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Wednesday's Most Read # 1 - New York City Will Offer Transit Discounts to 340,000 More Riders link.theoverheadwire.com/3nk4b @nytimes.com

Wednesday's Most Read # 2 - How housing regulation holds back innovation and what HUD gets right about fixing it link.theoverheadwire.com/d7wu3 @niskanencenter.bsky.social Niskanen Center

Wednesday's Most Read # 3 - Trump move to halt funding for Gateway project was ‘flagrantly’ illegal, judge says link.theoverheadwire.com/ybqke New Jersey Monitor

Putting an anti-climactic cap on the Great California Transfer Tax Debate of 2026: LA city council voted NOT to put a measure on the Nov ballot to exempt new multifamily construction from the city's "mansion tax."

This is what a useful and efficient delivery vehicle looks like. Large cargo area AND great visibility.

The big study following LA wallet recipients before, during, and after the 1-year pilot is now out (and open access)! The wallets increased travel frequency and social connections, and made people feel more independent and autonomous.

Not every day that I get to see my own name appear in my inbox! This month's Cal-ITP Benefits newsletter highlighted my and @awalkerinla.bsky.social 's posts about the launch of tap-to-pay in LA, the context around it, and the lack of reduced-fare options in the major deployments.

Tuesday's Most Read # 1 - How cities fail at night transport - and why it's important - link.theoverheadwire.com/qpmca @itsinternational.bsky.social

Tuesday's Most Read # 2 - The Dutch Canal House: Six Feet Below Sea Level link.theoverheadwire.com/ynx6f Common Edge

Tuesday's Most Read # 3 - Transportation and Quality-of-Life Effects of Los Angeles’s Mobility Wallet Program link.theoverheadwire.com/e3f4c JAPA @mbrozen.bsky.social @tamikabutler.bsky.social

In my latest for Minnpost, I visit some of my favorite strip malls. www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...

Incredible ridership numbers out of kansas

New Mondays Show! Tracy McMillan joins to discuss a few news items from the last few weeks - theoverheadwire.com/2026/06/epis...

Living my best life: riding my ebike around town while listening to urbanist podcasts @theoverheadwire.com @activetowns.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social @theurbanist.org @usa.streetsblog.org

Monday's Most Read # 1 - Mayor’s $3 Billion Parking Meter Offer Was $800 Million More Than The Next Highest Bid, Investor Says link.theoverheadwire.com/8eu9a @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Monday's Most Read # 2 - Oil price shocks have exposed car‑dependent cities. Here’s what governments can do link.theoverheadwire.com/6nymq @theconversation.com

Monday's Most Read # 3 - Have we reached the end of the affordable American car commute? link.theoverheadwire.com/tjqba Straight Arrow News

THAT'S IT!! SAN FRANCISCO IS IRON AND GOLD YET AGAIN!!! SF Glens 0-2 SF City FINAL

New #TalkingHeadways featuring Will Poff-Webster @willpoffwebster.bsky.social discussing the new Transit Abundance Playbook from IFP @ifp.bsky.social link.theoverheadwire.com/jua76 @usa.streetsblog.org Planning Cost Effective Design Procurement Permitting State Capacity and more!

Not quoting because it's a small account, but I do this exercise in my housing class where I show census data from a South LA neighborhood where a wealthier group of people replaced a poorer group. The students all agree it's gentrification until I reveal it's Latinos replacing African Americans.

"The joke I’ve heard about this is the way to have a really bulletproof environmental review that no one can sue and stop you is to make it literally so thick with paper that you can’t shoot a bullet through it."

Talking Headways Podcast: The Transit ‘Abundance’ Playbook usa.streetsblog.org/2026/06/25/t... via @usa.streetsblog.org, @theoverheadwire.com, and @willpoffwebster.bsky.social

New #TalkingHeadways featuring Will Poff-Webster @willpoffwebster.bsky.social discussing the new Transit Abundance Playbook from IFP @ifp.bsky.social link.theoverheadwire.com/jua76 @usa.streetsblog.org Planning Cost Effective Design Procurement Permitting State Capacity and more!

New brief from @danieldrisc.com at the @rooseveltinstitute.org argues that "markets alone cannot deliver decarbonization" -- robust state capacity is required.

I love when I walk into an area with tons of trees and it instantly feels cooler.

The recent @nytimes.com piece on SUV size states that the growth of vehicle size has likely lead to 400 additional deaths per year. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

this is my councillor, who recently sponsored an "education campaign" for kids who wear headphones or use their phone while walking or riding their bikes. anyways, here's her driving while on a video conference on her phone. remember, drivers kill pedestrians, not the other way around

I keep saying: Nordic-style social democracy (capitalism with social programs) is quite different from socialism traditionally defined (abolishing capitalism). I think it’s useful to use clear language that distinguishes between these things.

FINAL!!! SF City pull off their first win against Academica in epic fashion! Academica 2 - 3 SF CITY FC

PREMIERE ALERT: Please tune in tomorrow, Thursday, June 25th, at 8 pm Eastern (Friday, June 26th, at 12 pm in NZ) for my on-bike interview and Auckland cycle-network tour with Kathryn King, Regional Manager at the New Zealand Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi). youtu.be/jll8yIxb_Yk

She picked Biggie... in LA?!

Wednesday's Most Read # 1 - Nobody Wants to Talk About Architecture’s Role in Population Collapse link.theoverheadwire.com/tn3va Architect Magazine

Wednesday's Most Read # 2 - California Eyes Data Center Plan To Help Fund High Speed Rail link.theoverheadwire.com/wa6fx @newsweek.com

Boston, MA and transit choices, and other transit choices

Wednesday's Most Read # 3 Senate passes a bipartisan housing bill aimed at increasing supply and lowering prices link.theoverheadwire.com/nphd8 @apnews.com

After proposing a subway then you say “ We just want no center bus lane. Not only do we want it paused, we want it taken off the table.” I can't really trust that you really want the subway bad enough to go to bat for it through the process. link.theoverheadwire.com/3weyu

Sex workers in Mexico City wanted to block a bike lane built for the World Cup because it cut into business by keeping cars from stopping along the sidewalk - momentummag.com/you-will-nev...

Starting today!

I wanna see this chart but for people who contacted their representatives to oppose SB 9/ SB 50

Not only are there more cars on the road, they are rapidly growing in size. No wonder you can never find a parking space! 😏

I was talking to a bar owner where I live about replacing some of the city-owned parking lots in the downtown area with apartments. He was worried he'd lose customers and I was like the people who drove here have 2 beers while the people who walked here have 4.

Tuesday's Most Read # 1 - The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s link.theoverheadwire.com/rfach @nytimes.com

Tuesday's Most Read # 2 - The Showtime City link.theoverheadwire.com/kvhdc The Future of Where

Tuesday's Most Read # 3 - From New York to Seattle to DC, more cities are picking democratic socialist leaders link.theoverheadwire.com/3jnv7 @cnn.com

The plan was to cycle to Almere from Utrecht today but Utrecht was so lovely in the sun I ended up staying all day and got an evening train instead. It's one hell of a city, the only downside is that accommodation is so expensive here!

Instead of spending $11B on a highway that will be underwater by the time it's complete, electrify and expand SMART!

Teaching people how to swim is part of climate change adaptation: Heatwaves, storms, flash floods, sea level rise…

Promising statement on CA high-speed rail from Becerra here. Looking forward to hearing more about how he would cut through high-speed rail bottlenecks as governor - we've got some ideas. 🧵 www.newsweek.com/california-e...

Would have been wild to have this when I lived there in 2005-2006! Can’t wait to see how the city has changed.