- Simultaneously cuddling and doing technical work with someone is strange and wonderful. Very disparate parts of the brain engaged together. 23:58:16, 2014-10-06
- @fffalcon @robnagler @OpenBoulder How do we wake them up? Interesting issue of tech leaders working globally vs. past local biz leaders. in reply to fffalcon 23:52:58, 2014-10-06
- 4. Instead of fearing a loss of “competitiveness” why can’t we just admit we’d rather compete in a different game. A longer, safer game. 22:34:13, 2014-10-06
- @estrellaboulder @robnagler How do we keep this from devolving into SF style tech vs. everyone Googlebus protests? in reply to estrellaboulder 22:27:47, 2014-10-06
- 3. You can decide you value the future enough to do something today. Many important discount rates are not determined by the financiers. 22:16:30, 2014-10-06
- 2. Your community can choose to be more or less risk averse than your nation, changing both estimated climate mitigation & adaptation costs. 22:12:51, 2014-10-06
- 1. Decentralized, local, voluntary action on climate isn’t intrinsically costly. It's the act of embracing a different type of economy. 22:10:38, 2014-10-06
- Academic researchers train far more people than there will ever be labs to run. Tournament, or pyramid scheme? https://t.co/zMWs5TfNi4 20:30:09, 2014-10-06
- Finally, a negative climate feedback. Cargo vessels using Northwest Passage emitting 1300 tons less CO2 per voyage: http://t.co/wAtkLUrcKt 00:07:21, 2014-10-06
- Naomi Wolf (and the news in general) seems very Road to Oceania these days: http://t.co/h6k9o9A6k0 23:56:43, 2014-10-05
- RT @drgrist: Hoo boy. RT @stevesilberman: Lord, this Naomi Wolf stuff is troubling. http://t.co/MrzHORHqln 23:55:25, 2014-10-05
- RT @xkcdfeed: #xkcd Proteins: http://t.co/xdkydKslRN 23:46:35, 2014-10-05
- RT @BrentToderian: Another illustration that mobility is about space, even when cars arent moving. HT @EriniaPeralta (not sure location) ht… 21:06:40, 2014-10-04
- RT @AlexSteffen: In midsized cities, shifting commutes to low-CO2 means 100s+ ppl a month switching from cars to bikes/transit/walking. Jus… 02:00:14, 2014-10-04
- Frost advisory tonight. I think I'm going to have to deploy the extra fluffy comforter to keep sleeping on my deck under the stars. 01:59:17, 2014-10-04
- @ericmbudd @mikesonn @mlroach Food of the gods. The California gods. in reply to ericmbudd 01:52:13, 2014-10-04
- There’s something odd about how having a website for something suddenly makes it seem real. What a fascinating modern age it is we live in. 13:04:19, 2014-10-03
- RT @ericmbudd: @ZaneSelvans noticing I care much more about place, economy, transportation and some PB members only care about architecture… 23:33:30, 2014-10-02
- RT @ericmbudd: people come to public meetings to defend surface parking lots from new development. I has a sad. at #boulder planning board 23:32:53, 2014-10-02
- @robnagler @OpenBoulder would be great to see the local tech crowd engaged in and helping to reshape local politics. in reply to robnagler 23:19:51, 2014-10-02
- @ericmbudd Not. In. My. Back. Yard. That's where. in reply to ericmbudd 23:17:02, 2014-10-02
- RT @EricHolthaus: Pretty much every possible mode of transit, compared for climate impact: http://t.co/A4NauCuUhJ via @evanjmwaters http://… 21:40:14, 2014-10-02
- @ericmbudd so how did it end up? in reply to ericmbudd 21:37:56, 2014-10-02
- @ericmbudd what about Leonard and john and crystal? in reply to ericmbudd 20:39:45, 2014-10-02
- @ericmbudd which is why separating land use and design considerations into different bodies might be good… in reply to ericmbudd 20:13:23, 2014-10-02
- @ericmbudd especially strange when they aren't architects, which is almost all of them. in reply to ericmbudd 20:09:26, 2014-10-02
- @ericmbudd How'd it go for The James? in reply to ericmbudd 19:59:23, 2014-10-02
- @ericmbudd good job! I sent in written comments. At an event on energy stuff. in reply to ericmbudd 19:59:06, 2014-10-02
- At @switch__energy, MC polling audience on their backgrounds. Basically nobody from the utilities, generation, transmission side of things. 19:07:37, 2014-10-02
- Any of my tweeps want a free ticket to @switch__energy tonight? @ClnEnergyAction has 1 extra. Doors open 6pm tonight at @eTownHall. 15:08:04, 2014-10-02
- @AlexSteffen Being trapped on Earth is pretty nice. Still hard to accept. After all, Khan Noonien Singh & Will Robinson never gave up… in reply to AlexSteffen 11:23:24, 2014-10-02
- I’m in good (remote) company. @KevinClimate @johnffarrell @alicebowslarkin RT @EricHolthaus: My Year Without Flying: http://t.co/cVfcMmSYYa 11:16:48, 2014-10-02
- RT @AlexSteffen: Inventions to expand planetary limits = fixation of 20th C futurism; 21st C futurism wonders: How we can expand what's pos… 11:09:59, 2014-10-02
- It does seem like lots of discontent bubbling. Prospect of political chaos is both frightening and exciting. @OpenBoulder @ABetterBoulder 19:09:33, 2014-10-01
- Lots of talk about @boulderosmp access. Is this a constituency of convenience? Or a core issue. Interesting either way… 19:05:56, 2014-10-01
- Kyle from Boulder Ventures on the economic value of the @boulderosmp as an attractor for talent, quality of life, need for access. 19:02:02, 2014-10-01
- Danica Powell at @OpenBoulder speaking about the need for Boulder not to be "frozen in time", but vital, evolving. 18:58:57, 2014-10-01
- At the @OpenBoulder coming out. @Shoemaker4City speaking on need for "busy people" to be proactive, rather than reactive in local politics. 18:55:54, 2014-10-01
- RT @KailiJoy: Science. For girls. http://t.co/oLtYdGykso http://t.co/Auj7xrscTp 17:36:43, 2014-10-01
- RT @JustinWolfers: The problem with the joke about the Efficient Markets Hypothesis is that I assume you've already heard it. 17:05:21, 2014-10-01
- @drgrist @WesternMEM I frame it that way in every talk I give. Definitely yields some furrowed brows, blank stares. http://t.co/LldmjZs3Yi in reply to drgrist 14:24:12, 2014-10-01
- .@WesternMEM @drgrist Also totally agree on the bottom-up approach, and think it begins at the city scale, e.g. @c40cities. in reply to WesternMEM 14:12:40, 2014-10-01
- RT @jonathanshainin: My favorite American holiday is the annual unveiling of our new enemy. http://t.co/PHCJR5OqZk 14:06:07, 2014-10-01
- .@WesternMEM @drgrist Even without social carbon costs… because of unknowable future fuel/energy costs, localized health impacts, etc. in reply to WesternMEM 14:05:37, 2014-10-01
- .@WesternMEM @drgrist If we go with @LongNow style discounting & @nntaleb style risk aversion, climate action is a financial no-brainer. in reply to WesternMEM 14:00:45, 2014-10-01
- .@WesternMEM @drgrist And both of those variables are essentially philosophical questions: What kind of civilization do we want to be? in reply to WesternMEM 13:58:32, 2014-10-01
- .@WesternMEM @drgrist I think we need to stop seeing climate action as a cost. Low discount rates & high risk aversion change the calculus. in reply to WesternMEM 13:57:09, 2014-10-01
- @WesternMEM Dude, yer double tweeting. in reply to WesternMEM 13:32:08, 2014-10-01
- I know I’m sleeping outside enough because I'm noticing the Pleiades creeping slowly across the sky as the seasons change. 08:29:55, 2014-10-01
- RT @drgrist: Something baseball something. 01:59:03, 2014-10-01
- @sugarmags3 Also the @BerkeleyLab review of PV pricing for 2013 is good. http://t.co/4RxZx1JuuK in reply to sugarmags3 00:44:37, 2014-10-01
- RT @ColinPeters: "Climate change may make the Earth incompatible with human civilization in 100 years."
