When I was shopping for a new car last year I gave serious thought to buying an electric vehicle. In fact, it is what I initially set out to do. But I couldn’t find a model that I liked and I didn’t feel like the… Read More
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The 2018 Henley Passport Index
I still have every passport that I have ever owned. The older ones are far more interesting because I was younger and always looking for creative ways to travel around the world. The older I get the less interesting my passports get. Now I find… Read More
Let there be light
My condo has an east exposure. That means I get direct sun in the morning and no direct sun in the afternoon, once the sun has crossed over onto the other side of my tower. But a funny thing happens in the late afternoon and… Read More
The city is the brand
https://500px.com/embed.js I was reading the internet this morning and I stumbled upon an interesting urban blogger from Oslo named Erling Fossen. Most of his writing is in Norwegian, but he does have a section called “City Notes” that is in English. I enjoyed this paragraph titled, "The… Read More
#LoveWins in the United States
Empire State Building Gay Pride Rainbow by Ahmer Kalam on 500px https://500px.com/embed.js By now, I am sure that all of you know that the U.S. Supreme Court made a landmark ruling yesterday (Friday, June 25, 2015). In a 5-to-4 vote, it was decided that the… Read More
Right answer to the wrong question
Yesterday I wrote a post on why Norway loves Tesla Motors. The lesson was that if you want people to adopt sustainability, just make it cheaper. But here’s something to ponder: Are electric vehicles the right answer to the wrong question? (Jeff Speck in Walkable City)… Read More
Why Norway loves Tesla Motors
Norway imposes big levies on the sale of fuel burning vehicles. They can amount to more than 100% of the sale price—effectively doubling the price of a vehicle. It’s a supertax. Exempt from these taxes, however, are electric vehicles. This has not surprisingly made Elon Musk’s Tesla… Read More
Who is worried about Canada’s housing market?
Atlantic Cities just posted an article on the world’s 5 largest housing bubbles. In descending order of real growth, they are: Israel Norway Switzerland Canada Germany Not surprisingly, Canada is on the list. There is, of course, lots of talk both locally and abroad about… Read More
