This is the latest version of my model of what makes a city "Vibrant".

I started this because I'm planning to model all of the problems.

In order to understand the problems it is necessary to understand the best-practices first. Then the problems are inserted next to the best-practices.

In this diagram the darker connections denote critical dependencies.
The lighter connections are merely positive influences.

If you have seen this done elsewhere, please let me know.

This is a part of the model I'm building. I've highlighted the "direct" sources of positive influence that drug addition impacts. Everything above them are subsequently effected.
Community-Happiness impacts the greatest objective of a City: Vibrancy.

My current struggle: drug addiction.

No, not with me, but how to unpack why it is "bad". I'm trying to model its impact on a city. Here in San Francisco it's a huge issue.

Community impacts:
Society's degredation?
Government cost?
Economic overhead?

Personal:
Lowered potential in career, relationships and personal goals?
Increase in depression?
General unhappiness?

Thoughts?

"At press time, Musk had been spotted in his office assembling an advent calendar of every person he planned to fire in December in the hopes of making them last."

Elon Musk Worried He Won’t Have Enough Twitter Employees Left To Fire On Christmas Eve

https://www.theonion.com/elon-musk-worried-he-won-t-have-enough-twitter-employee-1849870554

At the root of most of our problems:

- We don't understand the problem

- Our mental-model of the situation the problem lives within is too simple or completely wrong

Ian Bremmer's take on Zelenskyy's "Person of the Year" recognition: https://youtu.be/Bt7me_eG7EQ

Warnock wins!

Even though there is still 36% of the votes to go, DeKalb County in GA sure doesn't like Herschel Walker!

Just drove by Twitter HQ.
Lights are still on at the top floor.

For fans of The Daily Show With Trevor Noah

Enjoy Times Square!

Walking through midtown Manhattan tonight. First time here in many years.

Walked by Tiffany hoping to see some pretty windows. Nope. All under construction.

I emerge from the scaffolding to stand right, square in front of Trump Tower.

A little weird.

Still on the floor.
And we are landing soon.

They seem to be moving.
They are 20 rows up, so hard to see.

Drama on my flight.
Pilot asks for a Dr.
Person laying in the aisle.
Another person making the sign of the cross over him/her.
Jetblue SFO - >JFK.

#MaunaLoa

"Estimates of the tallest fountain heights are between 100–200 ft (30 – 60 m)"

https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans2/view/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2022-11-28T18:29:33-08:00

Getting close to a final design on the column capitals.
These will be 3D printed.
This project has been in the making for 9 years.