Kevin H. Posey
@kposey.bsky.social
Thought Leader, Content Administrator, Writer, Consultant, and Gardener (when I have time).
Views expressed here are my own.
Views expressed here are my own.
Wrong (🍏 apple.news/ACsrCgnaDRNa...):
“Supporters of the toll roads…point to data indicating they improve commutes in the free lanes and argue they are a form of congestion pricing that keeps demand from rising so high that gridlock reemerges.”
Correct take via @ucdavis.bsky.social in the comments.
“Supporters of the toll roads…point to data indicating they improve commutes in the free lanes and argue they are a form of congestion pricing that keeps demand from rising so high that gridlock reemerges.”
Correct take via @ucdavis.bsky.social in the comments.
Virginia opens new Beltway express lanes, but link to Maryland in limbo — The Washington Post
Virginia officials urged their Maryland counterparts to embrace privately financed tolled express lanes and complete a loop around the Beltway.
apple.news
November 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Wrong (🍏 apple.news/ACsrCgnaDRNa...):
“Supporters of the toll roads…point to data indicating they improve commutes in the free lanes and argue they are a form of congestion pricing that keeps demand from rising so high that gridlock reemerges.”
Correct take via @ucdavis.bsky.social in the comments.
“Supporters of the toll roads…point to data indicating they improve commutes in the free lanes and argue they are a form of congestion pricing that keeps demand from rising so high that gridlock reemerges.”
Correct take via @ucdavis.bsky.social in the comments.
The 9/11 attacks killed 2977 Americans. Our #transportation practices are now killing over twice that number each year. Where’s the outrage?
📰 www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
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The deadliest roads in America
The number of pedestrians killed by vehicles has increased in the U.S., with road infrastructure and inadequate safety measures among key contributing factors.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The 9/11 attacks killed 2977 Americans. Our #transportation practices are now killing over twice that number each year. Where’s the outrage?
📰 www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
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While some #conservative politicians cling to #carbrained policies, those along the #Riviera / Côte d’Azur embrace #bikes & #walking.
Why? 💶 💶 💶
“If you want to attract #tourists, you need an attractive city…Nobody’s going to sit and have a coffee in a parking lot.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Why? 💶 💶 💶
“If you want to attract #tourists, you need an attractive city…Nobody’s going to sit and have a coffee in a parking lot.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
On the French Riviera, Street Reforms Come From the Right
Politically conservative Côte d’Azur cities like Cannes and Nice have embraced pedestrianization, car bans and bike lanes. That’s a departure from global norms.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
While some #conservative politicians cling to #carbrained policies, those along the #Riviera / Côte d’Azur embrace #bikes & #walking.
Why? 💶 💶 💶
“If you want to attract #tourists, you need an attractive city…Nobody’s going to sit and have a coffee in a parking lot.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Why? 💶 💶 💶
“If you want to attract #tourists, you need an attractive city…Nobody’s going to sit and have a coffee in a parking lot.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Someone is going to blame the Cloudflare outage on cyclists.
We’re responsible for all disruptions in this universe — ask any motorist. 🙄
#bikesky
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We’re responsible for all disruptions in this universe — ask any motorist. 🙄
#bikesky
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cloudflare down: X and more apps hit by internet outage
The company says it is working to understand the full impact of a problem which potentially "impacts multiple customers."
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Someone is going to blame the Cloudflare outage on cyclists.
We’re responsible for all disruptions in this universe — ask any motorist. 🙄
#bikesky
www.bbc.com/news/article...
We’re responsible for all disruptions in this universe — ask any motorist. 🙄
#bikesky
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Why we don’t talk about the Eastside #Atlanta Beltline streetcar much anymore:
1. The project was canceled.
2. Better #transit ideas exist— bus lanes, infill MARTA stations, etc.
3. The Beltline path needs attention.
This piece concerns the latter. It’s a good start.
www.ajc.com/opinion/2025...
1. The project was canceled.
2. Better #transit ideas exist— bus lanes, infill MARTA stations, etc.
3. The Beltline path needs attention.
This piece concerns the latter. It’s a good start.
www.ajc.com/opinion/2025...
