Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Reading archive 2023-05-02

National Mall site approved for memorial to fallen journalists

Opinion  How DeSantis accidentally handed Disney a potent weapon against him

Bidding wars and $1,000 succulents: The wild world of rare houseplants: Serious collectors travel to auctions and sleuth online for unusual varieties — often made all the more covetable by social media [ed. note: lol at photos of setup. Not enough light, they're all doomed]

Why free street parking could be costing you hundreds more in rent - "Shoup isn’t opposed to parking. He opposes cities requiring arbitrary amounts of it, and then giving away so much street curbside parking. That has made Americans addicted to free parking, a bad habit that harms our health, businesses and cities. The main beneficiaries are cars, not people."

The Many Costs of Too Much Parking

6 million D.C. traffic tickets are unpaid. The worst drivers avoid consequences for years. - "In all, more than 6.2 million traffic tickets totaling nearly $1.3 billion in fines and penalties have not been paid to D.C. since Jan. 1, 2000."


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