Many Americans are moving back to cities because they are tired of commuting (be it car or mass transit); the pandemic may have paused that in a significant fashion but the jury is still out on that. I suggest you look at the statistics on growth of cities in the last 15 years, it is part of what I was indirectly referring to. Surely you have not missed the media attention focused on this phenomenon?
Advancement of automobiles post WWII between 1946 and 1960, I contend, was not one of the driving reasons for suburbanization. For example, well into the 60s, air conditioning was not anywhere near the norm in automobiles. The top safes speed of automobiles between 1946 and 1960 did not, as I understand it, climb significantly for purposes of understanding suburbanization. A rise in top speed from 45 to 65 would not have appreciably changed the time of commute for the near-in suburbs that were bing built post-war. Many have pointed to the Federal and local goverenments (State, county and municipal) as instrumental in subsidizing the build-out of roads and traffic signaling devices was a major contributor to making suburban residential living tenable.
The New York City School System had a great system well into the 60s and 70s. I can't remember, but my classmates in college from NYC (there were many) were quite proud of which schools they attended and a few did attend the "jewels" of the City system, whose names and numbers I can no longer remember.
I lived in Honolulu and attended public schools from 1960 through graduation in 1973. While the public schools I attended could not often compete with the private schools (also located in urban Honolulu, viz. Punahou, Iolani, Kamehameha), I had a good education. Many of my peers would agree.
I choose not to live in DC and live in suburban Maryland because when we left, we had it up to here with "Mayor for Life" Marion Barry. But once he was removed form office, DC has generally had distinguished mayors. The schools struggle because their parents are poor. No question DC schools are struggling, but they were not always that way and things may change now that people are moving back into the city and shoring up the tax base, and more diverse student bodies are likely. Here in MD's Montgomery County, we have a great diversity of school achievement. Thing is, achievement is correlated with family income. It has always been that way despite the racist rantings in the 1960s of Shockley in the 1960s and continuing through the present. The majority of academic research starting with correlation measure but now using multivariate analysis, continues to show higher relationship between family income and tax base with educational attainment, and not as much with race/ethnicity.
I'm talking about me. Assumptions, the mother of all %uck ups.🥱
Oh, is that the divine or elected Galu speaking on behalf of the UK?
Exclamation mark, is that necessary? Cool down, don't get too excited🥵
I still have a vivid picture of my mother smiling beside her bike. This was when she was in her 20's in Holland, seemingly in the 1920's. Later on after the war Mom and dad made many sacrifices for us children to have a better life... without bikes.
Again, NYC isn't one of the typical cities in the US.
Typical US city public school qualities have progressively gone down since then.
It may but not there at the moment.
I guess you are not a human.
I was talking about being soaked in sweat as in sweating a lot. I've heard that it doesn't get very hot or very cold in southern Britain so it may work for those who bike there. Have you biked in Washington DC area in the US in July? Often it's about 90 d F with 90+ percent humidity. That's mild compared to Houston, Texas in July.
Here in Baroda, the day temperature exceeds 40 C by 10 AM, 9 months of the year, at least 6 months are with 70% or more humidity.
Hard to use a bicycle.
We use motor bikes a lot, very convenient in congested areas.
In vehicle sales for personal use, cars are about 10%, and two wheelers are 90%, most houses have a scooter / motorcycle too.
Those are approximate national figures for India.
Consumption is 1.25 to 1.8 L / 100 km.
Record holder was a 325 cc diesel bike, 1 L or so per 100 km.
Cars run from 5 L to 12 L /100 km, depending on model and traffic conditions.
Electric bikes, the first lot were bad, so the better ones are not popular.
Hard to use a bicycle.
We use motor bikes a lot, very convenient in congested areas.
In vehicle sales for personal use, cars are about 10%, and two wheelers are 90%, most houses have a scooter / motorcycle too.
Those are approximate national figures for India.
Consumption is 1.25 to 1.8 L / 100 km.
Record holder was a 325 cc diesel bike, 1 L or so per 100 km.
Cars run from 5 L to 12 L /100 km, depending on model and traffic conditions.
Electric bikes, the first lot were bad, so the better ones are not popular.
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Sweat is cause and effect. It's also enabled by the body having enough water to spare.
