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Glad it was a short flight, being stared at by Prince Naveen gets pretty unnerving pretty fast
Ben KeithAnother advantage of trains: You don't have to look at whatever this image is. Corporate branding? A third-party advertisement? In-flight entertainment?
Pre-sale for my Sep 15 event in Seattle is now live on Patreon. Don’t wanna get too far out ahead of the org I’m partnering with re: publicity, but they’re doing a small pre-reception (different tier ticket), and I think we’re going to have some pretty special guests www.patreon.com/CityNerd/pos...
Seattle event pre-sale now live | CityNerdSeattle event pre-sale now live by CityNerd on Patreon. Join CityNerd's community for exclusive content and updates.www.patreon.com“Could” is the operative word, unfortunately. Reliable service with dedicated, double-tracked right-of-way, anyone? (I’ll still take the train every time, though)
AORTA TransitDIY: you could get from downtown Seattle to downtown Portland faster by taking the @amtrakcascades.wsdot.wa.gov compared to flying? @nerd4cities.bsky.social does the math! Check out: youtu.be/o1G1Fn1RFEI #AmtrakCascades #GoByTrain
Got some pub in the APTA newsletter today. I have a lot of thoughts on YouTube’s role in the transit advocacy ecosystem, not to mention urbanism advocacy more broadly. There’s a bit of it in here, but there is SO MUCH to say about it aptapassengertransport.com/four-youtube...
They just disrupted the transportation sector
MashableThe tunneling company's new airport service is ... a $12 taxi on regular streets.
New on Nebula: Given that high speed rail apparently isn’t an option in the U.S., what’s the best way to travel 150 miles? (And no, I’m not driving this nightmare slog of a trip) nebula.tv/videos/cityn...
CityNerd — 150 Miles Optimized: Seattle to Portland (and back)I've taken the Amtrak Cascades between Seattle and Portland hundreds of times, but never made the trip by air. Some people swear by it — but does flying 150 miles make sense?nebula.tvThis is part of the reason Portland snuck onto my most recent “undervalued” list
Michael AndersenMultiple conversations with different reporters: "why are housing prices so out of control in Oregon?" "we've got problems but actually, this is something Oregon is doing well at, here are the numbers" "huh OK well that's not a story I can tell. Nobody would care" Frustrating!
So gratifying to hear US mayors articulate this kind of stuff
Crystal FincherSeattle, the World Cup brought possibility. Let’s build on it
This is still probably my favorite, I don’t know why
Ray Delahanty | CityNerdAlso new on the website: I got ratioed on Threads of all places, and it was Good Actually www.nerd4cities.com/nyc-threads-...
Also new on the website: I got ratioed on Threads of all places, and it was Good Actually www.nerd4cities.com/nyc-threads-...
Bizarre that the algo is pushing this video now — I released it like four years ago (and got a beer with @pushtheneedle.bsky.social in the middle of filming). Still a good one tho
David RobertsAh! @nerd4cities.bsky.social covers Aurora Ave., the horrific stroad I live just a few blocks from. (I spotted several places I walk my dogs.) One of the ugliest stroads anywhere.
News! My site/newsletter is now up, already populated with content you didn’t know you needed. First up, installment one of “Ask a City Nerd,” wherein we address the question, “Should I move from Hickory, NC to Rogers Park, Chicago?” www.nerd4cities.com/ask-a-city-n...
It’s like a perverse urbanist pilgrimage at this point
Nick Andertso i'll be in vegas for an event in the beginning of august, where i've never been (not my scene - the closest i've come is stopping at a rest area in north las vegas when first moving to LA in 2010 lol) and a sicko part of me is excited to see just what a dumpster fire the tesla tunnels are
To be fair, it’s all been even worse than I thought it was gonna be (and that’s saying something)
Nevin Thompson@nerd4cities.bsky.social warned about this exactly two years ago: youtu.be/LmKtZ34IVYc?...