Petition for safety isn’t a covert plot to kill Beltline rail
A Georgia man hopes his petition will bring increased safety to the Atlanta Beltline. I hope his mission doesn't get derailed.
www.ajc.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Why we don’t talk about the Eastside #Atlanta Beltline streetcar much anymore:
1. The project was canceled.
2. Better #transit ideas exist— bus lanes, infill MARTA stations, etc.
3. The Beltline path needs attention.
This piece concerns the latter. It’s a good start.
www.ajc.com/opinion/2025...
1. The project was canceled.
2. Better #transit ideas exist— bus lanes, infill MARTA stations, etc.
3. The Beltline path needs attention.
This piece concerns the latter. It’s a good start.
www.ajc.com/opinion/2025...
#Atlanta has a golden opportunity with #TrailsATL to really stand out on the global stage by borrowing a page from the playbook #Paris has been using. 🇫🇷🚲🛴🦼🌆
Read my thoughts on this here👇
betteratlantatransit.org/blog/can-pat...
#bikes #micromobility #transportation #cities
Read my thoughts on this here👇
betteratlantatransit.org/blog/can-pat...
#bikes #micromobility #transportation #cities
Can Paths Put Atlanta in the Same League as Paris? — Better Atlanta Transit
Bike lanes and paths are relatively cheap and simple to build, compared to highways and fixed rail transit. This means that Paris could build a lot very quickly without overly burdening hard-pressed b...
betteratlantatransit.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
#Atlanta has a golden opportunity with #TrailsATL to really stand out on the global stage by borrowing a page from the playbook #Paris has been using. 🇫🇷🚲🛴🦼🌆
Read my thoughts on this here👇
betteratlantatransit.org/blog/can-pat...
#bikes #micromobility #transportation #cities
Read my thoughts on this here👇
betteratlantatransit.org/blog/can-pat...
#bikes #micromobility #transportation #cities
We appear to be in the alternate timeline where the Texas Department of Transportation admits that highways expansions aren’t the cure for highway congestion. 🤯
📰 www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
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📰 www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
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TxDOT: Car-dominant Texas needs more public transit
As the state’s population grows, more travel options are needed in rural and smaller urban areas and between major cities, according to a draft of the first-of-its-kind plan.
www.texastribune.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
We appear to be in the alternate timeline where the Texas Department of Transportation admits that highways expansions aren’t the cure for highway congestion. 🤯
📰 www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
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📰 www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
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Americans are now refugees within their own country thanks to #climatechange and lousy #government.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...?
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...?
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Americans are now refugees within their own country thanks to #climatechange and lousy #government.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...?
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...?
Want more safe, dedicated #infrastructure for #bikes and other #micromobility on the Atlanta Beltline? Sign this petition.
The Beltline needs a parallel path so that people on foot don’t have to play #Frogger with fast users. A speed limit would also help.
#transportation.
c.org/sHYJGkbWRr
The Beltline needs a parallel path so that people on foot don’t have to play #Frogger with fast users. A speed limit would also help.
#transportation.
c.org/sHYJGkbWRr
Petition to Increase Atlanta Beltline Safety
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
c.org
November 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Want more safe, dedicated #infrastructure for #bikes and other #micromobility on the Atlanta Beltline? Sign this petition.
The Beltline needs a parallel path so that people on foot don’t have to play #Frogger with fast users. A speed limit would also help.
#transportation.
c.org/sHYJGkbWRr
The Beltline needs a parallel path so that people on foot don’t have to play #Frogger with fast users. A speed limit would also help.
#transportation.
c.org/sHYJGkbWRr
Wasting a billion of taxpayer funds on a #football #stadium is bad. Naming it for #Trump, who is making the people of the #DMV suffer via the #shutdown and #ICE raids, is inexcusable.
Shame on the Commanders & DC gov’t for even entertaining the notion.
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Shame on the Commanders & DC gov’t for even entertaining the notion.
apple.news/A6mW2zcc_S52...
Commanders owners anticipate possible stadium name discussion Sunday with President Trump — The Athletic
Washington Commanders ownership anticipates conversations with President Donald Trump about the team’s new stadium when he attends Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions at Northwest Stadium
apple.news
November 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Reposted by Kevin H. Posey
They didn’t win with absurdly expensive projects, but with focusing on low-cost solutions: #bikes and #buses.
Bogotá awarded with EARTHSHOT PRIZE.
