Another great housing affordability hack for the 90th #txlege session ⤵️
Texas public schools are falling off a financial cliff, and Austin ISD happens to be the Roadrunner looking down at all that empty air: www.ryanpuzycki.com/p/friday-nig...
On ladder trucks:
A Pierce (US) 100’ ladder is ~46’9” in length. A Rosenbauer (EU) 105’ turntable ladder is 33’9”.
-13’ (28%) shorter
-5’ MORE reach
-articulates AROUND obstacles vs straight ladder
-Cheaper
-More nimble
-Faster setup
-Superior extraction for disabled or injured
Revolving loan funds are among housing's most cost-effective production tools: fill the financing gap on stalled projects, collect repayment, repeat. Montgomery County, MD pioneered the model in 2021 — five states have since launched their own.
www.remappingdebate.org/article/revo...
Jason Cox
Felicity M. Maxwell
Felicity M. Maxwell
Meanwhile European marketing is “here’s how our equipment works & fits w/in your environment to be as useful as possible”
One is marketing on providing the most value & flexibility. The other is marketing in much the same way as a sports car maker - buy this because it looks cool & you deserve it.
Steve Hilton, a Republican from Britain who is running for California governor, was a public champion of Brexit.
Has one reporter asked him about his support for this massive failure of a policy, and how it reflects on his political judgement? Not that I could find.
Metropolitan Abundance Project
Thrilled that @aura-atx.org will be hosting @nerd4cities.bsky.social in Austin this fall 🏙️ 🤠
Get your tickets NOW, since we're expecting a sellout 🎟️ 🙌
This is *also* Elevators in North America:
✅ Bespoke, region specific standards
✅ Extremely limited marketplace competition
✅ Costly maintenance contracts with few alternatives
In 2027 #txlege can follow the lead of [email protected] & address expensive elevator regs & help housing affordability.
Jason Cox
Felicity M. Maxwell
for every graham platner, there's dozens of just as capable women you could be investing in who don't have nazi tattoos or abusive pasts
you just don't want to expand your class analysis to encompass gender