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"One guy in Texas has Ebola.… 00:39:57, 2014-10-01 - 4 yrs of hard use & a bag started delaminating. Great warranty from @OrtliebUSA & Wayne at http://t.co/5rGMBcvP8b http://t.co/JhSRYYreLv 22:27:37, 2014-09-30
- Fun times talking @EPA 111(d) rules & xenoforming the homeworld at DU. Now a belated lunch at Union Station. http://t.co/dipSBfjSXV 16:40:08, 2014-09-30
- RT @dechristopher: "Radicals who are serious about political change—and not just engaging in self-righteous sideline critique" must read ht… 12:16:23, 2014-09-30
- RT @cmgosnell: Who says you can't get groceries via bikes? My @bldrfoodrescue pick up for @BoulderFNB. I love Tuesdays. http://t.co/cHBOqNw… 10:51:37, 2014-09-30
- RT @BadAstronomer: I wish Vonnegut had lived long enough to see lakes on Titan named after sirens. It’s good that we can appreciate it, tho… 10:35:28, 2014-09-30
- Another desirable city respecting their 1970s growth boundary, but growing: https://t.co/68IzSMm8V2 #Portlandia 23:03:07, 2014-09-29
- Ohrite, we never really did come to any resolution on that flying robotic assassin thing. https://t.co/471gVaTdPg 22:35:58, 2014-09-29
- RT @Shell_US: A range of sources will be needed to supply this vital energy over the coming decades. #FutureOfCities http://t.co/3vi3t4F4oC 22:34:35, 2014-09-29
- It’s all gardening from here on out. The coral reef counter-xenoforming movement: http://t.co/HNQOh5Ggp2 21:33:38, 2014-09-29
- There’s something kind of dark about a purely financial solution to climate change. Something that reminds me of a ransom. 20:59:57, 2014-09-29
- @EchelonInsights @fishnette There’s something kind of dark about purely financial election reportage. in reply to EchelonInsights 20:48:11, 2014-09-29
- RT @WalkableDFW: The rapid decay of Detroit. Yikes http://t.co/yiqyawKFJH 19:27:36, 2014-09-29
- Electric utilities aren’t the only ones that want to overbuild capacity in Colorado. There’s the @ColoradoDOT too: http://t.co/CtF7AWojIf 13:50:26, 2014-09-29
- @ericmbudd @Boulder_Bcycle Is that the station that’s hidden in between the @StJulienHotel and the “civic use” pad thing? in reply to ericmbudd 12:59:46, 2014-09-29
- @drgrist This is what perpetual war feels like… once we've entered, The Twillight Zone. in reply to drgrist 12:52:39, 2014-09-29
- @sugarmags3 I had my quarterly automobile/traffic experience in RMNP this weekend. Elk induced traffic jam. in reply to sugarmags3 11:34:03, 2014-09-29
- “There is no evidence that X is caused by Y.” is a very different statement than “There is evidence that X is not caused by Y.” #LeSigh 09:16:28, 2014-09-29
- @BadAstronomer @astro_reid Gawd I wish there were an easy way to find the original, full-res versions of these images. in reply to BadAstronomer 09:08:20, 2014-09-29
- RT @ericmbudd: if you never do something more extreme, how will you find the boundary conditions? 09:07:10, 2014-09-29
- @sugarmags3 Thankfully, not wondering. in reply to sugarmags3 09:04:20, 2014-09-29
- RT @ABetterBoulder: With development in Boulder zapping surface parking lots, maybe we need some historic preservation, like Cincinnati… ht… 16:43:07, 2014-09-28
- Traffic is at a standstill in Rocky Mountain NP, due to elk rubbernecking. But the Glacier Gorge cirque was gorgeous, as always. 19:37:48, 2014-09-27
- RT @nils_gilman: "Much of what Wall Street sells is less like engineering than like a forecasting service for a coin-flipping contest" http… 07:58:00, 2014-09-27
- “We've been in Iraq so long that we have an aircraft carrier named after the president who launched the adventure.” http://t.co/FDDkvcZegQ 00:34:17, 2014-09-27
- One way or another, we’ve been in Iraq for my entire adult life. And this time around I find myself unable to care. And that horrifies me. 00:28:59, 2014-09-27
- RT @MasalaCoop: Friday night at the Co-op. Oh yeah, people be getting crazy. http://t.co/4MuhTonIYu 23:31:01, 2014-09-26
- RT @MasalaCoop: One day of tomatoes… Yikes. http://t.co/n1leHWarLh 19:50:26, 2014-09-26
- @fffalcon Yeah, good luck in Beijing… in reply to fffalcon 16:18:43, 2014-09-26
- @fffalcon Only if you live on tempeh rueben sandwiches… in reply to fffalcon 16:13:11, 2014-09-26
- RT @ramez: California's water use is overwhelmingly for agriculture, not lawns or pools. Saving there is the biggest opportunity http://t.c… 15:11:49, 2014-09-26
- Sure hope so… RT @thehappycity: Advice from heroic city hacker Jason Roberts: embrace unlikely allies. Team beats cash @thebetterblock 15:06:07, 2014-09-26
- @ericmbudd You should help @cmgosnell get herself set up… 🙂 in reply to ericmbudd 11:30:22, 2014-09-26
- RT @ClnEnergyAction: Trying to decide between buying & leasing a PV system? @johnffarrell has put together a great calculator: http://t.co/… 11:28:05, 2014-09-26
- @scottholton @ericmbudd What? There are cars that run on tomato juice? Clearly I have not been paying enough attention to cars. in reply to scottholton 00:16:22, 2014-09-26
- @ericmbudd And yet, ironically, if you don’t drive, you almost never have occasion to complain about it. It’s as if traffic doesn’t exist. in reply to ericmbudd 17:16:49, 2014-09-25
- @cmgosnell Welcome to the Twitterverse! 15:31:07, 2014-09-25
- RT @andrew_leach: Don't worry, people…nothing to see here. Just people cancelling SAGD projects when oil is around $100/bbl. 15:19:46, 2014-09-25
- @ericmbudd Definitely. It’s almost a de-facto infill/redevelopment targeting map… in reply to ericmbudd 11:45:07, 2014-09-25
- @AlexSteffen Hey, it’s that guy with the bucket of gray paint! RT @thereaIbanksy: http://t.co/O0bXRqQdER 11:44:00, 2014-09-25
- @ericmbudd You gonna do the rest of town too? in reply to ericmbudd 11:42:29, 2014-09-25
- @ericmbudd But I’m more likely to substitute working less, time with friends, going on bike rides, reading library books. I’m bad for GDP. in reply to ericmbudd 11:41:27, 2014-09-25
- @ericmbudd Oooh, did you do that? in reply to ericmbudd 11:39:57, 2014-09-25
- RT @ericmbudd: "if I ride $100 bicycle to work instead of buying $30,000 auto w/ borrowed $, impact on GDP is horrendously negative" http:/… 11:10:45, 2014-09-25
- @ericmbudd Yeah. Fuck GDP. in reply to ericmbudd 11:07:01, 2014-09-25
- RT @MasalaCoop: When making breakfast inadvertently turns into making a gallon of heirloom tomato salsa from the garden. #cooplife 10:39:02, 2014-09-25
- RT @ClnEnergyAction: New report on price of solar from @BerkeleyLab. It continues to plummet, & not just b/c of module prices: http://t.co/… 23:29:13, 2014-09-24
- RT @andrew_leach: If you're into predictions, @OilGasCanada will be in support of a carbon tax until the very moment one is proposed. Then … 23:26:02, 2014-09-24
- RT @andrew_leach: My least favorite word in climate policy may be competitiveness; the whole point is that some things which should not be … 23:24:25, 2014-09-24
- RT @andrew_leach: Perhaps, we should consider that the fossil fuel industry may not be an objective party w.r.t. to setting guidelines for … 23:21:37, 2014-09-24
- RT @BoulderHousing: FREE bike workshop @CommunityCycles for @Intercambio01 students & BHP residents. In Spanish. Saturday 10/4. http://t.co… 18:42:36, 2014-09-24
- Grocery shopping for the entire @MasalaCoop by bike. The future of transport in one word: bungees. Cc @KevinJKrizek http://t.co/XLm4HKWMTu 18:01:37, 2014-09-24
- RT @drgrist: US coal equities sink to all-time lows as sector sentiment remains lifeless https://t.co/1bBMtVmUNy US coal is dying & it isn'… 14:14:25, 2014-09-24
- Bike detection fixed at northbound signal at 17th & Pearl. Only took 4 days. #Boulder online issue tracker works! http://t.co/f7uyVsm7YC 13:46:45, 2014-09-24
- RT @ABetterBoulder: And another similar article out today: #ClimateChange will be solved in cities, or not at all, from @sciam http://t.co/… 12:16:51, 2014-09-24
- RT @ABetterBoulder: Cities control a huge array of policies to address climate: building standards, transportation, waste management: http:… 12:15:19, 2014-09-24
- @ericmbudd By this logic, wouldn’t all cities be equally affordable on a (local) purchasing power parity basis? Is that even remotely true? in reply to ericmbudd 10:34:10, 2014-09-24
- @ericmbudd Even in the #Boulder context of a regulatory constraint on development intensity? in reply to ericmbudd 10:31:24, 2014-09-24
- @ericmbudd @mikesonn I don’t even know who Katy Perry is and I retweeted her. in reply to ericmbudd 10:24:03, 2014-09-24
- @ericmbudd Am I thinking any stupid thoughts here, economically? http://t.co/12a8bhjn6b 10:19:47, 2014-09-24
- People will look back at US House #ClimateChange discussions from 2050. I can’t even imagine what they’ll think. http://t.co/1anSNxSi6M 10:10:56, 2014-09-24
- RT @soto97: Explaining the difference between easy and virtually impossible: http://t.co/dQiHrHcdmp This is true for all of science. 07:55:46, 2014-09-24
- Is profit driven affordable housing possible w/o increasing land values? http://t.co/12a8bhjn6b @ABetterBoulder @BoulderHousing @scottholton 01:54:01, 2014-09-24
- RT @katyperry: Rode my
- RT @MasalaCoop: Yet another workday! Getting a flagstone path in next to the sod. Cleaning up the vegetable patches… http://t.co/OCfxSVe8… 11:46:46, 2014-09-20
- @bruteforceblog Hey, is your blog really in “Maintenance Mode”? Trying to share the BG articles w/ someone… but it’s all down. 09:25:25, 2014-09-20
- RT @MasalaCoop: The Russian invasion has cut off our Ukrainian oil supply. Organic sunflower oil that is. It’s canola or rationing from her… 00:30:22, 2014-09-20
- It’s always amazing to pick a scab off and see the new shiny pink skin underneath. How long until we can regrow limbs? 50 years? 500? 5000? 00:22:10, 2014-09-20
- RT @Stitched: I've hit some weird subset forum of cyclists talking about carrying concealed weapons (re: guns) while riding. 21:52:17, 2014-09-19
- RT @ABetterBoulder: Cool opportunity for #Boulder from @knightfdn #knightcities project. Attract/retain talent, inspire civic engagement: h… 13:26:44, 2014-09-19
- @drgrist Now if only we could take their shiny new gigawatt of coal offline to make more space for all that least cost resource… Blargh. in reply to drgrist 13:02:48, 2014-09-19
- @ericmbudd Wait, I thought that was how you *got* contracts? in reply to ericmbudd 23:35:40, 2014-09-18
- RT @ABetterBoulder: The @DailyCamera virtual editorial board is all about development issues this week. Weigh in here!
