I walk. I write. I ride the rails (via Amtrak). I seem nice, but I am a prickly curmudgeon who has no patience for car culture.
@humantransit.bsky.social is one of the most rational thinkers/practitioners working in transit. I've learned from him to follow the math. EPISODE 178: Human Transit with Jarrett Walker – The War on Cars share.google/0qF6l9ZA8sfE...
EPISODE 178: Human Transit with Jarrett Walker – The War on Carsshare.googleOver the weekend, I wanted to go somewhere where public and shared transport didn't make sense, so, rather than not go, I rented a car. For two days. $80. I might even have to do that a few times a year. What's your car payment?
Politics of CarsOwning a car leads to the car owning you.
But can Tom Holland open a movie? He is shorter than his wife!
The A.V. ClubIt was a good weekend to be Tom Holland.
This is why I don't complain about kids on electric bikes, even tho it annoys me. My annoyance is not more important than their enjoyment.
Tom FloodI saw a kid/teen ________________ (insert complaint about kids/teen existing in the public realm doing basically anything kids do) Then say: Kids just don't go outside now, when we were young we were outside all day and got up to all sorts of hilarious trouble.
I'm starting to think Van Jones might have dated Allison Williams.
MediaiteCNN’s Van Jones: ‘I Really Do Have to Give President Trump Credit’ for Attending WH Correspondents’ Dinner
The city should commission a study to find out if this is true.
Transportation Alternatives"The crosstown corridor of 42nd Street, from First to 12th Avenue, was turned into a dedicated bus-and-shuttle corridor... According to city transit officials, travel times were about 23 percent faster than usual, even with a million more people in town for the tournament."
Always be mindful that people on bikes are not people, they don't have money, and they are in perpetual motion serving only one purpose: to annoy motorists and bankrupt small business owners.
Walk Ride RochdaleReally disappointing to see things like this being said in the run up to the #MayoralElection - there is no “eight lane” scheme in #Rochdale or anywhere else for that matter. The current system only works for drivers, in a town where 1:3 households don’t have a car. We need #TransportChoice
No, they aren't. The perceived infinity of space gets mathematically tricky when you factor in "destination" People, even billionaires, like to congregate.
Financial TimesAir taxis are nearing route to economic viability ft.trib.al/mvojuqb | opinion
AI is really making a convincing argument for its use case.
Sen. Lemon Gogurtthe future is here and it is picking images for news alerts
What??? A stupid, dangerous idea because a more stupid, MORE dangerous reality??? Who could have everyone seen this coming?
The Border ChronicleBREAKING🚨: 120 buoys staged for Trump's Rio Grande floating barrier broke loose near Eagle Pass, closing bridges. They're drifting toward Laredo, where officials declared an emergency, expecting them at the Colombia Bridge by Sunday, threatening water supplies & trade. Read full story: 🔗🦂
At least once a week, this happens. www.dallasnews.com/news/transpo...
Only one lane open after I-30 crash on Lake Ray Hubbard BridgeDrivers should expect significant delays.www.dallasnews.comSide note: the interest is what accrued while being held in escrow, not an additional cost to . . . *That Guy*
Kyle GriffinBREAKING: E. Jean Carroll just received Trump's $5 million — plus interest. Despite Trump's repeated attempts to block Carroll from receiving the money, $5,625,005.48 was disbursed to Carroll's legal team this week. www.ms.now/news/e-jean-...
This isn't from Earth First Tin Foil Inter-Galactic Transmission Bunker (my second favorite news source).
ReutersElon Musk's xAI has installed more than double the number of gas turbines than it has publicly acknowledged to power its Colossus 2 data center project, without federal permits, and the pollution is hitting predominantly Black neighborhoods the hardest reut.rs/4bIghEm
There is no crime more gleefully punished than poverty.
Yonah FreemarkThe US House is considering a transportation bill that would cut transit funding massively. We estimate that it would cut transit funds by 23% compared to the current infrastructure law. Every state would lose millions of dollars in transit formula funding. Details: www.urban.org/urban-wire/h...
"a walkable pre-war fabric. . . " describing Des Moines. Jarrett has a refined vocabulary of place that keeps teaching me new ways to describe why and how a location "works" @humantransit.bsky.social The Strong Towns Podcast share.google/WSdt23gHplwa...
The Transit Tradeoff No City Can Escape | The Strong Towns PodcastPutting a route near every community sounds fair until the buses only arrive once an hour. Jarrett Walker, author of Human Transit and principal of the firm helping Des Moines rethink its bus network,...share.google