Building Vacant Housing?
I've oftenadvocated allowing people to build more housing, under a view that the important thing is increasing the total supply of units because the main thing driving up rents is more people than...
View ArticleFootboard v2
After thinking about how to make my footboard more expressive for a while, I went ahead and built one. After playing around with it for a few weeks, I like it a lot better! Top: Bottom: I made one for...
View ArticleWays of Getting to NEFFA
As a four person family without a car, someone was asking how we handled occasionally needing to travel longer distances. I thought thinking through the various ways we've travelled to NEFFA might be...
View ArticleBoston Rents 2013-2018
I've been keeping a Boston-area rent map since early 2013, which means I can look some at how apartment prices have changed over time. A rough way to do this is just to look at how listings have...
View ArticleBIDA Family Dance Timing
Someone was asking how the BIDA family dance timing works, so here's it written up: 5:00hall opens, family dance musicians set up on the floor5:30family dance starts5:45most of the kids who are coming...
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