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1 hour ago, Vitamin_N said:
This was news to me but Joan's Bakery & Deli has been open on the greenway side of the metropolitan for a few months. It's takeout only but there are a few tables outside.
Am I missing something, or are they really charging $18+ for a pretty regular sized (maybe even on the smaller side), single ingredient sandwich?
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Unless I read the conclusion to that study incorrectly, the study actually states that EVs have lower PM EF.
QuoteWe comprehensively evaluated the exhaust and non-exhaust emissions of a gasoline ICEV, diesel ICEV, and EV, all sharing the same vehicle body. The EFs of the exhaust PM of the three vehicles were calculated as primary and secondary PM. We individually analyzed the characteristics of non-exhaust emissions from brake wear, tire wear, road wear, and resuspended road dust.
The EFs for the total PM emissions of ICEVs and EV were highly dependent on the inclusion of secondary exhaust particulate matter (PM) from ICEVs, the brake pad type, and the regenerative braking intensity of the EV. When only primary exhaust PM emissions were considered in vehicles equipped with non-asbestos organic (NAO) brake pads, the total PM10 EF of the EV was 10 % higher than those of the ICEVs. However, in vehicles equipped with low-metallic (LM) brake pads, PM emissions from brake wear significantly increased but regenerative braking effectively reduced the brake wear PM, such that the total PM EF of the EV was comparable or lower than those of the ICEVs. When secondary PM emissions were included, the EF was always significantly lower for the EV than ICEVs.
Our study showed that the total PM EF of the EV was significantly lower than that of the gasoline ICEV and diesel ICEV, when secondary exhaust PM was included in the determination. Therefore, the replacement of ICEVs by EVs can improve air quality and reduce the adverse impact of PM on human health. However, it should be noted that it is exceedingly difficult to model secondary PM emissions (Hoogerbrugge et al., 2010). Not only do many studies have difficulty determining the fractional contribution vehicles make to secondary PM, but it is also problematic to differentiate between primary and secondary PM (Bahreini et al., 2012). In addition, as there is no standardized laboratory method to estimate the EFs of secondary PM emissions, secondary PM is currently not considered in emission inventories. Therefore, more research is needed to assess what portion of precursor gases effectively become PM and their impact on local urban air quality. If only primary exhaust PM emissions are considered, they may be higher in EVs than ICEVs, in which cases EVs will contribute have little effect on air quality in urban areas unless the regenerative braking intensity is near maximum. Thus, it can be confidently concluded that EVs are not zero emission vehicles. Additional experimental analyses are needed to accurately estimate the total PM EF emitted by EVs and ICEVs.
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22 hours ago, CLT Development said:
being relocated to Billingsville
I know the school itself is being relocated, but what is the city going to do with the remaining land where Chantilly Montessori currently sits?
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Has anyone heard what is going to happen with the Chantilly Montessori land after demo? Is CMS going to build another school there?
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On 10/23/2023 at 12:58 PM, Windsurfer said:
On another topic, it's pretty awesome that in London the lights turn yellow before turning green, in addition to turning yellow before red. Nobody runs the yellow (probably because of all the millions of cameras around) an there're never delays in traffic from folks not paying attention.
This is common in many countries where manual transmissions still reign supreme. It gives the first driver time to get back in gear and get ready to move.
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19 hours ago, TCLT said:
Here's another interesting one. Thrift is marketing a three-story office building for Meridian Place. The Thrift page shows it was last updated 8/7/2023, and the Meridian Place site does mention a three-story building is being pre-marketed. The Meridian Place office flyer linked by Thrift shows 3 potential parcels for office: Lot 01 (Parcel 19101112), Lot 04 (Parcel 19101121), and Lot 07 (Parcel 19101118). None of them show any land development projects against them, and Lot 07 is the one that's been assumed to be getting a grocery store at some point. Lot 01 does have a relatively recent permit (from June 2023) for adding electrical service. Anyone know if there's actually any chance there's plans to start construction anytime soon? I'm unfortunately assuming this is just testing the waters to see if there's any demand out there, but it would be nice to see more of those parcels get developed sooner rather than later.
Last I heard, they are just trying to find tenants for the open development sites. There just is not much demand for space in the area right now. I know that the grocery stores (except for Lidl) are hesitant because the demographics don't quite align with what they require.
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Since Foamex is shutting their doors, who else uses the rail line that runs along that route? I could be totally wrong, but I was under the impression that they were one of the last regular users of that rail line.
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Was anyone at the neighborhood meeting for Crystal Lagoon last night? I heard it lasted a few hours longer than expected, but I haven't had time to ask about the details.
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Looks like the beach resort in Huntersville is taking the next steps...
Developer files rezoning request for Huntersville beach resort-style project with hotel, homes
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Crane getting started at the corner of N Tryon and Matheson.
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Just now, drawscape said:
There is no way those are final renderings from an architecture firm, they have to be early conceptual renderings that were discarded due to be so ugly...........right?
That's most likely correct. It's so easy to render complete projects these days, the renderings shown were most likely just to see the massing of the buildings.
The site plans that were submitted to the city are attached. There is some good info in there about the project.
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I was driving on 277 inner, just past the on-ramp to independence, at about 9pm a few weeks ago and a car with no headlights on was in the leftmost lane driving against traffic at about highway speeds. Luckily, there weren't too many people on the road, but just past that, two cars were pulled off to the side. I'm thinking they got in an accident trying to avoid the wrong way driver. I initially thought it was a drunk driver, but maybe it was a gang related thing like RANYC was saying.
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Has anyone heard what happened at the apartments on N Davidson between 25th and 26th? They poured the slab a few weeks ago and have spent the past week breaking it apart and hauling it out. Maybe the plumbing was installed incorrectly? Concrete didn't pass load testing? I looked through the webpermit site, but couldn't find anything in the inspections.
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1 hour ago, LKN704 said:
The Centurion Lounge was bursting at its seams with families aka parents not watching their children and letting their kids run around like the lounge was some kind of avant-garde Chuck E Cheese. I'm looking forward to the new guest policy starting on 1 Jan.
The change happens on Feb 1, for whatever reason.
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I just saw this picture of uptown on a reddit thread. The purple areas are parking decks and the red areas are surface lots. It really puts it into perspective how much space is taken up by the car dependent culture.
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2 hours ago, carolinaboy said:Which project(s) is this?
This is Jim Gross' mixed use site. IIRC it's 394 apartments, 5,400 sf office and 1,300 sf retail/restaurant.
QuoteI love Bad Daddy’s (though I have a hard time not calling it Big Daddy’s).
I too sometimes still mix it up. Doesn't help that we went to Big Daddy's (the seafood restaurant on highway 150 in Mooresville) a fair amount as a kid. I wonder how that place is doing...
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I went to Bad Daddy's for lunch on Friday and saw a bit of activity in the pit across the street. Looks like they have two crane bases installed and I imagine the towers will be going up shortly.
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I saw this comment on a reddit post about BlueBlaze so take it with a grain of salt, but it makes sense
QuoteWell, as an ex Blue Blaze employee, got to say that this isn’t a surprise at all. I was there when they came and talked to the owner about the developments and changes, and they wanted to work with him to make it work. Instead of talking to him, he avoided the meeting and never returned their calls. So yeah, after trying to avoid the situation, and come up with a solution for over half a year, I’d evict them as well. Great coworkers, decent beer, poor management.
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13 hours ago, SouthEndCLT811 said:
Wow, another example of landlords aggressively raising rent
https://twitter.com/CltLedger/status/1584877821532721154?s=20&t=Y-FbfcZsKQKmv1nZDZOIbw
Their rent is going from $4.86/sqft to $23.14/sqft. While there are a lot of aggressive rent increases in the city, I think this one is warranted to bring it closer to market rent. They jut got a killer deal on their previous lease somehow.
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IAD probably holds the title for "biggest age difference between operating people movers."
vv Also a people mover at IAD
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^Out of curiosity, what would would be your preferred street/station name?
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3 hours ago, tarhoosier said:
I have been taking a taxi/rideshare to and from the airport for 20+ years. The idea of driving, parking in remote, regardless of time away, and waiting for shuttle to and from terminal, an extra bag loading and unloading, compared to taxi to the departure doors, plus assistance with bags is of little comparison. Then on return flight I walk out the doors and enter a taxi in three minutes or less and I am on my way home. I am a cab fare of 25-30$ from CLT but if it were double I would still choose this method. No train/transfer/wait time/bag drag could ever top this. I estimate the price for my convenience as worth the difference in cost. Personal calculation.
If I can pre-pay for parking in the hourly lot for about the same price as a taxi/rideshare, then that is the route I typically take. It sounds like we are about the same distance from the airport (cab fare-wise), but I really enjoy having the ability to leave my house to go to the airport exactly when I want to. Sometimes an Uber is 3 minutes from my house, sometimes it is 25 minutes from my house. That could be the difference between making the flight and missing it (maybe I should give myself some more time, but I've never missed a flight from my own mistake...yet)
Usually a 4 day trip is about the breakeven point between parking in the hourly lot and taking an Uber, cost wise. It's really nice to just park, take the elevator down and you're in the terminal (after playing a small game of Frogger). When the construction is complete, this will be even easier. And when I return, I don't have to wait the ~10 minutes for the Uber to arrive, or hope that taxis are available; just hop in the car and go.
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Even if it was within walking distance to a proposed station, that station will only come into existence in 10-15 years at the earliest. That's a little too far out to plan a project around.
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On 4/7/2022 at 8:45 AM, tarhoosier said:
Looking at all the photos with mix trucks I hypothesized there were job opportunities in the field. Correct-O:
You're definitely right about that. About 18 months ago, you could usually get a truck of concrete delivered the next day. Now, you're lucky to get it in the next week. Big driver shortages across many transportation industries.
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I'm not holding my breath, but the high rise going on the Tyber Creek land seems fairly probable, since Tyber has announced their closing date. We'll see what actually happens though.