vasili 🇬🇷
@drunkenbangs.bsky.social
“i’ve slacked so hard to get this far”
chicago, urban planning, rugby
sometimes emo
chicago, urban planning, rugby
sometimes emo
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You are not entitled to a fixed and unchanging neighborhood character.
Cities are not museums. Neighborhoods change. We desperately need housing, and we can't let voices like these derail needed development.
February 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
You are not entitled to a fixed and unchanging neighborhood character.
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When you see how much rail service we used to have, it will actually make you violently ill.
(Rail Guide)
(Rail Guide)
February 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
When you see how much rail service we used to have, it will actually make you violently ill.
(Rail Guide)
(Rail Guide)
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thin floor plates really are the key here.
in seattle (top) - 80' tends to be minimum. we are hitting up to and over 100' deep. leaves little room for open space/trees
in a lot of european cities (bottom) 20m/60' would be an extremely deep floor plate. new construction tends to run 40-55' deep.
in seattle (top) - 80' tends to be minimum. we are hitting up to and over 100' deep. leaves little room for open space/trees
in a lot of european cities (bottom) 20m/60' would be an extremely deep floor plate. new construction tends to run 40-55' deep.
January 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
thin floor plates really are the key here.
in seattle (top) - 80' tends to be minimum. we are hitting up to and over 100' deep. leaves little room for open space/trees
in a lot of european cities (bottom) 20m/60' would be an extremely deep floor plate. new construction tends to run 40-55' deep.
in seattle (top) - 80' tends to be minimum. we are hitting up to and over 100' deep. leaves little room for open space/trees
in a lot of european cities (bottom) 20m/60' would be an extremely deep floor plate. new construction tends to run 40-55' deep.
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You can connect NYC and Chicago via Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Toledo in 4.5 hours using Chinese HSR technology, compared to the 20 hours it currently takes via Amtrak.
January 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
You can connect NYC and Chicago via Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Toledo in 4.5 hours using Chinese HSR technology, compared to the 20 hours it currently takes via Amtrak.
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Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?
January 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?
I feel like we’ve been robbed
January 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I feel like we’ve been robbed
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I am honestly shocked this is actually happening. I first wrote about congestion pricing in NYC 17 years ago, and I’ve spent much of the last few years simply holding my breath we would get here. What a journey. Here’s to a new era in trying to manage NYC streets and funding transit. 🍻
January 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I am honestly shocked this is actually happening. I first wrote about congestion pricing in NYC 17 years ago, and I’ve spent much of the last few years simply holding my breath we would get here. What a journey. Here’s to a new era in trying to manage NYC streets and funding transit. 🍻
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New York City has some of the worst congestion in the World.
NYC drivers spend an average of 101 hours stuck in traffic every year, costing the average driver over $1,700.
Congestion costs the region’s economy over $9 billion in lost time & productivity annually.
📊 INRIX
NYC drivers spend an average of 101 hours stuck in traffic every year, costing the average driver over $1,700.
Congestion costs the region’s economy over $9 billion in lost time & productivity annually.
📊 INRIX
January 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
New York City has some of the worst congestion in the World.
NYC drivers spend an average of 101 hours stuck in traffic every year, costing the average driver over $1,700.
Congestion costs the region’s economy over $9 billion in lost time & productivity annually.
📊 INRIX
NYC drivers spend an average of 101 hours stuck in traffic every year, costing the average driver over $1,700.
Congestion costs the region’s economy over $9 billion in lost time & productivity annually.
📊 INRIX
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Happy Congestion Pricing Day!
Here’s a map of all of the awesome transit projects that it will fund:
Here’s a map of all of the awesome transit projects that it will fund:
January 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Happy Congestion Pricing Day!
Here’s a map of all of the awesome transit projects that it will fund:
Here’s a map of all of the awesome transit projects that it will fund:
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The Elizabeth Line this year moved more people than the 18 lanes of the 401 freeway, the widest in North America.
Traffic is simply a geometry problem, and adding one more lane won't fix it.
Traffic is simply a geometry problem, and adding one more lane won't fix it.
December 30, 2024 at 2:41 PM
The Elizabeth Line this year moved more people than the 18 lanes of the 401 freeway, the widest in North America.
