@newtonmarunner.bsky.social
Life Insurance Actuary, 8x NYC Marathon Finisher, Pasta Aficionado
It’s scary when I agree with Matt Yglesias over the NYC Transit Worker’s Union.
Am I missing something, or is even a broken clock right twice a day?
Am I missing something, or is even a broken clock right twice a day?
the reaction from the TWU President:
December 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
It’s scary when I agree with Matt Yglesias over the NYC Transit Worker’s Union.
Am I missing something, or is even a broken clock right twice a day?
Am I missing something, or is even a broken clock right twice a day?
It’s the first day of winter … and also @alissakmclean.bsky.social’s birthday. …
So let’s all wish @alissakmclean.bsky.social a happy birthday.
Happy Birthday, Alissa!
So let’s all wish @alissakmclean.bsky.social a happy birthday.
Happy Birthday, Alissa!
a group of peanuts characters are dancing on a stage with the words happy birthday
ALT: a group of peanuts characters are dancing on a stage with the words happy birthday
media.tenor.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It’s the first day of winter … and also @alissakmclean.bsky.social’s birthday. …
So let’s all wish @alissakmclean.bsky.social a happy birthday.
Happy Birthday, Alissa!
So let’s all wish @alissakmclean.bsky.social a happy birthday.
Happy Birthday, Alissa!
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NEW: Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to veto a controversial bill that would have required two operators aboard every subway train with more than two cars, sources told Streetsblog. buff.ly/yQ10MvK
Hochul Will Veto Controversial Bill Mandating Two Operators on Most Subway Trains - Streetsblog New York City
Gov. Kathy Hochul's veto of the OPTO bill prevents the MTA from backsliding on cost savings and efficiency.
nyc.streetsblog.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
NEW: Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to veto a controversial bill that would have required two operators aboard every subway train with more than two cars, sources told Streetsblog. buff.ly/yQ10MvK
Kudos to the best transit governor in the country!
If we want transit to work, transit can’t just be a jobs program — it has to be an access program.
If we want transit to work, transit can’t just be a jobs program — it has to be an access program.
Gov Hochul will veto a bill to require both a conductor and a driver on every subway train, according to two sources familiar with the decision. Story to follow. Details on the bill here:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...
Does the Subway Still Need Train Conductors?
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Kudos to the best transit governor in the country!
If we want transit to work, transit can’t just be a jobs program — it has to be an access program.
If we want transit to work, transit can’t just be a jobs program — it has to be an access program.
My condo is on fire!
December 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
My condo is on fire!
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The House should vote on extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
Today.
Today.
December 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The House should vote on extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
Today.
Today.
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218 members signed the discharge petition to force a vote to extend ACA tax credits.
If Speaker Johnson refuses to bring forth the vote, he’s telling the American people loud and clear that rising health care costs are acceptable to him.
If Speaker Johnson refuses to bring forth the vote, he’s telling the American people loud and clear that rising health care costs are acceptable to him.
December 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
218 members signed the discharge petition to force a vote to extend ACA tax credits.
If Speaker Johnson refuses to bring forth the vote, he’s telling the American people loud and clear that rising health care costs are acceptable to him.
If Speaker Johnson refuses to bring forth the vote, he’s telling the American people loud and clear that rising health care costs are acceptable to him.
Last run at age 45 done. Just 4 miles.
December 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Last run at age 45 done. Just 4 miles.
Kudos to the MTA!
This morning, the MTA swapped the F/M trains at 8 stations in Manhattan & Queens. This is an example of "deinterlining," a technique which improves the frequency & reliability of subway service.
Read ETA on why deinterlining is so valuable & where else it can be used:
www.etany.org/statements/d...
Read ETA on why deinterlining is so valuable & where else it can be used:
www.etany.org/statements/d...
Deinterlining: Simpler Service, Fewer Delays — Effective Transit Alliance New York
Deinterlining simplifies subway operations, allowing for more trains to travel more quickly, and prevents delays from spreading. It's the correct solution for both riders and operations.
www.etany.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Kudos to the MTA!
Three permutations of my NYC Subway crayon. The first are two permutations are more Alon Levy level ambition and the third one is more in line with the Regional Planning Association:
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
Future NYC Subway 2026 (Moving to a hub-and-spoke network) V1.0 - Google My Maps
Moving to a hub-and-spoke network with hubs in Downtown Brooklyn, LIC, Flushing, Melrose/South Bronx Hub, and Exchange Pl.
www.google.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Three permutations of my NYC Subway crayon. The first are two permutations are more Alon Levy level ambition and the third one is more in line with the Regional Planning Association:
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
Trams in this country — particularly here in Boston where the roads are super narrow like London’s — don’t do particularly well here.
I wrote a thing.
Build trams, but build them well.
Understanding what tramways are, what they do best and how to employ them.
open.substack.com/pub/marcochi...
Build trams, but build them well.
Understanding what tramways are, what they do best and how to employ them.
open.substack.com/pub/marcochi...
Build trams. But build them well.
Understanding what tramways are, what they do best and how to employ them.
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Trams in this country — particularly here in Boston where the roads are super narrow like London’s — don’t do particularly well here.
@aaronznj.bsky.social, this feels so you about your feelings about ETA.
“just one more whitepaper bro. one more 40 page report is gonna convince them to build bike lanes. just one more fact sheet bro. one more sankey chart will—”
you can’t move policy without moving power. you can’t move power without moving people. to move people you have to o r g a n i z e.
you can’t move policy without moving power. you can’t move power without moving people. to move people you have to o r g a n i z e.
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
@aaronznj.bsky.social, this feels so you about your feelings about ETA.
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“just one more whitepaper bro. one more 40 page report is gonna convince them to build bike lanes. just one more fact sheet bro. one more sankey chart will—”
you can’t move policy without moving power. you can’t move power without moving people. to move people you have to o r g a n i z e.
you can’t move policy without moving power. you can’t move power without moving people. to move people you have to o r g a n i z e.
December 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
“just one more whitepaper bro. one more 40 page report is gonna convince them to build bike lanes. just one more fact sheet bro. one more sankey chart will—”
you can’t move policy without moving power. you can’t move power without moving people. to move people you have to o r g a n i z e.
you can’t move policy without moving power. you can’t move power without moving people. to move people you have to o r g a n i z e.
If you’re into public transit, and you’re not following public transit consultant Dr. Jarrett Walker (PhD, Stanford, Humanities), aka @humantransit.bsky.social, then you‘re not doing TransitSky right.
1) And boom, Des Moines becomes the latest city to adopt a bus network redesign from @humantransit.bsky.social and Associates! 🚌
December 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM
If you’re into public transit, and you’re not following public transit consultant Dr. Jarrett Walker (PhD, Stanford, Humanities), aka @humantransit.bsky.social, then you‘re not doing TransitSky right.
Boston’s narrow, labyrinthine street network makes it impossible to be anything other than a rail city.
The biggest strength of the MBTA network is how well the buses connect to the metro and commuter rail lines.
The biggest strength of the MBTA network is how well the buses connect to the metro and commuter rail lines.
Boston never had that issue since it was always integrated as a subway-surface transfer system (it helped that getting streetcars and buses through downtown was basically a non-starter).
December 3, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Boston’s narrow, labyrinthine street network makes it impossible to be anything other than a rail city.
The biggest strength of the MBTA network is how well the buses connect to the metro and commuter rail lines.
The biggest strength of the MBTA network is how well the buses connect to the metro and commuter rail lines.
I’m going to get myself into a lot of trouble for this with liberal foodies one because I do despise Karoline Leavitt, but it looks like a kosher-keeping Thanksgiving minus the mac & cheese, which of course in a kosher-keeping house is forbidden with turkey.
Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I’m going to get myself into a lot of trouble for this with liberal foodies one because I do despise Karoline Leavitt, but it looks like a kosher-keeping Thanksgiving minus the mac & cheese, which of course in a kosher-keeping house is forbidden with turkey.
Last run at childhood home completed.
November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Last run at childhood home completed.
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During this season of giving, let’s do what we can to give back to the communities that have given us so much. From our family to yours, have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
During this season of giving, let’s do what we can to give back to the communities that have given us so much. From our family to yours, have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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From our family to yours, happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
From our family to yours, happy Thanksgiving!
