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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I really like Jeremy Levine's work on this topic. A singular community will or interest basically doesn't exist. Levine argues that rather than seeking an illusory consensus, we should focus on removing barriers to political participation by marginalized voices. shelterforce.org/2020/09/04/c...

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This plan is, mystifyingly, all about parking and car access. Those are not problems that Har Mar has. This should be major mixed-use TOD with a ton of housing, and it's a bummer not to see the city of Roseville doing more to push a property owner that seems to lack vision.

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Which of these would you rather have traffic move through your neighborhood on? Which would you rather drive on? Given that the travel time is about the same. (Most drivers don't believe it is, but it is. On the stroad, you have a higher speed limit but lose more time waiting at red lights.)

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I did an experiment to test this years ago, timing a route on a busy stroad at rush hour and then going the same distance on a nearby, parallel 2-lane street with roundabouts instead of stoplights. Roughly the same to slightly faster to take the quiet side street. Much safer and more enjoyable.

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Yeah, the rail yard is the thing that kills me, as a Como resident. And there aren't really easy or inexpensive solutions. This is my Northwest quadrant of St. Paul bike wish list. (Bridge from Prior to the U transitway is there to shift the Overton window and make the other three look practical!)

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"Source: U.S. Census Bureau, City of St. Paul, Visit St. Paul" Ummm.

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Alternative hypothesis: the popularity of parking reform is a wave function that is indeterminate until measured.

House roll call vote transcript for North Carolina's Parking Lot Reform and Modernization Act, which would eliminate parking mandates statewide and passed the House by unanimous vote in June 2025.

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Lest you think that isn't actually mixed use, let me highlight the aspirational living on offer at Aspire at City Place, from which you can walk to that Whole Foods, I guess, technically. Here's the view from the front of the complex.

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I remember a presentation (in planning school a decade ago) from a couple Woodbury planners who were very proud of this Whole Foods-anchored shopping plaza out there as an example of thoughtful suburban mixed use and walkable site design. We were too polite to completely roast them to their faces.

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Municipal-level population projections are insidious. Where and how we grow as a region is a political choice; they obscure that choice and tell us we simply must pay for extensive new infrastructure in the exurbs for all the people who are coming.

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Apartments are family homes. Condos are family homes. Triplexes are family homes. This sanctification of the detached single-family house is so maddening—just a totally American form of brain worms that doesn't discriminate by political alignment.

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Picked the kiddo up from preschool by bike on Thurs and Fri, for the first time since November. Didn't tell him I was going to. We stepped out the door of his school and he squealed "BIKE!!!" in excitement as soon as he saw. 4-year-olds agree: best way to travel.

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

2026 is starting out strong for parking reform as a couple prominent college towns repeal *all* of their parking mandates: let's hear it for Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Missoula, Montana!

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Authoritarian regimes lie constantly in big ways and small ways, as a show of power, not because they think the lie is convincing. The whole point is that it's blatant. Like this insane exchange between Tricia McLaughlin and a NYT reporter:

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

My favorite spot on the Mississippi on a gorgeous day this past October.

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

This is wrong in an impressive number of distinct ways.

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

The Driftless Area is awesome, and little known outside the Upper Midwest. Lots of extremely charming towns around there and great hiking.

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Oh, you mean this density gradient isn't just a natural outgrowth of urban land economics?

High-rises lining Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood, LA, flanked by a large expanse of low-rise, single-family homes on either side.

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

The glitching Weather Channel widget on my phone just gave me a jump scare. Forecast: End Times

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

There's a lot about this paper that's eyebrow-raising at best. I could do a longer thread but I'll just point out this paragraph where they bizarrely seem to treat average household sizes (dwelling units per population is just the inverse of that) as a direct measure of "supply constraints." Huh?

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

The @strongtowns.org suburban Growth Ponzi Scheme as it finds its expression in a run-of-the-mill set of local news headlines. (from last week's Sarasota News Leader)

"County’s Public Works director suggests County Commission consider annual property owner assessment to keep up with road resurfacing projects, given rising expenses
County commissioners direct county administrator to talk with new interim Sarasota city manager about potential return of city stormwater responsibilities to city
4-lane Lorraine Road extension south of Clark Road to Knights Trail Road remains top County Commission road priority"

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Great summary from @knightengale.bsky.social of why parking reform matters. Always use storytelling when advocating on parking (or any land-use) policy. Make the harms *real* for people. This is a Dallas business that would have had to make its street crappier in order to open up. Now it doesn't.

"But what does all this really mean? A real-life example: There is a stretch of buildings along MLK Boulevard that have sat vacant for years. A local restaurant wanted to open up in one of the buildings. Their restaurant is 3,000 square feet. Per our old code, they had to have 30 parking spots.

There are not 30 parking spots.

This meant they'd either have to tear down surrounding buildings to build a parking lot to accommodate this number (which was arbitrarily assigned in 1965 without data) or take all the parking from the other buildings along the street, meaning it would be nearly impossible to rent those out. It took months to figure out a solution that was not ideal but workable.

But after yesterday's vote, this restaurant is now only required to have three spots. (It doesn't mean they can't have more than three.) This means no buildings have to be torn down, no trees have to be ripped out, and other businesses can move in with dedicated parking.

This is huge."

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

My go-to example here is Santa Monica. Ocean, mountains, 75° much of the year, basically paradise on Earth. Tons of people would love to live there who can't. I highly doubt that any amount of upzoning in Santa Monica will lead to meaningfully affordable rents in Santa Monica.

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