http://t.co/xcXCYsay… 16:13:02, 2014-09-18 - @andrewbaron @BBCpopup @10salamanders Lots more! Come to @ABetterBoulder Housing policy happy hour tonight 5pm, Walnut Brewery! in reply to andrewbaron 14:57:11, 2014-09-18
- @BBCpopup @10salamanders Andrew is also the council rep on the board of @BoulderHousing (the city’s housing authority). in reply to BBCpopup 14:55:28, 2014-09-18
- @BBCpopup @10salamanders I dunno, city council person is a pretty good stand-in for a city official. CU is definitely part of the situation. in reply to BBCpopup 14:54:48, 2014-09-18
- RT @armed_mind: Past results not a predictor of future returns.* *apocalypse edition
http://t.co/vblHd3hWGi
@Slate @EricHolthaus http://t.… 10:57:41, 2014-09-18 - RT @ABetterBoulder: Boulder’s housing issues getting a little airtime on @BBCpopup. It’s basically the same story they ran on us in 1973: h… 09:06:49, 2014-09-18
- The @BBCpopup takes a look at #Boulder housing issues, including, briefly, co-ops. http://t.co/0YqnvRQzbF 08:53:58, 2014-09-18
- RT @AlexSteffen: Contemporary urban politics in US grew out of fighting greedy reckless change. Now we need to learn how to fight greedy re… 11:51:00, 2014-09-17
- RT @CommunityCycles: Have thoughts on how Lefthand, James canyon roads should be re-built? Give @bocodot feedback: http://t.co/QmvKQLZsH3 h… 09:29:09, 2014-09-17
- @meltzere it does seem likely to be a spirited discussion. With a council election near its end. in reply to meltzere 23:51:05, 2014-09-16
- RT @meltzere: #Boulder City Council votes unanimously to … have planning staff come back with policies that would make a difference. In s… 23:45:25, 2014-09-16
- RT @meltzere: Story up to the point of the vote: #Boulder development 'strategy' rejected in 5-4 vote. http://t.co/D2cWxHJvRz 23:45:14, 2014-09-16
- RT @meltzere: Earlier, Cowles referred to people who died during previous planning processes b/c it lasted so long. Hope we make it to the … 23:45:07, 2014-09-16
- @meltzere I find it threatening b/c process is undefined, clearly impromptu, begs to be hijacked. BVCP update easier to engage on broadly. in reply to meltzere 22:31:19, 2014-09-16
- How many of these quality issues could be addressed by having a citywide design advisory board, like we do already for @downtownboulder? 22:28:28, 2014-09-16
- Cities aren't amenable to modeling like engineered machines. They are evolutionary, non-ergodic systems. 22:19:43, 2014-09-16
- There's always rewilding? RT @MikeThomson22: @meltzere @ZaneSelvans Of course, something was there before the parking lot. 21:58:36, 2014-09-16
- Gotta agree with Dick Harris here: most of Council's statements tonight were pretty vague. At least @sampweaver made a clear proposal. 21:56:54, 2014-09-16
- Interesting that just about everyone is calling for more inclusive citizen input. We all feel left out, apparently. 21:51:51, 2014-09-16
- RT @meltzere: Will Toor: When we see new development, we assume there must have been something beautiful there before. Often, it was a park… 21:48:51, 2014-09-16
- RT @meltzere: Another speaker mentions tears in the same sentence with #Boulder Junction. Says his daughter cries when she sees it. 21:32:37, 2014-09-16
- Ruth Blackmore notes many variances are given on height, parking, setbacks, etc. But do our code, or the variances reflect our desires? 21:29:35, 2014-09-16
- RT @ABetterBoulder: 903 signatures w/ 24hrs! Any other takers for the #Boulder-Happy, Healthy, Not Broken petition? https://t.co/e5bRJM2CwQ 21:24:48, 2014-09-16
- RT @meltzere: Maher: The decade we are living in does not have a monopoly on ugly buildings. 21:20:42, 2014-09-16
- Sean Maher of @downtownboulder highlighting the success of our city center in dramatically shifting employee transportation habits. 21:19:45, 2014-09-16
- Sue Prant also speaking to the difference between more citizens and more cars. Walkable transit oriented developments break the link. 21:12:45, 2014-09-16
- Has the @bouldertomorrow guy been reading @Kurt_Vonnegut? River of money. Get a big straw… 21:10:18, 2014-09-16
- First speaker seems mostly opposed to more cars, not more people. Which I can relate to! But the two are not axiomatically linked. 21:04:27, 2014-09-16
- @meltzere builds character. Neighborhood character. in reply to meltzere 20:53:04, 2014-09-16
- RT @meltzere: #Boulder council making the public work for it. Closing in on 9 p.m. and still not at the public hearing on planning issues. 20:52:13, 2014-09-16
- Annnnd we're back. Talking about planning and development again. Agenda item 5B. Dozens signed up for comment. But who will show? 20:51:49, 2014-09-16
- @BoulderAdvocacy I *totally* meant food fight. Damn you autocorrect! in reply to BoulderAdvocacy 20:35:53, 2014-09-16
- I see now why @willtoor et al bought the @MasalaCoop property: close enough to Council to get a snack during less interesting agenda items. 19:48:32, 2014-09-16
- I could totally go for a good fight. My dumpstered tuna sandwich, garden tomato & basil salad lunch was a long time ago.l 19:00:49, 2014-09-16
- RT @meltzere: Appelbaum notes that comp plan update starts in a month. 18:55:13, 2014-09-16
- Sounds like we're going to roll the proposed comprehensive planning process into our comprehensive planning process. Sweet. 18:52:51, 2014-09-16
- If the "early wins" in housing are any indication, trying to do any of this fast will be a debacle. Either that, or preordained. 18:44:25, 2014-09-16
- RT @ericmbudd: @ZaneSelvans agree. sanitized to the point of worthlessness 18:38:34, 2014-09-16
- So far these are some pretty vague action items. C'mon folks. "Better" is by definition subjective. 18:35:11, 2014-09-16
- City resource sheds are much larger than the cities themselves. Zero is the right goal, but why can't it be regional instead of by building? 18:16:35, 2014-09-16
- RT @meltzere: George K. is cranky from non-stop meetings with concerned business people, community members in lead up to planning meeting. 18:11:28, 2014-09-16
- Plenty of cities have more intensive land use, with fully functioning water, sewer, transportation, energy systems. We could build it. 18:07:37, 2014-09-16
- I don't think setting fixed GHG & water use caps would be much of a constraint on development. We can be vastly more efficient with both. 17:59:16, 2014-09-16
- Different people in the city are going to have different visions. They can to some degree be implemented in parallel, in different areas. 17:54:01, 2014-09-16
- I don't understand the obsession with "build out". Cities don't stop evolving when the land is full. A good city is never finished. 17:40:36, 2014-09-16
- @meltzere lots of disincentives to creating small units in the existing code, sadly. Bad for intrinsic affordability. in reply to meltzere 17:35:59, 2014-09-16
- Do we care about total city resource use, or per capita impacts? 4 story buildings use more energy per land area, but per person? 17:34:11, 2014-09-16
- So far, most of #Boulder City Council focusing on the character of development, not quantity. Wish they'd read Jan Gehl's @citiesforpeople. 17:32:03, 2014-09-16
- @ericmbudd you can read all you want. I'm not going there! in reply to ericmbudd 16:22:18, 2014-09-16
- An interesting take on the moral difference b/t climate adaptation & mitigation, from @drgrist http://t.co/0LhdFaQPar #climatejustice 15:54:55, 2014-09-16
- The @NREL campus is only transit accessible in peak commute hours. Shuttle-bus between high performance buildings, in lieu of pedestrians. 14:51:29, 2014-09-16
- Not a single lunch spot within walking distance. Enormous parking garages covered in solar panels, containing dozens of electric vehicles. 14:48:03, 2014-09-16
- The @NREL campus seems emblematic of what @AlexSteffen has called “The Swap” mentality — new energy sources w/o day-to-day social changes. 14:46:09, 2014-09-16
- Spent the morning down in Golden talking to folks at @NREL about #coal supply issues & @EIAgov reporting of resources vs. reserves. 14:44:13, 2014-09-16
