Just 41 years after the Bethesda Metro station opened, we are getting a WMATA-standard sign to show people approaching on foot from the west where the station is.

Signs on Capital Crescent Trail next to Kenwood. (Neighborhood that led successful fight to partially reverse road diet on Little Falls Parkway, road where prior to road diet cyclists & pedestrians crossing on trail were repeatedly hit, one killed, by drivers.)

Is this the same New York Times that is covering Mamdani's college application as a scandal?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/science/ivar-giaever-dead.html

New poll on "abundance agenda" shows majority still support local decision-making.
Do you support or oppose limiting local zoning rules to build more homes? Yes 28% No 43%
https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-approval-at-42-democrats-up
BUT: When you ask about the substance of the rules, instead of what government level should make decisions, the answers strongly favor certain reforms.
https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2023/11/30/survey-finds-large-majorities-favor-policies-to-enable-more-housing

There are any number of ways to keep Altadena affordable.
Ban single-family detached dwellings.
Ban off-street parking.
Build 6-story affordable housing on scattered sites.
The aim here is to maintain the area's high social status via exclusion. Based on uncool-ness rather than income or race.
[reply to: https://bsky.app/profile/maxdubler.com/post/3lqujmosxtc2b ]

Are Trump voters honest when they say "I didn't vote for this"?
Many voters hold inconsistent opinions.
Here's a Pew poll in which 7% of self-identified atheists say they believe that God exists. https://www.pewresearch.org/religious-landscape-study/religious-family/atheist/?activeChartId=bfc2886ded409bd46a50cf8704834caf&dialogId=0c0431057ae7bd8bd7708a40d30ff5b2

Highway agencies to cyclists: Obey all road signs.
Also highway agencies to cyclists: Ignore this road sign.

How preservation is sold to the public:
https://wapo.st/4dDr1Ut
How it works more often than not in practice:
https://www.arlnow.com/2025/05/27/review-panel-doesnt-like-aesthetics-of-planned-inn-of-rosslyn-redevelopment/

Arlington VA historic preservation board votes against proposed 8-story apartment house because "the design did not evoke the mid-century modern style" of the motel (pictured here) that it will replace.
https://www.arlnow.com/2025/05/27/review-panel-doesnt-like-aesthetics-of-planned-inn-of-rosslyn-redevelopment/

Victoria, Australia creates state-wide setback & footprint standard for apartments, rowhouses, duplexes & ADUs up to 3 stories high. Approval is by-right with no "compatibility" requirements. Neighbors cannot appeal.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-three-storey-apartment-blocks-coming-soon-to-your-neighbourhood-20250327-p5lmzi.html