Daniel Herriges
@dpherriges.bsky.social
Urbanist advocate. Policy Director at the Parking Reform Network. Writer at Strong Towns. Co-author "Escaping the Housing Trap." St. Paul, Minnesota.
I don't think the new buildings are to any meaningful extent *causing* the influx of 2nd home buyers or investors, though.
November 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I don't think the new buildings are to any meaningful extent *causing* the influx of 2nd home buyers or investors, though.
One reason for some of the skepticism of these vacancy chain findings is that building new housing in high-demand locations tends to lower rents *somewhere else* (this Hawaii paper, notably, says "on the island") and for those whose lens is a hyper-local, neighborhood one, that's not an answer.
November 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
One reason for some of the skepticism of these vacancy chain findings is that building new housing in high-demand locations tends to lower rents *somewhere else* (this Hawaii paper, notably, says "on the island") and for those whose lens is a hyper-local, neighborhood one, that's not an answer.
Cars are bad for cities, they're bad in lots of ways that widespread AV adoption won't help and could actually make worse.
You can make that argument without insisting on things that really aren't true!
You can make that argument without insisting on things that really aren't true!
November 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Cars are bad for cities, they're bad in lots of ways that widespread AV adoption won't help and could actually make worse.
You can make that argument without insisting on things that really aren't true!
You can make that argument without insisting on things that really aren't true!
It's already faded here. Caught just the right window of time I think.
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
It's already faded here. Caught just the right window of time I think.
In fact, from time to time we had to disavow particular bad-faith uses of ST talking points.
On the whole, the ST rank-and-file leans very YIMBY. There's tremendous diversity of priorities among the advocate and small-donor base, though, and that's very much by design. (And IMO it's a strength.)
On the whole, the ST rank-and-file leans very YIMBY. There's tremendous diversity of priorities among the advocate and small-donor base, though, and that's very much by design. (And IMO it's a strength.)
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 AM
In fact, from time to time we had to disavow particular bad-faith uses of ST talking points.
On the whole, the ST rank-and-file leans very YIMBY. There's tremendous diversity of priorities among the advocate and small-donor base, though, and that's very much by design. (And IMO it's a strength.)
On the whole, the ST rank-and-file leans very YIMBY. There's tremendous diversity of priorities among the advocate and small-donor base, though, and that's very much by design. (And IMO it's a strength.)
I worked there for years, and this is not it at all. The Strong Towns approach has many entry points, so there are definitely people with NIMBY inclinations re: development who are attracted to it for other reasons, but nothing about our advocacy or messaging ever sought to cater to those folks.
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I worked there for years, and this is not it at all. The Strong Towns approach has many entry points, so there are definitely people with NIMBY inclinations re: development who are attracted to it for other reasons, but nothing about our advocacy or messaging ever sought to cater to those folks.
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10/23/25 IG: mike_kelly_photography
10am ICE arrested US citizen after alleging she‘d made a threat. Both woman & onlookers refuted claim, but ICE proceeded to force her to ground & zip-tie her hands. Incident followed a failed attempt by ICE to gain access at nearby laundromat
🛑THIS MUST STOP🛑
10am ICE arrested US citizen after alleging she‘d made a threat. Both woman & onlookers refuted claim, but ICE proceeded to force her to ground & zip-tie her hands. Incident followed a failed attempt by ICE to gain access at nearby laundromat
🛑THIS MUST STOP🛑
October 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
10/23/25 IG: mike_kelly_photography
10am ICE arrested US citizen after alleging she‘d made a threat. Both woman & onlookers refuted claim, but ICE proceeded to force her to ground & zip-tie her hands. Incident followed a failed attempt by ICE to gain access at nearby laundromat
🛑THIS MUST STOP🛑
10am ICE arrested US citizen after alleging she‘d made a threat. Both woman & onlookers refuted claim, but ICE proceeded to force her to ground & zip-tie her hands. Incident followed a failed attempt by ICE to gain access at nearby laundromat
🛑THIS MUST STOP🛑
I originally got "swarm" from Kevin Klinkenberg, but yeah, I like it because it evokes pollination (spreading replicable ideas / models) as well as emergent order from a bunch of individuals acting on their own.
And "horde" sounds like an invasion—probably not the image to lean into.
And "horde" sounds like an invasion—probably not the image to lean into.
October 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I originally got "swarm" from Kevin Klinkenberg, but yeah, I like it because it evokes pollination (spreading replicable ideas / models) as well as emergent order from a bunch of individuals acting on their own.
And "horde" sounds like an invasion—probably not the image to lean into.
And "horde" sounds like an invasion—probably not the image to lean into.
I will also add as an addendum here that I think the "time tax" argument is way less cut-and-dry with a bike, especially e-bike, than it is with transit.
I can drive my kid to preschool in 13 minutes (including a predictable rush-hour traffic jam) or bike him there in 17. The bike wins every time.
I can drive my kid to preschool in 13 minutes (including a predictable rush-hour traffic jam) or bike him there in 17. The bike wins every time.
October 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I will also add as an addendum here that I think the "time tax" argument is way less cut-and-dry with a bike, especially e-bike, than it is with transit.
I can drive my kid to preschool in 13 minutes (including a predictable rush-hour traffic jam) or bike him there in 17. The bike wins every time.
I can drive my kid to preschool in 13 minutes (including a predictable rush-hour traffic jam) or bike him there in 17. The bike wins every time.