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Chelsea Allinger
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Chelsea Allinger
@allinsea
@ggwash Executive Director. @GWTrachtenberg PhD candidate. Former Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner (2019-2023). she/her
00:00- Electric vehicles are a great way to feel like you're solving a problem while avoiding the discomfort of tackling the underlying problem: land use.
- And it begins! My return route from California to DC via @Amtrak. First up: a trip on the new-to-me San Joaquins through central California. I’ll be live-ish tweeting my three-day journey across the USA. #AmericaByRail
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- Today I walked from Navy Yard to Capitol Hill to NoMa to Truxton Circle to Logan Circle to Adams Morgan and, once again, it was clear that streateries are the key to so much vibrancy. They're not just cheerful and energizing, they also make streets feel safer as a pedestrian.
- Replying to @allinsea“After Minneapolis cut its parking requirements in half, the rental rates for new studio apartments dropped from $1,200 to $1,000 a month due to the money developers were able to save by building less parking.”
- Replying to @ElSprezidenteThe caption on the original video on tiktok says it's in Maryland. But it's also pretty much Everywhere, USA. ☹️
- That’s a 17% rent reduction that may be entirely attributable to scrapping an unnecessary regulation, without requiring any new public investment.Replying to @allinsea“After Minneapolis cut its parking requirements in half, the rental rates for new studio apartments dropped from $1,200 to $1,000 a month due to the money developers were able to save by building less parking.”
- I bought a Prius earlier this year, after 8 years of not owning a car by choice. My lifestyle has shifted in various ways and I was spending a fortune on rental cars and rideshares and it didn't make sense. The car is 85% for things outside of the District, however:
- Replying to @allinsea1. If you choose to drive, you are making the worst possible transportation decision for every single person you encounter, whether they are in other cars, on foot, on bikes, on scooters, using wheelchairs, on buses, whatever. You are making the city more congested and less safe.
