Jarrett Walker
@humantransit
Public transit planning and policy consultant (https://t.co/ZoczdeljM9), author of the book Human Transit. Former literature scholar. Often looks at plants.
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http://www.humantransit.org 13-05-2010 10:12:56
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Ursula K. Le Guin’s “The Dispossessed” is the 1970s novel that I most wish today’s young advocates would read. In the 90s it seemed dated, but now it reads like it was written yesterday. Ursula K. Le Guin
This Financial Times piece is the best examination of US crash deaths that I've seen in ages.
The US is so bad at this: 'Even after adjusting for distance driven, US fatality rates remain 2x the rich-world average.'
Here's a quick 🧵 to share insights (paywall).
ft.com/content/9c936d…
Imagine if Robert Redford was sitting quietly in the audience of your meeting, but then slipped out quietly before the break. Had that experience with Donald Shoup at UCLA today.