Patrick Sisson
@patrickcsisson.bsky.social
Writer. Trends, tech, economics & policy shaping cities. Bylines: New York Times, Bloomberg CityLab, MIT Tech Review, Bisnow, Fast Company. patsisson at gmail dot com.
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From @theathletic.com: You probably know a lot about Mick Jagger; the Rolling Stones singer is a cultural icon. What you might not know about Jagger is that he was a pioneer of streaming sports over the internet. Specifically, cricket.
Mick Jagger. Rolling Stone. Cultural icon. And cricket streaming pioneer
The Rolling Stones' lead singer, a huge cricket fan, spotted the huge potential of the internet while others still treated it with suspicion
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
From @theathletic.com: You probably know a lot about Mick Jagger; the Rolling Stones singer is a cultural icon. What you might not know about Jagger is that he was a pioneer of streaming sports over the internet. Specifically, cricket.
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"Adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and heat pumps collectively saved US households between $5.6 to $8.8 billion in 2023 alone."
"80% of users are satisfied with their heat pumps, and nearly 95% of EV owners are likely to consider purchasing another EV for their next vehicle."
"80% of users are satisfied with their heat pumps, and nearly 95% of EV owners are likely to consider purchasing another EV for their next vehicle."
New Brattle Report Finds Beneficial Electrification Delivers Billions in Savings to US Households Along with Significant Emissions Reductions - Brattle
Harnessing the benefits of electric technology over the last decade saved US households between $5.6 to $8.8 billion in 2023 alone and prevented more than
www.brattle.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"Adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and heat pumps collectively saved US households between $5.6 to $8.8 billion in 2023 alone."
"80% of users are satisfied with their heat pumps, and nearly 95% of EV owners are likely to consider purchasing another EV for their next vehicle."
"80% of users are satisfied with their heat pumps, and nearly 95% of EV owners are likely to consider purchasing another EV for their next vehicle."
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“Every media era gets the fabulists it deserves.” Stories at four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, were removed after an investigation by The Local. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
“Every media era gets the fabulists it deserves.” Stories at four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, were removed after an investigation by The Local. thelocal.to/investigatin...
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You know #Geothermal has at last made the <> when @newyorker.com runs a long read!
Brilliant reporting by Rivka Galchen with quotes from @leahstokes.bsky.social @gwagner.com @timlatimer.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Brilliant reporting by Rivka Galchen with quotes from @leahstokes.bsky.social @gwagner.com @timlatimer.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Why the Time Has Finally Come for Geothermal Energy
It used to be that drawing heat from deep in the Earth was practical only in geyser-filled places such as Iceland. But new approaches may have us on the cusp of an energy revolution.
www.newyorker.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
You know #Geothermal has at last made the <> when @newyorker.com runs a long read!
Brilliant reporting by Rivka Galchen with quotes from @leahstokes.bsky.social @gwagner.com @timlatimer.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Brilliant reporting by Rivka Galchen with quotes from @leahstokes.bsky.social @gwagner.com @timlatimer.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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"The guidance would sharply cap funding provided to states for stable housing for people who were previously homeless."
I hope y'all don't mute me for all my chatter about the risk to federal homeless assistance funding. Gov Mills of Maine had a press conference that is helpful in understanding the harm that HUD is trying to cause.
www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...
www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...
Gov. Mills, advocates sound alarm over new federal housing directive
The guidance would sharply cap funding provided to states for stable housing for people who were previously homeless.
www.newscentermaine.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
"The guidance would sharply cap funding provided to states for stable housing for people who were previously homeless."
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I have been thinking about this line today, on the value of editors, from the late great John Bennet, for no reason in particular.
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I have been thinking about this line today, on the value of editors, from the late great John Bennet, for no reason in particular.
I will ring this bell everytime I read about Culdesac — what’s the status of their handful of other projects? Have they finished another project? Has this revolution proved sustainable/is it spreading to other parts of Arizona/other states? yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/this...
This car-free neighborhood was designed to revolutionize American cities » Yale Climate Connections
A discussion with the founder of Culdesac, a real estate developer devoted to building walkable places.
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I will ring this bell everytime I read about Culdesac — what’s the status of their handful of other projects? Have they finished another project? Has this revolution proved sustainable/is it spreading to other parts of Arizona/other states? yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/this...
Call me crazy, but isn’t the point of a law being passed that it is now the law and enforced? Feels like selective enforcement has been a bit of a theme this year, no? www.canarymedia.com/articles/car...
