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peterpedroson.bsky.social
I work at the intersection of urban mobility, land use, and climate. I occasionally post about Brazil, music, and football (the one played with feet). Views are my own.
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Thought we'd throw one in the ring

submitted 10 days ago • 8 comments

This was the motto of the civil society movement to resist Bolsonaro’s right wing authoritarianism in Brazil. I learned it from @annagalland.bsky.social and love it. Would love to see American designers do their own interpretations.

submitted 14 days ago • 74 comments

A shocking 19 out of the 20 natural amino acids twist left rather than right, a phenomenon known as “homochirality”. The name tells you all you need to know. The only way to address this bias is to make it easier for cancer and other diseases to kill people by slashing Woke NIH biochem funding.

submitted 14 days ago • 4 comments

I'm deeply saddened to share that Donald Shoup passed away last night. He was the ideal academic—curious, methodical, and concerned with turning ideas into real-world change. TAing his parking course these past few years has one of the greatest honors of my life. Rest in peace, Shoup Dogg.

submitted 14 days ago • 46 comments

Brazilians have the perfect saying for this: "não vem com garfo que hoje é dia de sopa."

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Can anyone say whether NOAA’s hurricane warning systems are important in and around the Gulf of America?

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

I know folks are exhausted. This is a firehose designed to get us to tune it all out. But we can’t just tune it out. Too much is at stake: 🧵

submitted 25 days ago • 7 comments

This poll might look even worse if it was framed more accurately as *invading Denmark*

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

If you are unable to run against defunding cures for cancer and eliminating FEMA you should retire immediately

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.

submitted 30 days ago • 4414 comments

Nature is healing

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

"Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God."--W.E.B. DuBois on Robert E. Lee, born #OTD in 1807 🗃️

submitted 34 days ago • 22 comments

the cruelty is the point.

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

not Lynch's movie, I know, but god, what a sendoff

submitted 37 days ago • 153 comments

Donald Quixote

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Farewell to a great reporter on California's transportation policy and politics. Melanie's work was invaluable to our field.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Banning upzoning may slightly slow down gentrification (density does bring more consumers that can accelerate retail turnover), but it will definitely accelerate the displacement associated with gentrification. It's important to understand the distinction btw gentrification and displacement.

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

i’ll be honest, i think equating land use reform with neoliberal deregulation and building code reform with tenements is a clear indication that the anti-YIMBYs are not particularly interested in solving the problem of high housing costs

submitted 40 days ago • 50 comments

Expanding highway capacity delivers none of the benefits its proponents claim and induces massive amounts of new driving (and associated GHG and criteria pollutant emissions) while destroying our cities. It’s the worst type of investment imaginable

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

The Parable of the Sower is exhibit A against the argument that you can’t make great art out of climate change

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments