Interesting how schools keep raising the price in line with the vouchers. I'm speculating that it's most pronounced at disability focused schools (most of the voucher money went to these students).

The Dallas Morning News@dallasnews.com · 1h ago

North Texas families say they are grateful to leave public schools, but finding a private school hasn’t been easy for students with disabilities, requiring them to weather through disappointment and confront additional costs. bit.ly/4xkQ33d

1/8 mile? Pathethic. In Dallas we deliver bus stops every 450ft.

Stephen Jacob Smith@stephenjacobsmith.com · 5h ago

I didn’t draw this well, but this is why I think North American insistence on 1/8-mi. bus stop spacing vs. Europe’s 1/4-mi. is misguided. Average distance *to the line* is already so long that you’ve already lost people with big mobility issues before they’ve even gotten to the street with the bus.

The Kelsey (disability-forward housing developer) is leading the Elevator Reform Coalition. If you belong to a YIMBY/AARP/AIA/NAHB group, or are just interested, RSVP for the kick-off (9/16, 1 pm ET) here: form.jotform.com/262106622196... ...general group here: form.jotform.com/262085033647...

A great opportunity to bring up my favorite niche policy issue: we should move to a Torrens Title system to reduce this kind of fraud and save boatloads of money as a society as well. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrens...

Robert Wilonsky@robertwilonsky.bsky.social · yesterday

I spent Saturday afternoon walking and photographing the clean-up along the McCommas Bluff. Because earlier last week, the Dallas man authorities say is responsible for that illegal dump was again arrested -- this time, for stealing the land with forged deeds. www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...

Yeah, I was surprised to see an actual campaign message besides "Talarico is a loser". Pivoting to the ol' reliable affordability.

Josh Busby@busbyj2.bsky.social · 2d ago

Corrupt Ken's campaign is having to pivot. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

For less than $300,000 you get a new house with a 30 minute commute (for now) to Dallas from Crandall. Not for everyone, but I understand why it appeals to some.

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 2d ago

I know I'm a fey, out-of-touch coastal elite, etc. etc., not representative of heartland values etc. etc., but still ... I simply can not imagine wanting to live in a place like this.

My Buc-ee's take, as someone who has never patronized it, is that going there looks like an ordeal and the last thing I need in my life is another ordeal.

Nathaniel Barrett@ncoxbarrett.bsky.social · 2d ago

Excuse me, is this Buc-ee's? I am very confused and deceived by your too similar product offering.

Excuse me, is this Buc-ee's? I am very confused and deceived by your too similar product offering.

gwen howerton@kissphoria.bsky.social · 2d ago

wrote about yet another moment in the grand tradition of Buc-ee's moving to a state and then suing the shit out of every convenience store in the area: www.chron.com/culture/arti...

We're working with @metroabundance.bsky.social to collect cost drivers in California building codes and standards above and beyond national model codes/standards. See here for more – please circulate among architects, engineers, etc. in the state! admin.centerforbuilding.org/wp-content/u...

MOAR BATTERIES

Since this is the bible belt, the relevant verse from Matthew 25: "I was in prison and you did not look after me...Truly I tell you whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me"

Nathaniel Barrett@ncoxbarrett.bsky.social · 5d ago

Texas' failure to provide AC in its prisons has always stood out to me as one of the darkest expressions of our society's desire to be cruel to those under our power. Truly a moral failure of our people.

Texas' failure to provide AC in its prisons has always stood out to me as one of the darkest expressions of our society's desire to be cruel to those under our power. Truly a moral failure of our people.

gwen howerton@kissphoria.bsky.social · 5d ago

One of the biggest opponents of air conditioning in Texas prisons, as I wrote a few years ago, is now the Mayor of Houston: www.chron.com/culture/arti...

I am sorry to report that much of the Texas Fair's food is not good and all of it is way too expensive.

The Dallas Morning News@dallasnews.com · 6d ago

In a list of the 10 best state fairs for festival food in the United States from Yelp, would you believe the State Fair of Texas in Dallas didn’t make the top five? bit.ly/4fHmdyB

Downtown Dallas: Can't give away office space. Uptown Dallas 1/2 mile away: Sorry, our new office towers are full.

The Dallas Morning News@dallasnews.com · 6d ago

Uptown's tallest completed tower, 23Springs, is nearly full after three tenants took substantial office space, bringing occupancy at the 26-story high-rise to 93%. bit.ly/4ww7D4h

The University of North Texas has denied 11 professors funding for memberships to professional organizations it says violate the state’s DEI ban — a move some faculty members describe as unjustified and warn could undercut their career development. bit.ly/3TkNS15

Weird seeing Austin anywhere but the most expensive spot.

CultureMap Dallas@culturemapdal.bsky.social · 6d ago

Here's how many Texans are paying too much for rent, report reveals https://bit.ly/4fHPSYF

The mayor wants to 1) Cut spending 2) Lower taxes and 3) Maintain the largest part of the budget (police & fire). Not much left after that.

The Dallas Morning News@dallasnews.com · 6d ago

As the city confronts a projected $51 million shortfall, council members say Mayor Eric Johnson's ideas are a start but question if they will go the distance. bit.ly/4wH5rqA

Our expectations of transportation safety in the public realm (e.g roads and sidewalks) should be as high as that of commercial aviation. Root cause analyses of crashes and near misses, non-stop improvements to safety, and lawsuits with massive payouts.

Zach Weinersmith@zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

Love becoming a technological backwater and paying more for worse equipment.

Canary Media Inc.@canarymedia.com · 6d ago

Here’s what Trump’s ban on foreign-made inverters means for the clean energy industry.

Hey this is close to my hometown!

Severin Borenstein@severinborenstein.bsky.social · 7d ago

Berkeley physics (emeritus) Professor Rich Muller and his daughter, Liz, ready to build small reactor a mile beneath Kansas town. Both science and economics sound daunting, but I would not bet against Rich. www.wsj.com/us-news/clim...

Is anybody *in any country* aware of data like this for cities/provinces/countries on elevators that are installed? (Doesn't have to be anywhere near this detailed.) This is NYC.

Giant decorative arches over the freeway for the silver line. What's $44M on a $2B project? $27,500 per weekday rider is what it is.

The Half-Price Books clearance sale and Reptile Breeder's Conference were held here. I'll miss this humble space with its quirky events.

Robert Wilonsky@robertwilonsky.bsky.social · last wk.

Trammell Crow's Market Hall has long been "the world's largest privately owned exhibition hall." It was Dallas' OTHER convention center, but it was for locals, not out-of-towners. Come week's end, the days of boat shows, guitar fests & political rallies are over. www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...

Unfortunately, you have to go to Richardson to get to most of the good asian restaurants. Dallas is sadly lacking (aside from Koreatown).

The Dallas Morning News@dallasnews.com · last wk.

Head north on Central Expressway and you’ll find Richardson, the first of Dallas’ numerous northern suburbs. bit.ly/4fBmaEt

Looking forward to an update bill on SB840 to address the housing haters.

KERA News@keranews.org · last wk.

The laws, which make it easier to build apartments, face stiff resistance from North Texas suburbs. State lawmakers vow to force cities to comply. kerane.ws/4vSzU3Y

Calling "2nd safest" a "superlative". The worst crime.

CultureMap Dallas@culturemapdal.bsky.social · last wk.

Dallas neighbor ranks as 2nd safest big city in the U.S. for 2026 https://bit.ly/4bePyPN

"Wars begin when you will, but they do not end when you please."

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 2w ago

The U.S. and Iran are being drawn into an escalating conflict just as they are hitting the limits of what they can achieve through military force.

Hundreds of millions for the gold plated cop center while we furlough city employees.

Dallas's Leading Local News: Weather, Traffic, Sports and more …@wfaa.com.web.brid.gy · 2w ago

"Cheap Rooms Once Prevented Homelessness. We Need Them Back": www.governing.com/urban/cheap-... Single Room Occupancy Hotels (SROs or Residential Hotels in Dallas' code) provided some of the most affordable housing in the country, but cities like Dallas have made them hard to build.

Cheap Rooms Once Prevented Homelessness. We Need Them Back.

Inexpensive single-room-occupancy dwellings were common in America decades ago, but overregulation has driven them from the housing market.

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