New York pauses its landmark gas ban in new buildings
The state will delay enforcement until a legal dispute is settled, the latest in a string of moves from Gov. Hochul to “govern in reality” around energy.
www.canarymedia.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Call me crazy, but isn’t the point of a law being passed that it is now the law and enforced? Feels like selective enforcement has been a bit of a theme this year, no? www.canarymedia.com/articles/car...
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I wrote about how Culver City became the first municipality in California (and likely the last for now) to ditch the ubiquitous two staircase requirement for mid-rises. As YIMBYs turn to impediments to construction beyond zoning, Culver City is an early test case.
calmatters.org/housing/2025...
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One California city’s idea to tackle the housing crisis: Take the stairs
For champions of more housing development, ditching the extra staircase has become a buzzy cause in fighting California's housing crisis.
calmatters.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I wrote about how Culver City became the first municipality in California (and likely the last for now) to ditch the ubiquitous two staircase requirement for mid-rises. As YIMBYs turn to impediments to construction beyond zoning, Culver City is an early test case.
calmatters.org/housing/2025...
calmatters.org/housing/2025...
“Picture the scene: It's Christmas morning and your child is happily chatting with the AI-enabled teddy bear you got them when you hear it telling them about sexual kinks, where to find the knives, and how to light matches. This is not a hypothetical scenario.“ www.theregister.com/2025/11/13/a...
AI-enabled toys teach kids about matches, knives, kink
: Consumer advocacy researchers at PIRG tested four AI toys, and none of them passed muster
www.theregister.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
“Picture the scene: It's Christmas morning and your child is happily chatting with the AI-enabled teddy bear you got them when you hear it telling them about sexual kinks, where to find the knives, and how to light matches. This is not a hypothetical scenario.“ www.theregister.com/2025/11/13/a...
For @fastcompany.com I looked at a movement to turn suburban backyards and planned communities into biodiversity hubs, and how a megadevelopers sees protected lakes and oak trees as a sales pitch for a more sustainable suburbia www.fastcompany.com/91442530/sun...
This Florida mega-development is turning suburban backyards into a nature paradise
Sunbridge, a new development outside of Orlando, is ditching the white picket fences for wetlands, forests, and maybe even bald eagles.
www.fastcompany.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
For @fastcompany.com I looked at a movement to turn suburban backyards and planned communities into biodiversity hubs, and how a megadevelopers sees protected lakes and oak trees as a sales pitch for a more sustainable suburbia www.fastcompany.com/91442530/sun...
The shutdown is over, but its impact will last for months; for @bisnow, I helped do some reporting for this piece looking at the disruption caused to affordable housing, and the fears of a repeat early next year www.bisnow.com/national/new...
After The Shutdown, CRE Copes With 'Unprecedented Backlog,' Economic Pressure And Fear Of A Repeat
The Congressional Budget Office estimates roughly $11B in gross domestic product was permanently lost during the shutdown.
www.bisnow.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The shutdown is over, but its impact will last for months; for @bisnow, I helped do some reporting for this piece looking at the disruption caused to affordable housing, and the fears of a repeat early next year www.bisnow.com/national/new...
A sad truism of California housing — opponents can utilize numerous procedural levers to delay/water down pro-housing laws. As I detailed in a @bloomberg piece, proponents need to redouble efforts to make *even more* systemic change to really start building www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
November 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A sad truism of California housing — opponents can utilize numerous procedural levers to delay/water down pro-housing laws. As I detailed in a @bloomberg piece, proponents need to redouble efforts to make *even more* systemic change to really start building www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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After failing to stop a major state housing bill from becoming law, Los Angeles leaders are turning to plan B: Delaying Senate Bill 79's implementation and pushing for unspecified legislative changes next year. My dispatch for @politico.com Pro subscribers subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
POLITICO Pro: Los Angeles failed to defeat a major housing law, so it's turning to Plan B: Delay, delay, delay
A report from the city planning department outlines strategies for pushing off many of the effects of SB 79 through 2030.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
After failing to stop a major state housing bill from becoming law, Los Angeles leaders are turning to plan B: Delaying Senate Bill 79's implementation and pushing for unspecified legislative changes next year. My dispatch for @politico.com Pro subscribers subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
"You know us...So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong."
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
November 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Counter narrative fact of the day — we’re at year two of a nearly unprecedented drop in violent gun crime across major U.S. cities. Seems like a really important data point that should be noted in, say, more high-profile court cases these days www.thetrace.org/2025/10/gun-...
A Trace Analysis of 150 U.S. Cities Shows One of the Greatest Drops in Gun Violence — Ever
A Gun Violence Data Hub analysis of 150 cities paints a mostly consistent picture.
www.thetrace.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Counter narrative fact of the day — we’re at year two of a nearly unprecedented drop in violent gun crime across major U.S. cities. Seems like a really important data point that should be noted in, say, more high-profile court cases these days www.thetrace.org/2025/10/gun-...
