More states moving up the day when vaccines are available to everyone 16 & up: Wyoming did it yesterday, Maine moved up to 4/7, Washington announced 4/15 and Virginia 4/18. Thread 1/
Washington state was previously on the May 1 timeline, now is going to be open to all on 4/15, same as California. Oregon next? komonews.com/news/local/was…
Virginia had previously estimated late April, now they have an earlier day: April 18 dcist.com/story/21/04/01…
Maryland is still holding to April 27, but is letting people pre-register now. msn.com/en-us/news/us/…
This just leaves 4 states and DC that haven't announced an open-to-all day before 5/1. One of them, Alabama, is lagging in demand even though more than half the state is already eligible. They ought to open it up to everyone soon. wkrg.com/video/alabama-…
Hawaii is still aiming for May 1, but will be doing a big eligibility expansion next week, which will include more categories of workers hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/04/01/sta…
DC is still aiming for May 1 as well. One issue the city has is that a lot of their shots are going to people who work in DC but live elsewhere, skewing the data. washingtonpost.com/local/dc-polit…
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It’s time to go all in on growth. We got to build lots of wind & solar, etc. When we get to 100% clean energy, will we shut down what will then be the country’s largest industry, or will we keep building and grow incomes & the economy 7.5% a year to 4 times its current size? 1/
Renewable energy is different from fossil fuels in that most of the work is done up front. While a constant sized fossil fuel workforce equals constant (or shrinking) energy production, a constant sized renewable workforce equals continuous energy growth. 2/
Installation of new wind & solar has been growing exponentially. To replace oil/coal/gas fast enough, it needs to be. When that’s done, we’re not going to lay off millions of people mid-career - we’re going to keep going. 🚀🌕 3/
Today in vaccine eligibility expansion: Alabama announces April 5 as the day when everyone 16 and up can sign up for vaccines. Additional counties opening up in Hawaii as well. 1/
With the state expecting a 50% increase in doses delivered, Alabama - which had already opened eligibility to more than half the state - set Monday as the day the rest are eligible. wsfa.com/2021/04/02/ala…
Another one of Hawaii's islands will also start vaccinating everyone 16 and up on April 5. khon2.com/coronavirus/bi…
Today, Pennsylvania and South Dakota announced when vaccines will be available to everyone 16 and up. PA on 4/19, SD on 4/5. With PA and SD in, Biden has met his goal of "90% of Americans Eligible by April 19". Details in thread 1/
With many adjacent states open to all, Pennsylvania has finally announced a date when everyone can sign up for shots: April 19 inquirer.com/health/coronav…
South Dakota, which is surrounded by states already or soon opening, will let anyone sign up for an appointment starting April 5. ktiv.com/2021/03/31/sou…
More states announced today when vaccines would be available for everyone 16 and up: Arkansas today, Delaware & Wisconsin next week. Two counties in California already open as well, with a 3rd on Thursday. Thread 1/
accidentally hit the delete button on a previous thread, here are the links to the three California counties: Butte (3/29), Contra Costa (3/30), and Stanislaus (4/1)
Compared to its neighbors, Wisconsin had been slow to announce a day when it'd be open up to all, but now that Minnesota lets everyone get shots, Wisconsin made an announcement for April 5 as the day. wisn.com/article/evers-…
A thread on Missing Small Housing! Stuff smaller than a house, but bigger than a tent.
The housing crisis isn't just a big city problem. Rural areas also don't have enough homes - for example, California's Imperial County has one of the highest rates of overcrowded homes. 1/
The causes of the rural housing crisis are similar to the cities: restrictive zoning, low wages, and homebuilding not keeping up with job growth.
Missing Small Housing can also be used in cities and suburbs to provide cheap housing on leftover bits of land. 2/
Accessory Dwelling Units & Junior Accessory Dwelling Units:
Accessory dwelling units (ADU's) became popular in California in the late 2010s as local and state laws were changed to allow more homes to be added without changing the appearance of a neighborhood. 3/
Missing middle housing - fourplexes, townhouses, etc - is great for most places. However, in places like Palo Alto, where land is north of $20 million an acre, it's time to look at Missing Large Housing, specifically, ways to build, plan, & finance big buildings cheaper. 1/
For all the stereotypes about individualism, Americans are social people. From block parties to music festivals to professional sports, many of us love being in a crowd. However, as we've grown rich and want more living space, we've outgrown our Main Streets. 2/
Now, not only is their a shortage of housing, there's also a shortage of customers for local businesses. As a result, a low-rise Main Street that used to have enough people to support lots of stores no longer does today. 3/