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City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 12h

Here are the Subway/Metro Station design guidelines that were compiled by UMTA/USDOT in the 1970s in an attempt to prevent WMATA-style cost overruns again.

It got shelved when everyone at UMTA got laid off and we forgot it. But it's prescient about cost drivers -- rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11352

DOT ROSA P

ROSA P serves as an archival repository of USDOT-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other information authored or co-authored by USDOT ...

rosap.ntl.bts.gov

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elayamakan.bsky.social @elayamakan.bsky.social · 14h

Adams doing side quests in Albania

elayamakan.bsky.social @elayamakan.bsky.social · 2d

youtu.be/ZudqSAgQ8CY?...

The ROW gets all the buses with aura

BUSWORLD 2025 -The future of buses is here!

YouTube video by Bussmagasinet

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Award-Winning Reporter Dave Colon @davecolon.bsky.social · 5d

The MTA is in the lab cooking up the Ridgewood busway nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/03/t...

The MTA Is Headed To The Lab To Design The Ridgewood Busway - Streetsblog New York City

A filthy private road underneath the elevated M tracks could become a gleaming bus-first corridor.

nyc.streetsblog.org

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elayamakan.bsky.social @elayamakan.bsky.social · 6d

Funny how it showed Milestone construction start as 2024 once. At one point it changed to 2025. Now it shows design start and end in 2022. They haven't given any update in like 2 years

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 7d

The construction costs of Brightline West—the high speed rail line now under construction that will link Las Vegas with the outskirts of the LA region—are now expected to reach $21.5 billion, up from $16 billion.

California-to-Vegas High-Speed Rail Costs Jump $5.5 Billion

The price tag for building a private high-speed passenger railroad from Southern California to Las Vegas has swelled by nearly 35%.

www.bloomberg.com

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elayamakan.bsky.social @elayamakan.bsky.social · 10d

I own an upright bike, and whenever I ride a non-upright one, I regret it. Like I don't enjoy it period

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elayamakan.bsky.social @elayamakan.bsky.social · 12d

Pentagon can call DJI a Chinese Military Company, court rules | The Verge share.google/qdt4BMdmWs7q...

Another Big L. DJI is the only consumer drone brand thats affordable. They have been cooking with the cameras/mic too. US will most likely not have access to many great Chinese brands coming years

Pentagon can call DJI a Chinese Military Company, court rules

DJI loses its lawsuit against the US government.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 13d

Consider: Hyundai sells electric buses abroad for $350k – 1/3 what the average US transit agency pays.

Pricier buses undermine US transit service by leading agencies to keep using older, breakdown-prone models. They also force agencies to assume more debt, straining their already shaky finances.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 13d

A new research paper by Ed Glaeser, Sam Silverberg, et al. identifies several fundamental problems with the US bus market:
- It’s a duopoly, dominated by Gillig and New Flyer
- Foreign (and cheaper) competitors are blocked by federal Buy America rules
- Transit agencies customize *everything*

Paying less for public transit buses | Brookings

This paper proposes three sets of recommendations to reduce the cost of procuring transit buses in America.

www.brookings.edu

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 13d

In the US, even a “cheap” transit bus costs 2-3x more than in Asia or Europe -- and one agency may pay twice as much as another for nearly identical vehicles.

In Bloomberg, I explored a ripe opportunity to improve transportation by applying Abundance-coded, supply-side reforms.

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Why US Cities Pay Too Much for Transit Buses

A new paper argues that lack of competition, demand for custom features and “Buy America” rules have driven up costs for transit agencies in the US.

www.bloomberg.com

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elayamakan.bsky.social @elayamakan.bsky.social · 13d

Beautiful animation

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elayamakan.bsky.social @elayamakan.bsky.social · 13d

I guess this will affect BYD trucks too

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elayamakan.bsky.social @elayamakan.bsky.social · 13d

The US truck companies are so far behind already. Scania was trying to enter the market and now that will be impossible. We can't have nice things in this country

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 13d

Every day, Trump wakes up and thinks “what product should I make arbitrarily more expensive today?”