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“At a time when federal support for homeless services is wavering... San Juan Capistrano’s decision to place housing next to the seat of city government sends a strong message.”
By @patrickcsisson.bsky.social
www.fastcompany.com/91438609/thi...
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
By @patrickcsisson.bsky.social
www.fastcompany.com/91438609/thi...
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
www.fastcompany.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“At a time when federal support for homeless services is wavering... San Juan Capistrano’s decision to place housing next to the seat of city government sends a strong message.”
By @patrickcsisson.bsky.social
www.fastcompany.com/91438609/thi...
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
By @patrickcsisson.bsky.social
www.fastcompany.com/91438609/thi...
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
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I am *thrilled* to say that @wired.com has republished this story from thereengineer.pro, bringing to to an even wider audience! 💪
www.wired.com/story/let-th...
www.wired.com/story/let-th...
November 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I am *thrilled* to say that @wired.com has republished this story from thereengineer.pro, bringing to to an even wider audience! 💪
www.wired.com/story/let-th...
www.wired.com/story/let-th...
The $40 billion a month data center construction industry is absolutely booming, leading firms to do whatever it takes to find electricians and flip switches. My latest for @bisnow www.bisnow.com/national/new...
Private Jets, Huge Raises And 'Man Camps': How Data Center Builders Are Luring Workers In Short Supply
The AI boom is creating a data center building boom across the nation, squeezing labor pools and accelerating timelines.
www.bisnow.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The $40 billion a month data center construction industry is absolutely booming, leading firms to do whatever it takes to find electricians and flip switches. My latest for @bisnow www.bisnow.com/national/new...
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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Incredible article about a part of Chicago history I was not previously aware of
My latest for the Reader, a story about how Chicagoans made it really, really rough on out-of-town goons who tried to abduct Black folks off their streets.
chicagoreader.com/city-life/ch...
chicagoreader.com/city-life/ch...
Chicago has always defied kidnappings of our neighbors - Chicago Reader
Even after the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, local officials and everyday people resisted the legalized abductions of men, women, and children who had escaped slavery
chicagoreader.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Incredible article about a part of Chicago history I was not previously aware of
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This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
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Real dream-team situation going on over here. @katewagner.wehwalt.net / @anjulierao.bsky.social / @nyreviewofarch.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/12/c...
New Chicago Review of Architecture wants younger voices weighing in on the city’s built environment
An offshoot of the New York Review of Architecture, the magazine will feature “erudite, humorous and hyperlocal writing.”
www.chicagotribune.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed 4 years ago. In new research @urbaninstitute.bsky.social we study its effects.
US transport spending increased by 30%, but:
—Funding for non-highway projects flatlined
—Construction cost increases resulted in no actual increase in infrastructure
US transport spending increased by 30%, but:
—Funding for non-highway projects flatlined
—Construction cost increases resulted in no actual increase in infrastructure
Federal Infrastructure Spending on Transportation, Four Years after the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is up for reauthorization in 2026. New analysis shows that the act increased spending on transportation infrastructure, but…
www.urban.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed 4 years ago. In new research @urbaninstitute.bsky.social we study its effects.
US transport spending increased by 30%, but:
—Funding for non-highway projects flatlined
—Construction cost increases resulted in no actual increase in infrastructure
US transport spending increased by 30%, but:
—Funding for non-highway projects flatlined
—Construction cost increases resulted in no actual increase in infrastructure
California just passed a transformative zoning law poised to unleash a building boom. But it’s just the start. For @bloomberg.com I looked at the new YIMBY agenda
☑️ - Single-stair reform
☑️ - Building code reform
☑️ - Permitting & fees
☑️ - Design & aesthetics
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
☑️ - Single-stair reform
☑️ - Building code reform
☑️ - Permitting & fees
☑️ - Design & aesthetics
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Will the YIMBY ‘Holy Grail’ Deliver an LA Building Boom?
Supporters of the California zoning reform bill SB 79 say it will unleash a wave of multistory apartment buildings. In low-rise-loving Los Angeles, that could be a tall order.
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
California just passed a transformative zoning law poised to unleash a building boom. But it’s just the start. For @bloomberg.com I looked at the new YIMBY agenda
☑️ - Single-stair reform
☑️ - Building code reform
☑️ - Permitting & fees
☑️ - Design & aesthetics
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
☑️ - Single-stair reform
☑️ - Building code reform
☑️ - Permitting & fees
☑️ - Design & aesthetics
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...