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unlike some of you, I never doubted that Stancil had that dog in him all along
January 18, 2026 at 4:36 AM
unlike some of you, I never doubted that Stancil had that dog in him all along
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The building is still there 55 years later. 👀
January 17, 2026 at 6:39 AM
The building is still there 55 years later. 👀
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I just learned that someone added me to a "Bot" starter pack ..wtf???
I assure you, bots do not have the capacity to get this irrationally upset about the Buffalo Bills, or this excited about flavored coffee at TJ Maxx
I assure you, bots do not have the capacity to get this irrationally upset about the Buffalo Bills, or this excited about flavored coffee at TJ Maxx
January 18, 2026 at 2:17 AM
I just learned that someone added me to a "Bot" starter pack ..wtf???
I assure you, bots do not have the capacity to get this irrationally upset about the Buffalo Bills, or this excited about flavored coffee at TJ Maxx
I assure you, bots do not have the capacity to get this irrationally upset about the Buffalo Bills, or this excited about flavored coffee at TJ Maxx
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It’s amazing how every enormous anonymous office building in the DMV is a short google away from telling you that it’s a “secret CIA facility.”
So why wasn’t this built next to the pentagon metro?
So why wasn’t this built next to the pentagon metro?
January 17, 2026 at 9:26 PM
It’s amazing how every enormous anonymous office building in the DMV is a short google away from telling you that it’s a “secret CIA facility.”
So why wasn’t this built next to the pentagon metro?
So why wasn’t this built next to the pentagon metro?
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The UK is allergic to integrating public transit outside of London
Must say I'm liking the Greens more and more every day. Everything free and nothing to pay. Unbelievable!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Green Party calls for free bus passes for under-22s
Green Party calls for free bus passes for under-22s
www.bbc.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 12:18 PM
The UK is allergic to integrating public transit outside of London
Whatever BL financial future may hold they did build the country's second busiest passenger rail corridor in a sprawled part of the country in under a decade.
Brightline's December numbers are out and it's ANOTHER record for the private pax railroad.
Dec '25: 292,092, up 11% y/y
Nov: 280,136
Oct: 260,370
Sept. '25: 227,851
Aug: 252,425
July: 255,472
June: 254,627
May: 256,633
April: 243,285
March: 280,003
Feb: 247,083
Jan: 266,346
Dec: 264,201
Dec '25: 292,092, up 11% y/y
Nov: 280,136
Oct: 260,370
Sept. '25: 227,851
Aug: 252,425
July: 255,472
June: 254,627
May: 256,633
April: 243,285
March: 280,003
Feb: 247,083
Jan: 266,346
Dec: 264,201
January 17, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Whatever BL financial future may hold they did build the country's second busiest passenger rail corridor in a sprawled part of the country in under a decade.
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Brightline's December numbers are out and it's ANOTHER record for the private pax railroad.
Dec '25: 292,092, up 11% y/y
Nov: 280,136
Oct: 260,370
Sept. '25: 227,851
Aug: 252,425
July: 255,472
June: 254,627
May: 256,633
April: 243,285
March: 280,003
Feb: 247,083
Jan: 266,346
Dec: 264,201
Dec '25: 292,092, up 11% y/y
Nov: 280,136
Oct: 260,370
Sept. '25: 227,851
Aug: 252,425
July: 255,472
June: 254,627
May: 256,633
April: 243,285
March: 280,003
Feb: 247,083
Jan: 266,346
Dec: 264,201
January 17, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Brightline's December numbers are out and it's ANOTHER record for the private pax railroad.
Dec '25: 292,092, up 11% y/y
Nov: 280,136
Oct: 260,370
Sept. '25: 227,851
Aug: 252,425
July: 255,472
June: 254,627
May: 256,633
April: 243,285
March: 280,003
Feb: 247,083
Jan: 266,346
Dec: 264,201
Dec '25: 292,092, up 11% y/y
Nov: 280,136
Oct: 260,370
Sept. '25: 227,851
Aug: 252,425
July: 255,472
June: 254,627
May: 256,633
April: 243,285
March: 280,003
Feb: 247,083
Jan: 266,346
Dec: 264,201
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I've just remembered that Ald. Pat Dowell was a city councilor in 2008. She voted in favor of the deal to sell of the meters.
