My contribution to the ABC’s series Untangling the Housing Crisis is an examination of the hard evidence. A solution is not as far away as many think.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

"Oh, but this just shows the nerdy, detail-obsessed nature of Japanese people," you say. Perhaps. But these publications can't exist without a distribution system (i.e., newsstands). And those newsstands can't exist without *dense walkable neighborhoods.*

When a commercial space is both big and expensive, the tenants tend to be deep-pocketed corporations. So instead of an independent perfumer, you get Sephora. Instead of an brand selling niche workwear, you get J. Crew. This leads to homogenization in fashion (and culture).

yeah she’s gonna be out of action for a while

This is always my response whenever anyone wants to reduce population: "you first". @jonobri.com absolutely nailed this interview. Anything that isn't a yes is a no.

Hey Bluesky! Let’s Get PEPpy!

The 800 bus upgrade is nothing short of a complete Peter Parker victory. The thing is though there's lots of route 800's around Melbourne, 40-50 lines with no sunday service. Every transport advocate needs to adopt their nearest bus with no sunday service and then just start harping on about it

My monthly reminder of the type of monsters I live with, I'll never find happiness.

The kind of energy I bring to the function