- RT @AlexSteffen: Housing, urban vitality and climate action are largely the same problem, now. 09:32:43, 2014-09-16
- RT @AlexSteffen: That's why massive housing development in compact, walkable places is critical not just for sustainability but for preserv… 09:32:41, 2014-09-16
- RT @AlexSteffen: With declining suburbs+ rising climate costs, being mid-income + unable to afford a home in a walkable area means dimmer e… 09:32:38, 2014-09-16
- RT @AlexSteffen: US community planning culture largely grew out of fighting greedy reckless change. Now needs to learn how to fight greedy … 09:32:10, 2014-09-16
- @ericmbudd Cool. There are some good @dailycamera letters/opinions to share around too! in reply to ericmbudd 09:25:27, 2014-09-16
- @ericmbudd Can you spread this? https://t.co/rewqdX8Ibn 08:17:41, 2014-09-16
- RT @AlexSteffen: Sorry, but if your building wastes energy it's not "futuristic," no matter what shape or color it is. We're in the 21st Ce… 23:37:20, 2014-09-15
- RT @AlexSteffen: Reaching carbon neutrality in time to prevent catastrophe is going to demand the biggest building boom in world history. 23:36:48, 2014-09-15
- RT @mbentonpayne: But where do people in Barcelona park? Must not be a very popular place. http://t.co/p0kRpfy3tN 22:54:02, 2014-09-15
- RT @BoulderAdvocacy: @meltzere @ZaneSelvans public hearing now scheduled for Item5B at #Boulder City Council meeting 8ish? Must sign up in … 22:53:44, 2014-09-15
- RT @ABetterBoulder: Another pretty level-headed rebuttal to the #BoulderMoratorium frenzy from Sean Maher of @downtownboulder http://t.co/D… 22:53:19, 2014-09-15
- RT @ABetterBoulder: Like the changes happening in downtown #Boulder? We don't need an “emergency” building moratorium! Petition here: http… 22:10:37, 2014-09-15
- RT @MasalaCoop: Spontaneous after dinner dance party in the kitchen. Helps digest the apple pies… http://t.co/4QSvXRBPus 20:26:01, 2014-09-15
- @meltzere Oh, wait, the’ve moved it now to a public hearing item, agenda 5. Not the world’s most transparent process… in reply to meltzere 17:00:25, 2014-09-15
- Predictably awesome open comment period at 7pm! MT @meltzere: #Boulder City Council meeting starts 5pm Tue. w/ study session on development. 13:49:21, 2014-09-15
- RT @dansinker: The feeling of being trapped by a thing you made, because you don't want to disappoint the people that love it is SO HARD. 13:33:21, 2014-09-15
- Honestly I’m a little horrified at how excited I am about the new @MasalaCoop lawn, but it’s split 12 ways. Yay summer 2015 garden parties! 13:12:13, 2014-09-15
- Catching a stunning view only occasionally throughout the day makes it more likely to be appreciated. We’re blind to the ubiquitous. 00:18:56, 2014-09-15
- I mean, it’s not as if we wander the streets hopelessly mesmerized by them 24/7. That would be phones you’re thinking of. 00:16:58, 2014-09-15
- I love the Flatirons, but can’t we just frame some iconic vistas for everyone to enjoy, & stop using the view as an anti-urban trope? 00:15:26, 2014-09-15
- To what end does society deploy automation and increased productivity? Leisure or plutocracy? https://t.co/cyu17tRQ60 23:00:28, 2014-09-14
- Finally, the @MasalaCoop gonna be able to say: Dang you kids, get off my lawn! http://t.co/RGErq7Xoid 20:08:36, 2014-09-14
- A 320lb @BldrFoodRescue haul from the ever bountiful Sprouts Arapaho, going to @BoulderHousing at Canyon Pointe. http://t.co/tgMYjwnbEW 11:04:59, 2014-09-14
- RT @nils_gilman: We can have (at most) 2 of these 3: 1. huge wealthy disparities; 2. no effective limits on campaign spending; 3. a represe… 17:06:48, 2014-09-13
- Some steamy trailer on trailer action for @BldrFoodRescue http://t.co/wwmmjc0bg2 16:20:29, 2014-09-13
- RT @dailycamera: Senior group living in #Boulder: Why an 'early win' wasn't http://t.co/Y9NqHmQ9GT via @meltzere 14:01:19, 2014-09-13
- RT @wwwtxt: The bet is on if we bomb Iraq again. We'll let the net decide who wins. ☯92JUL 13:52:22, 2014-09-13
- Paging @errolmorris RT @dansinker: OH GOD, I'M WATCHING THE DONALD RUMSFELD DOCUMENTARY AND I DON'T THINK I'VE HAD ENOUGH BEER. 22:51:12, 2014-09-12
- We’re arguing over whether it should be legal for folks to reduce their resource consumption voluntarily? I need to watch Fight Club again. 20:18:47, 2014-09-12
- @sugarmags3 @ClnEnergyAction Yes please. We’ve got the 41 page decision but… meh. in reply to sugarmags3 15:33:14, 2014-09-12
- @johnffarrell Wowza, that is so awesome! Sadly, @DORAColorado is not on that page. in reply to johnffarrell 15:09:55, 2014-09-12
- @johnffarrell Wow, don’t I wish! Is this actually a thing in some states? in reply to johnffarrell 14:36:36, 2014-09-12
- RT @ClnEnergyAction: In #FossilFree #Divestment financial mechanics coal is easy, oil & gas… not so much: http://t.co/uOWCffq8B0 via @Solar… 14:21:12, 2014-09-12
- RT @ClnEnergyAction: Top 6 publicly traded #coal corps from China & India make up 1/2 global industry market cap. Combined, they’re still … 13:03:03, 2014-09-12
- @ericmbudd Once it’s your only option, it’s amazing how doable it becomes 🙂 in reply to ericmbudd 02:51:12, 2014-09-12
- I seem to be revisiting the classic @Caltech conundrum in middle-age. Choose 2: sleep, grades, social life. And sleep is not faring well… 02:43:19, 2014-09-12
- @bikepedbrian @REI @CommunityCycles awesome! Thanks! in reply to bikepedbrian 17:57:40, 2014-09-11
- RT @bikepedbrian: .@ZaneSelvans @REI @CommunityCycles #REI Boulder fixed spacing on bike racks! Thanks! http://t.co/nnLjlmEhnC 17:57:18, 2014-09-11
- @ericmbudd “Did you bike here?” “If I’m here, & here Boulder, then I biked here.” Speaking of which, I need to order new studded tires. in reply to ericmbudd 16:55:05, 2014-09-11
- RT @ABetterBoulder: Our first monthly B2H2 (Better Boulder Happy Hour) next Thursday 9/18 5:30pm. Talking housing at the Walnut Brewery: ht… 14:49:01, 2014-09-11
- RT @AlexSteffen: Count GHGs comprehensively; commit to a CO2 budget; declare timeline + plan for dropping to zero before you exceed it: tha… 23:19:45, 2014-09-10
- Wonder how many lived in over occupied Boulder homes? MT @alex_burness: 18 #CUBoulder grads have a flown a total of 48 @NASA space missions. 23:14:04, 2014-09-10
- Interesting to see battery storage advocates & EE financiers capitalizing on our profligate vehicle cost norms… cc @TeslaMotors @SnuggHome 14:56:28, 2014-09-10
- Housing co-ops, bicycles, thrift store clothes, gleaned food, library books, potlucks, hikes, picnics: demand side management for the soul. 23:02:35, 2014-09-09
- RT @ABetterBoulder: Special #Boulder Council study session to talk density and development issues Tue 9/16, 5-7pm: http://t.co/ezwN3OBIWG v… 22:27:51, 2014-09-09
- @sugarmags3 OMG, that is my favorite thing evar. in reply to sugarmags3 22:21:52, 2014-09-09
- @meltzere That’s it. I’m gonna make us a neighborhood association and liase with this person. in reply to meltzere 21:22:42, 2014-09-09
- @AlexSteffen For so many things about the now we can only ever know in hindsight. in reply to AlexSteffen 20:44:35, 2014-09-09
- @AlexSteffen Oooh, prediction of the present. There’s a thing. in reply to AlexSteffen 20:43:47, 2014-09-09
- @meltzere Ha! What topic of discussion does not have this effect? in reply to meltzere 20:37:52, 2014-09-09
- Given #Boulder has ~3,250 permanently affordable housing units, I wonder if illegal housing isn’t our primary source of affordable housing? 17:02:12, 2014-09-09
- Work 10hr/wk to cover $500/mo room & board in a co-op, put the $350/mo in index funds for 25yrs, end up with $400k at age 47. 15:08:10, 2014-09-09
- Take on $50k student debt at 6.8% to pay on-campus room & board at CU: pay $350/mo for 25 years (~$100k) to get to $0 at age 47. 15:05:33, 2014-09-09
- RT @DoctorApatite: For boats. RT: @ZaneSelvans: Don’t worry. After the climate apocalypse, all the parking will be free! 12:41:30, 2014-09-09
