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Well, we spend millions in making one of the safest transportation mode around, metros, marginally safer against fire (not against falling into the track, which is the actual danger). We are too busy doing "paper safety" to actually care about real people getting injured or dying in the real world
November 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Well, we spend millions in making one of the safest transportation mode around, metros, marginally safer against fire (not against falling into the track, which is the actual danger). We are too busy doing "paper safety" to actually care about real people getting injured or dying in the real world
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The latest evaluation of bike lane projects in Boston continues to show that if you build bike infrastructure, people will use it.
Full report: www.boston.gov/sites/defaul...
Full report: www.boston.gov/sites/defaul...
November 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The latest evaluation of bike lane projects in Boston continues to show that if you build bike infrastructure, people will use it.
Full report: www.boston.gov/sites/defaul...
Full report: www.boston.gov/sites/defaul...
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Any recommendations for books about cities not in the Anglo world or Western Europe?
November 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Any recommendations for books about cities not in the Anglo world or Western Europe?
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I was told by a driving instructor that a Quebec stop sign may only have a panel underneath it if it is an all-way stop, and while that's almost always the case, I have found one exception, which no one at the borough or province acknowledged when I complained. maps.app.goo.gl/CjdFodA7JmSm...
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I was told by a driving instructor that a Quebec stop sign may only have a panel underneath it if it is an all-way stop, and while that's almost always the case, I have found one exception, which no one at the borough or province acknowledged when I complained. maps.app.goo.gl/CjdFodA7JmSm...
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The biggest rail expansion project in the Chicago area for 30 years is in Indiana
Went to see some of the completed (but not open) Monon Corridor stations. Big video coming right after these finally open sometime in Q1 of 2026!
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
The biggest rail expansion project in the Chicago area for 30 years is in Indiana
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Gunning for Geno Smith as your qb1 is getting high on your own supply.
November 24, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Gunning for Geno Smith as your qb1 is getting high on your own supply.
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Real "these are not very bright guys and things got out of hand" energy with the raiders
NEWS: The Raiders are firing offensive coordinator Chip Kelly, per source.
Kelly signed a contract to make him the richest offensive coordinator in football this offseason, but is dismissed after just 11 games.
Kelly signed a contract to make him the richest offensive coordinator in football this offseason, but is dismissed after just 11 games.
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Real "these are not very bright guys and things got out of hand" energy with the raiders
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The right comparison in terms of benefit/cost is not between the REM and the old Deux-Montagnes line, but between the REM and a D-M line modernized to have level platforms, full accessibility, double tracks, grade-separated, with E-Montpetit and McGill stations etc.
Or we could celebrate that the most advanced metro line on the continent just opened and acknowledge that a lot of the money that went into grade separation and accessible station construction would've had to have gone toward the Deux-Montagnes Line anyway, except with higher operating costs.
November 24, 2025 at 3:37 AM
The right comparison in terms of benefit/cost is not between the REM and the old Deux-Montagnes line, but between the REM and a D-M line modernized to have level platforms, full accessibility, double tracks, grade-separated, with E-Montpetit and McGill stations etc.
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Pretty weird how England and Wales went from allow single-stair double-loaded corridor buildings (11 units per floor??), with no height limit on single-stair generally, to the second-strictest strictest single-stair rules in Europe, with no stop anywhere along the way divisare.com/projects/442...
November 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Pretty weird how England and Wales went from allow single-stair double-loaded corridor buildings (11 units per floor??), with no height limit on single-stair generally, to the second-strictest strictest single-stair rules in Europe, with no stop anywhere along the way divisare.com/projects/442...
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There's no greater evidence of an NFL coaching hivemind than the fact that the pendulum swung violently ~5 years ago from punting on 4th and 1 so you didn't look stupid in the eyes of your colleagues to going for it on 4th and long so you don't look insufficiently "aggressive"
November 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
There's no greater evidence of an NFL coaching hivemind than the fact that the pendulum swung violently ~5 years ago from punting on 4th and 1 so you didn't look stupid in the eyes of your colleagues to going for it on 4th and long so you don't look insufficiently "aggressive"
Did not expect to get blocked for explaining to a New Yorker that single stair buildings are really close to an “only in New York” phenomenon on this country.
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Did not expect to get blocked for explaining to a New Yorker that single stair buildings are really close to an “only in New York” phenomenon on this country.
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A lot of replies seem to struggle with idea of trade-offs: excessive zoning raises costs of housing—often with little return in safety—and increases driving. As @stephenjacobsmith.com notes, “That’s a life and safety risk and it’s one that never gets accounted for in developing building codes.”
One California city’s idea to tackle the housing crisis: Take the stairs
Culver City becomes first California city to allow six-story apartment buildings with just one staircase, a bold move to ease housing construction and affordability.
www.latimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A lot of replies seem to struggle with idea of trade-offs: excessive zoning raises costs of housing—often with little return in safety—and increases driving. As @stephenjacobsmith.com notes, “That’s a life and safety risk and it’s one that never gets accounted for in developing building codes.”
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I'm always suspicious of any kind of ranking based on made up metrics, but seeing Bologna in the top 30 makes me even more suspicious.
Don't get me wrong, biking in Bologna is ok, but mostly despite public policies or as a collateral consequence of urban history and traffic management
Don't get me wrong, biking in Bologna is ok, but mostly despite public policies or as a collateral consequence of urban history and traffic management
November 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I'm always suspicious of any kind of ranking based on made up metrics, but seeing Bologna in the top 30 makes me even more suspicious.
Don't get me wrong, biking in Bologna is ok, but mostly despite public policies or as a collateral consequence of urban history and traffic management
Don't get me wrong, biking in Bologna is ok, but mostly despite public policies or as a collateral consequence of urban history and traffic management
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And I can assure you the bus fare is not the problem with NYC cost of living
November 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
And I can assure you the bus fare is not the problem with NYC cost of living
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No they won’t.
Finland uses “Russia-gauge” rails. They are going to move to European compatible rail gauge for their own resilience.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
Finland announces migration of its rail network to international gauge
The Finnish government announces the migration of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to international gauge (1,435 mm) from 2032. The change aims to improve military mobility and regional ...
www.trenvista.net
November 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
No they won’t.
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lol, LMAO even
I think this is mostly San Francisco finally shrugging off the pandemic, but it is *really* funny that rent prices in San Francisco shot up *immediately* after the city banned RealPage and other algorithmic price setting software.
My pre trends are incredible!
My pre trends are incredible!
November 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
lol, LMAO even
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it's also almost exactly what you'd expect if RealPage was holding down rent prices
Initially, rents stagnate as property managers use the old recs for prices; after a couple of months, they stop leaning on the recs and increase prices
This is (almost certainly) not what happened! but it is funny
Initially, rents stagnate as property managers use the old recs for prices; after a couple of months, they stop leaning on the recs and increase prices
This is (almost certainly) not what happened! but it is funny
November 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
it's also almost exactly what you'd expect if RealPage was holding down rent prices
Initially, rents stagnate as property managers use the old recs for prices; after a couple of months, they stop leaning on the recs and increase prices
This is (almost certainly) not what happened! but it is funny
Initially, rents stagnate as property managers use the old recs for prices; after a couple of months, they stop leaning on the recs and increase prices
This is (almost certainly) not what happened! but it is funny
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Ventilation was one of the original public health measures featured in early building codes in London and New York City. While contaminated water supplies were the real cause of cholera and typhoid outbreaks, airborne disease spread and high CO2 levels continue to plague modern buildings today.
November 23, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Ventilation was one of the original public health measures featured in early building codes in London and New York City. While contaminated water supplies were the real cause of cholera and typhoid outbreaks, airborne disease spread and high CO2 levels continue to plague modern buildings today.
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Just had one of those very millennial experiences where I turned up at a friend's housewarming party after dinner, but on the way from dinner my phone died, and though I could hear the party, I couldn't get anyone to just *answer the door*, so I ended up walking home
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just had one of those very millennial experiences where I turned up at a friend's housewarming party after dinner, but on the way from dinner my phone died, and though I could hear the party, I couldn't get anyone to just *answer the door*, so I ended up walking home
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With respect and apologies to my friends, if you're hosting a party you should either have a doorbell that works or you should leave the door open, because even if your guests' phones haven't died, you're not going to be and don't want to be watching your phone the whole night
November 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
With respect and apologies to my friends, if you're hosting a party you should either have a doorbell that works or you should leave the door open, because even if your guests' phones haven't died, you're not going to be and don't want to be watching your phone the whole night
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By American standards, the Paris suburbs still have a crazy high population density. Here's a map I made a while back comparing it to Chicago.
November 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
By American standards, the Paris suburbs still have a crazy high population density. Here's a map I made a while back comparing it to Chicago.
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Did I mention the special print inflight magazine Swiss published specially for the occasion?
RIP printed inflight magazines: www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/...
RIP printed inflight magazines: www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/...
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Did I mention the special print inflight magazine Swiss published specially for the occasion?
RIP printed inflight magazines: www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/...
RIP printed inflight magazines: www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/...
Brutal day for Cornell in the NYT games.
November 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Brutal day for Cornell in the NYT games.
Beautiful day to be outside drinking espresso
November 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Beautiful day to be outside drinking espresso
most educated Americans have been to New York.
November 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
most educated Americans have been to New York.