kchoze

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   by kchoze 10y ago

   The construction cost of steel and concrete buildings is significantly higher per square foot of floor space than that of low-rise timber-framed buildings. In Canada, the cost of concrete and steel buildings is around 80% more per square fo
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   by kchoze 11y ago

   SJWs and identity politcs get on my nerves too... but on this case, it's hard to deny that the decisions of which neighborhood to raze were likely influenced by the racial majority of these neighborhoods. Though one could argue that th
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   by kchoze 11y ago

   I admit that data is hard to find, but that's not a reason to discount rational exploration of this issue. There's plenty of anecdotal cases for it, just see the devastation of Detroit, for example. As to your claim, throwaway as
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   by kchoze 11y ago

   Author here. The principle you refer to here is Marchetti's constant. It's the idea that people will make decisions about where to live and work to achieve an average commute time of 30 to 45 minutes in general. So the faster tran