- Also, a highlight of last night’s TAB meeting for the co-opers out there: I think every member of the board twinkled at some point. 12:18:12, 2014-09-09
- Don’t worry. After the climate apocalypse, all the parking will be free! 09:27:20, 2014-09-09
- Actually giving a shit: political asset, or liability. Discuss. 09:26:35, 2014-09-09
- @KevinJKrizek Seriously. How did you say those things and get zero crazy comments? You got some kinda magic wand over there? in reply to KevinJKrizek 23:13:34, 2014-09-08
- How is it that TAB ends up having stronger opinions on creating good public space than Planning Board? Streets. The space between buildings. 19:37:54, 2014-09-08
- So which is more dangerous: uncalmed traffic, or slightly increased emergency vehicle response times? I’d guess the former… 18:32:45, 2014-09-08
- Lots of public comment asking for traffic calming in Majestic Heights — between Broadway, Table Mesa. Can’t we bring that program back? 18:12:18, 2014-09-08
- Dang, the TAB chair is delayed. So that means I get to run the meeting tonight. Thank goodness for all that co-op house meeting experience. 18:01:25, 2014-09-08
- Well that was unexpectedly fun. Now, to bike to Brainard, climb Audubon! RT @MasalaCoop: Afterparty in the garden… http://t.co/JcujCP4HO9 07:50:01, 2014-09-07
- RT @MasalaCoop: Miraculously, we got the flamenco duo inside by 11pm, and avoided neighbor Tim’s wrath. Gosh, imagine a whole funky co-op n… 23:43:11, 2014-09-06
- Accompanied by late summer crickets and a nearly full moon… @MasalaCoop: Flamenco guitar house concert tonight… http://t.co/qha8y2rOXi 20:29:26, 2014-09-06
- The new bike racks at @REI in #Boulder need to be spaced twice as far apart to be useful. 32" not 16" http://t.co/R7XVhekMUo 14:31:10, 2014-09-06
- Live bluegrass on the porch and free curbside mind control devices. Maybe there's hope for #Boulder after all. http://t.co/mNYr72cmJH 10:08:27, 2014-09-06
- RT @BadAstronomer: An astronaut can’t figure out his computer, so he drops acid. #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly 01:44:26, 2014-09-06
- The 2nd annual @BldrFoodRescue Feast of Fermentation is coming up, Oct 11th: https://t.co/TYKqWNIsLe this year it’s at the @BldrRiverside 15:01:29, 2014-09-05
- Seems like the problem is that the people we can affordably house in Boulder might be different from those engaged politically in Boulder. 13:00:58, 2014-09-05
- Single family detached market is tighter, but attached is easier to supply, cheaper. Q is who we want to live here. It'll all sell or rent. 12:56:51, 2014-09-05
- Having many more jobs than employees in #Boulder mandates commutes. Balancing them is necessary but not sufficient to reduce commuting. 12:51:06, 2014-09-05
- At @PLANBoulder housing forum. Few attached dwellings built today for ownership, because of liability issues in CO re construction defects. 12:34:09, 2014-09-05
- RT @ericmbudd: @ZaneSelvans it's telling that the first sentence in most people's speech often includes "I am a homeowner" 11:42:40, 2014-09-05
- Oh, another LTE in the @dailycamera whose comments I’m not reading. Me, on inclusion in civic process around housing: http://t.co/s8rTcnPlx5 11:35:41, 2014-09-05
- RT @ABetterBoulder: An alternate take on livable #density in #Boulder, from former councilwoman Françoise Poinsatte: http://t.co/a80EfZMLsE… 11:28:31, 2014-09-05
- Tiny (urban) homes FTW! MT @dailycamera: 12-unit apartment building in #Boulder sells for $1.85M http://t.co/pji98tRJt5 11:12:08, 2014-09-05
- What home space gets used most? Super important for co-op design, where space is limited. BIG social kitchens please! http://t.co/HIKslJlrV7 10:59:33, 2014-09-05
- RT @sagabrown: I’d pay more “@golan: .@Twitter… give me an unfiltered, chronological feed with no ads; I'll give you $5.99/year. Now STFU a… 00:11:28, 2014-09-05
- RT @thereaIbanksy: #power http://t.co/y6wKAw6SnZ 23:21:52, 2014-09-04
- Registration is open for 2014 @NASCO_Coops Institute! I’m speaking on our campaign to legalize co-ops in #Boulder: https://t.co/h6G3LWL6gF 23:18:55, 2014-09-04
- Wanna talk housing not in front of City Council? Check out the @PLANBoulder forum Fri 9/5 12-1:30 at @alfalfasmarket http://t.co/iEolwB64AP 16:05:19, 2014-09-04
- @ericmbudd Unfortunate, that. Open source twitter alternatives called this one like, 5 years ago. But nobody listens… in reply to ericmbudd 11:15:17, 2014-09-04
- @ericmbudd They destroy everyone’s carriage returns as far as I can tell. Also, you’re batting a big fat zero in the comments. 🙂 in reply to ericmbudd 10:57:29, 2014-09-04
- Nice LTE in the @DailyCamera from @EricMBudd on livability and urbanism in the context of building out E. Boulder: http://t.co/fE7c6iDlEE 10:53:01, 2014-09-04
- RT @MWenergynews: Minnesota regulators expected to vote on adopting federal carbon cost today http://t.co/cMIthxiwHL 10:05:52, 2014-09-04
- RT @meltzere: I'm inordinately excited about the lane change-ups on US 36. They finished stuff! They're starting new stuff! #lightattheendo… 09:58:12, 2014-09-04
- Days like this, the ability to envision a changed world seems like a curse. Will it be transcendently better, or horrifically worse? 22:25:53, 2014-09-03
- RT @fiatfluxxx: @ZaneSelvans "We can't make co-ops legal because everyone would flood to the city, and nobody wants to live in a co-op anyw… 22:03:14, 2014-09-03
- A followup article from @meltzere in the @dailycamera on last night’s housing discussion, w/ a quote or two from me: http://t.co/UTrOufWEeh 22:01:43, 2014-09-03
- Maybe we should just campaign to raise the occupancy limit to 3.5 people and see how much outcry we get. You know, as a “pilot project." 12:48:52, 2014-09-03
- @bikepedbrian Glad somebody appreciated it! Felt a little overwhelming. Still feels overwhelming. in reply to bikepedbrian 12:43:48, 2014-09-03
- And I guarantee there’s gonna be a whole lot more smack talking before this is over! @meltzere @dailycamera 11:41:37, 2014-09-03
- I hear I’m getting smack-talked on the @dailycamera site. My sanity dictates I not look, but if anyone else wants to: http://t.co/PS2V3lyVcq 11:39:34, 2014-09-03
- @meltzere I wish I shared that sentiment. If controversy disqualifies something from being an early win, then there will be no early wins. in reply to meltzere 11:07:39, 2014-09-03
- RT @ericmbudd: @ZaneSelvans rental housing just houses people who don't show up ro city council meetings 08:31:48, 2014-09-03
- @meltzere I talked briefly w/ Jeff Yeagin, he confirmed ADUs and Co-ops were going to working groups, coming back in December, if doable. in reply to meltzere 02:04:06, 2014-09-03
- Okay, I think I need to go home to my completely legal, utterly non-threating, affordable, sustainable co-op now and sleep. 23:47:24, 2014-09-02
- I *think* they just voted to have ADUs and co-ops go to the working groups, and come back in December. Not completely clear. 23:44:10, 2014-09-02
- I think council is getting tired. Having trouble keeping track of the proposal on the table. 23:40:56, 2014-09-02
- When owner occupied housing becomes rental housing it isn’t lost! It’s still housing! Apparently it just houses the wrong people. 23:33:42, 2014-09-02
- There seems to be confusion on council as to whether they support doing co-ops or ADU fixes in the near term. 23:31:49, 2014-09-02
- Sounds like there’s generally support for going ahead on Palo Parkway “opportunity site", exploring development options. 23:25:23, 2014-09-02
- Oh, #Boulder city council, your lips say yes, but your eyes say no. 23:16:43, 2014-09-02
- Allowing ADUs and co-ops in just a single zoning district is a great way to say “Yes” without actually changing much. 23:13:59, 2014-09-02
- All these very modest changes can be done with a modest amount of staff time and outreach, if we’re willing to just embrace the controversy. 23:11:39, 2014-09-02
- Jones: why not pilot legalizing all the illegal co-ops? Also we have a detailed proposal. Let’s just *do* it. 23:09:42, 2014-09-02
