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“I encourage people to care less about whether they're on rails or tires. I think that one of the big challenges we have in the US is an elite prejudice against, not just an elite prejudice against public transit, but an elite prejudice specifically about buses.” @humantransit.bsky.social @volts.wtf

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If your cycling infrastructure isn’t good enough for them, it isn’t good enough.

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We are oddly selective about the government services about which we will say, they operate at a loss. Commuter rail, we are often told, operates at a loss. But we spend even more on street and highways, and take in little direct revenue from them. Yet no one ever says they are operating at a loss.

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Thank you to @29news.bsky.social for talking with @livablecville.bsky.social co-chair @mtgillikin.bsky.social about our upcoming webinar — When Driving Isn't an Option with @nondriver.bsky.social and @nat4cville.bsky.social www.29news.com/video/2025/0...

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“Biking brings joy.” 🌈🚴🏻‍♀️🚴🏾‍♂️

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I’m going on @29news.bsky.social’s Community Conversations at 450pm today to talk about this webinar for a few minutes. Looking forward to finding out if I can remember how to use words while on live TV!

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Yes. Look at this map overlaying Minneapolis & St Paul highways overlaid on redlining maps

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In Berlin, city planners would rather protect people than worry about reckless drivers damaging their cars. 🚸

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A gutting of the public service is the path toward increased project costs & longer project timelines. I suspect that the short-term labor savings will translate into long-term capital costs.

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“Towers 16% higher” 35 / 1.16 = 30.172 feet 35 - 30.172 = 4.828 feet A <5 foot tower. Must be built with magnetiles

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"Democracy – some say – dies in the dark. But that is exactly where many data center deals are born and live."

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"The neglect of transit in the US, the failure to grow it even with population, has been a constant throughout much of my career." Great new interview of me by David Roberts (@volts.wtf) on the state of public transit in the US: www.volts.wtf/p/how-is-tra...

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BYD outsold Tesla in Germany in April 2025. The US is getting left behind with its EV erasure.

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“My first book is a queer story about someone who never leaves. Because the queer story is always ameliorated when you go to the city, but some of us can't afford to. Some of us have elders to care for. Some of us need to be gay in the cornfield because there's nowhere else to go.” 🏳️‍🌈

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“There's ways of living that are very unharmonious with the world around you aesthetically, but they're actually quite light footprint. Living in a high rise is quite good for the environment because you have a lot more economies of scale in heating and other things.” @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social

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The report is out, AMA. How to Build High-Speed Rail on the Northeast Corridor transitcosts.com/north-east-c...

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Attention Street Design Nerds! One of the most intriguing cities in recent years at reconsidering streets for people instead of just for cars, Oslo Norway, translated their great Street Design Manual into English and put it on-line. It’s worth digging into. #Oslo www.oslo.kommune.no/getfile.php/...

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Mayor Bowser proposing repeal of flexible commuter benefits/parking cash-out to remove "Barriers to Business Growth." But what's a barrier to growth? Traffic jams! Lousy bus service, hazardous walk & bike conditions. DC (& cities) thrives as a city with better walk, bike & transit options!

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Really edifying to see readers weigh in on my column last week at The Church Hill Lookout with their own frustrations about the lack of daylighting at the neighborhood's intersections. It's a dangerous but fixable problem, and it's time to fix it. More: www.chlookout.com/p/desperate-...

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Personally I do not think that building five dozen 100% affordable townhouses and senior apartments is comparable to the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment.

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Coming October 21st... "Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile." A new book about how cars ruin everything and what we can do to fight back. Pre-order here: www.lifeaftercars.com

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wait this rva bike month graphic goes hard as hell

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“If tariffs drive up inflation, the Fed is going to have a hard time cutting interest rates. That's going to keep mortgage rates higher. Also, tariffs are going to directly hit the cost of building a home. We're talking about lumber that comes in from Canada.” podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t...

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This is an outrageous policy change. Also, if you’re gonna do this then you gotta do it for drivers, too right? Given those are obviously far far more dangerous vehicles. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/02/p...

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IBC Structural committee will soon hear the first of four of my elevator proposals. G154-25 Part II would be part of what’s needed to allow elevators built to global/European technical standards. On pg. 340 here: www.iccsafe.org/wp-content/u... Watch on Track 2 here: www.iccsafe.org/about/news-a...

