I went into Pixar's "Hoppers" expecting a silly date night movie with cute animals. To my surprise, the plot is so anti-highway you'd think @thedotcity.bsky.social wrote this for his kids. This scene is in the first 15 minutes, and establishes the central conflict for the rest of the movie:

Team "Save City Hall" paid for ad w/ droid from Robocop. From fun art perspective, I think it's cute! But also it's a reminder of another reason I'm cool w/ tearing it down: if CH5 is a DALLAS icon, why is it most known for being the HQ of an evil mega-corporation in crime-ridden DETROIT?

DTS was indoctrinating children long before DART's Student Art Contest was a thing. Want to raise Dallas' youth on anti-social behavior like interacting with strangers in public? Just dress up your anti-motorist agenda like a cute little bunny! Look at its little whiskers! Pure evil.

1AM shower thought: city planners were the first to "vibe-code" when they invented parking ratios in the 1960s.

Dallas lost over half of its rental units priced under $1,000 over a period of two years, leaving a gap between what many renters can afford and what’s available.

My hot take: let Mavs replace City Hall 5 with new sports arena with stipulations: * Must sign Stars too * Must be mixed-use * Must design for convertability into homes after 30 years (see link) * Must improve downtown's capacity for hosting Summer Olympics www.si.com/extra-mustar...

After a week, I wanna know how much delay is it really? If we can survive & adapt to closing I-30 with 225k daily cars, why not close I-345 with 195k daily cars? @thedotcity.bsky.social

✅ Double parking fee ✅ Reduce admission 50% ✅ Instead of price-fixing vendors INSIDE fair, promote & subsidize permanent bizs AROUND fair This would support local establishments, increase foot traffic to Expo Park, spur vendors to compete on price, and enhance variety of food options.

Oddly, to get the Northpark Center, the DART trip planner's top 2 recommendations are identical: GoLink from 2nd closest station. 3rd rec same issue on opposite side. Only 4th rec alights from closest station.

Fully-grown adults who drink Prime: why?

This Saturday has a surplus of interesting events happening simultaneously throughout the day. It's hard to decide which to attend and which to miss!

What I'm working on tonight: volunteer instructions for daily maintenance of the @dallasurbanists Instagram profile. This is not about crafting new content. Rather, it's about: * Fielding inbound comments/messages * Updating story highlights * (Un)pinning grid posts * Scheduling reminders posts

Hello world. Thirty day challenge to post on Bluesky every day starts today. Wish me luck.

Was anybody else using em dashes (—) before ChatGPT made them uncool? Or just me?

Demolition debate made front page of r/architecture. The comments are interesting.

Oooo well tearing down #Dallas City Hall is on table, I humbly suggest revisiting Art Deco Municipal Center design from 1946 Dallas Master Plan. ✅ Visually link City Hall ↔ Hall of State in Fair Park ✅ Easily fits footprint of current structure ✅ Beautiful to all, not just brutalism-savants

What if we had @bucees.bsky.social in a DART Station? Imagine if Buc'ees opened in the high-speed rail station 💡

Thanks to Bloomberg for speaking with our vice president about this critical issue facing the Metroplex. Dallas and its suburbs need a strong, fully funded DART- we simply do not have a city without it.

Live posting my time at #yimbytown 2025 in New Haven, CT. First up... I am attending Uninsurable America? Climate Risk, Housing, and the Collapse of Insurance Markets @yimbyaction.bsky.social @neighborsdtx.bsky.social

Here is Lesson One in our 21-part series on how to navigate Dallas without driving a car. Subscribe to us on YouTube for next lessons! youtu.be/CRxBX6rfVqI

Third annual #dallasweekwithoutdriving starts soon on September 29!! Watch this video on what is #weekwithoutdriving, why you should join, and how to prepare! youtu.be/Ld6J2BmdHck?...

I've lost count of how many times people notice that @hexel.dallasurbanists.org has a goose and the comments or social media always goes crazy about it.

Pro #publictransit tip: Don’t want to walk the last mile from bus stop in the summer heat? Instead of just deboarding at the closest stop, use the DART GoPass app to find a bus stop with a nearby Lime or Bird scooter. Did this today—saved 10 minutes and made it to my appointment on time!

Goose waddled here by DART

Can an e-bike replace your car in Dallas? After living car-free in Dallas for 3 years, Courtney finally gave e-biking a shot. See what she learned about buying and using an e-bike in Dallas!

"I've gotten so many blank stares at the idea that a street should be a place in its own right." Central part of @dallasurbanists.org mission is to change the local conversation in Dallas about what a street can and should be.

"Do the next small thing" I need to remind myself this more often, especially as I chip away at applying all the lessons learned from National Gathering.

Created a Bluesky because I'm told this is where the urbanists migrated to from Twitter.