Allan
@arudwick.bsky.social
Dad on a bike,
Strong Towns PDX
Eliot, Portland, Oregon
Strong Towns PDX
Eliot, Portland, Oregon
I'm on a Transit excursion this morning that would definitely be worse if TriMet does the cuts that they are proposing
It would be great to figure out a funding package that doesn't mess up this awesome system we have
It would be great to figure out a funding package that doesn't mess up this awesome system we have
January 30, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I'm on a Transit excursion this morning that would definitely be worse if TriMet does the cuts that they are proposing
It would be great to figure out a funding package that doesn't mess up this awesome system we have
It would be great to figure out a funding package that doesn't mess up this awesome system we have
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Very cool new work on congestion pricing - exciting both for the results and the methodology.
As expected, drives into Manhattan grew notably faster following congestion pricing.
But local journeys outside the toll zone also sped up a bit – and there are *lots* of them.
To the researchers’ surprise, those driving outside Manhattan collectively saved 5x more hours than toll payers(!).
But local journeys outside the toll zone also sped up a bit – and there are *lots* of them.
To the researchers’ surprise, those driving outside Manhattan collectively saved 5x more hours than toll payers(!).
January 30, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Very cool new work on congestion pricing - exciting both for the results and the methodology.
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This is a cover up of a murder, led by our own federal government.
January 29, 2026 at 11:00 PM
This is a cover up of a murder, led by our own federal government.
I wonder if TriMet put this up as a sacrificial lamb to get the money for operations they actually want
TriMet is also asking for PCEF to pay for MAX upgrades (related to climate resilience) and new hydrogen bus infrastructure.
January 29, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I wonder if TriMet put this up as a sacrificial lamb to get the money for operations they actually want
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The single most important climate investments as it relates to transit are those that improve ridership. Everything else should wait. I'd rather see lower headways than a fleet transition to zero emissions tailpipes. Let's get our ridership back up before we make those investments.
January 29, 2026 at 6:26 PM
The single most important climate investments as it relates to transit are those that improve ridership. Everything else should wait. I'd rather see lower headways than a fleet transition to zero emissions tailpipes. Let's get our ridership back up before we make those investments.
Portland: Dire Transit Service Cuts Planned humantransit.org/2026/01/port...
Portland: Dire Transit Service Cuts Planned — Human Transit
Very bad transit service cuts are coming to Portland. Just a couple of years ago, we worked with Portland’s TriMet to develop an ambitious service expansion plan called Forward Together. Now, the age...
humantransit.org
January 29, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Portland: Dire Transit Service Cuts Planned humantransit.org/2026/01/port...
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Trimet is already a frequent grid across much of Portland, but this is now threatened by their stated need to make service cuts. Comment before Saturday. trimet.org/servicecuts/
Proposed 2026 Transit Service Changes
Weigh in on proposed service efficiencies and cuts for Aug. 23, 2026, as TriMet reduces spending.
trimet.org
January 28, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Trimet is already a frequent grid across much of Portland, but this is now threatened by their stated need to make service cuts. Comment before Saturday. trimet.org/servicecuts/
whatever you think of AV's it is nice to see something I've worked on out in the real world
amperecomputing.com/blogs/avride...
amperecomputing.com/blogs/avride...
Avride Adopts Ampere to Power its Autonomous Vehicle Technology
Powering autonomous vehicles is challenging. Learn how Avride uses Ampere's Arm-based CPUs to deliver efficient, reliable real-time AI and vehicle operation in constrained environments.
amperecomputing.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:40 PM
whatever you think of AV's it is nice to see something I've worked on out in the real world
amperecomputing.com/blogs/avride...
amperecomputing.com/blogs/avride...
Chris Dudley enters Oregon governor’s race www.opb.org/article/2026...
“Nice guy, but too timid for political campaigning and easily swayed by the rat pack of consultants and high dollar donors who think they are political geniuses.”
epic quote
“Nice guy, but too timid for political campaigning and easily swayed by the rat pack of consultants and high dollar donors who think they are political geniuses.”
epic quote
Chris Dudley enters Oregon governor’s race
Former Portland Trail Blazers center Chris Dudley has entered the governor's race again after losing to John Kitzhaber in 2010.
www.opb.org
January 28, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Chris Dudley enters Oregon governor’s race www.opb.org/article/2026...
