Why a NIMBY Councilmember Said Yes to Affordable Housing @nysfocus.bksy.social nysfocus.com/2026/02/24/v...

This may be helpful, but what about rail? Double-track, electrify existing lines, and reactivate abandoned lines, should get as much focus as rebuilding the TZ Bridge did. And upzone around stations. @capntransit.bsky.social www.lohud.com/story/news/2...

new from me: a story about VACANCY CHAINS, the idea that underlies the argument that more housing is good even if you can't afford it www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

How safe are autonomous vehicles, really? In @bloomberg.com, I got into the weeds with David Kidd of the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (@iihs-hldi.bsky.social) His conclusion: “It’s still too early to say with any kind of confidence that they are safer than human drivers overall.” 🧵

The OECD’s new Road Safety Annual Report offers a reminder that the US approach toward traffic safety is an abject failure. Americans are >2x more likely to die on the road than those in South Korea, Israel, Australia, Spain, and other rich countries. www.itf-oecd.org/road-safety-...

Classic Warlord Behavior: Trump’s dream is a giant slush fund Congress can’t touch www.vox.com/politics/479...

Their version of DEI is “Didn't Earn It.”

UberEats penalizes deliverer because he didn't deliver the order... because he got run over by a van driver. This whole industry needs reform, starting with the notion of deliverers being 'independent contractors'. documentedny.com/2026/02/18/d...

NY, IL, CA soon to be irrelevant? nysfocus.com/2026/02/12/h...

Some people really need to go become hermits, survive on locusts and wild honey, emerge disheveled and bearded after years to proclaim their visions. But you can’t do this anymore. Now all these people have podcasts.

Maybe I'm biased, but I think this kid/parent conversation is so much more enjoyable by bike than in a car.

The idea that someone who gets around with a $2000 piece of equipment is "elitist" while someone who uses a $30,000+ piece of equipment that costs hundreds of dollars per month to operate is "normal" is quite the brainwashing.

People walk more in places that make it easier to walk.

The world's richest man is broadcasting eliminationist rhetoric about a tiny, vulnerable minority, and virtually no one is going to treat it as a scandal. It's just normal now.

Ohio, an economy the size of Switzerland, sees just 48 trains a week and has no rail links between its major cities. Yet the state found $600M for a new Cleveland Browns stadium, 136× more than it plans to spend on rail projects over the next two years.

In China: "Functions including turn signals, hazard lights, gear selection and emergency calling must have fixed buttons or switches...The move marks a direct challenge to the minimalist interior design popularized by Tesla." Paging NHTSA—is anyone there? Hello?

The Times once again gets so close, but so far. Building new cities on agricultural land misses the basic problem: How are workers supposed to get from a new city to their jobs? None of these plans include any transit! We tried this in the 70s and it's how we got LA's smoggy suburban hell!

Darth Vader Looking To Become Even More Hated In The Galaxy, Takes Up Cycling. creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord

“A year after the $1.1 billion overhaul,” which added a new lane each direction, “the 405’s rush hour drive times were a minute slower than they were before the workers broke ground. Five years later, traffic was worse at all times of day.” www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Safe Streets, Workers Rights, Crash Victims Targeted By Big Tech In Super Bowl Ads - nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/02/10/s...

Video: Another Way The Snow Reveals Our Misallocation of Public Space - nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/02/09/v...

Since Trump‘s very racist post about the Obamas, some MAGA are peeling away. However too many others are still hanging on.

BERNIE SANDERS: Do vaccines cause autism? BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism? BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism

Delivery workers are less likely to run red lights, ride on sidewalks and ride without helmets than their recreational counterparts — defying claims that they sow street chaos, according to a new observational study of more than 1,700 cyclists.

NATO has kept the peace for 77 years. He who betrays NATO gets no Peace Prize.

Woefully under-reported "What to expect on your commute" story by @nytimes.com (www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/w...). Here's what to expect!

Amid the other news, this story needs attention. Nursing home operators gave Trump $4.8 million. Then had lunch with him at his golf course. Trump regime than revoked rule that would have required adequate staffing at nursing homes. [gift link] www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...

The delivery people of NYC get the next cover of the New Yorker with cover art by Peter de Sève, “New York’s Finest”

Kids who got new bikes for Christmas, "super excited" to walk them around the city that's too dangerous to ride in. www.creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorec...

I just saw a video talking about the Tesla door safety problem and the number of comments that are like, "well you should read the manual" are...shocking. No, cars should be intuitively safe. Passengers are not reading the manual. Are you doing a safety briefing every time you give someone a ride?

For every NYC cranky pedestrian complaining about delivery bike riders, this is for you. New admin trying to address the root of the problem. Doubt the NY Post will be understanding, though. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/02/m...

Love that Bernie Wagenblast voice of the NYC subway is the announcer for Zohran’s inauguration. www.them.us/story/bernie...

Car traffic is a DDoS attack on cities.

You know the next step is to get a storage unit for the table, and the family will be paying multiples of the value of the table going forward.

We just cancelled all federal funding for foreign language & area studies at America’s universities to “save”…$86,000,000: bsky.app/profile/mcop...

So much going on with this astroturfed PR campaign against a fee to payment servicers. Like why the NYS Thruway offers a 20% discount to companies that pay more than $3000 in tolls a month, shifting the cost to those who put the least wear and tear on the road! www.ccjdigital.com/technology/a...

It's annoying to see the hand-wringing over a small number of wealthy people making empty threats to move because of tax increases, when there are actually people leaving desirable places en masse because they can't find affordable places to live

Memo to Mamdani: Support the QueensLink for Better Mass Transit - nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/26/m...

The Department of Transportation under Mayor Mamdani will be "committed to actually achieving" the Streets Master Plan, as well as other Vision Zero strategies for safety as key elements of achieving fast and free buses, says incoming deputy mayor Dean Fuleihan. buff.ly/fpBtmci

book is absolutely lovely so far, but this little section stood out to me. "Drivers and pedestrians said they typically broke laws to save time. Cyclists, however, said they typically broke laws to stay safe." ridiculously true. at no point on my bike do i think about The Law. i think about safety

Woman who starts riding a bike not sure if she should be a poor unemployed loser who can't afford a car or an elite smug entitled asshole with a toy, asks neighbourhood Facebook group to help out.

Mrs. Eats, welcome to the @thewaroncars.bsky.social youtu.be/OzvN1wpV3Ms?...

Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.

Congestion Pricing is working. Wish the toll had been higher to get more benefit, but I'll take it. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

“I don't wanna go far for stuff" My eloquent and powerful rebrand of the 15 minute city.

Compare.

NYCDOT embargoes a lot of work that results in lane closures during the holiday period...perhaps MTA should do the same on these busy weekends. Especially as the MTA still struggles to grow ridership, these are the perfect times to show people how good mass transit can be when it works right.