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“Across Australia, the cost of living crisis & the lack of affordable housing has dominated the election. As fewer young Australians are able to buy a house, it's likely that this is going to be the issue of many elections into the future.” @suelinwong.bsky.social www.economist.com/asia/2025/05...

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Trump Admin has released its proposed budget for FY 2026. The cuts proposed to housing would be brutal, eliminating: —$26.7 b for affordable housing assistance —All community development block grants and the HOME program ($4.55 b) —The PRO Housing program ($100 m) www.whitehouse.gov/omb/informat...

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Reminder about our spring picnic tomorrow! We're sitting at a few dozen RSVPs already, should be a fun time :) We have a shelter reserved in case of rain, but the hourly forecast looks clear at these times regardless actionnetwork.org/events/yimby...

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“As a housing crisis prices out young people, having a family home in a big prosperous city gives you access to a social network, to a job market, to a center of innovation that can be determinative in your long-run life outcome.” 🏢💰🏘️ podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/m...

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Listening to @brian-goldstone.bsky.social talk abt working #homelessness with @aspeninstitute.bsky.social: -actual # of homeless in this country is 6x what the estimates show -extended stay hotels become profitable homeless shelters Health w/o housing is near impossible; housing is #publichealth

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I love cars man great stuff out here

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Not just a disaster for Donald Trump; a declining economy also means less tax revenue for local and state governments, which, in turn, is going to mean cutbacks on public services.

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Bici bus! 🚲🚌 #bikebus #bikedc @coachbalto.bsky.social

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“Taller buildings means fewer buildings, less hardscape, more shade & more room for greenspace. And the denser a neighborhood is built, the easier it is for its residents to bike, walk and use public transit — cutting down on the carbon footprint of entire communities.” richmond.com/news/local/g...

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“Who is Roanoke’s mayor?” we asked the chatbot. “I don't have specific information about Roanoke's mayor,” the tool replied.

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“The only way to solve the housing crisis in this country is to build more housing. We can no longer give taxpayer dollars to people to help them afford an already expensive product. It is time to lower the cost of the product by putting more supply out there.” 🏗️🏢 www.richmonder.org/local-housin...

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There are many things Congressman Connolly accomplished during his career Personally I will always appreciate his advocacy for Metro and the Silver line It’s no small part because of him Tysons, Dulles, and Loudoun are connected It was a long haul, but he helped get it done

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The urbanism of Cape Town’s Langa township. 🇿🇦

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"We are giving New York one last chance..." A third federal deadline to halt congestion pricing! From @stefanoschen.bsky.social + Winnie Hu www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/n...

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“About 85% of NYC’s subway system still operates with an analog signal system. It’s no surprise then that the system is a leading cause of delays. Over the past 15 months, it has led to an average of nearly 4,000 train delays a month.” 🚇 @stefanoschen.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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I can confirm that @dinfontay.com’s “Natural Wine Is A Psy-Op” sticker has made it to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. 🍷🇿🇦

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'In Paris, 500 streets are car-free. What could this look like in Vienna? One third of the Viennese population is "strongly underserved" with green space in the neighbourhood, says landscape architect Jürgen Angstlehner. His idea: car-free street parks' hell yes www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

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At the South African National Gallery I stumbled across a portrait of Virginia Thoko Mngoma, an American woman from the Commonwealth who joined the anti-apartheid campaign here and took the fight back to the USA, organizing the 1957 Alexandria bus boycott. 🇺🇸🚌🇿🇦

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Whereas the L was once a societal leveler, the means by which Chicagoans of all types went to their job or school or party, frustration with its unreliable service and fears about safety are leading those who can to abandon it.

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Check out these poodle and seal benches from the Cape Town waterfront. Public infrastructure can be playful! 🐩🇿🇦🦭

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San Antonio rents continue to drop as new apartments open and vacancy rises. www.connectcre.com/stories/san-...

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NEW from me: #VALeg localities soon armed with new weapon against derelict buildings www.wvtf.org/news/2025-04...

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“Imagine a world where there are tool libraries in every neighborhood, and they’re third spaces for people to hang out without having to spend money,” she said. “There are potlucks to share food, and urban farms.” truthout.org/articles/no-...

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waiting outside my beloved lbs and what do i see @thewaroncars.bsky.social

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