If you drink (alcohol)to excess, you don't sweat. You're "hot" though...
I know I sweat like a pig when I think things (sweat dripping down my nose or off of my chin) - a new design etc. I know people who don't break a sweat in that same scenario.
Have a look at a Raptors game and see that some players are dripping, others are dry...
If you drink (alcohol)to excess, you don't sweat. You're "hot" though...
I know I sweat like a pig when I think things (sweat dripping down my nose or off of my chin) - a new design etc. I know people who don't break a sweat in that same scenario.
Have a look at a Raptors game and see that some players are dripping, others are dry...
Everything is cool tobydog. 😎
It is when I hear the UK being conflated with England that I get slightly hot under the collar.
I grew up in Chicago. They had a very good mass transit system. Electric buses were the norm back then. I still remember them switching over to diesel ... man did they smoke. Anyway, we went everywhere using the CTA. Waste of time? ... it was part of the deal. The part of the city I grew up in was called "Back of the Yards" It's true that some of the homes around that area wetn up quick but not the majority.
The inner city had many homes that clearly took some investment .. many "brown stone" row houses and six flats. These were left to degrade and shame on the city back then (60's-70's) for not being progressive enough to partner with communities, unions, and investors to keep them up. Hate makes waste.
It's easy to see what the choices and inaction, in just my lifetime, had on society today. People really need to start thinking forward in decade time frames.
The inner city had many homes that clearly took some investment .. many "brown stone" row houses and six flats. These were left to degrade and shame on the city back then (60's-70's) for not being progressive enough to partner with communities, unions, and investors to keep them up. Hate makes waste.
It's easy to see what the choices and inaction, in just my lifetime, had on society today. People really need to start thinking forward in decade time frames.
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Like that everywhere taking the bus. Especially in places where there are just too damn many cars on the road. It is pretty much assumed that if you’re poor, retired, or on the dole your time isn’t very valuable. Need to go to Walmart? It will take all day. Got a doctor’s appointment? It will take all day. Got to go to the social security office or pay a ticket downtown? It will take all day. Néed to work and can’t really afford that “all day” off? That’s your problem. If you don’t have somewhere else the be (the usual situation), it doesn‘t matter if it takes all day. One of my sister’s biggest reasons to decide it was time to move into the nursing home. Tired of spending all day on the simplest of errands.
Train? Yeah. And they even had a place to put the bike which you still need for the last mile or two. Bus? Forget it. Faster to just get on a bike and ride, taking a pack with a towel, shoes, and change of clothes. And could still be back from the dentist or whatever in time for an 11:30 meeting.
In the meantime, crude oil went up $5.50 this morning to $110. Looks like high prices will be around for quite sometimes.
Can't wait to see what will be the price when comes summer. Might be too high for some folks.
Can't wait to see what will be the price when comes summer. Might be too high for some folks.
Well, prices are dropping in the EU now as gouverments are changing their policy and steer away from Russia for oil and gas and invest more in other powersources. Gasoline dropped 60cent in price in a few days (from 2.25 to 1.65€/L) down here. And the temperature went up strongly today (18°C) so no heating needed anymore... (But i use my woodstove anyway).
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A bit off topic I know but it's a trivia question I like to ask. Do you know what the music group Chicago was called before they were Chicago?
I'll give you a hint.
Oh wait, I just did.
Peter Cetera...nice singing....
If You Leave Me Now....
You're The Inspiration....
One Good Woman
Will You Still Love Me...
Chicago Transit Authority
If You Leave Me Now....
You're The Inspiration....
One Good Woman
Will You Still Love Me...
Chicago Transit Authority
Here bulk diesel prices have gone up by 25 Rupees per liter, basically for the railways and so on.
Before or after taxes, I did not check.
About a 30% increase.
Retail, not yet.
In Sri Lanka, the sole refinery has run out of crude oil, and people have died waiting in hours long lines at gas stations for fuel.
For those grumbling, look around you, and reassure yourself that you are better off than most.
Before or after taxes, I did not check.
About a 30% increase.
Retail, not yet.
In Sri Lanka, the sole refinery has run out of crude oil, and people have died waiting in hours long lines at gas stations for fuel.
For those grumbling, look around you, and reassure yourself that you are better off than most.
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