Traffic is simply a geometry problem, and adding one more lane won't fix it.
Traffic is simply a geometry problem, and adding one more lane won't fix it.
how it feels telling people you like trains in a “this is a fast, safe, efficient, and affordable way to connect to more places!” manner and not in the other way
December 28, 2024 at 2:19 PM
how it feels telling people you like trains in a “this is a fast, safe, efficient, and affordable way to connect to more places!” manner and not in the other way
how it feels to play mini metro
December 24, 2024 at 12:00 AM
how it feels to play mini metro
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this is funny as-is but imo way funnier when you see his lawyer
December 23, 2024 at 6:49 PM
this is funny as-is but imo way funnier when you see his lawyer
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this is amazing
Lions just messing with the Bears now. Fake Fumble 🤣🤣🤣
Lions just messing with the Bears now. Fake Fumble 🤣🤣🤣
December 22, 2024 at 7:58 PM
this is amazing
Lions just messing with the Bears now. Fake Fumble 🤣🤣🤣
Lions just messing with the Bears now. Fake Fumble 🤣🤣🤣
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Waterfronts should be spaces where people connect with nature, not where urban highways dominate. Cars, whether electric or fossil-fueled, pollute our land and poison waterways. Infrastructure should protect nature while maintaining accessibility.
Utrecht 🇳🇱
📸 - @ramonp.bsky.social
Utrecht 🇳🇱
📸 - @ramonp.bsky.social
December 23, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Waterfronts should be spaces where people connect with nature, not where urban highways dominate. Cars, whether electric or fossil-fueled, pollute our land and poison waterways. Infrastructure should protect nature while maintaining accessibility.
Utrecht 🇳🇱
📸 - @ramonp.bsky.social
Utrecht 🇳🇱
📸 - @ramonp.bsky.social
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trucks like this feel inherently antisocial to me
December 23, 2024 at 3:38 AM
trucks like this feel inherently antisocial to me
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"There's just no money for sidewalks" says every excuse-making US city with continuous turn lanes.
I think the link between walkability and transit ridership is generally under appreciated.
Hard to love taking the bus if this is my walk to/from the nearest stop:
Hard to love taking the bus if this is my walk to/from the nearest stop:
December 21, 2024 at 8:05 PM
"There's just no money for sidewalks" says every excuse-making US city with continuous turn lanes.
I love when people at beer pong tables speak in mad libs
December 19, 2024 at 9:00 PM
I love when people at beer pong tables speak in mad libs
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MISSED CONNECTION: I was the guy who posed nude for your class. You were the math professor who called campus security
December 19, 2024 at 4:33 PM
MISSED CONNECTION: I was the guy who posed nude for your class. You were the math professor who called campus security
urban planners of bluesky: what’s something you wish you knew before starting your career?
December 19, 2024 at 8:51 PM
urban planners of bluesky: what’s something you wish you knew before starting your career?
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Thinking back to when I got my license (18), yeah there was a honeymoon phase, but it was really the places that were gatekept from me without a car that I was really excited about.
I was not excited about the gas, insurance, registration, oil changes, tires, or the 2.5k the car cost me.
I was not excited about the gas, insurance, registration, oil changes, tires, or the 2.5k the car cost me.
In the US, turning 16 often means taking on a massive financial burden: a car. Teens, or their parents, spend thousands just to gain basic independent mobility. It’s not just a coming-of-age milestone; it’s a forced purchase shaped by how we’ve built our cities.
December 19, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Thinking back to when I got my license (18), yeah there was a honeymoon phase, but it was really the places that were gatekept from me without a car that I was really excited about.
I was not excited about the gas, insurance, registration, oil changes, tires, or the 2.5k the car cost me.
I was not excited about the gas, insurance, registration, oil changes, tires, or the 2.5k the car cost me.
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the feds: stop trying to turn this guy into some cool antihero with a badass public image
also the feds: *treat him like they’ve captured the joker*
also the feds: *treat him like they’ve captured the joker*
December 19, 2024 at 7:20 PM
the feds: stop trying to turn this guy into some cool antihero with a badass public image
also the feds: *treat him like they’ve captured the joker*
also the feds: *treat him like they’ve captured the joker*