I had never considered that the underseat room was larger in the aisle and middle seats, but now that I think about it you’re probably right. That being said my standard underseat bag is fairly small so that’s never been an issue for me. Could totally understand why this was important under different circumstances.…

As a tall person who flies a lot, can I ask what you get out of the aisle? I’ve had lots of other tall people say they prefer the aisle but I’ve never felt any more comfortable there than anywhere else. If you could stretch your legs into the aisle I suppose I’d get it. But with FAs and their carts and peeing…

My biggest complaint with AITA is that a good 60-70% of the stories are people that should be posting in /r/pettyrevenge, but the verdict is “not the asshole.” I think there are tons of circumstance where someone can be a justified asshole, but it doesn’t make them not an asshole, and it really grinds my gears that…

If the jury isn’t told the difference and the cause/manner of death are in question that’s on the defense attorney. If the coroner is testifying you can absolutely question his/her credentials on the stand, their methodology in arriving at a cause/manner of death, etc.

You’re thinking of coroners, not medical examiners. Medical examiners require medical training, but lots and lots of states only use coroners, who are sometimes just elected officials or members of the county Sheriff’s department.

I think it’s reasonable to exclude carpooling and taxiing (which combined total <9% of commuting traffic, that 11% number for carpoolers is from 2000, not 2014) is appropriate given that to a certain extent these services operate as a private form of mass transportation. Like, obviously I’m not against all automobiles…

So, neither of your links support your claim that half of SF residents commute to work by car. Page 41 of the first link, which has some detailed statistics, says that as of 2003 people drove alone to work 38% of the time. There are no statistics after 2003 and the trend from 1990—>2003 was a year over year decrease…

But the commute to my main office in the FiDi takes 45-60 minutes via public transit and 15-30 via car.

But how are we supposed to invest in light rail without taking a lane away from existing streets? Have you really considered the absolutely massive cost of underground subway systems, and how the most cost effective way to build them would involve tearing up existing road infrastructure (see the Central subway…

This is the standard NIMBY response to any attmpts to improve public transit:

New Left Urbanists aren’t a thing, as the article we’re commenting on points out. Since they don’t exist I’m not inclined to believe that they are aligned with reactionary NIMBYs. It seems like they were invented specifically to be as amorphous as possible for the Op-ed writer, so he could lump in true left wing…

I 100% agree with you that the way to reduce car usage is to improve public transportation. But you’re being obtuse if you think that the people “defending cars” aren’t also making it impossible to get those alternatives in place. Eliminating lanes of traffic in favor of dedicated bus lanes or bicycle lanes have been…

It only looks like cars are inevitable because the last half century of policy has assumed that cities need to be built around cars. We can change that perspective; it’s never too late to start adding more public transportation infrastructure. Will it be easy, cheap, or sacrifice free? No. But the idea that the car is…

It’s insane to me that anyone who wants to reduce traffic would fight public transportation infrastructure. My understanding is that at this point urban planners are convinced that the only way to decrease traffic over the long term is to reduce the demand for driving. The best way to do that is to invest in public…

You have the causation backwards. Public transportation is bad because of cars, not the other way around. We managed to have public transportation infrastructure before cars, and failure to invest in and maintain that public transportation infrastructure after the introduction of cars is why we’re where we are now.

You understand that the point being made is that suburbs are a brand new thing that only exist because of the combination of 1) car first public planning and 2) racism? Like, nobody is accusing you specifically of being racist. But the suburban infrastructure you enjoy is absolutely the product of racist housing…

San Francisco has a ton of problems with housing but blaming “new Left urbanists” for those problems is ridiculous. The real problem with San Francisco urban policy is homeowning NIMBYs who see the ongoing housing crisis as a way to milk their home values at the expense of everyone under 35. They are San Franciscans…

This has been a lot of peoples’ goals throughout time though? Like, plenty of rock stars only became rock stars for the fame, actually making music and having some modicum of talent were just some of the costs of entry. Now that the barrier to entry for fame is so much lower why would it be a surprise that people are…

I’m also not opposed to holding owners of such devices accountable for how they are used within reasonable proximity.

I mean, anecdotally I will 100% cop to wanting to buy guns because I’ve seen them in movies or played games with them. It’s probably the biggest reason I would want a military style weapon: as a collector’s toy. And I say that as someone who is 100% aware that guns are not toys and that I should not be allowed to…