I’ve been having a lot of conversations with fellow and future MPS parents about the MPS Comprehensive District Design and…
The Least Glamorous Ways to Make a Big Impact on The Environment
There are things you can do to help the environment that won’t go unnoticed, and things that are under the…
How to Revise the Federal Solar Tax Credit
Electrek has a post up that ranks US cities by households with solar panels. Here’s the list: The city that…
Land use of Ethanol vs Solar for Vehicle Fuel
I took a stab at trying to figure out how much land it takes to power an internal combustion engine…
How Many Boomers Does it Take to Change a Lightbulb?
One? The Boomer goes to YouTube and searches for “how to change a lightbulb”: They click on a result for…
How to Exploit Vulnerable Seniors with Twitter
There’s a special place in hell for robo-callers who exploit seniors. Bilking retirees out of their retirements through scams over…
Analyzing the anti-Minneapolis 2040 Crowd’s Petition Signatures
A group of Minneapolis residents have organized themselves in an effort to continue Minneapolis’ long history of exclusionary zoning. They,…
Some #mnleg 2017-2018 House Bill Stats
Here are some charts summarizing bill activity at the capital this past legislative session. Median number of bills authored: 33…
Socially Acceptable Ways to Decrease Housing Affordability #mpls2040
One argument from anti-Minneapolis 2040 Plan that I find strange is the argument that multi-family housing doesn’t improve affordability. As…
Solar Installations in the Longfellow Neighborhood by City Block
You know how once you buy a new car you start to see that same make and model of car…