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It was a pleasure to contribute to the inaugural @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social open peer review of a great article on transit and mobility justice in Austin. Congrats to the authors, editors, and fellow contributors!

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🎺🎺🎺 We're thrilled to announce that we just published its FIRST EVER open peer review on @alexkarner.bsky.social + Jonathan Shuster's "All Aboard: Light Rail, Mobility Justice, & the Future of Public Transit in Austin, TX," w/comments by @jen-nelles.bsky.social + Martin Horak. Links 👇

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Happy President's Day from Union Square in NYC, which is filled with protesters preparing for a march down Broadway This picture is a fraction of the people in the park, and many people have already started marching It's a beautiful day. Let's do this 🧵

submitted 5 days ago • 165 comments

If you're looking for a mutual aid network to support, use this link to sign up: www.mutualaidhub.org! ☀️

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The #HighSeasTreaty marks a new era for ocean protection, but what does it really mean for our future? In this piece, I break down its impact and why it matters now more than ever. Read more: worldoceanday.org/a-new-era-fo... #HighSeas #OceanProtection #DeepSea // @worldoceanday.bsky.social

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It's time to start a thread on higher ed budget cuts announced due to actual and potential cuts to federal funding. Northwestern is placing additional scrutiny on all spending and trying to cut non-personnel spending by 10% this year.

submitted 9 days ago • 37 comments

Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”

submitted 11 days ago • 28 comments

Kitchener and Waterloo, cooperatin'. H/t @mdruker.app

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My latest from inside NIH as well as universities that get its funding. I think it is important to say clearly what moves like this will actually do to people.

submitted 12 days ago • 15 comments

Classifying 15-minute Cities: A review of worldwide practices * By Teixeira F. J. & al * In Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice Volume 189, November 2024 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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A million cars have disappeared! “Congestion pricing [in New York City] began on January 5. One month in, traffic is down, public buses are faster, and transit ridership is up.” Via @fastcompany No surprise for those of us championing decongestion pricing for a long time. We know it works.

submitted 14 days ago • 23 comments

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

submitted 14 days ago • 271 comments

A panel on the Treasury this Thursday, with the incredible @epopppp.bsky.social and @abenewman.bsky.social. This is not just for academics. Everyone needs to understand what's happening right now. Spread the word!

submitted 18 days ago • 8 comments

The biggest threat right now is Musk taking over Treasury data & IT with an aim to usurp congressional power of the purse. This is a real constitutional crisis, a coup happening before our eyes. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

submitted 19 days ago • 21 comments

This is significant on a number of levels for cross border scholarship. It will be interesting* to see how this plays out for economically integrated metro Xborder metro economies. *also terrible

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Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at how the US media would cover this story if it was happening in a foreign country. Here’s that story that should be written this weekend: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...

submitted 21 days ago • 364 comments

Every day, we get more evidence that congestion pricing is making car trips faster in Manhattan, making bus travel more reliable, and increasing the use & load factor of our mass transit system. Cannot think of a recent policy that has been so immediately successful. www.fox5ny.com/news/has-nyc...

submitted 22 days ago • 29 comments

Resources for civil servants during these challenging times. www.civilservicestrong.org/resources

submitted 24 days ago • 3 comments

Tired of waiting for MTA press releases for congestion pricing data? New from me: IsCongestionPricingWorking.com updates daily with yesterday’s traffic data + lets you compare trends week over week, year over year. Check it out!

submitted 24 days ago • 3 comments

#Trump's Dept of Education announced that it: https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-ends-bidens-book-ban-hoax * ended the #Biden Book Ban Hoax" * dismissed 11 complaints about book bans * cut the staff position that monitored book bans * "confirmed that books […]

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Read Sam’s statutory analysis of why Trump’s impoundment (delaying allocated funds) is unlawful. On why it’s also unconstitutional, Kent, Leib & I wrote about the president’s duty to “take Care that the laws be faithfully executed.” No power to suspend laws: harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...

submitted 25 days ago • 4 comments

It is very easy to call your representatives’ offices. They have to log your calls and the call numbers are meaningful. You don’t even have to try to convince anyone; just call and tell them your concerns. They are there to represent you. Let them know what that means. www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

submitted 25 days ago • 124 comments

Excellent and detailed David Super post on the OMB memo and the Impoundment Control Act. balkin.blogspot.com/2025/01/unla...

submitted 25 days ago • 5 comments

WE'RE LAUNCHING A NEWSLETTER! Introducing Ranked Choices, a weekly newsletter that helps busy New Yorkers stay informed about the 2025 election, led by our City Hall reporter @katiehonan.bsky.social. Sign up before our first dispatch goes out Thursday!