“Nice guy, but too timid for political campaigning and easily swayed by the rat pack of consultants and high dollar donors who think they are political geniuses.”
epic quote
“Nice guy, but too timid for political campaigning and easily swayed by the rat pack of consultants and high dollar donors who think they are political geniuses.”
epic quote
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This is why the Mayor and PBOT’s recent call to market Portland as a bike friendly city feels premature. There’s no significant protected lane network anywhere. Build the Green Loop and then maybe we’ll have something high quality for tourism. But neighborhood greenways? Nah.
This is exactly the problem with 99% of bike infrastructure implementation in the US.
It is done opportunistically or paired with repaving on a piece-by-piece basis, rather than implemented *as a network first*.
This is how you get a bike network in Los Angeles like this.
It is done opportunistically or paired with repaving on a piece-by-piece basis, rather than implemented *as a network first*.
This is how you get a bike network in Los Angeles like this.
January 27, 2026 at 11:53 PM
This is why the Mayor and PBOT’s recent call to market Portland as a bike friendly city feels premature. There’s no significant protected lane network anywhere. Build the Green Loop and then maybe we’ll have something high quality for tourism. But neighborhood greenways? Nah.
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"Disconnected" is the word I want to highlight here. Percolation Theory 101 says in order for something/someone to move from point A to point B through a network, there must, at minimum, be a connected, continuous path for them to traverse. If that path doesn't exist, then the trip doesn't happen.
My biggest problem with this this argument is that while Portland’s bike network has grown in the past 16 years, very little of what has been built is that great, and when it is, it’s disconnected.
January 27, 2026 at 9:52 PM
"Disconnected" is the word I want to highlight here. Percolation Theory 101 says in order for something/someone to move from point A to point B through a network, there must, at minimum, be a connected, continuous path for them to traverse. If that path doesn't exist, then the trip doesn't happen.
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the praxis and political theory of change on display by this feral group of dunderheads who keep heckling city hall to kick out ICE is so awful and incoherent that I actually hope they are a secret right wing funded psy-op, it'd be a lot less embarrassing for everyone involved
Shutting down the Housing and Homelessness Committee to demand city council do something they can't do is the definition of "performative"
Of all the offices that hold power here -- Mayor, District Attorney, AG, federal representatives -- city council holds the least amount of power over ICE.
Of all the offices that hold power here -- Mayor, District Attorney, AG, federal representatives -- city council holds the least amount of power over ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 6:31 PM
the praxis and political theory of change on display by this feral group of dunderheads who keep heckling city hall to kick out ICE is so awful and incoherent that I actually hope they are a secret right wing funded psy-op, it'd be a lot less embarrassing for everyone involved
We could have this at Union station in Portland (and it might help us get better train service). TriMet just bought some land that could be good for this, and the city of Portland is redeveloping a bunch of land right next to the station as well.
The decision to invest €30-million in the world’s biggest bike parking (12,500 spaces) at Utrecht Central Station seems extravagant, but when you calculate the cost of the alternatives—in the context of tens of thousands of bike-train trips each day—it’s an absolute bargain...🧵
January 27, 2026 at 3:26 PM
We could have this at Union station in Portland (and it might help us get better train service). TriMet just bought some land that could be good for this, and the city of Portland is redeveloping a bunch of land right next to the station as well.
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The decision to invest €30-million in the world’s biggest bike parking (12,500 spaces) at Utrecht Central Station seems extravagant, but when you calculate the cost of the alternatives—in the context of tens of thousands of bike-train trips each day—it’s an absolute bargain...🧵
November 7, 2024 at 7:38 AM
The decision to invest €30-million in the world’s biggest bike parking (12,500 spaces) at Utrecht Central Station seems extravagant, but when you calculate the cost of the alternatives—in the context of tens of thousands of bike-train trips each day—it’s an absolute bargain...🧵
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Again!
Heads up, the lower deck of the Steel Bridge is currently closed due to malfunctioning gates. Please use an alternative route. We'll update it here when it has been reponed.
