Today on Volts: urbanists like to claim that urban land use is a major climate policy tool. But how much can smarter land use really do for emissions? What's the scale here? I discuss it with the authors of a recent @RockyMtnInst report on the subject. volts.wtf/p/how-much-can…
@drvolts @RockyMtnInst Good listen, but dude you need to spend a week touring around #ND. A fine state with great peeps and awesome cities (more than just Fargo).
@drvolts @RockyMtnInst Ahh, yeah, pay for policy think tanks are totally the experts here. No, have not read yet. Just familiar with the brand or kind of policy produced by that institute or group or well funded side project or whatever exactly it is.
@drvolts @RockyMtnInst Single stair point access seems like another policy change being considered to enable more urban infill. Allowing adus in single family zoning seems to be the easiest way to increase density - has that proven to be a carbon savings?
@drvolts @RockyMtnInst And you didn't even have @holz_bau on!
@drvolts @RockyMtnInst Globally, cars contribute 8% of all emissions. But in the US, car dependent cities are the norm and transit is nonexistent or second to even developing countries. In the US, cars contribute 38% of all emissions nationally.
@drvolts @RockyMtnInst Oh, I'm looking forward to this one!