The only five “no” votes came from Toni Preckwinkle, Leslie Hairston, Billy Ocasio, Scott Waguespack, and Rey Colon.
The only five “no” votes came from Toni Preckwinkle, Leslie Hairston, Billy Ocasio, Scott Waguespack, and Rey Colon.
January 17, 2026 at 1:11 AM
I've just remembered that Ald. Pat Dowell was a city councilor in 2008. She voted in favor of the deal to sell of the meters.
The only five “no” votes came from Toni Preckwinkle, Leslie Hairston, Billy Ocasio, Scott Waguespack, and Rey Colon.
The only five “no” votes came from Toni Preckwinkle, Leslie Hairston, Billy Ocasio, Scott Waguespack, and Rey Colon.
Thank you Leslie Knope!
Someday there will be a show with a woman in a position of authority who is both competent and sympathetic
January 17, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Thank you Leslie Knope!
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I think what's particularly interesting about it is that it's coming at a time when the general mood in China is much sourer than before 2020, and the economy - while very marginally improving - a long way from the miracle years.
I found this fascinating, especially because Cdramas are having a surge in popularity. I've been spending a lot of time on Chinese social media recently and I can say that this is most definitely an idealized view of China 😆 but then the world had an idealized view of the US for decades.
January 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I think what's particularly interesting about it is that it's coming at a time when the general mood in China is much sourer than before 2020, and the economy - while very marginally improving - a long way from the miracle years.
Honestly just happy Chris Hayes has read my name.
I mean the thinking is that it's gonna be AI, but boy, I dunno. If AI is as useful and important as its boosters say it is I think it'll be a lot more like electricity than cars.
January 16, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Honestly just happy Chris Hayes has read my name.
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There are only 2 real policy responses to a housing shortage. You can either get to work building enough housing for everyone or start making a list of the types of people you want to exclude. I know which side I’m on.
HUD Secretary Scott Turner: "100% of rental demand in California and New York is because of illegal immigration"
January 16, 2026 at 5:57 PM
There are only 2 real policy responses to a housing shortage. You can either get to work building enough housing for everyone or start making a list of the types of people you want to exclude. I know which side I’m on.
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*JUDGE SAYS DOMINION ENERGY CAN RESUME WIND PROJECT TRUMP HALTED
January 16, 2026 at 5:43 PM
*JUDGE SAYS DOMINION ENERGY CAN RESUME WIND PROJECT TRUMP HALTED
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To be clear, the finch light rail being shut down because of snow in Canada is nuts. I personally had to dig my household out of probably thousands of pounds of it and it wasn't fun but this is a literal rail system! Just feels like an extension of the mismanagement.
January 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
To be clear, the finch light rail being shut down because of snow in Canada is nuts. I personally had to dig my household out of probably thousands of pounds of it and it wasn't fun but this is a literal rail system! Just feels like an extension of the mismanagement.
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An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation
Older generations spent a lot less time parenting. Millennial dads spend nearly as much time parenting as Boomer moms did. Millennial and Gen X moms way more.
via The Economist
via The Economist
January 16, 2026 at 5:20 AM
An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation
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The "transit-dependent riders" line says it all: Metro fashions themselves as saviors doing politically unsavory work that could only face stiff opposition
In particular, Metro staff are afraid that SB79 make it harder to build transit in the 'burbs. Which, of course, is absurd.
You shouldn't build high-capacity transit in places that doesn't have supportive land use! That was the mistake Metro made when they built the Green Line in the '90s!
You shouldn't build high-capacity transit in places that doesn't have supportive land use! That was the mistake Metro made when they built the Green Line in the '90s!
January 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The "transit-dependent riders" line says it all: Metro fashions themselves as saviors doing politically unsavory work that could only face stiff opposition
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Roberta Gratz was a personal friend of Jane Jacobs, and recently sold the Long Island City warehouse she inherited from her industrialist family for $5.2 million. She sold it to a tennis court operator, who gives lessons to yuppies who live in all the new high-rise towers. traded.co/deals/new-yo...