- .@Shoemaker4City wonders if maybe we could legalize one of the existing illegal co-ops as a pilot project… see how it goes. 23:08:32, 2014-09-02
- Jones: “If we don’t shortlist these items, when will we see these issues again?” Driskell: 2nd quarter 2015. 23:07:26, 2014-09-02
- Morzel is up for fixing existing ADUs and cooperative ordinances early. @MaconCowles up for both as well. 23:04:53, 2014-09-02
- George not up for ADUs or cooperatives now; Sam in favor of equity co-ops in the near term, simple ADU fixes. 23:03:59, 2014-09-02
- Mary Young is up for cooperative housing going forward, ADUs could be “daylighted.” 23:02:57, 2014-09-02
- Tim Plass suggests that ADU and cooperative housing be removed from from “early wins” based on difficulty of senior occupancy limits. 23:01:38, 2014-09-02
- There’s no way to avoid conflict in this process. Anything meaningful will be controversial. Council needs to pick which conflict they want. 23:00:12, 2014-09-02
- Rules have just been suspended so the meeting can continue rambling in a giant meta-NIMBY Möbius strip into the wee hours. 22:58:40, 2014-09-02
- Um, @MaconCowles, when a house “flips” to being an investment property, we don’t lose housing. I’d guess it houses more people, actually. 22:56:03, 2014-09-02
- If we had better code enforcement, would neighborhoods actually be willing to experiment more? Color me skeptical. 22:45:15, 2014-09-02
- RT @meltzere: Story out of council meeting: Senior occupancy proposal stymied amid #Boulder housing debate. http://t.co/SPn3CyifJR 22:43:18, 2014-09-02
- It sounds like @Shoemaker4City is looking for some way to legally force students out of single family housing. 22:42:19, 2014-09-02
- Seriously considering a life of crime at this point. Deviant Housing Developer? Is that a thing? 22:41:07, 2014-09-02
- Morzel: “Are we just going let people keep living in illegal co-ops and ADUs? Apparently yes, w/ no code enforcement” — (laughter) 22:37:26, 2014-09-02
- Also, Morzel wants co-ops & senior housing in lowest density zones — the least affordable, least walkable parts of town. Great. 22:31:39, 2014-09-02
- That’s what infill and redevelopment means — taking something that’s full, and making it fuller. That’s how cities evolve over time. 22:30:54, 2014-09-02
- Morzel: “Some neighborhoods already feel like they’re full.” Yeah. They all feel that way. And technically, they’re all wrong. 22:29:41, 2014-09-02
- Mary Young: are the housing working groups going to be “content experts” or “community members who can think outside the box." 22:10:54, 2014-09-02
- We already understand many of the flaws in the code. Why can’t we start fixing them? Because we fear change. 22:09:50, 2014-09-02
- David Driskell clearly aware that many incentives to create large (expensive) housing exist within our code today. 22:05:36, 2014-09-02
- Councilwoman Morzel asking about impacts of units per acre limits on how many small units we get. Fewer of them, as it turns out. 22:02:48, 2014-09-02
- Adrian Sopher: “Also, recall that virtually all of you supported, while on council, the planning and projects now getting built out." 21:53:24, 2014-09-02
- Adrian Sopher: “Can’t we wait until the buildings are finished before we decide they’re ugly?” 21:52:21, 2014-09-02
- .@FlatironsH4H has a waiver from @Habitat_org international… allowing custom designed homes to fit into #Boulder. Cost impacts? 21:46:14, 2014-09-02
- .@FlatironsH4H is interested in working w/ @BoulderHousing on the Palo Parkway site, already dedicated to affordable housing. 21:43:14, 2014-09-02
- 23 speakers on the comprehensive housing strategy, and 38 in open public comment. 21:40:54, 2014-09-02
- Former councilwoman Françoise Poinsatte: “My mixed-density neighborhood is actually kinda up for ADUs, increased density, co-ops, etc." 21:39:02, 2014-09-02
- .@WillToor’s comments focused primarily on issues of social equity, encouraging more renter input. Also “Good luck with the balancing act!" 21:34:58, 2014-09-02
- Tony Bricca from CU Student Govt. “I might be gone in a few years, but the students will still be here. Engage with us now!" 21:32:46, 2014-09-02
- OMG. There’s a CU student talking to city council. Who let this guy in here? Oh right. They’re a third of the city. 21:29:59, 2014-09-02
- Sue Prant speaking now, with the hand-held microphone, at a nice resounding Philadelphia volume. 21:28:28, 2014-09-02
- Since more than half of Boulder rents their housing, and many people don’t own single family homes. 21:21:42, 2014-09-02
- Statistically, that would mean they’d make up significantly less than half the people on the working groups. 21:20:15, 2014-09-02
- Neighborhood homeowners are concerned that they won’t be adequately represented on the housing working groups. 21:17:23, 2014-09-02
- Lincoln Miller: we got some co-op "pilot projects” here already. Turns out they’re affordable. They work. 21:16:04, 2014-09-02
- Another person in attendance counted roughly even 10 vs 11 on the senior occupancy limits. 21:09:31, 2014-09-02
- Staff has given their outline on the housing strategy. Now doing questions, public comment next… and I think I’m up first. 20:47:10, 2014-09-02
- Once you realize the rules can be changed, the game becomes secondary. The rules are the game. 20:34:57, 2014-09-02
- Process is itself a powerful political tool. Maybe the most powerful. Control the process, control the outcome. 20:34:03, 2014-09-02
- Councilmember Jones just checking in: “Our goal is still to move things forward here guys, right?” Supports co-op fixes, but it’s complex. 20:19:08, 2014-09-02
- First reading of the ordinance increasing senior occupancy limits has been pulled. Bye bye! See you in 2015. Maybe. 20:16:31, 2014-09-02
- If you’re in that boat please check out: http://t.co/aQ0WUXvWgV 20:14:22, 2014-09-02
- Shared housing advocates in the audience have taken to watching live internet video streams of pandas, baby owls to console themselves. 20:13:57, 2014-09-02
- Co-op ordinance and senior occupancy limits probably not going to come back to Council in 2014. So there’s that. 20:11:16, 2014-09-02
- Sounds like the idea of “early wins” is about to go down in flames, based on City Manager’s commentary. 20:10:50, 2014-09-02
- Basically no direct pushback from Council on what to me felt like some pretty outrageous neighborhood sentiments. 20:08:21, 2014-09-02
- Zan talking about her experience living 2 doors down from @MasalaCoop, as an example of good neighborly community housing. 20:05:25, 2014-09-02
- .@Shoemaker4City wants us to “Find a neighborhood that’s up for it” and run a pilot. This does not inspire hope. 20:04:00, 2014-09-02
- But if increasing senior occupancy limits had this much resistance, how will occupancy more widely fare? Seniors will end up with nothing. 20:00:24, 2014-09-02
- .@MaconCowles wants to address occupancy more broadly, not focus on seniors alone. Says it seems unfair. 19:58:24, 2014-09-02
- Next reading of the ordinance will not happen on September 16th. Will need to be re-scheduled to address concerns. 19:57:10, 2014-09-02
- Council seems to want much more discussion about even this. I'm despairing that we are ever going to change anything. 19:56:30, 2014-09-02
- (occupancy in particular — obviously there are other senior housing issues to deal with!) 19:54:40, 2014-09-02
- If we actually fix the co-op ordinance, then doing anything w/ seniors becomes kind of immaterial. 19:54:15, 2014-09-02
- Lots of people wanting to push senior question out to when we deal w/ the co-op ordinance. Because that’s going to be easy? Yeah, riiight. 19:52:37, 2014-09-02
- Tim Plass wants some answers for people at next reading of the senior occupancy ordinance. So hopefully we’ll actually get a 2nd reading! 19:51:26, 2014-09-02
- Overall count is about 2:1 against increasing occupancy limits for seniors. 19:50:37, 2014-09-02
