Must of forgot about the drink with the double bonus.
Must of forgot about the drink with the double bonus.One thing worse than the $16 McDonald's combo or the $28 Taco Bell lunch is conservative columnist David Brooks claiming his mediocre burger and fries at an airport restaurant cost a whopping $78. (The devil is in the details, or the devil is the lying sack of shit I guess.)
David Brooks Is Getting Absolutely Roasted Over His $78 Airport Meal
The New York Times columnist seems to have left out some details about his tab.newrepublic.com
This is the problem with de-caring society, it's a huge chicken and egg thing. You basically have to make driving slightly more painful while you make alternatives less painful. But no city will fund a proper alternatives until people use them. It obviously impossible to get rid of all street parking any time soon, but in commercial areas it should be mostly done away with. People can park and ride in, or pay for parking in a lot/garage. Or the business can choose to provide free/cheap parking.
In lower density residential areas without driveways/garages, you probably can't get rid of it any time soon.
The landlord does not add a fee for bathrooms baked into the rent, which is what fskimospy said. That argument is fundamentally flawed. I have explained why.Bathrooms cost money build. That cost is “baked” into the price of constructing the apartment, baked into the price the landlord pays for the building, and they are “baked” into the rent people pay for the apartment that the landlord charges to recover the cost of purchasing the apartment.
That’s what @fskimospy is saying.
Also it’s spelled preposterous.
I can garantee you my property taxes alone, more than pay for that road side parking in front of my residence.
This is the problem with de-caring society, it's a huge chicken and egg thing. You basically have to make driving slightly more painful while you make alternatives less painful. But no city will fund a proper alternatives until people use them. It obviously impossible to get rid of all street parking any time soon, but in commercial areas it should be mostly done away with. People can park and ride in, or pay for parking in a lot/garage. Or the business can choose to provide free/cheap parking.
In lower density residential areas without driveways/garages, you probably can't get rid of it any time soon.
You’re splitting hairs over the usage of the word fee. Rereading these posts @fskimospy ’s explanations show him describing what I have above. While fee is probably a poor choice of words his further elaboration is better described as a payment (rent) to a landlord that includes the cost of the bathroom. A payment is also a synonym for fee.The landlord does not add a fee for bathrooms baked into the rent, which is what fskimospy said. That argument is fundamentally flawed. I have explained why.
AS for spelling, one of the greatest minds ever, Albert Einstein was a bad speller.. think about that before you go and correct someone (it doesn't fucking matter).
I can say in NJ/NYC people use mass transit a shit ton. From NJ Transit commuter trains out into the burbs,, to more urban modes like the PATH and the light rail, and buses which serve both. The issue is, the service they provide is not enough. Sometimes it's just enough at rush hour, but outside those hours quality of service drops drastically. People that would use mass transit more on weekends and nights simply can't, because there is barely service, or it's quite lackluster.
Even here with the best mass transit in the country, it's still treated primarily as a get to and get from work service. The subway in the city is better than the other mass transit in the area for time away from work excursions such as weekends and late nights. But things like the commuter trains out to the burbs, light rail and PATH service in urban areas, it's a joke during those times.
You’re splitting hairs over the usage of the word fee. Rereading these posts @fskimospy ’s explanations show him describing what I have above. While fee is probably a poor choice of words his further elaboration is better described as a payment (rent) to a landlord that includes the cost of the bathroom. A payment is also a synonym for fee.
You’ve latched on to a specific incorrect interpretation from his first post and instead of understanding that his further posts are trying to clarify his point because your interpretation wasn’t the one he was making you accused him of spinning the narrative.
Furthermore, if you still don’t understand the point, in most cases every mandated requirement increases the cost of the domicile to be built with the cost being passed along in the price or rent.
This shouldn’t be a controversial statement.
The single bathroom requirement doesn’t apply to dormitories. For example I pay less for my daughter’s college dorm with communal bathrooms than I would for one of the few with a private bathroom. Just like I paid in part more for my current house with 3.5 baths vs my first house with 2 baths.
I find your pickiness for using the right words especially hilarious for someone who is actively hostile to spelling words correctly.
Yes, I don’t know why there was so much argument about something that I would assume is common sense. More stuff means more cost.You’re splitting hairs over the usage of the word fee. Rereading these posts @fskimospy ’s explanations show him describing what I have above. While fee is probably a poor choice of words his further elaboration is better described as a payment (rent) to a landlord that includes the cost of the bathroom. A payment is also a synonym for fee.
You’ve latched on to a specific incorrect interpretation from his first post and instead of understanding that his further posts are trying to clarify his point because your interpretation wasn’t the one he was making you accused him of spinning the narrative.
Furthermore, if you still don’t understand the point, in most cases every mandated requirement increases the cost of the domicile to be built with the cost being passed along in the price or rent.
This shouldn’t be a controversial statement.