Prestigious environmental award. 'A testament to bold thinking and collective action'.
• Deploying one of world’s largest electric bus fleets
• Laying Latin America’s biggest cycle network
• Greening
Positive News: bit.ly/3WOgGxk
Prestigious environmental award. 'A testament to bold thinking and collective action'.
• Deploying one of world’s largest electric bus fleets
• Laying Latin America’s biggest cycle network
• Greening
Positive News: bit.ly/3WOgGxk
November 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
You’ve probably seen articles about how #tech is embracing #nuclearpower as a means to run #AI data centers. This is what the consequences of that will be: radioactive #pollution.
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
Residents outraged as US nuclear plant gets greenlight to dump radioactive waste into major river: 'Potential long-term consequences'
A federal court has ruled that a nuclear plant in New York can dump radioactive waste into the Hudson River.
www.thecooldown.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
You’ve probably seen articles about how #tech is embracing #nuclearpower as a means to run #AI data centers. This is what the consequences of that will be: radioactive #pollution.
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
I do hope that Trump and his staff see this. It’s a harbinger of things to come.
November 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I do hope that Trump and his staff see this. It’s a harbinger of things to come.
Rather than back down on their shutdown, the Trump Administration is threatening to cancel all flights in the US before the Thanksgiving holiday.
Better make your travel plans flexible!
#shutdown #transportation #travel #aviation
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Better make your travel plans flexible!
#shutdown #transportation #travel #aviation
futurism.com/advanced-tra...
Head of NASA Threatens to Ground Every Single Commercial Flight Before Thanksgiving
Transportation secretary Sean Duffy threatened to ground all commercial flights in the United States amid a prolonged government shutdown.
futurism.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Rather than back down on their shutdown, the Trump Administration is threatening to cancel all flights in the US before the Thanksgiving holiday.
Better make your travel plans flexible!
#shutdown #transportation #travel #aviation
futurism.com/advanced-tra...
Better make your travel plans flexible!
#shutdown #transportation #travel #aviation
futurism.com/advanced-tra...
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November 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
A potential #Buc-ee's in #Colorado wrecked a town’s harmony and ended pro-sprawl politicians’ careers.
Is the pushback a sign that the US is starting to reject #cars as a societal totem or is this merely a speedbump in the continuation of the nation’s #motonormativity?
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Is the pushback a sign that the US is starting to reject #cars as a societal totem or is this merely a speedbump in the continuation of the nation’s #motonormativity?
apple.news/AGLLrJFd-QD-...
A colossal Buc-ee’s broke a small Colorado town — The Washington Post
In the quest to preserve the character of Palmer Lake, something has already been lost: civility.
apple.news
November 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A potential #Buc-ee's in #Colorado wrecked a town’s harmony and ended pro-sprawl politicians’ careers.
Is the pushback a sign that the US is starting to reject #cars as a societal totem or is this merely a speedbump in the continuation of the nation’s #motonormativity?
apple.news/AGLLrJFd-QD-...
Is the pushback a sign that the US is starting to reject #cars as a societal totem or is this merely a speedbump in the continuation of the nation’s #motonormativity?
apple.news/AGLLrJFd-QD-...
#RealityTV is basically how Americans celebrate the most stupid individuals among them. With her latest #NASA Moon conspiracy nonsense, Kim Kardashian may have a lock on being the dumbest of them all.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Kim Kardashian: Nasa hits back at reality star's moon landing conspiracy
In a recent episode of her TV series, the reality star said she believed the moon landing was fake.
www.bbc.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:53 PM
#RealityTV is basically how Americans celebrate the most stupid individuals among them. With her latest #NASA Moon conspiracy nonsense, Kim Kardashian may have a lock on being the dumbest of them all.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The driver says his #Tesla wasn’t on #FSD, but that hasn’t stopped the Tesla Cult from falsely claiming otherwise.
How is this #selfdriving #tech supposed to avoid a plane when it can’t even avoid a Wiley Coyote-style wall (example: youtube.com/shorts/U1Mig...)?
electrek.co/2025/10/26/t...
How is this #selfdriving #tech supposed to avoid a plane when it can’t even avoid a Wiley Coyote-style wall (example: youtube.com/shorts/U1Mig...)?
electrek.co/2025/10/26/t...
