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Dave Amos - City Beautiful

@citybeautiful.nebula.tv

Assistant professor, City and Regional Planning, Cal Poly SLO Producer of YT channel City Beautiful

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Jordan Grimes@cafedujord.bsky.social · 5d ago

Santa Monica, South Pasadena, Palo Alto, San Mateo, and now Atherton! All the places that used to (and still try to) severely limit or prohibit new multifamily homes. No longer! State housing laws get the goods! www.almanacnews.com/atherton/202...

Developer proposes 30-unit Atherton townhome project using new state law

Atherton, a town known for single-family homes on spacious lots, could soon see a 30-unit townhome development. A Cupertino-based developer submitted a preliminary application that takes advantage of ...

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Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · last yr.

“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)

Pic of Pontevedra from the air
Richelle Forsey@richelle4c.bsky.social · last yr.

“Parking lots don’t employ any people. They simply provide space for cars. We have expensive housing for people and free parking for cars. … We’re killing our own cities. It’s a huge bummer.” RIP Donald Shoup

The War on Cars@thewaroncars.bsky.social · last yr.

In memory of Donald Shoup, we re-released our 2023 interview with the brilliant, witty and influential scholar. "The High Cost of Free Parking" is a hugely important book and his research has influenced countless planners and advocates around the world. RIP. thewaroncars.org/2025/02/08/r...

Professor Donald Shoup, wearing baseball cap and a green tweed jacket, with white bear, putting money into a parking meter.
Dave Amos - City Beautiful@citybeautiful.nebula.tv · 2y ago

New video up on Nebula! I wondered how the best way to punish bad drivers was, and the truth is that the system is kind of broken -- and definitely skewed toward giving drivers the benefit of the doubt. nebula.tv/videos/cityb...

City Beautiful — How to Punish Bad Drivers?

Road deaths are on the rise, and dash cams are catching drivers do crazy and dangerous things. What is the best way to punish drivers that cause crashes, particularly those that cause serious injury o...

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Dave Amos - City Beautiful@citybeautiful.nebula.tv · 2y ago

My kids invited me to join their Animal Crossing island and now we have a community workshop scheduled for later to discuss a new neighborhood district for future islanders. They're each designing maps before reaching consensus. This is the closest I've come to getting them excited about planning.

Dave Amos - City Beautiful@citybeautiful.nebula.tv · 2y ago

Just posted a quick bonus video on the 8th anniversary of the channel! It's all about Seattle's Overlook Walk and pedestrian infrastructure-as-landmark. Here's the Nebula link: nebula.tv/videos/cityb...

City Beautiful — Did Seattle Build the Best Pedestrian Bridge Ever?

Seattle's new Overlook Walk is an impressive connection between Pike Place Market and its revitalized waterfront. Is this pedestrian bridge worth the $70 million price tag?

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M. Nolan Gray 🥑@mnolangray.bsky.social · 2y ago

If you live in a small/midsized city, you can often change the discourse on housing/land use by starting a locally-focused blog on these issues. I've seen it happen. With the death of local media, there's often no one covering e.g. zoning hearings. If that's you, you set the terms of the debate.