Tag Archive for "San Francisco"

David Friedlander
Sharing Systems
Dec 11, 2012
1 Comment
Collaborative Consumption Dining Feastly Food New York City San Francisco Washington DC

Ever Want Your Own Restaurant? Here’s Your Chance

We’re loathe to call things the “Airbnb of…” dog-biscuits, chessboards, whatever. We are sure peer-to-peer marketplaces have a prelapsarian past, but few enterprises have made purchasing services from your friends and neighbors as easy as Airbnb. So unfortunately, we have.

David Friedlander
Behavior
Nov 30, 2012
3 Comments
Cities New York City San Francisco Urban Planning

Survey Shows Real Costs of City Life

In our quest to find the best place to live an edited life in the US, we came across this chart from The Atlantic. It shows what percentage of income is spent on housing and transportation by the middle class.

David Friedlander
Architecture
Nov 20, 2012
8 Comments
Micro Apartments Micro Units San Francisco

San Francisco and the Micro Unit Controversy

This past June, San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener proposed a plan to allow the construction of 220 sq ft micro-apartments. The previous minimum square footage was 290 sq ft. Wiener’s plan included a 375 unit cap on the number of.

David Friedlander
Architecture
Nov 5, 2012
27 Comments
Cities Density New York City San Francisco Urban Planning

Opinion: Where is the Best Place to Live an Edited Life in the US?

We are great advocates of cities: They’re walkable, bikeable and have public transport for easy mobility; the average city dweller uses approximately 14% less carbon than his non-urban counterpart according to the Brooking’s Institute study; their density facilitates easy interchange of.