January 16, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Roberta Gratz was a personal friend of Jane Jacobs, and recently sold the Long Island City warehouse she inherited from her industrialist family for $5.2 million. She sold it to a tennis court operator, who gives lessons to yuppies who live in all the new high-rise towers. traded.co/deals/new-yo...
Where did this need for Alto to serve Peterborough come from?
January 16, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Where did this need for Alto to serve Peterborough come from?
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1.26 million municipality, where less than 1% lives in apartments, is willing to radically densify, reduce parking mandates, and revise its building code 😄🎉
January 16, 2026 at 4:37 AM
1.26 million municipality, where less than 1% lives in apartments, is willing to radically densify, reduce parking mandates, and revise its building code 😄🎉
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Per car, yes, not per train:
OE = operating expenses
VRM = vehicle revenue miles (by car)
PMT = passenger miles traveled
MNR OE/VRM: $26.63
MNR OE/PMT: $0.96
LIRR OE/VRM: $28.28
LIRR OE/PMT: $0.89
MTA Bus OE/VRM: $37.25
MTA Bus OE/PMT: $2.68
NYCT Bus OE/VRM: $41.77
NYCT Bus OE/PMT: $5.36
OE = operating expenses
VRM = vehicle revenue miles (by car)
PMT = passenger miles traveled
MNR OE/VRM: $26.63
MNR OE/PMT: $0.96
LIRR OE/VRM: $28.28
LIRR OE/PMT: $0.89
MTA Bus OE/VRM: $37.25
MTA Bus OE/PMT: $2.68
NYCT Bus OE/VRM: $41.77
NYCT Bus OE/PMT: $5.36
January 15, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Per car, yes, not per train:
OE = operating expenses
VRM = vehicle revenue miles (by car)
PMT = passenger miles traveled
MNR OE/VRM: $26.63
MNR OE/PMT: $0.96
LIRR OE/VRM: $28.28
LIRR OE/PMT: $0.89
MTA Bus OE/VRM: $37.25
MTA Bus OE/PMT: $2.68
NYCT Bus OE/VRM: $41.77
NYCT Bus OE/PMT: $5.36
OE = operating expenses
VRM = vehicle revenue miles (by car)
PMT = passenger miles traveled
MNR OE/VRM: $26.63
MNR OE/PMT: $0.96
LIRR OE/VRM: $28.28
LIRR OE/PMT: $0.89
MTA Bus OE/VRM: $37.25
MTA Bus OE/PMT: $2.68
NYCT Bus OE/VRM: $41.77
NYCT Bus OE/PMT: $5.36
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Sweden's new building code is raising the prescriptive height limit for single-stair apartment buildings from 16 stories to 20 stories. Ctrl+F "upp till 20 våningsplan" in this document (which you'll need to translate if you can't read Swedish) to learn more rinfo.boverket.se/BFS2024-7/do...
rinfo.boverket.se
January 15, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Sweden's new building code is raising the prescriptive height limit for single-stair apartment buildings from 16 stories to 20 stories. Ctrl+F "upp till 20 våningsplan" in this document (which you'll need to translate if you can't read Swedish) to learn more rinfo.boverket.se/BFS2024-7/do...
This alignment shows the problems of serving city centers without a mechanism for reuse and rationalization of legacy RoW. An example from Montreal itself of how this would help:
Alto published a few more info in its website ahead of the first round of public consultations that will start next week, and we have an initial idea of the broader corridor they are identifying.
en.consultation.altotrain.ca/reinventing-...
en.consultation.altotrain.ca/reinventing-...
January 15, 2026 at 7:31 PM
This alignment shows the problems of serving city centers without a mechanism for reuse and rationalization of legacy RoW. An example from Montreal itself of how this would help:
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They’re calling it the most divorced anyone has ever been
January 15, 2026 at 6:26 PM
They’re calling it the most divorced anyone has ever been
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Fabulous @stephenjacobsmith.com post on the scarcity of groceries in NYC: www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/nyc...
Vital City | The Real Reasons New Yorkers’ Groceries Cost So Much
Mamdani’s public supermarket proposal is a distraction. To get cheaper apples, the Big Apple must correctly diagnose why prices are high.
www.vitalcitynyc.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Fabulous @stephenjacobsmith.com post on the scarcity of groceries in NYC: www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/nyc...