Cedar

@cedar500.bsky.social

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My city (Lansing) could beat up YOUR city I talk about urban things and also make graphics

Two 20x30 furnace filters and a single triangle of cardboard with 20" base and 30" edges. Duct taped together and with a box fan pointing into the apparatus it can make a surprisingly functional (albeit inefficient) air purifier for very cheap. At home depot if you get 3 of the 20x20 you get a fourth free, and can make a 20x20 square with the box fan on top pointing directly down into the filter cube to get more surface area, though the 20xwhatever size all cost the same so this still gets you 3/4 the surface area for 2/3 the price, or double the fans and get more volume. You can also do a big 20x20x4/5/6" deep single one if money is tight ON THE FRONT OF THE FAN, though expect less air flow.
Foggy Sears Tower
Deforestation in Downtown Lansing
MSUFCU Memorial bench
Kositchek's permanently closed in Lansing, unrelated to the post but felt like a fitting image
lawn ducks in the lawn
"Granger Group, which owns the 122 S. Grand Ave. building, is inviting the public to attend the demolition from viewing areas at 11 a.m. on June 2."
AI slop from Hayden yeah this is a sub tweet
A graphic showing taxable value per acre across a slice of Lansing MI. It has the text: LANSING TAXABLE VALUE per ACRE Properties on a North-South line, East of Washington Avenue Properties pay the city taxes, and in return receive infrastructure and services. How much a property pays the city depends on the property's Taxable Value. How much a property costs the city in services and infrastructure scales closely with Area. Taxable Value Per Acre is a strong approximation of what a property pays vs what it receives. Lower values mean a property pays less than the cost of the services and infrastructure it receives. Higher values mean a property pays more than the cost of the services and infrastructure it receives. Currently, Lansing's zoning mandates most of the zoned residential area to only allow low Taxable Value properties with lots of Area. Properties having a low TV/A is fine, in moderation. As the average TV/A goes down, taxes go up to compensate. We need to balance low and high.
A model train with only the very front in focus
The rear view of Christ Community Church on Capitol and Ionia
A snippet of a graphic showing taxable value per acre
Frandor
Map of a potential passenger line from Detroit to Bay City. Existing stations are in Green, Yellow are existing stations that need work, Red (Bay City) has no station, and smaller blue dots are potential additional stops.
A bus window obscured by road scum
Shiawassee St Bridge from a cozy glass bus shelter
Snowy intersection with very little snow moved by car traffic
CATA Map showing routes colored to match their frequencies.
A CATA Route running on 45 minute frequencies with a bus leaving right this moment
An old ex COTA Gillig bus interior
The CATA Route 10, zipping by St Mary's Cathedral
Hickory smoked cheddar venison
The Capitol lawn with snow
Waverly Road, one of the most miserable places in Lansing to be
"PEANUT BUTTER N JELLY" carved into the sidewalk just south of the Waverly Rd Sky Zone Trampoline Park
Reddit post titled "Michigan Ave looks like dog shit, is convoluted, and anyone involved in approving it should be fired. Change my mind."
Digital CATA bus fare
WMATA, from DCA
Chloe, indifferent to the actions of Robert Moses
Arial view of near DC area
Map of Downtown Lansing with theoretical bike routing
A 2 way cycle track next to a 2 lane road
A map of Downtown Lansing, showing roadway widths as measured from gutter to gutter (excluding the gutter). Measurements were taken at either end of a road segment, and the narrowest of the two was used. Gutters assumed to be 1'3" from measurements taken.
The Capitol
Graffiti of a sleepy face with a giant hand, featuring the text "SMASH THE STATE"
Look at this parking lot I passed
The CADL downtown branch