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Solar power has beat every forecast, every expectation, for the last several decades. It is continuing to do so. I always ask: what do you think is going to happen next? canarymedia.com/articles/solar…

On a typical weekday there are about 1/10 as many cars in this rotary as there are bikes here and they're completely stopped in traffic.

My nightmare when I rent a car and don't get liability coverage.

Every MTA rider will need an elevator at some point in their life.   We need to fully fund the next MTA capital plan to make 60+ NYCT Subway stations ADA compliant and get started on the 23 that were already paid for before Governor Kathy Hochul paused congestion pricing.

The T is advertising these wins in the subway, and I’m here for it!

The Director of City Planning in Minneapolis said, "No single legislative action did more to contribute to housing creation than the elimination of parking minimums.”nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/10/02/op-…

New York needs better street bike parking so we don't all need to keep them in our tiny apartments

if you listen to what people who are actually in western north carolina are writing and saying, they always mention the sky being blanketed in helicopters

The president really matters when it comes to transportation investment. Under Trump, the US DOT sent ~45% of its BUILD program funds—which it had direct control over—to projects that expand roads. Under Biden, this figure declined to ~15% under RAISE. urban.org/research/publi…

Silence subway phones

Interesting.

This is actually why we plant mangroves tress 🌳 🏡 🌊

I want NYC to make apartment buildings install induction stoves so we can stop breathing in gas fumes in our tiny kitchens.

Last week, Sen. Brownsberger and I met with DCR and leaders of the BU Bridge Safety Alliance. As a result, DCR has agreed to incorporate our feedback on the pending upgrades by further narrowing vehicle lanes and further widening sidewalks from Magazine Beach to the BU Boathouse.

"In cities, there are enough cameras in some zones that many drivers give up trying to game the system. When enough drivers default to the limit, even those willing to take ticket risk tend to slow. Over time new habits form and the old speeds may feel too fast."

Faygo to the polls

Sigh. 300,000 homes is 0.3% of the single-family homes in the US. It is 0.67% of rental housing units. Private equity firms own 3.6% of all apartments and 1.6% of houses for rent. Most vacant homes are second/vacation homes or under renovation. Few are investment properties.

The United States produced more than three times as much electricity from wind, solar and geothermal sources in 2023 than it did in 2014. And the leading states for renewable energy growth might not be who you'd expect. yahoo.com/news/renewable…

These are the material stakes this election