- @ericmbudd Dangit! I missed your comments! 19:49:41, 2014-09-02
- Meanwhile it looks like Boulder Housing Coalition Founder and ED Lincoln Miller had to take a little time out, lest he break decorum. 19:29:13, 2014-09-02
- Neshama Abraham speaking eloquently in favor of elder shared housing. “We’re just talking about a group of friends living together." 19:28:18, 2014-09-02
- How can everybody so loudly claim to be in favor of affordable housing for seniors, while opposing it? #doublethink 19:27:10, 2014-09-02
- Senior says: “Most seniors I know have trouble even living w/ 2 people.” That’s fine. Nobody’s asking you to live w/ others. 19:24:55, 2014-09-02
- Not everyone came to Boulder for its “small town feel.” And yes, people can have families in small units. Especially in co-housing. 19:22:04, 2014-09-02
- Former council member, county commissioner and co-op founder @WillToor just arrived. Sweaty bike helmet and all. 19:20:29, 2014-09-02
- "On street parking a big issue — so much that 2-way street has become 1-way street,” It’s called a “yield” street. Great traffic calming. 19:17:25, 2014-09-02
- Neighbors have 1-2 car garages, which would mitigate on-street parking issues. If they weren’t almost entirely used as non-vehicle storage… 19:15:34, 2014-09-02
- Palo Park would be 14 units/acre, 2-3x the neighborhood, and just high enough to support transit. 19:14:19, 2014-09-02
- 148 neighbors against “high density” affordable housing at Palo Parkway. How about a park instead? 19:13:43, 2014-09-02
- In 1950, US household size was close to 4, homes were ~1000sf. Today, ~2.5 and 2500sf. Most seniors can remember convivial living! 19:11:21, 2014-09-02
- If you’re familiar with social experiments, they’re less frightening. But this isn’t an experiment. 19:10:26, 2014-09-02
- Several residents of NoBo Senior Co-housing Wild Sage — in favor of more housing options for seniors, including co-ops. 19:09:37, 2014-09-02
- “I can’t imagine 6 people like me in a 3BR house!” That’s right. They won’t be like you. 19:04:07, 2014-09-02
- “We use low density to attract young families to Boulder” Really? Last I checked we were chasing them out with low density, high prices. 19:03:01, 2014-09-02
- Current speaker focusing on climate change, population growth. Suggesting that “growth” in Boulder == global growth, bad for climate. Hmm. 18:57:51, 2014-09-02
- Some folks calling out development as at odds with Comp Plan… which envisions a compact walkable Boulder, which requires development. 18:53:48, 2014-09-02
- Mike Marsh bringing up Al Bartlett, claiming more people means lower quality of life. Depends what you mean by quality of life. 18:45:54, 2014-09-02
- Another anti-occupancy speaker who claims to be worried about age discrimination, frustrated we can’t do ADUs. So sad. 18:42:21, 2014-09-02
- Mary Young wondering how many cars they have now… it’s 1 per person. 18:39:09, 2014-09-02
- Cedar Barstow, senior w/ 7BR home in NoBo, wishes they could fill it and live communally. 18:38:14, 2014-09-02
- Carolyn Bninski from Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center speaking in favor of senior occupancy change. She wants to do it! 18:37:20, 2014-09-02
- @ericmbudd Talk about what kind of somewhat more urban city you’d love Boulder to become and why! Demographic/driving trends, etc. in reply to ericmbudd 18:35:05, 2014-09-02
- Also everyone seems to think that even 6 seniors living in a home would “disrupt the family orientation of neighborhoods.” w/o explaining. 18:32:00, 2014-09-02
- 2nd anti-senior speaker does not understand what increasing senior occupancy means. Worried about subdivision, houses becoming apartments. 18:30:36, 2014-09-02
- @ericmbudd Are you signed up to speak? Open comment signups open until 6:30pm. 18:26:08, 2014-09-02
- 1st comment against senior occupancy, says it’s age discrimination. Which it is. But it’s a special case allowed by FHA & HOPA. 18:25:08, 2014-09-02
- Hard to convince younger people to sign up to speak publicly, because “they didn’t prepare”. Hard to understand that few others have either. 18:00:45, 2014-09-02
- Unknown number of people speaking about comprehensive housing strategy, which is agenda item 5A. Maybe 7:30pm? 17:54:47, 2014-09-02
- There are already at least 30 people signed up for open comment, which will focus on urbanization, maybe senior occupancy limits too. 17:47:43, 2014-09-02
- I am about to start live-tweeting a #Boulder city council meeting on urbanization & housing policy. And I’m *totally* going to remain calm. 17:41:14, 2014-09-02
- That reading utility policy papers seems like a relaxing break after this weekend says something unflattering about Boulder housing policy. 13:43:16, 2014-09-02
- Long piece from @drgrist about his unplugged year. This is exactly why I go on long ridiculous multi-day bike rides: http://t.co/yOR5LpYNhm 12:33:20, 2014-09-02
- @drgrist WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! We missed you so much. in reply to drgrist 12:22:36, 2014-09-02
- If your Grand Vision for the future looks almost exactly like the present… you don’t actually have a vision for the future. #justsaying 12:20:39, 2014-09-02
- Tippety-tap, keyboards awhir. Room over occupied.
Words all ablur.And apparently it looks like we’ve been sponsored by Apple. 20:33:09, 2014-09-01
- We have totally freaked the squares. Big square freaking party Tuesday 5:30pm at City Council. Oh yeah, baby. Libations FTW. 18:39:54, 2014-09-01
- Ice cream and occupancy limits in half an hour! We’ve been testing the ice cream. It seems to be working. https://t.co/Mj86z1jfEg 18:31:50, 2014-09-01
- For some reason I’ve been humming the Imperial March all evening. Darth Vader’s theme from Star Wars. Can’t imagine why. 03:23:09, 2014-09-01
- RT @Kurt_Vonnegut: A sane person to an insane society must appear insane. 03:09:39, 2014-09-01
- @alex_burness if you’re ever looking for non-PBC, non-developer housing sentiments, lemme know. There’s others. Young urbanist renters, etc. 00:05:04, 2014-09-01
- @ericmbudd What are you doing Tuesday night? I hear City Council is gonna be a real hoot! Sadly I can’t find my hip flask… in reply to ericmbudd 23:55:03, 2014-08-31
- In the @DailyCamera it’s @PLANBoulder vs. developers on housing. Wish they’d talk to some younger renters too… http://t.co/Aar5YiuwFu 23:37:57, 2014-08-31
- Biked Flagstaff & 68J to @BldrFoodRescue peach cobbler & ice cream induced food coma at @MasalaCoop. Nap time. 14:10:02, 2014-08-31
- @KevinHotaling Painfully biased occupancy “survey” from Martin Acres… if you know any libertarians there: http://t.co/fqoxZLPTJx 01:38:33, 2014-08-31
- RT @fishnette: whoo-hoo! blogpost by sigoth on declining vehicle traffic!! http://t.co/bLtgEH5DYv check it out! @ericmbudd 21:28:10, 2014-08-29
- Rent in Martin Acres? Think the city shouldn't control who you can live with? Decline name/address if you’re illegal: http://t.co/fqoxZLPTJx 18:20:07, 2014-08-29
- @trueanomalies @Caltech Oh now come on, the eucalyptus totally have California citizenship by now! in reply to trueanomalies 15:34:48, 2014-08-29
- @sugarmags3 Kewl, can we talk DSM stuffs after the conference on Wed? You’re not going to it, right? Lunch? in reply to sugarmags3 15:17:28, 2014-08-29
- RT @mimstah: There's a contingent out there looking to put a moratorium on growth in Boulder. Time to get political, people! #BetterBoulder 14:27:05, 2014-08-29
- @sugarmags3 9/3 decoupling. 10am. How long you on the left coast? in reply to sugarmags3 14:21:07, 2014-08-29
- @sugarmags3 We’ll be down in D-town for the pre-conference hearing in the AM. Will you be needing coffee? in reply to sugarmags3 14:11:55, 2014-08-29
- RT @ClnEnergyAction: What we’re reading: Revenue Regulation and Decoupling: A Guide to Theory and Application http://t.co/gr56bhCmFB 14:03:22, 2014-08-29
- RT @ClnEnergyAction: What we’re reading: @ACEEEdc paper on new #utility business models, esp. role of #decoupling: http://t.co/1DapHe9dZa 11:32:00, 2014-08-29
