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Cars are deadly weapons.

submitted 6 days ago • 5 comments

During the USDOT announcement on the FRA reviewing CA’s HSR, Rep. Doug LaMalfa said: '...we need to put this into infrastructure people need—building lakes, building reservoirs. You can build 24 $5 billion lakes.' One of the most unhinged car-brain takes imaginable.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

USDOT Secretary Duffy announced a federal investigation/audit of CA High-Speed Rail- with 60+ protesters shouting in support of rail

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

I can’t believe it - after years of advocacy, exclusionary zoning has ended in Cambridge. We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style Here’s the details 🧵

submitted 18 days ago • 70 comments

An unfortunate reality in today's cities, as highlighted by @nerd4cities.bsky.social It's especially disheartening to see dense housing built next to freeways to shield single-family homes from pollution, as seen in Roosevelt, Seattle, along I-5.

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Very cool to see the ridership history of the Link in Seattle and how quickly it's growing—even with the setback of COVID. I have high hopes for both the system and the city as a whole!

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Rest in peace, Professor Shoup (1938-2025) We will keep up the good work. Share your stories and thoughts with the parking reform community here: parkingreform.org/donald-shoup

submitted 21 days ago • 16 comments

Gen Z and past generations have consistently moved to large cities, showing a clear demand for urban living with walkability and transit. The real question is: why do they leave as they get older? We can attempt to solve this with more housing and better zoning in cities rather than suburbs.

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Bike lanes like this would transform US cities overnight. What are we waiting for?

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Increased weekend and off-peak service leads to more people using public transportation—who could have guessed?

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

A new report from the MTA Board Meeting from today shows that NYC subways have the lowest operating cost per ride in the US at $3.00 per trip, compared to: • CTA (Chicago): $6.16 per trip • WMATA (DC): $11.70 per trip • BART (SF Bay Area): $15.38 per trip

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment

Morally unable to support the city that ranked number one on this list (due to a certain university…), but this video is a great reminder that living in an urban city with a car-free or car-lite lifestyle doesn’t require moving to NYC, SF, or the most expensive U.S. cities.

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

For those with @nebula.tv, highly recommend @citybeautiful.nebula.tv's newest video on punishing bad drivers, linked to over 42 thousand deaths and 2.3 million injuries per year in the US alone. While there's no simple solution, it's clear that change is needed. nebula.tv/videos/cityb...

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Far from the high speed rail that the US actually needs but would be a good start to expand rail transit across the country

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments