get a credit card etc. Even if the line we pick now isn't the best one, there probably has to be some line.

Maybe I am incorrect and I'll find out when I listen, but that's my intuition.

This seems interesting. Without listening to the podcast yet, it makes sense that 18 is arbitrary, but there probably has to be some arbitrary line right? Maturity doesn't suddenly come at one age, it's a gradual process, but you can't gradually give someone a license, or allow them to drink or ...

Milwaukee Ave as the model for as many streets as possible.

I don't think Waymo is great, but I also find it weird that it puts people in a position to defend Uber and Lyft. While they aren't the worst, on net rideshare is pretty bad for us as a society, especially with how they compromise transit. Yes, Waymo bad, but also rideshare bad.

Part of the issue as well, is that what people "want" is not accurately reflected in prices. There are well documented distortions in the housing market, zoning being the primary one, that do not allow for prices to accurately show people's preferences across space.

I mean, that's fair. I just mean it won't take as long as it has to get this bad for suburban sprawl at the edge to stop. There is only so far out you can go, and we are getting close to the farthest out for diminishing returns that people are willing to accept. Maybe not 10 years, certainly not 100

That is mostly, as there is some evidence, a NBER paper, that it is even starting to slow now.
I do also think new distortions with growth boundaries would overall lead to better economic outcomes, in both cities and suburbs, from increased density. Not that there wouldn't be drawbacks too though.

I don't think you could entirely remove sprawl by removing distortions/subsidies. It would certainly slow, by how much I am unsure. There is too much built inertia in finance/business/government for it to stop entirely. I would guess, however, that it would mostly stop within 10 years.

"Allegedly shot in the neck", pretty sure he just was shot in the neck, no?

A friend of a friend voted for Frey solely because she thought he "looked pretty" and Frey has name recognition too. The less checked in you are the less likely you know about his issues, and the more likely you are not know about all of the problems he consistently causes.

I mean, maybe, but also a lot of the electorate is pretty uninformed when it comes to politics. People on here tend to pay more attention, and have a better idea of how city hall actually works and the issues that Frey causes at city hall. Cities need good governance, and Frey is not that.

I do think the solution is to get a really charismatic and likeable person to run, organize around them, and then get a lucky break somewhere. Tougher said than done though, not many people have the charm needed to get across the finish line.

We are in an era where effective local governance is key, and trying to one up and get back at others within the city just ends up hurting everyone.