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🔴 STARTING NOW | Cities Outlook 2025 Deep Dive: North East Join us for a closer look at the findings from this year's Cities Outlook report, focusing on the story from the North East of England including Middlesbrough, Newcastle and Sunderland. Follow along below 👇

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

A good primer on #geothermal (both low-temp #heatpump - assisted and high-temp including power generation. Reports to download - maybe act now (USDOE source) although the trumpers don't seem so negative on geothermal

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This is excellent news!

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Multiple cities reporting that ICE raids have begun. I'm an immigrant & human rights lawyer. I wrote this on how to handle ICE, the actions each of us can take to protect our immigrant neighbors, & debunking anti-immigrant hate. No paywall. Please share widely. www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...

submitted 30 days ago • 99 comments

I repeat if the UK is serious about being a health powerhouse it needs to start head hunting all these folks now with visas and research funding

submitted 31 days ago • 12 comments

Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research. I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.

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Fellow scientists, please consider speaking w/ media about what this means for "regular Americans." The link below is to contact a reporter who's collecting stories about the unfolding NIH situation - pls share anonymously or on record. @anniewaldman.bsky.social www.propublica.org/people/annie...

submitted 31 days ago • 25 comments

This month, the team at The Public Domain Review launched a new project aimed at artists, illustrators, designers, and creatives of all stripes.

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Place is where the most potent & authentic power remains. With new power structures in America, defined by a culture of #placetaking, it's easy to forget how the most loved places preserve & pioneer what’s most cared about. How loved places & #placemaking can win: www.linkedin.com/pulse/progre...

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The Laken Riley Act isn’t the solution to Dems’ soul-searching on immigration A growing number of moderate Dems are rushing to back the opening salvo in Trump's anti-immigration crackdown. Leave a message for your House Rep 24/7 @ (202) 224-3121 URGE A NO VOTE! 1/3 www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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ICYMI, ETA's response to Amtrak's report. Amtrak claims through-running isn't possible and pushes its unnecessary Penn Expansion project. Our analysis shows the report is incorrect and sufficient improvements can be made within Penn Station's existing footprint. www.etany.org/penn-station...

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We took 100+ hours of footage of Lexington Ave in Manhattan, capturing some 75,000 vehicles before and after congestion pricing started, and found the drop in vehicles appears to be coming entirely from fewer personal cars. Also no change in avg car value. Congestion pricing is working (for now).

submitted 36 days ago • 53 comments

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New York traffic falls after $9 congestion fee introduced. The early data backs up what New Yorkers saying all week – traffic is down, the streets feel safer, and buses are moving faster. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Call for papers for Port Cities and Maritime Cultures International Conference @portsmouthuni, 10-11 June 2025. Submit your 300-word abstract by 19 January 2025 to [email protected] for @UoP_Maritime's inaugural conference www.port.ac.uk/news-events-...

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There was less gridlock and fewer drivers traveling into the core of Manhattan, new data from the first week of New York City’s new congestion pricing program showed.

submitted 39 days ago • 15 comments

Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet to show that someone is always there? National Suicide Prevention Hotline Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK) 1-800-273-8255 (USA) 1.833.456.4566 (Canada)

submitted 41 days ago • 48 comments

Concussion protocol would be a beautiful name for a baby girl

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Wow the bots aren’t even being subtle about it anymore, are they? 👎🏻

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

ETA is excited that, after years of wrangling, congestion pricing is finally a reality. It's time for the benefits to show and win over skeptics. What's more, the MTA must also show it can be a good steward of the funds by making the improvements New Yorkers demand quickly & at reasonable costs.

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New York City’s congestion reduction zone, which charges cars for entering the most congested parts of Manhattan, has begun. They’ve been talking about this for about a century. It’s expected to bring $15 billion to fund transit. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...

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