Have any cities or smaller towns implemented decibel monitors? I’m thinking like the speed limit displays that flash when you’re going too far. Difficult to enforce but just the same I’m curious 🤨

Hear me out… Vegan Shoofly Banana Bread

Every year the caretaker at the cemetery across the street goes heavy with the RoundUp leaving an unattractive swath of dirt along the fence and curb. This year, I asked if we could adopt a portion to plant excess Black-Eyed Susans and Echinacea from our garden 🌼

If only there was something to help when I’m driving down Duke Street during utility work.

Unironically we need a new US national flag carrier airline, and one that currently offers larger seats, actual food, and finer service at a lower price than all private airlines to force them all to do better. Also to work in concert with Amtrak to do seamless intercity services.

Please enjoy this episode of the @thegodshow.com podcast with @johnfugelsang.bsky.social!!! Thank you @thegodshow.com & @johnfugelsang.bsky.social, this is fucking awesome & hilarious 🤪🤪🤪🤪!!!! Thank you @thegodshow.com for bringing @johnfugelsang.bsky.social back to this awesome podcast!!!!

It’s really a little too convenient isn’t it? Do well in school. Get into a good university. Don’t worry about the cost, because you’ll be making the big bucks. It’s the dream right?

Signs of Spring #VisionZero

Good morning Lancaster! A little Sunday morning reading with @johnfugelsang.bsky.social “Separation of Church and Hate”.

What radicalized you? It was LEGO wasn’t it?

So… Our School District is doing a HUGE online auction! 56 pages of everything from kitchen equipment to cameras to filters to deals and chairs. Seriously check this out: hessauctiongroup.hibid.com/catalog/7310...

Looking for indoor plant recommendations… 10’ (roughly 3 m) ceiling Office environment Little to no direct sunlight Something you may find in Barcelona

Traffic calming, better visibility and rain gardens are a step in the right direction. #VisionZero

“The presidency is supposed to age the president not the people.” - Jon Stewart

Hello BlueSky!

Trump: We can't take care of daycare. We're a big country, we have 50 states, all these people, we're fighting wars. It's not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these things

In every joke there is truth.

I’ve been working on a side quest: Lancaster YIMBY. Much in the fashion of other blogs… I will keep a running tally of developments in the pipeline AND I will go back to revisit projects that came before the PC since I joined in 2021.

I’m sure it is the custom of non-profit orgs to sell their mailing lists. We made one donation in 2025 and the fundraising pleas keep getting better. This one takes the cake!

Mix tape festivals are nice but I really want a soundtrack festival. Give me all the bands that are featured on “10 Things I Hate About You”.

I know that #MulchMadness is just around the corner get, but honestly I’m just not feeling festive.

Flâneur: a 19th-century French term for a detached, leisurely urban observer who strolls aimlessly

Hey Lancaster! There is a shortcut to SteepleView Lofts, Friendship Heart Gallery, Zoetroplois and our favorite Cocina Mexicana. Enjoy the walk through Gallery118 on the 100 block of N Prince Street to Water Street. Thoughtful urbanism 😊

Somebody watching the Super Bowl thinking “Wouldn’t it be cool to have an entire season of musical artists compete each week and then the final two get a huge platform to compete?” 🤔 Is that how American Idol came to be?

It’s crazy how much we talk about which translation of the Bible is superior. What about which map projection is the best?

We all have that crazy aunt. I was blessed with two (Aunt Laura you know I’m talking about you). Yesterday the world lost the GOAT… my dear Aunt Adele. She was my mom’s older sister and my god mother. My daughter Lillian said it perfectly, “Aunt Adele was an icon”.

It’s days like this I wish I was still a social studies teacher. We would take a Bad Bunny rabbit trail from the usual curriculum to break down all the elements introduced in the Super Bowl halftime.

What Reich are we living in?

In case you missed it, Utrecht, Netherlands has begun building the largest Dutch “car-free” neighbourhood. 12K people 6K homes 1.8K social rental homes 1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes 21.5K bike parking spaces 250 shared cars 2 parcel hubs Parking structures on the edge.

My wife said we’re walking downtown for coffee today. Saddle up!

Success 🪑

Coming Soon! 52 units of affordable housing with ground level grocery 🏗️

One of my favorite things to do each year is rearrange my bookshelf to showcase what I’m currently reading and referencing.

Local man looks to move to The Netherlands after heartwarming encouragement from the internet "if you love bikes so much just move to Holland"

We’ve Arab-Springed for less.

“So many people-like beloved PS 110 teacher Matthew Jensen-have lost their lives on this dangerous speedway. For years, Families for Safe Streets has stood with the Greenpoint community demanding more, and we’re so glad McGuinness is finally going to get the full safety redesign it so sorely needs.”

I don’t have anything clever to say. I won’t get a lot of likes or any reposts. Yet I feel that my voice needs to be added to the millions upon millions in the USA and globally, who are waking up to another day more outrageous than the last. This regime needs to be stopped.

New York City is in a transition phase, and the results could be amazing...

Gift link for a fascinating & characteristically problematic NYTimes article: What's problematic is the wholesale importation (pun intended) of the empty-headed zero-sum Trumpian view of trade. China sells & finances African solar, which is bad because...Africa won't build solar factories? C'mon

-A living wage -Guaranteed healthcare -The right to join a union -The right to vote -The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family -The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence These are the foundations of real freedom.

Prepping for tomorrow’s cookie bar at work! No bake Dragon Cookies are one of my favorites that I can’t wait to share 🐉

Happy Winter Stoltzfus to all who celebrate ❄️

Imagine if our government would move as quickly to solve real world problems as it did to add Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center.

Last Planning Commission of 2025. Full agenda. Hate saying goodbye to my fellow commissioners Tony, Amos and Miriam. Looking forward to what we will accomplish in 2026☺️

Next year, I think I wanna do some kind of fixer-Christmas where we all just bring things that we want fixed on our Christmas list. Fix my socks, put a new battery in my watch kind of thing…

I would love to go back to this moment of pure bliss.

🎄 First Friday in Lancaster’s downtown. It was totally worth braving the winter chill to see a reindeer 🦌 🎄

5 acres: 800 units passive haus, grocery, day care 😊

Blending the old with the new.