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I think we can safely say that the Leavitt's brother called ICE on his ex, the mother of his child, and I have to say: I have no desire to respect, find common ground or share the country with these monsters.
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I think we can safely say that the Leavitt's brother called ICE on his ex, the mother of his child, and I have to say: I have no desire to respect, find common ground or share the country with these monsters.
This is definitely going to be one of the toughest Thanksgivings for me — having to say goodbye to my childhood home this year.
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This is definitely going to be one of the toughest Thanksgivings for me — having to say goodbye to my childhood home this year.
I’m a runner, so I’m totally with Will that hot weather is overrated.
In fact, it’s counterproductive for running.
Boston still has the best running weather of any major US city.
I hear it also has a pretty good citywide social gathering on the third Monday in April, too.
In fact, it’s counterproductive for running.
Boston still has the best running weather of any major US city.
I hear it also has a pretty good citywide social gathering on the third Monday in April, too.
By the way I think the number one thing that the internet underrates in housing choice is that people (insanely, in my view) seem to love hot weather
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I’m a runner, so I’m totally with Will that hot weather is overrated.
In fact, it’s counterproductive for running.
Boston still has the best running weather of any major US city.
I hear it also has a pretty good citywide social gathering on the third Monday in April, too.
In fact, it’s counterproductive for running.
Boston still has the best running weather of any major US city.
I hear it also has a pretty good citywide social gathering on the third Monday in April, too.
If you’re into public transit, and you’re not following Dr. Jarrett Walker (PhD, Stanford, humanities), then you’re not doing TransitSky right.
The planner Jarrett Walker (@humantransit.bsky.social) talks about planning transportation networks with the goal of freedom (which apparently planners call "access"). He writes about public transit, but I think the approach works for any transportation network.
humantransit.org/basics-acces...
humantransit.org/basics-acces...
Basics: Access, or the Wall Around Your Life — Human Transit
What if we planned public transit with the goal of freedom? Well, it’s hard to improve things that you can’t measure, but now it’s becoming possible to measure freedom, or as we call it in transport ...
humantransit.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
If you’re into public transit, and you’re not following Dr. Jarrett Walker (PhD, Stanford, humanities), then you’re not doing TransitSky right.
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The planner Jarrett Walker (@humantransit.bsky.social) talks about planning transportation networks with the goal of freedom (which apparently planners call "access"). He writes about public transit, but I think the approach works for any transportation network.
humantransit.org/basics-acces...
humantransit.org/basics-acces...
Basics: Access, or the Wall Around Your Life — Human Transit
What if we planned public transit with the goal of freedom? Well, it’s hard to improve things that you can’t measure, but now it’s becoming possible to measure freedom, or as we call it in transport ...
humantransit.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The planner Jarrett Walker (@humantransit.bsky.social) talks about planning transportation networks with the goal of freedom (which apparently planners call "access"). He writes about public transit, but I think the approach works for any transportation network.
humantransit.org/basics-acces...
humantransit.org/basics-acces...
That’s easy.
Just go upscale with cacio e pepe (pecorino romano cheese, black pepper, and high quality thick spaghetti or bucatini) — what the late chef Anthony Bourdain called the greatest dish.
Then you don’t have to use the oven; you just have to prepared to screw it up.
Just go upscale with cacio e pepe (pecorino romano cheese, black pepper, and high quality thick spaghetti or bucatini) — what the late chef Anthony Bourdain called the greatest dish.
Then you don’t have to use the oven; you just have to prepared to screw it up.
What cheeses go into your mac n cheese?
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
That’s easy.
Just go upscale with cacio e pepe (pecorino romano cheese, black pepper, and high quality thick spaghetti or bucatini) — what the late chef Anthony Bourdain called the greatest dish.
Then you don’t have to use the oven; you just have to prepared to screw it up.
Just go upscale with cacio e pepe (pecorino romano cheese, black pepper, and high quality thick spaghetti or bucatini) — what the late chef Anthony Bourdain called the greatest dish.
Then you don’t have to use the oven; you just have to prepared to screw it up.