Tesla vs Fake Wall
YouTube video by Mark Rober
youtube.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The driver says his #Tesla wasn’t on #FSD, but that hasn’t stopped the Tesla Cult from falsely claiming otherwise.
How is this #selfdriving #tech supposed to avoid a plane when it can’t even avoid a Wiley Coyote-style wall (example: youtube.com/shorts/U1Mig...)?
electrek.co/2025/10/26/t...
How is this #selfdriving #tech supposed to avoid a plane when it can’t even avoid a Wiley Coyote-style wall (example: youtube.com/shorts/U1Mig...)?
electrek.co/2025/10/26/t...
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These #Georgia cases involving #Ford show that the sheer weight of massive vehicles can crush vehicle occupants in a rollover crash.
The myth that large, heavy vehicles are safer is busted. It’s not a matter of clever #lawyers, but of #physics.
apple.news/A66nVsMyrSxa...
The myth that large, heavy vehicles are safer is busted. It’s not a matter of clever #lawyers, but of #physics.
apple.news/A66nVsMyrSxa...
How Ford got hit with the largest verdicts in Georgia — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Two dead Georgia couples and the sale of 5.2 million Super Duty trucks factored into billion-dollar verdicts against Ford Motor Company.
apple.news
October 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
These #Georgia cases involving #Ford show that the sheer weight of massive vehicles can crush vehicle occupants in a rollover crash.
The myth that large, heavy vehicles are safer is busted. It’s not a matter of clever #lawyers, but of #physics.
apple.news/A66nVsMyrSxa...
The myth that large, heavy vehicles are safer is busted. It’s not a matter of clever #lawyers, but of #physics.
apple.news/A66nVsMyrSxa...
“When playing with live artillery, please refrain from aiming it over busy freeways.
Thank you.”
—The Department of the Obvious
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Thank you.”
—The Department of the Obvious
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Shrapnel hits cars on California highway during Marines celebration
California Governor Gavin Newsom had shut down the freeway, even though White House officials said it was safe.
www.bbc.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“When playing with live artillery, please refrain from aiming it over busy freeways.
Thank you.”
—The Department of the Obvious
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Thank you.”
—The Department of the Obvious
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reposted by Kevin H. Posey
Despite the unforeseen issues that arose during construction, this rubber tire #transit project will likely come in at 1/4 the cost of a tram. Best of all, it connects to— but doesn’t disrupt— the Atlanta Beltline.
www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news...
www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news...
October 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Despite the unforeseen issues that arose during construction, this rubber tire #transit project will likely come in at 1/4 the cost of a tram. Best of all, it connects to— but doesn’t disrupt— the Atlanta Beltline.
www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news...
www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news...
Another broken promise from an administration that is clearly broken.
#infrastructure #regulation #transportation #transit
📰https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/10/trump-infrastructure-red-tape/684585/
🍏https://apple.news/A1AW2szydReqE_h_BGEudhg
#infrastructure #regulation #transportation #transit
📰https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/10/trump-infrastructure-red-tape/684585/
🍏https://apple.news/A1AW2szydReqE_h_BGEudhg
October 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Another broken promise from an administration that is clearly broken.
#infrastructure #regulation #transportation #transit
📰https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/10/trump-infrastructure-red-tape/684585/
🍏https://apple.news/A1AW2szydReqE_h_BGEudhg
#infrastructure #regulation #transportation #transit
📰https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/10/trump-infrastructure-red-tape/684585/
🍏https://apple.news/A1AW2szydReqE_h_BGEudhg
Behold the #Copenhagen Green Wave: “Copenhagen has synchronized traffic signals on major routes so that a cyclist traveling at about 12 mph can roll through multiple intersections without stopping…”
Bike mode share is now 50%.
www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/cop...
Bike mode share is now 50%.
www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/cop...
Cyclists reveal surprising perks after city rolls out innovative system: 'You can feel the city wants you'
For bike commuters in Copenhagen, catching a string of green lights during rush hour is no fluke — it's part of the green wave.
www.thecooldown.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Behold the #Copenhagen Green Wave: “Copenhagen has synchronized traffic signals on major routes so that a cyclist traveling at about 12 mph can roll through multiple intersections without stopping…”
Bike mode share is now 50%.
www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/cop...
Bike mode share is now 50%.
www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/cop...