GrantHenninger

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Your housing element expert. Anaheim Planning Commissioner.

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Show threadGrantHenningerMay 15, 2023
He's already given us books that talk about building productive places & the questions to ask to build a transportation network that supports a productive place. What we need is a more technical look at the approaches to answering those questions about the transportation network.
Show threadGrantHenningerMay 15, 2023
However, at the end of the day, Confessions felt like the middle part of a conversation that was started with Chuck's previous book, Strong Towns. I do hope that Chuck continues the conversation by providing us with a trilogy of books.
Show threadGrantHenningerMay 15, 2023
Undoubtedly, Chuck would say that the questions he poses, and the dialectic method he advocates for, will lead to solutions to transportation problems that are unique to the local conditions. He is undoubtedly correct. That's also a very difficult path to building better cities.
GrantHenningerMay 15, 2023

I finally read Chuck Marohn's Confessions of a Recovering Engineer. As with all of Chuck's work on @strongtowns, it breaks down transportation issues into understandable ideas. However, it doesn't go deep enough to provide actionable steps people can take.

https://www.granthenninger.com/urban-planning/book-review-confessions-of-a-recovering-engineer

Book Review: Confessions of a Recovering Engineer — Grant Henninger

I’m writing this review while wearing my brand new Strong Towns t-shirt . I only bring this up to acknowledge my own bias when coming to this latest text by my friend Chuck Marohn.  Chuck started the Strong Towns blog a decade and a half ago and has grown it into one of the most influen

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GrantHenningerMay 8, 2023

I've got a very quick #Anaheim #PlanningCommission meeting later today. The two items on the agenda should not need to come before the commission, and should be able to be approved at the staff level. Too often, our codes are written by people who love to get a say in the details of other people's lives. This just waste the time of the commission, city staff, and property owners.

https://www.granthenninger.com/urban-planning/anaheim-planning-commission-meeting-for-may-8-2023

Anaheim Planning Commission meeting for May 8, 2023 — Grant Henninger

The Anaheim Planning Commission has a scheduled meeting on May 8, 2023 at 5:00pm in the city council chambers. The agenda for the meeting is available online . There are two, very minor items on this agenda. Item 1 - Variance Request - Walnut Village The Walnut Village retirement community was a

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GrantHenningerMay 7, 2023
I’m glad our newly “improved” road has been christened with its first skid marks from a driver doing donuts. I’m glad #Anaheim worked so hard to change the roadway design to eliminate this type of behavior while it was spending millions to repave this road. This type of dangerous roadway design should be illegal.
GrantHenningerMay 5, 2023
If you run a public transit agency, don’t wrap your windows in advertisements. It makes for a worse rider experience, and ensures your transit options aren’t used by folks unless they have no other option. Strive to make #transit a good user experience.
GrantHenningerMay 4, 2023
Coach Pāṇini ®May 4, 2023
It me #strongtowns
GrantHenningerMay 2, 2023
Lane lines were finally painted as part of the roadway “improvements” near my house. I love the 20-foot wide lanes. I really understand why the bike lane had to end mid-block to allow for these sorts of lane widths. This is certainly how we make #StrongTowns.
GrantHenningerApr 30, 2023
Are the reserves spaces for clean air vehicles just performative environmentalism for shopping centers that have no transit access, especially when those space reservations aren’t enforced?