Hunter Owens
@hunterowens.net
los angeles-area resident, your friendly state transportation policy bureaucrat, architecture, tacos.
love that after having to fight LADWP on their inability to charge and request an easement (plus associated 4k+ fee) during my ADU permitting process, I am now filling out an easement application so that I can complete an approved solar install on the other structure on my property
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
love that after having to fight LADWP on their inability to charge and request an easement (plus associated 4k+ fee) during my ADU permitting process, I am now filling out an easement application so that I can complete an approved solar install on the other structure on my property
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Ridership on Paris region transit systems is now generally at or higher than pre-pandemic levels. Bike use is much higher than pre-pandemic.
At the same time, car traffic in Paris and on its ring highway is substantially lower than it was pre-pandemic. www.institutparisregion.fr/mobilite-et-...
At the same time, car traffic in Paris and on its ring highway is substantially lower than it was pre-pandemic. www.institutparisregion.fr/mobilite-et-...
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Ridership on Paris region transit systems is now generally at or higher than pre-pandemic levels. Bike use is much higher than pre-pandemic.
At the same time, car traffic in Paris and on its ring highway is substantially lower than it was pre-pandemic. www.institutparisregion.fr/mobilite-et-...
At the same time, car traffic in Paris and on its ring highway is substantially lower than it was pre-pandemic. www.institutparisregion.fr/mobilite-et-...
sure there might not be anymore howard johnsons left in the united state but guess what the HoJos Hot Springs Hotel Dangcheng is here to serve you
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 AM
sure there might not be anymore howard johnsons left in the united state but guess what the HoJos Hot Springs Hotel Dangcheng is here to serve you
ISO: Sichuan and Yunnan travel recs
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 AM
ISO: Sichuan and Yunnan travel recs
if you're not following @jrurbanenetwork.bsky.social substack you are missing some of the best english writing about mass transit and transportation planning out here today
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substack.com/home/post/p-...
Guangzhou Metro Middle 2025 Metro Openings: Part 3
I know... China opens metro lines faster than I can visit or write about them.
substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
if you're not following @jrurbanenetwork.bsky.social substack you are missing some of the best english writing about mass transit and transportation planning out here today
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
risotto al Milanese, osso buco, dill parsley gremolata
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 AM
risotto al Milanese, osso buco, dill parsley gremolata
some personal news: I made guanciale
November 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
some personal news: I made guanciale
it’s a rainy early November socal storm, time for my annual Los Angeles against the mountains reread www.newyorker.com/magazine/198...
Los Angeles Against the Mountains
John McPhee’s 1988 report about life in the San Gabriel Mountains, in northern Los Angeles County, which were disintegrating into rock porridge at a rate that was among the fastest in the world.
www.newyorker.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:01 AM
it’s a rainy early November socal storm, time for my annual Los Angeles against the mountains reread www.newyorker.com/magazine/198...
first Meyer lemons of the season
November 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
first Meyer lemons of the season
you do in fact want to understand how a lightbulb process map works www.construction-physics.com/p/what-is-a-...
What Is A Production Process?
Chapter 1 of my book “The Origins of Efficiency”
www.construction-physics.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
you do in fact want to understand how a lightbulb process map works www.construction-physics.com/p/what-is-a-...
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Common App: 5% increase in college applications, led by Black/Two or More Races applicants. First generation applications +12% YoY. Low median income ZIP codes +12%, rural +15%.
Big drop internationally though: -9% YoY. Asia -9%, Africa -18% with India -14%.
www.commonapp.org/files/DAR/de...
Big drop internationally though: -9% YoY. Asia -9%, Africa -18% with India -14%.
www.commonapp.org/files/DAR/de...
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Common App: 5% increase in college applications, led by Black/Two or More Races applicants. First generation applications +12% YoY. Low median income ZIP codes +12%, rural +15%.
Big drop internationally though: -9% YoY. Asia -9%, Africa -18% with India -14%.
www.commonapp.org/files/DAR/de...
Big drop internationally though: -9% YoY. Asia -9%, Africa -18% with India -14%.
www.commonapp.org/files/DAR/de...
RIP suica penguin hello global payments giant www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
A Beloved Tokyo Penguin’s End Presages a Payments Giant
Japan is a country where everything has a recognizable mascot, from tourist sites to the Tokyo police force.
www.bloomberg.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
RIP suica penguin hello global payments giant www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
tuesdays are for bahn mi
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
tuesdays are for bahn mi
did not Hannibal’s true passion was urban planning
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
did not Hannibal’s true passion was urban planning
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We’re launching a bold plan to make high-speed rail the fastest, more sustainable way to travel across Europe by 2040.
It’s a concrete timeline to remove bottlenecks, unlock investment, and harmonise rail systems ⬇️
It’s a concrete timeline to remove bottlenecks, unlock investment, and harmonise rail systems ⬇️
November 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
We’re launching a bold plan to make high-speed rail the fastest, more sustainable way to travel across Europe by 2040.
It’s a concrete timeline to remove bottlenecks, unlock investment, and harmonise rail systems ⬇️
It’s a concrete timeline to remove bottlenecks, unlock investment, and harmonise rail systems ⬇️
incredible work from the city of Portland to center users in their signal timing - with a direct modal hierarchy
November 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
incredible work from the city of Portland to center users in their signal timing - with a direct modal hierarchy
I’ve decided we can’t call it an AI bubble until OpenAI sponsors Sundance
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I’ve decided we can’t call it an AI bubble until OpenAI sponsors Sundance
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Are you not entertained
November 2, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Are you not entertained
very cool job in the MTA in their new "global benchmarking" group doing in house transportation data analysis and comparing MTA to global peers careers.mta.org/jobs/1691404...
Staff Analyst/Transportation Planner Series - Operations Planning in New York, New York, United States
Staff Analyst/Transportation Planner Series - Operations Planning in New York, New York, United States
careers.mta.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
very cool job in the MTA in their new "global benchmarking" group doing in house transportation data analysis and comparing MTA to global peers careers.mta.org/jobs/1691404...
I no joke thing the Submerged State is one of the most influential books on my personal policy thinking and how to design policies most effectively press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
October 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I no joke thing the Submerged State is one of the most influential books on my personal policy thinking and how to design policies most effectively press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
9 minutes till weird baseball
October 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM
9 minutes till weird baseball