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Longtime network engineer, now recently retired and doing whatever I feel like on any given day. Migrated 20-Sep-2023 from https://universeodon.com/@cjw2001 […] [bridged from https://mastodon.online/@cjw2001 on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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One feature Mastodon does better than virtually every other platform is the edit button. It's free, has unlimited edits, is not time limited, has edit history, edit notifications, real-time updates, and is generally just awesome. As someone who does a LOT of typos, and constantly forgets alt […]

submitted 44 days ago • 8 comments

It's a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history. Please share it as much as you can. #InducedDemand

submitted 45 days ago • 49 comments

Last night's 2 am visitor

submitted 48 days ago • 2 comments

It's not okay to force other instance admins to block everything you also block (as admin or user) The point of the Fediverse is to have a lot of different instances with each their own guidelines Ofc we need to be on the same line but that doesn't mean everything has to be 1-to-1 Personally […]

submitted 53 days ago • 5 comments

If you're looking for a platform without billionaire investors and owners, well, this is the only one.

submitted 54 days ago • 4 comments

Hey if you follow @ap.brid.gy, people (like me, a person) can follow you from the fediverse, which can be cool, depending on how you use the social internet. The bridges are a construction zone rn—docs here: fed.brid.gy/docs

submitted 56 days ago • 2 comments

Fire departments often oppose urban infrastructure like roundabouts and road diets, citing access and equipment size. My FD in Carmel, Indiana? No problem. We’ve got nearly 160 roundabouts, bike infrastructure, and road diets — they handle it just fine

submitted 77 days ago • 17 comments

Always tell yourself “I’m going to survive this” as it’s always going to be true except once, and at that point you won’t even know it.

submitted 82 days ago • 4 comments

Mastodon isn't perfect. But the fact a social network exists that is completely free to use, has no venture capital investors, has no shareholders to answer to, has no growth targets, with a web interface with zero cookies, and mobile apps with zero trackers at all with ten thousand […]

submitted 88 days ago • 4 comments

Road diets help suburbs save on maintenance while boosting livability. Less asphalt means lower costs, less heat, and more greenspace. Add multi-use paths, and you’ve unlocked mobility for bikes, scooters, wheelchairs, and walkers, all while creating better spaces for everyone. Carmel, IN

submitted 89 days ago • 1 comment

Boost this toot if you're planning on sticking around Mastodon whether or not it's more popular than Bluesky.

submitted 105 days ago • 12 comments

A former stip-mall transformed into a mixed-use development, combining plentiful residential atop a ground floor of retail spaces. Suburbs can begin to revitalize themselves by focusing on building inward, not out, and making the most of their finite urban land. Carmel, Indiana

submitted 90 days ago • 7 comments

This from BlueSky's @pfrazee.com remains one of my favorite posts on BlueSky. This is not a zero sum game and I am so excited by every sign of one of the decentralized baby turtles making it off the beach. Building an open social web is the future. And I […] [Original post on indieweb.social]

submitted 109 days ago • 5 comments

Methinks Li’l Rubio’s in so that a worse senator can be seated. I don’t usually speculate, but since Trump’s pattern is to hire and fire, Rubio may be jobless sooner than he thinks. Ah! I just found this by Emptywheel & Josh: I've been thinking this myself. Who, in Florida, would Trump want […]

submitted 111 days ago • 1 comment

#VOTE

submitted 123 days ago • 2 comments

City suburbs often waste valuable space, but Carmel, Indiana, shows what’s possible with smart redevelopment. This once-unused industrial area is now a bustling mixed-use hub, blending housing, retail, and active transit. It’s a place where people want to be, and spend.

submitted 127 days ago • 1 comment

Roundabouts aren’t small projects, but their benefits are huge. They cut down on excessive asphalt, lower maintenance costs for cities, enforce calmer driving behavior through design, and remove the need for costly signals. They make it safer and easier for everyone to navigate urban spaces.

submitted 126 days ago • 3 comments

Urban spaces shaped by car-centric design often prioritize speed over safety and livability. Carmel is changing this, replacing stroads and intersections with safer, accessible streets and roundabouts. The impact? Fewer crashes, lower costs, and a more welcoming city.

submitted 128 days ago • 0 comments

Main St in Carmel, Indiana, transformed a big intersection into a roundabout near a school, removing traffic lights and long crosswalks. This design slows cars naturally, shortens crossings, and cuts out costly signals, creating a safer, people-friendly space.

submitted 129 days ago • 0 comments

Monon Boulevard in Carmel, Indiana, shows how urban space can be reimagined. By turning a trail into a vibrant, mixed-use corridor, Carmel boosts livability and revenue in the same footprint. Mixed-use spaces and active transit make cities thrive by building inward, not outward.

submitted 128 days ago • 0 comments

Mastodon is financed by crowdfunding instead of venture capital not because we don't know that venture capital exists, not because we don't have bills to pay, and not because venture capital isn't willing to give money to new social media platforms. VCs don't want a sustainable business, they […]

submitted 130 days ago • 9 comments

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