We now have scientific justification for McMansion regulations: Infill McMansions: Style and the psychophysics of size , by Jack Nasar, a professor of planning at Ohio State, and Arthur Stamps, a something at the Institute of Environmental Quality in San Francisco.
The abstract (I couldn't find an ungated version):
The number and size of infill oversized houses, or McMansions, has increased in the U.S. and the world.
To maintain desirable neighborhood appearances, communities...
Something Fell From The Sky Today That Was Like Water, But...
By Tuesday we should be up to almost 80 degrees again (blech), but today our streets were nearly glazed over for about ten minutes with something that wasn't quite snow but wasn't really...
Reports of Snow and Sleet Across the Austin Area
It’s finally Winter in Austin. After a very chilly night, temperatures dropped into the 20s across the Hill Country and lows 30s in Austin.Cold temperatures were in place and moisture...
Cental Texas Getting Dusted With Ice
It’s finally Winter in Austin. After a very chilly night, temperatures dropped into the 20s across the Hill Country and lows 30s in Austin.Cold temperatures were in place and moisture...
Whitney Houston Has Died At Age 48
Whitney Houston's publicist, Kristen Foster, has confirmed that the singer died today at the age of 48, though it's unclear what the cause of death was, or where she was when she died. Most...
Snow Expected In Central Texas
Snow is in the forecast for Central Texas.The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Hill Country from 6 a.m. to noon.“There is good potential for the...
Post new comment