- RT @BicycleLobby: Three words that will dramatically reduce the number of cars on the road forever: mandatory driving helmets. 09:33:27, 2014-08-29
- If you have suggestions or problems w/ bike paths or lanes in @bouldercolorado you can report them here: https://t.co/9UAMld8h5P 09:28:40, 2014-08-29
- RT @ClnEnergyAction: An accessible look at how more nuanced electricity pricing could enable renewables, from @RockyMtnInst https://t.co/Zz… 00:39:44, 2014-08-29
- @sugarmags3 If there’s a thing we ought to read before then, what would it be? Some SOPs? Final decision? in reply to ZaneSelvans 11:48:36, 2014-08-28
- @sugarmags3 We wanna understand where the DSM policies stand now, so we can see how they’ll interact w/ decoupling. in reply to sugarmags3 11:44:52, 2014-08-28
- @sugarmags3 Or a phone chat/coffee date would be great too. in reply to ZaneSelvans 11:27:22, 2014-08-28
- @sugarmags3 Hey there, any pointers to the best summary of how the DSM strategic docket turned out? We gotta bone up. 11:26:57, 2014-08-28
- RT @andrew_leach: Leach bangs head on desk, screams about externalities, and gives up. RT @atrembath: Omg this graph http://t.co/YYScumbYVf 19:10:09, 2014-08-27
- Kinda sad to discontinue my @egocarshare membership, but I only need a car about once a year, so the new $35 annual fee doubles my costs. 19:05:02, 2014-08-27
- @ericmbudd Don’t you worry that your sense of socioeconomic status will suffer? How will we know if you’re one of the privileged elite? in reply to ZaneSelvans 11:56:29, 2014-08-27
- @ericmbudd But won’t you always be sweaty and stinky? in reply to ericmbudd 11:54:32, 2014-08-27
- @ericmbudd What if you want to go up to the mountains to play? in reply to ericmbudd 11:52:16, 2014-08-27
- @ericmbudd How will you be able to move from one house to another house? in reply to ericmbudd 11:52:04, 2014-08-27
- @ericmbudd What do you do when it rains. Or, uh, snows? in reply to ericmbudd 10:21:03, 2014-08-27
- @ericmbudd How do you go grocery shopping? in reply to ericmbudd 10:15:22, 2014-08-27
- RT @TheTweetOfGod: The question is no longer what kind of world are you leaving for your children but how can anyone responsibly have child… 22:00:05, 2014-08-26
- RT @EricHolthaus: "if society wants to limit risks to future generations, it must find the discipline to leave… fuels in the ground" http… 13:00:57, 2014-08-26
- RT @Revkin: Why The Washington Post Is Running A Series Of Editorials On The "Existential Threat" Of Climate Change http://t.co/ukjRoQ48b4 … 13:00:33, 2014-08-26
- Global coal industry market cap: $233B. ExxonMobil: $425B. Divesting coal is the low hanging fruit: http://t.co/Ui538aMFOz via @BloombergNEF 10:59:49, 2014-08-26
- RT @ClnEnergyAction: Lots of good discovery Qs to @XcelEnergyCO on revenue decoupling from CO Office of Consumer Counsel. #14AL0660E 15:58:18, 2014-08-25
- RT @ClnEnergyAction: The CO Healthcare Electric Coordinating Council asked @XcelEnergyCO 269 questions in their 2nd round of discovery on 1… 15:58:06, 2014-08-25
- @ericmbudd Whoa, can someone say #hoarder? in reply to ericmbudd 13:25:26, 2014-08-25
- RT @danagould: I don't have, "Fuck You" money, but I'm close to "Excuse Me For A Moment" money. 10:09:04, 2014-08-24
- “[People] are coming to an awareness that it is deeply wrong, perhaps evil, to […] create a legacy of suffering." http://t.co/V2D3GuN29q 09:56:05, 2014-08-24
- Bike touring as elimination diet: remove everything but riding, eating, & sleeping. Add activities one at a time to see which are stressful… 09:16:52, 2014-08-24
- @rorowe Maybe just not driving would be simpler. That’s my approach anyways… in reply to rorowe 09:15:35, 2014-08-24
- Nine days of travel by bike just make me want nine hundred more. 19:16:44, 2014-08-22
- Heading off for 9 days of beautiful co-op boondocks biking! Went to bed at 3am. I see a nap in my future. Several naps. And breakfasts. 08:13:42, 2014-08-14
- Sounds fun! MT #Boulder Food Park aims to draw crowds w/ mobile vendors, brewers http://t.co/md3S4JtRGM via @meltzere http://t.co/LBRx3p2GQO 08:11:43, 2014-08-14
- Paramilitary #Ferguson police apparently trying to impose a media blackout. Good luck w/ that! http://t.co/jv6Cf7hLii http://t.co/p20V48fmX9 22:08:07, 2014-08-13
- So this is totally a reasonable route to take a bunch of people on their first bike tour, right? 9 days, 8 riding… https://t.co/EFwEjT4kEh 18:58:38, 2014-08-13
- RT @ClnEnergyAction: .@SolarCity installed cost for 2Q2014: $2.77/W, including customer acquisition. Almost German. Installing 1.2 MW/day: … 08:46:56, 2014-08-13
- 18-26 year olds expressed most interest in shared housing (40%). Retirees (65+) were next at ~27%, 51-65yo not far behind them at ~25%. 01:09:12, 2014-08-13
- Strong correlation in #Boulder housing survey between income & interest in shared housing. Unsurprisingly, lower income => more interest. 01:03:33, 2014-08-13
- About 25% of #Boulder housing survey respondents said they’d be interested in living in a co-op. That’s thousands of potential co-opers. 22:37:51, 2014-08-12
- RT @evacide: "Fair trade" cocaine and "conflict free" opium. Truly, the hipsters have won. http://t.co/vutktvUs0D via @EthanZ 21:00:27, 2014-08-12
- RT @PolycrystalhD: Ph.D.'s come out of the closet: "I will never be a tenure-track professor" http://t.co/bzio0vgtY0 #LifeAfterAcademia 20:57:56, 2014-08-12
- Help @bouldergobldr locate new @downtownboulder bike parking! Sign up here: http://t.co/24TJW9alwK and contact hagelinc@bouldercolorado.gov 11:57:39, 2014-08-12
- Great streets built for humans can serve as “open space,” & provide “density relief.” Sadly we don’t build many of those streets in the US. 10:30:04, 2014-08-12
- @AlexSteffen Boulder likes to think it’s green & progressive. Suggesting that the comfortable status quo is otherwise seems threatening. in reply to AlexSteffen 01:11:47, 2014-08-12
- @AlexSteffen Simultaneously raising class issues and questioning sustainability of suburban land use seemed to touch a nerve. in reply to AlexSteffen 01:09:11, 2014-08-12
- @AlexSteffen I got a sternly worded warning from city elders for highlighting some of your myths in tweets from council meeting last week. in reply to AlexSteffen 00:46:25, 2014-08-12
- @RickHackett @bouldercolorado @bouldergobldr Definitely agree on the speed bumps — we need to calm motor traffic, not bike/ped. users. in reply to RickHackett 00:35:20, 2014-08-12
- TAB recommendation to council on TIP funding will include a note explaining why we’ve ended up so focused on underpasses. 18:39:47, 2014-08-11
- Might be able to collaborate with @RideTransfort on improving FLEX service, direct from Ft. Collins to @downtownboulder. Would be awesome! 18:31:56, 2014-08-11
- .@DRCOGorg has gotten more aggressive in enforcement of TIP construction schedules. Can’t apply for anything with uncertain timeline. 18:28:41, 2014-08-11
- Limited options on @ColoradoDOT highways, @USDOT TIP scoring guidelines, flood mitigation all push toward underpasses. 18:23:18, 2014-08-11
- Discussing @bouldercolorado @bouldergobldr TIP funding. Should all bike/ped money go to underpasses? What about traffic calming? Road diets? 18:20:44, 2014-08-11
- Reconstruction of fatal (to bikes) Violet Ave. & US-36 intersection is funded. Construction to begin by end of 2014: http://t.co/EhjkP86i1t 18:16:10, 2014-08-11
- I understand for the first time how politicians get so excited about tiny meaningless wins. I mean, at least it’s SOMETHING. Ugh. 17:16:11, 2014-08-11
- Sadly frustrated with the glacial pace of just about everything. Except, ironically, the glaciers. 17:03:36, 2014-08-11
- RT @Kurt_Vonnegut: The two prime movers in the Universe are Time and Luck. 10:11:47, 2014-08-11
- @ericmbudd @ezraklein We've always been at war with Eastasia… in reply to ericmbudd 09:45:07, 2014-08-11
- Sometimes it seems like the @MasalaCoop eats cars… http://t.co/eTneXJaxMf 00:04:45, 2014-08-11