THE OLYMPICS OF BIATHLON MESS CONTINUES GOLD MEDAL FOR THE WOMAN WHO STOLE HER TEAMMATE'S CREDIT CARDS

They ski uphill now? My God.

Before 1986, affordable housing had accelerated depreciation schedules, which was a much faster way of getting things built than the current system of tax credits.

Unnecessary bureaucratic design review is one of the reasons so much housing gets bogged down. Let architects cook!

John Pegram got the Jacobs engineering winning technical proposal for the IBX. This is a really fascinating look at just how much work the MTA and its contractor will need to do on the ROW. Which is, a lot. They’re turning into a trench — bqrail.substack.com/p/interborou...

Very excited to say that the stars have aligned and NYU Marron/Transit Costs Project have landed a grant that will fund a second edition of Momentum, which will apply the high-throughput framework to major regional rail networks beyond the NY area. Our three big new cases: - NJT - SEPTA - METRA

It's a bad idea for the people of California to subsidize landowners who live in fire zones, because things are going to keep burning. A similar slow motion fiasco is ongoing in Florida, and the State is often the only insurer left. CA shouldn't make the same error.

Keep seeing the misinformation that this was Liam on here--has been reported that it was not

jets owner woody johnson before the '18 draft: I SWEAR, I'LL DO ANYTHING. PLEASE, WE DESPERATELY NEED A SUPER-BOWL BOUND QB. [monkey's paw curls]

No way anyone was getting past the Seahawks defense. This must be what the old Steel Curtain was like in the 70s.

Watching Starfleet Academy, and all I could think is, this is the future YIMBYs want

BART faces annihilation if the Bay Area doesn't approve new taxes this November. The threat is genuinely serious, due to a perfect storm of Bay Area problems. I'm going to try and answer the question: why is BART facing annihilation while most other transit systems aren't? A thread:

If anyone can get Lost Angeles to get its act together, it's Raman. Excited to see if she can pull it off.

Even kings died young before modern sanitation. The English Tudor monarchs, for example... - Henry VII: died at 52 (TB) - Henry VIII: 55 (old wound + obesity) - Edward VI: 15 (fever) - Mary: 42 (ovarian cyst or uterine cancer) - Elizabeth I: 69 (grief)

Two examples of how Federal ownership affects ICE detention camps, both articles from today: Example 1: Feds bought a warehouse in Arizona, and they're converting it to an ICE detention camp. City Council + NIMBYs have no way to stop it.

Why does building transit in the U.S. take so long and cost so much? One big reason: outdated permitting processes that let local approvals slow projects down - sometimes for years. Kudos to Washington legislators taking steps to address this. @transpochoices.bsky.social

Depends on local law, but in general: - if the Feds buy a facility, they're exempt from local government approvals. - If it's a private operation contracted by the Government, the private operation is subject to state and local rules. Local NIMBYism is very much in play.

San Diego Unified School District gets an A+. Of note here: San Diego Unified prioritized the *number* of new rent-controlled units getting built, as opposed to the *percentage*. That's good for everyone.

It's time to think big, and nothing is bigger than improving the subway for generations to come.

The mainstream press needs to stop irresponsibly elevating cranks in the name of creating conflict. They did the same thing with vaccines, and look where that got us.

Everyone wins with congestion pricing.

SF's downtown mall has finally given up the ghost. Nobody lives downtown and the office workers disappeared after coronavirus, so it was only a matter of time. My plea is simple: DO SOMETHING. Don't let this turn into another never-ending SF megaproject.

This is a map I designed. The map in the pic is actually the early proposal for the Port Authority to take over the old Hudson Tubes from its private owners and extend them, in the late 1930s.

Ruin a movie by replacing one word in the title with the word "sausage" STAR TREK: THE SAUSAGE HOME

This is @Bobbyfijan.bsky.social's outfit. I don't always agree with Fijan's politics, but he's attempting to address my challenge in good faith: how do young families afford to stay in the city? I look forward to seeing what he comes up with.

More generally, roads that "feel" dangerous discourage people from driving like jerks. The lowest pedestrian fatality rates in the US are in NYC, in part because drivers are forced to be cautious.

Woah this NYC isometric map (looks just like Simcity 2000) is blowing my mind! cannoneyed.com/isometric-nyc/

New blog on a snowy day in NYC, about my granny's hometown in rural Kansas.

LA city's left-flavored NIMBY policies are a great way to get the State to strip your local governing powers. 1/🧵

The combination of savory marmite and pasta sounds a lot like this fish sauce vinaigrette pasta that I used to make a lot: www.seriouseats.com/spaghetti-co...

The Siberia analogy is apt. Bovino was cracking heads in Chicago and Minneapolis; now he's being transferred to El Centro, California, which has roughly three people, a border crossing, and a cow.

Will America build transit using the latest design best practices, like automation, electrification and through-running service? Or will it continue to build slow, at-grade light rail lines; infrequent diesel commuter trains; and short, impossibly expensive heavy rail subway extensions?

Turns out that when a city decides to actually build more housing instead of *pretending* it wants to build more housing, it gets more housing. (Hint, hint, @mayor.lacity.gov )

Darnold in the Super Bowl for Jets fans is like running into an ex who got really into Pilates and promoted to VP after you broke it off.

jets owner woody johnson before the '18 draft: I SWEAR, I'LL DO ANYTHING. PLEASE, WE DESPERATELY NEED A SUPER-BOWL BOUND QB. [monkey's paw curls]

matthew stafford on that 4th down:

man. i hate the rams, but mad respect for stafford.

man. it's nice to see a real football game after the nobody-gets-anywhere-why-are-we-playing-in-a-blizzard game that was the afc championship (even if it's between the 49ers' mortal enemies)

Brady as an announcer really exposes how long he has spent being an antisocial maniac dedicated to football who now has to sound like a person you’d want to hang out with

New blog on a snowy day in NYC, about my granny's hometown in rural Kansas.

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword: His truth is marching on.

Snow is nature's urban planner: It can show us what parts of the roadway drivers don't use — and what can be reclaimed for pedestrians. Post your photos and videos of all the #sneckdowns you see and tag us and @mayor.nyc.gov so today's winter wonderland can inspire better streets year-round!

timeline cleanse on a snowy day: a three-part docuseries about the history of chinese food in america. part 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvXJ...

LA Metro: "Nobody takes the bus or train in LA because it's illegal to build apartments near our stations." Also LA Metro: "It's a terrible idea to legalize apartments near bus and train stations!"

Fun announcement: I'm going to be teaching a seminar in global practices in public transportation at Columbia's architecture and urban planning school in Fall 2026. Any advice, hive mind?

OOH. They're going to play at Maimonides Park at Coney Island. That's a GORGEOUS venue.

Yankee Stadium, Fenway, Wrigley and Oracle Park would like to have a word.

Puzzle: Tetris. 4x: Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. Space shooter: Freespace 2. (Conveniently, FS2 was also the last great game in the genre.)

i hate the lakers, so i look forward to the documentary.