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The development around Union Station is a step above what we're seeing in Minneapolis, and the renovation of the depot itself is just drop dead gorgeous.
As far as why they're building differently, I'm quite certain that it's all economics -- land costs are higher, and rents are higher, thereby allowing you to do more expensive buildings. There shouldn't be anything different code-wise.
As far as why they're building differently, I'm quite certain that it's all economics -- land costs are higher, and rents are higher, thereby allowing you to do more expensive buildings. There shouldn't be anything different code-wise.
Re: Denver
Yeah, the whole Union Station area is amazing.
I wasn't sure about building codes - are they pretty standardized nationally? Or even internationally?
I wasn't sure about building codes - are they pretty standardized nationally? Or even internationally?
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Re: Denver
The International Building Code is broadly (but not universally) adopted in the United States. It gets updated every three years, but there's typically a lag in adoption. For example, the state of Minnesota is running on the 2012 version of the code. Local jurisdictions can and do amend the code.
Re: Denver
They've had a really overheated market, so that's not surprising.
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North of Denver, near Boulder, a proposal to build a Dutch-style (pedestrian and bike centered compact city)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonrei ... -colorado/
If Met Council is going to build LRT out to green fields, I wish we could try a 1 sq mile of this. Maybe the Rice Creek Commons should reboot with this idea?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonrei ... -colorado/
If Met Council is going to build LRT out to green fields, I wish we could try a 1 sq mile of this. Maybe the Rice Creek Commons should reboot with this idea?
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Re: Denver
I would totally live in Mr Money Mustacheville.
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Re: Denver
Bicycling is much more attractive when you're not breathing tailpipe emissions.
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Re: Denver
I would happily live there as well, asssuming Mr. Money Mustache himself wasn't there. That man is insufferable.
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How? I'm a long-time follower of his blog (6+ years) and I don't understand that assessment.I would happily live there as well, asssuming Mr. Money Mustache himself wasn't there. That man is insufferable.
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His whole schtick is shaming people who weren't able to follow his improbable career path. The man made something like $300k annually for 10 years, then "retired" and parlayed his moderate frugality into a highly successful blog/personality cult (his own words) that earned him 6 figures.
The idea that the only thing holding all of humanity back from retiring at 30 is that some people own pets and cars is... ridiculous. (And I own neither a car nor a pet.)
The idea that the only thing holding all of humanity back from retiring at 30 is that some people own pets and cars is... ridiculous. (And I own neither a car nor a pet.)
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Sure $300k is high, but there are plenty of couples making $125-175k per year combined who are far from reaching FI.
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Re: Denver
But he has even admitted that he could not afford his current lifestyle without the income coming from his website, so he isn't really financially independent in any way that someone else could replicate.
Re: Denver
He seems to have some good advice for those lucky enough to be in a position to make use of it. And he was lucky to have had the opportunities to do the things he did.
That being said, if you're not paying a mortgage/rent, student loans, child care, and car payments, then yeah, everything else is pretty simple if you're careful (assuming you have health insurance through your employer). It's really not this tough, masochistic thing he makes it out to be and for which he wants all this credit.
That being said, if you're not paying a mortgage/rent, student loans, child care, and car payments, then yeah, everything else is pretty simple if you're careful (assuming you have health insurance through your employer). It's really not this tough, masochistic thing he makes it out to be and for which he wants all this credit.
Re: Denver
Denver has a bus route 0 and I do a double-take every time I see it.
Update: It got worse when I realized it was actually the route I needed to take
Update: It got worse when I realized it was actually the route I needed to take
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But do they have a double zero?
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https://www.denverpost.com/2019/04/01/r ... e-opening/
The G Line is finally opening on April 26th, with E, F, R extension on May 19th.
The G Line is finally opening on April 26th, with E, F, R extension on May 19th.
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Re: Denver
Cool set of before and after images from Google Earth showing the decades long project to de-parkinglot-ify Denver. Still a long way to go.
https://denverinfill.com/blog/2020/01/a ... after.html
https://denverinfill.com/blog/2020/01/a ... after.html
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