“None of the proposed inter-city solutions would have offered more frequent or more affordable service than existing options like bussing. Busses can also be easily re-routed around gas leaks, car accidents, or traffic congestion.” CitiesCarSolutionsAccidentsGasTrafficAffordableLeaksCar AccidentCongestionTraffic Congestion Author:Mark Noble
“One important role for the city is to conduct studies to document areas of greatest need, and to facilitate coordination between our public and private transportation options to weave it into a dense tapestry of accessible and reliable transportation.” NeedsImportantCitiesRolesStudyAreasDocumentsTransportationDenseFacilitateTapestryCoordination Author:Mark Noble
“People who renovate and improve homes are penalized by being taxed more for creating value and improving the neighborhood.” PeopleHomeValuesCreatingNeighborhoodImprovingCreating Value Author:Mark Noble
“Rather than setting property taxes on the value of land and improvements, I'd advocate a plan to set rates based on land values across the entire neighborhood.” ValuesPlansLandTaxesPropertyRateImprovementSettingSettingsNeighborhoodProperty Taxes Author:Mark Noble
“My personal view is that nobody should stand between an employer and employee when it comes to employment contract negations. Not the government and not meddlesome third parties. This includes the ability for individuals to bargain collectively with their employers.” ShouldGovernmentIndividualAbilityViewsPartyThirdsEmploymentEmployeeContractsEmployersBargainsNegationThird PartiesPersonal ViewsMeddlesome Author:Mark Noble
“She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman to proclaim ownership).” UniversalInvisibleOwnershipStrands Author:O. Henry
“Arts are what free and thriving people do with their time after their critical needs have been met.” PeopleNeedsHas BeensArtMetsCritical Author:Mark Noble
“I can pretty much spend an entire week talking about how the writing process works, to be honest! It can really vary from project to project and is often dependent on when you're brought on board, the genre, the platform and the narrative desires of the project.” WritingI CanDesireProcessTalkingWeekHonestProjectsBeing HonestNarrativeGenreBoardsDependentPlatformsWriting ProcessVary Author:Rhianna Pratchett
“I am terribly British. Especially in the eyes of Americans. I drink several gallons of tea a day, I'm often excessively polite and it's only through many years of expensive and painful dental work that I don't have bad teeth.” YearsEyeDrinkPainfulBritishTeethTeaExpensivePoliteGallonsDentalDental Work Author:Rhianna Pratchett
“Creativity comes from the part of the brain that is veritable soup of experiences, memories and influences. We really don't like to start questioning exactly where it comes from, in case it stops coming.” MemoriesBrainCreativityCasesInfluenceQuestioningSoup Author:Rhianna Pratchett