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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 13h

It's a big change from 20-25 years ago. My mom was a social worker in Clermont and Adams counties in the 90s so these home prices would blow her mind.

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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 14h

An entire subdivision of $430k homes was just built in Mt.Orab. I don't think this is Appalachia anymore. www.redfin.com/OH/Mt-Orab/1...

108 Brookshire Way, Mt Orab, OH 45154 - 3 beds/2 baths

(Cincy MLS) For Sale: 3 beds, 2 baths ∙ 2150 sq. ft. ∙ 108 Brookshire Way, Mt Orab, OH 45154 ∙ $430,000 ∙ MLS# 1857091 ∙ Why wait to build when this one is ready now? Welcome home to this stunning 3...

www.redfin.com

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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 14h

That used to be the case with Clermont County re:275 but there are brand-new suburban sprawl subdivisions popping up all the way out to Mt.Orab and incomes are on par with the rest of the Cincinnati MSA suburbs.

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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 18h

Sadly, this child poverty map is close to a proxy for Appalachia, and likewise indicates that Clermont and Warren counties are now middle class suburbs.

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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 18h

It looks like this map has Portsmouth, Ohio as the western start of Appalachia and I think that's actually pretty accurate for 2025 because the eastern suburbs of Cincinnati have sprawled well into the area west of Portsmouth.

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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 20h

I wish Kaiser existed in more than like 4 states. I’d be willing to pay up to 50% more than I do currently for health insurance if I could get a Kaiser plan and never again have to do an hour of research to find an in-network doctor.

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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 1d

All but one of my employers in California offered a stipend for an Obamacare/Covered CA plan in lieu of an employer-based plan. I’m curious how common that has become.

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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 1d

wow there's a lot more zoning stuff in here than you'd expect

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Which citywide rezoning is most responsible for our
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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 1d

Actually yes, my kid is safer in NYC where the car crash death rate is less than half of the rest of the state.

But also, research shows that suburban kids are much more likely to abuse substances, have anxiety, and exhibit delinquency than their urban peers.

www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/199...

Professor Luthar's Study Finds Suburban Teens more Prone to Substance abuse, Stress and delinquency

www.tc.columbia.edu

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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve been saying this. LeBron for governor, Joe Burrow for senator eventually. It’s the only way that Ohio will ever go blue again in my lifetime.

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𝓂𝓈. 𝓅𝒶𝓉𝒽 @semiopath.bsky.social · 2d

i think an interesting cultural experiment would be if we started enforcing traffic law

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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 2d

DOT website says they're doing this to avoid work in colder months

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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 3d

Skip the Oscar performance and just admit that you personally like to speed.

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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 3d

The excuses that electeds came up with to oppose that bill were so wild. One said they couldn’t support bc it would hurt the working class, because it could increase the cost of vehicles.

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Upzone the coastal elites @aboutdave.bsky.social · 3d

At the rate our electric rates are rising, it wouldn't take much to push gas costs per mile, for most popular vehicle, lower than EV.

And if you select an efficient car, use the cheapest rates that exist, it's already cheaper to use gas.

Not good.

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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 5d

I was just giving an example, though there actually are ways to design bulb outs for bikes.

Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 5d

The “they” you are referring to was a huge coalition of street safety advocates who fought to pass the bill that created this speed camera program. The idea is for the cameras to become obsolete over time as the camera revenue funds safety projects.

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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 5d

The camera program funds street calming

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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 5d

California’s speed camera program mandates that all camera revenue goes towards safety improvements (like bulb outs) at the location of the camera. So it’s not really accurate to say there are zero plans for reduced space.

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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 5d

I grew up with several kids whose parents wouldn’t allow them to go trick or treating (or read Harry Potter) because of the “satanic imagery,” and yet there’s a 99% chance those same parents voted for the person who posted *this.*

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d

Posted by the President of the United States.

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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 5d

I would love to see more states pursue a speed camera program like California's AB 645 pilot, which mandates that the ticket revenue be used for infrastructure safety improvements at the location of the camera(s) so that eventually the camera becomes unnecessary/obsolete.

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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 5d

NEW YORK: After you vote for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on the front, don't forget to flip your ballot and vote for measures 2-5 on the back

YES on Affordable Housing @yesonaffhousing.bsky.social · 8d

New Yorkers: After voting for candidates who will fight for affordability on the front of your November ballots, flip↩️your ballot to fight for affordability yourself by voting YES on Affordable Housing Ballot Measures 2-5!

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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 6d

Every part of the city outside of the red zone still has parking requirements. Upper Manhattan! Most of Brooklyn! The entirety of the Bronx!

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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 6d

Add Newport News, VA to the list of cities that have broadly ended parking requirements before NEW YORK CITY.

Patrick Siegman @siegman.biz · 6d

"Almost a year ago, city leaders in #NewportNews ended parking requirements for new developments, a huge win for businesses and home builders — now, Newport News Delegate Shelly Simonds is proposing the same standard on the statewide level."

www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-...

VA lawmaker proposes ban on mandatory parking requirements for new developments

City leaders in Newport News ended parking requirements for new developments, a huge win for businesses and home builders — now, a Newport News is proposing the same standard on the statewide level.

www.wtkr.com

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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 6d

This is why I have a lot of anxiety for my friends and family still living in my red home state. It's getting to the point where they legitimately have fewer rights than I do in a blue state.

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