Truck tariffs means drivers pay billions more for vehicles, companies/consumers pay more for shipping, & the benefits to truckmakers get outweighed by costs to other manufacturers

In order to protect our Great Heavy Truck Manufacturers from unfair outside competition, I will be imposing, as of October 1st, 2025, a 25% Tariff on all “Heavy (Big!) Trucks” made in other parts of the World. Therefore, our Great Large Truck Company Manufacturers, such as Peterbilt, Kenworth, Freightliner, Mack Trucks, and others, will be protected from the onslaught of outside interruptions. We need our Truckers to be financially healthy and strong, for many reasons, but above all else, for National Security purposes!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13d

very cool that trump is singularly dedicated to making everything in your life more expensive

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 13d

Trump: ‘We will be imposing a 50% Tariff on all Kitchen Cabinets, Bathroom Vanities, and associated products, starting October 1st, 2025. Additionally, we will be charging a 30% Tariff on Upholstered Furniture. The reason for this is the large scale “FLOODING” of these products

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JRUrbaneNetwork @jrurbanenetwork.bsky.social · 15d

Chengdu Metro Line 17 Phase 2 Jichechang Station:

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elayamakan.bsky.social @elayamakan.bsky.social · 15d

www.dezeen.com/2025/09/23/l...

Beautiful apartments

Barcelona social housing by Cierto Estudio "challenges traditional gender roles"

Apartments with deliberately non-defined rooms fill this social housing block in Barcelona, which local practice Cierto Estudio has finished with a palette of bold red and pastel green.

www.dezeen.com

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Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 17d

The WSJ speaking: "America has given up its effort to challenge China in the renewable-energy industries that increasingly power the global economy."

The U.S. Is Forfeiting the Clean-Energy Race to China

As President Trump doubles down on fossil fuels, the U.S. and China offer competing visions for the future of energy.

www.wsj.com

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elayamakan.bsky.social @elayamakan.bsky.social · 19d

www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...

"A new preprint field study reveals that New York City’s rats aren’t just survivors—they’re talkative city dwellers with their own hidden nightlife"

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Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 21d

The reason they’re going to take up such an insane amount of space is that the city wants to dedicate them to each building (vs. international best practice of having them be city-owned and shared), and only collect 3x/week (vs. up to 14x/week in Barcelona).

Gothamist @gothamist.com · 21d

NYC's push to get trash in bins may take 7 years due to parking concerns, report says https://gothamist.com/news/nycs-push-to-get-trash-in-bins-may-take-7-years-due-to-parking-concerns-report-says

NYC's push to get trash in bins may take 7 years due to parking concerns, report says

New York City drivers must sacrifice some parking spaces in order to eradicate trash bag mountains from the sidewalks. A notice published by the sanitation department on Wednesday said putting trash containers in parking spaces may have a "socioeconomic impact" and requires an extensive study. [ more › ]

gothamist.com

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Jul 18

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

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elayamakan.bsky.social @elayamakan.bsky.social · 22d

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Kevin Duggan @kevinduggan.bsky.social · 23d

Mayor Adams is set to announce the expansion of containerized garbage collection to Brooklyn Community Board 2, which includes areas like Fort Greene, Cobble Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, and Boerum Hill

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 23d

Not a headline that can appear in an actual democracy.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Officials Vow Vast Crackdown on Liberal Groups

www.nytimes.com

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Shabazz Stuart @shabazzstuart.bsky.social · 23d

Some news: This winter Team Oonee is launching NYC's first Dutch-Style🚲 parking hub in Brooklyn's Sunset Park. The Hub will provide free parking for 100+ bikes/scooters, and will include safe charging, and appt based repairs + lite service. This will make history in several ways.

More deets in 🧵👇🏾

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