The single bathroom requirement doesn’t apply to dormitories. For example I pay less for my daughter’s college dorm with communal bathrooms than I would for one of the few with a private bathroom. Just like I paid in part more for my current house with 3.5 baths vs my first house with 2 baths.
I find your pickiness for using the right words especially hilarious for someone who is actively hostile to spelling words correctly.
Great post but then you have to go mention dorm rooms. I mean just completely irrelevant here.
The MTA, PA, and NJT all suffer from terminal commuter brain. They mostly can't imagine running their services in any other way than to accommodate peak morning and evening weekday service. Most transit agencies across the country have the same problem. All their capital and operational decisions are still geared to this thinking.
They're all looking at each other not knowing how to get ridership back when the best recovery has been nights and weekends where they refuse to add service.
Well maybe not given the emergence of co-living situations where there are shared bathrooms. Some SRO designs also include communal facilities. Both of these are cheaper than giving everybody an ensuite and that's reflected in asking rent
More like slightly tangential. It’s still a place to live with similar costs and requirements to an apartment.Great post but then you have to go mention dorm rooms. I mean just completely irrelevant here.
Nice thing about the Citi bikes is you don't have to worry about your bike getting stripped. How do they handle helmets?I do also agree they have to go hand in hand. I'm just saying you can't just drastically cut street parking before starting on other transit initiatives.
I can say in NJ/NYC people use mass transit a shit ton. From NJ Transit commuter trains out into the burbs,, to more urban modes like the PATH and the light rail, and buses which serve both. The issue is, the service they provide is not enough. Sometimes it's just enough at rush hour, but outside those hours quality of service drops drastically. People that would use mass transit more on weekends and nights simply can't, because there is barely service, or it's quite lackluster.
Even here with the best mass transit in the country, it's still treated primarily as a get to and get from work service. The subway in the city is better than the other mass transit in the area for time away from work excursions such as weekends and late nights. But things like the commuter trains out to the burbs, light rail and PATH service in urban areas, it's a joke during those times.
Meanwhile in NYC, cycling keeps growing and growing
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Nice thing about the Citi bikes is you don't have to worry about your bike getting stripped. How do they handle helmets?
Seattle had a system for it a decade ago, but I think that system shut down. Lack of helmet is biggest reason I never do bike or scooter shares. Generally I'm walking when I would use them, so it's not really a loss for me.Rarely see anybody on a citibike with a helmet. See probably 50% of cyclists on their own bikes wear helmets.
This is where a helmet law would destroy bike share. There is just no convenient way to do it.
Seattle had a system for it a decade ago, but I think that system shut down. Lack of helmet is biggest reason I never do bike or scooter shares. Generally I'm walking when I would use them, so it's not really a loss for me.
I used to never wear a helmet, mostly because I never had a nice one and thought they all sucked. Right after I started wearing one I had a bad accident going down a steep hill and my handle bars went loose.Makes sense. I do wear a helmet now on my bike every time I ride in the city, but didn't always.
it's pretty amazing, the millions of bike share rides plus people on their own bikes, and how it all works pretty well considering the sheer number of riders/rides per day. But, still, the cars can be crazy and bike infrastructure, while constantly improving, does have plenty of little gaps especially in less well-off areas. Ultimately, the number of casualties should be near zero every year.
Lately what's crazy is the ebike delivery guys flying around like maniacs especially on narrow bike lanes like over the bridges. I have heard of some cops starting to ticket speeders at these places after a pretty bad accident about a month ago.
Based on all of his posts ITT, absolutely not. Dunning-Kruger FTMFW.More like slightly tangential. It’s still a place to live with similar costs and requirements to an apartment.
Because I’m still not sure @NWRMidnight agrees I was trying to drive home that 1 bathroom does have a cost associated with it. Unlike most apartments dorms can have less than one bathroom per room and those that do cost less than a residence with 1 bathroom. Which highlights the point.
I used to never wear a helmet, mostly because I never had a nice one and thought they all sucked. Right after I started wearing one I had a bad accident going down a steep hill and my handle bars went loose.
A few years later I was riding down the ski mountain in Breckenridge, did a jump at like 25 mph and lost control. First thing that hit was my head against a rock. Cracked the helmet, but I had zero pain. From then one I will not ride without a helmet.
Rarely see anybody on a citibike with a helmet. See probably 50% of cyclists on their own bikes wear helmets.
This is where a helmet law would destroy bike share. There is just no convenient way to do it.
Always gotta wear a helmet mountain biking or downhilling. Glad to hear the fucking thing worked!
One thing worse than the $16 McDonald's combo or the $28 Taco Bell lunch is conservative columnist David Brooks claiming his mediocre burger and fries at an airport restaurant cost a whopping $78. (The devil is in the details, or the devil is the lying sack of shit I guess.)
David Brooks Is Getting Absolutely Roasted Over His $78 Airport Meal
The New York Times columnist seems to have left out some details about his tab.newrepublic.com