Not sure people really get how huge and awesome this is gonna be.

My choice has been made: in a fossil fuel guzzling vehicle with the air conditioner on at full blast (most times of the year), oftentimes towing other fossil fuel dependent vehicles, usually alone.

In American culture, permanently giving up a parking spot for the dead is like crying ('giving water to the dead') in Fremen culture

damn oakland

Mayor Dickens has walked back on Beltline rail, now saying that analysis will decide if the path gets rail or 'rubber tires,' 'small pods' or nothing at all. Similarly, Beltline chief Clyde Higgs says their 'position on all things transit' is yet to come.

atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/04/16/atl…

BREAKING - DDOT DC Chief Sharon Kershbaum says a bike lane is now NOT being considered for a more than 3 mile stretch of busy CT Ave in NW DC. This has been a controversial project for years - a bike lane was recommended. But the new DDOT Chief is changing course #bikedc

Ayo

For 40 years, the Los Angeles mandated that every new high-rise install a helicopter pad on the roof on the basis of fire safety. The theory? A helicopter might land on a burning building and evacuate occupants.

Proud to see Somerville’s new anti-graffiti policy at work: instead of simply removing the graffiti (inefficient, expensive), city workers are now trained to spray paint “TOY” over especially low-quality pieces, which is a universal sign of low-quality craftsmanship.

LMAOOO whattttt

OMG I love it.

Mayor Wu is overseeing a commercial decline unlike any the city has seen in recent memory, with over a billion dollar hole in the budget due to declining tax revenues. And bike lanes don’t generate revenue. trib.al/gkFpxFA

America: Guns, God, and Cars!
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This beauty is supposed to be torn down this summer. Snapped a last picture of one of the country’s few gas station churches ⛽️ ⛪️.

Both Houses of the Florida state legislature have passed a bill, HB 1301, that would impose heavy limitations on the ability of cities & transit providers to convert a traffic lane to other uses, like bus or bike lanes
flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2…

Photos of the Francis Scott Key bridge after it was hit by a cargo ship.

Photos from the Baltimore City Fire Department Rescue 1 Team

.Governor Wes Moore with Brandon M. Scott viewing the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.

behold, seattle’s new waterfront park

Paxton targets Austin's light-rail plans:

The effort to build a high-frequency rail network is facing a challenge from the Texas Attorney General, whose legal arguments seek to dismantle the funding mechanism behind the voter-endorsed transit expansion.

kut.org/transportation…

Port Townsend Just Quietly Ditched Its Off-Street Parking Mandates theurbanist.org/2024/03/14/por… via @urbanistorg