January 26, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Again!
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The illegal parking section only tells you to call a phone number now
I once sat on hold for 20+ minutes trying to reach a human before giving up trying to report issues
Imagine if I could just submit these photos online since I’m already here physically looking at the make/model/plates
I once sat on hold for 20+ minutes trying to reach a human before giving up trying to report issues
Imagine if I could just submit these photos online since I’m already here physically looking at the make/model/plates
January 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Will Portland ever fix its useless parking enforcement system, or are we just gonna surrender our sidewalks to the worst people in the city?
We need to be able to report violations through an app, with a ticket being mailed to the car's owner.
@councilormorillo.bsky.social
We need to be able to report violations through an app, with a ticket being mailed to the car's owner.
@councilormorillo.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Will Portland ever fix its useless parking enforcement system, or are we just gonna surrender our sidewalks to the worst people in the city?
We need to be able to report violations through an app, with a ticket being mailed to the car's owner.
@councilormorillo.bsky.social
We need to be able to report violations through an app, with a ticket being mailed to the car's owner.
@councilormorillo.bsky.social
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I want to remind everyone that the traffic forecast used to justify road widenings is bogus. We know that DOTs know this is true because they don't check their past forecasts and oppose any proposal that would have them do that.
t4america.org/2023/06/29/t...
t4america.org/2023/06/29/t...
The traffic forecast used to justify your road widening is bogus - Transportation For America
The predicted traffic levels on which transportation planners base their decisions are erroneous and rooted in obsolete methods. Here’s how transportation models fail to accurately predict future traf...
t4america.org
January 26, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I want to remind everyone that the traffic forecast used to justify road widenings is bogus. We know that DOTs know this is true because they don't check their past forecasts and oppose any proposal that would have them do that.
t4america.org/2023/06/29/t...
t4america.org/2023/06/29/t...
overheard at the checkout line
"you can keep the penny - for Donald Trump - I know he really needs it"
"you can keep the penny - for Donald Trump - I know he really needs it"
January 26, 2026 at 6:38 PM
overheard at the checkout line
"you can keep the penny - for Donald Trump - I know he really needs it"
"you can keep the penny - for Donald Trump - I know he really needs it"
www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026...
in which @clmarohn.bsky.social shows that this executive order is purely messaging
in which @clmarohn.bsky.social shows that this executive order is purely messaging
Trump’s Housing Order Isn’t a Crackdown on Institutional Investors. It’s an Exit Strategy. | Strong Towns
An executive order and White House fact sheet reveal how Washington manages housing prices without ever letting them fall.
www.strongtowns.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:05 PM
www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026...
in which @clmarohn.bsky.social shows that this executive order is purely messaging
in which @clmarohn.bsky.social shows that this executive order is purely messaging
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you might think being wrong for so long would lead @jonrauch.bsky.social to reconsider whether or not he actually knows much about fascism. (he does not)
January 25, 2026 at 8:41 PM
you might think being wrong for so long would lead @jonrauch.bsky.social to reconsider whether or not he actually knows much about fascism. (he does not)
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Huh, ends up today marks two years since I officially signed the paperwork agreeing to write a book.
What an intense two years its been
islandpress.org/books/if-you...
What an intense two years its been
islandpress.org/books/if-you...
If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight
islandpress.org
January 25, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Huh, ends up today marks two years since I officially signed the paperwork agreeing to write a book.
What an intense two years its been
islandpress.org/books/if-you...
What an intense two years its been
islandpress.org/books/if-you...
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of course he rode a surly. Fuck, man.
January 25, 2026 at 2:41 AM
of course he rode a surly. Fuck, man.
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Now requires a disambiguation page
January 25, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Now requires a disambiguation page
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The chaos and violence the President has unleashed on our communities is unacceptable and heartbreaking. I stand with Governor Walz and call on the Trump administration to halt operations in Minnesota immediately.
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 25, 2026 at 3:22 AM
The chaos and violence the President has unleashed on our communities is unacceptable and heartbreaking. I stand with Governor Walz and call on the Trump administration to halt operations in Minnesota immediately.