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Life in the arid west: Land, cities, water, climate, bikes. Hangin' in there.

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... and a couple more images that give a sense of the elevation profile across this cactus garden. Sources: https://t.co/Un5RtXJKaO https://t.co/4gQWUHWnHf

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Water-harvesting design at the University of Arizona in 1937. This area is mostly turfgrass today.

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RTA promised bike lanes on this stretch of Grant Road. It was repaved last year. Today, someone was killed there. RTA should explain why those bike lanes were never built.

https://t.co/fMVPjiZUtz

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This is from a TEP filing on the Irvington Loop. It says a "1/4-mile clear area [is] required at the ground surface above the line."

How does TEP propose to underground new lines in Tucson if this is actually a requirement?

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Kindly asking @pimaarizona to set up 301 redirects for old page addresses on their redesigned website. I'm unable to find previously available content. 301 redirects are useful for SEO and employees/public (esp. contractors/specialists) finding previously bookmarked content.

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@TimMcNicholas @SecritSqrl @CBSNewYork Appears that the cruiser slides into the intersection. Perhaps suggests the driver was going fast before braking hard. But lights do not start flashing until nearly stopped — were lights/siren off during a pursuit?

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a good idea whose time has come

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This speaks to me, big time

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early cybertruck (1921)

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@ryolithica @Hispeedlowdrug Imagine a Venn diagram: circle 1 contains things the world needs, and circle 2 contains things the world will pay for. Mission-driven people often focus just on circle 1. Focus first on the overlap. Work from within that area to bring more of circle 1 into it.

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I love this.

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For a few brief moments, the Moon found a hole in the clouds creating a double Moonbow over the glow of Kilauea.

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@beerplusplus Normal-size hamster wheel in Tucson has a tiny Ace Hardware

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@KurtRexCooper Interesting ...
https://t.co/Sudf3UmurD

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Empty lots at El Con and Park Place are a perfect case study. El Con is the better location, but its least-used lot is zoned R-1. Park Place is (I believe) multifamily and mixed-use by right.

Park Place doesn't require a zoning fight. Park Place is going to get housing first.

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@KurtRexCooper I've never seen a view of the area in transition, thanks for sharing ... would be interested to know more about the decision to tear down the hotel if you have (or ever encounter) any info about it!

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@petesibley Very common sight when I was growing up. Typical household would go through one or two pianos a year. It was the style at the time.

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@KurtRexCooper Exactly — neighborhood opposition results in an expensive zoning fight. It is a powerful disincentive working against the creation of new housing.

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@katalinscherer Go here to danken your meme stash: https://t.co/GkC0GOLwFT

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@Abby_Eau Haven't been on Twitter in a few weeks, just saw this and wanted to thank you for the thoughtful reply. This stuff is important.

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How do you kill a man, flee the scene, and get probation? Do it in a car in #Tucson.

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@senyorreporter And thank you for bringing that to my attention!

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@senyorreporter Ah, yes, *that* would explain what I was missing. Will delete the tweet.