A proposed cultural map of the US.

reddit.com/r/MapPorn/s/a3…

The average size of homes in the States and Europe.

When I'm feeling homesick I check the sheriff calls columns of a small Bay Area newspaper.

New rule from the Democratic governor of Pennsylvania:

States agencies must issue permits quickly or refund application fees.

“The Department of Environmental Protection, which decides when developers can break ground, has reduced its backlog for new permits by 41%.”

In 1983, Lucasfilm (later Pixar) made the first high-resolution computer-generated image that was supposed to be near-photorealistic and 'a single-frame movie'.

'The Road to Point Reyes' took a month to render.

Via: hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/1…

honestly want to start a series of these where I de-yassify facades to show what we could have if we stopped breaking up the massing

Marin County has highest life expectancy in the US, SF is third. marketwatch.com/guides/insuran…

'Housing Famine'

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I thought it was just me … I was astonished by this episode when I first watched it with my kids, told every other parent who would listen about its brilliance.

When I find myself experiencing pessemism about the world I try to remind myself of all the things I want to learn; learning stimulates my creativity, opens me up to curiosity, returns me to a childlike heart and mind.

Housing costs relative to earnings have never been so high in the US since we started keeping records.