I'm not really pro new city, but is there any place geographically you could see the United States building a new major city/metro?

I’m not sure what it says about the state of U.S. transit, but only five states move more people by rail each day than the people mover at Atlanta’s airport. By my estimate, it’s one of the most efficient rail systems in the world.

For all the traffic issues that Woodbury Commons has been dealing with, how come there’s no infill train station that serves the outlets directly on the Port Jervis Line? It seems like low-hanging fruit, no?

Why did NYC vote against Prop 1, which was literally to "maintain and build winter sports facilities on what is currently protected forest land in exchange for the state’s dedicating 2,500 acres of new protected land elsewhere in the Adirondack Mountains"?

So if a 1.5% popular vote margin is a "mandate", what's this?

How is Staten Island against creating a digital map of the city lmao?!

But he's building a ballroom!

Is there somewhere you'd like to see the NYC ferry go to?

Just found out my health insurance premium is going up 5% next year, and my deductible will be $325 higher. Truly a wonderful healthcare system we have.

“Zohran will ruin a great American city” oh really y’all have called it a warzone for the last few years?

A man who bought his Queens home for $145,000 in 1988, whose value has increased by 70% (inflation-adjusted), just DMed me on Twitter to say I need to “eat out less” to afford a home in New York City. I never thought of that, and that’s probably why I rent!

One of my reply guys on Instagram said that we shouldn't have fast trains because Amtrak takes too long today, and it's not useful. I'm ready to be abducted off this planet, btw.

🚨 LOCAL FOOD BANK LIST: Please link to reputable food banks below who can either take financial and/or food donations 👇

Running weekend service during the NYC marathon was certainly a choice.

It will have taken 10 years for the 100% affordable, 167-unit Phipps Houses project in Sunnyside to go from concept to keys in the door (opening 2026). It replaces a parking lot next to the train tracks. If NYC's Props 2–4 pass, it could’ve been done in a few years.

Trying to compile a list of rail lines that move 90,000 daily riders per mile and above?

The land use around DART stations vs. what they should be:

We could build an 11.5-mile subway line in Milwaukee for the cost of widening I-94. But I’m sure one more lane will fix it! (Swedish costs)

I’m not for free buses, but I think it’s funny that free transit in NYC is socialism unless it’s a 24/7 ferry to +30 Trump Staten Island lmao

My political platform is that we should be building 50 subway lines, millions of housing units, tens of thousands of bike lanes and dozens of nuclear power plants all at the same time.

The only two places I can think of that could feasibly need a high-capacity ferry line in the United States are D.C.–Alexandria and Miami–South Beach. Can you think of others?

I wonder how many people in Utrecht have seen the transformation from a sunken freeway to a canal and actually wanted the freeway back.

There are more square feet of parking per car than there is square foot of housing per human.

When the 7 is down

So where do we pick up our paid protestor check?

Be Peaceful. Be Alert. Be Safe, and look out for one another today. There will be agitators in the crowd because they want to find one viral video so they can label all opposition “terrorism” and crack down. Do not give it to them!

Remember when Democrats won the popular vote for the Wisconsin State Assembly by 8% and received only 36% of the seats in 2018?

Tough day for those who believe that only private entities should build high-speed rail

How do we fully restore Michigan Central for it to not be a real station?!

Word on the street is that there are a bunch of new folks joining Bluesky right now, so it seems like a good time to re-share my first & biggest STARTER PACK of urbanists & city-making organizations from across the world. Hope you’ll consider following the excellent accounts here. And please share!

I really enjoyed Life After Cars, written by Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon, the podcast hosts of The War on Cars. It’s a must-read!

One thing people never bring up is how costly laundry is to do out of your unit. My bf and I pay $65 a month for laundry we do once a week!

What's a transit system anywhere in the world where, when it rains, the system basically is inoperable or HEAVILY impacted?

I asked ChatGPT to build a rail system for the Midwest that wouldn’t be considered a fantasy. It came back with nine new regional rail lines and five “higher-speed” trunk routes.

SB 79 IS PASSED. APARTMENTS ARE NOW LEGAL AROUND ALL RAPID TRANSIT STATIONS IN CALIFORNIA!

I am really excited this year to attend (virtually) Utopian Hours 2025. Are any of you else planning on attending?

The amount of land just prime for redevelopment in every city in the United States is just such low-hanging fruit. (Tampa)

In just 33 years, the Shanghai Metro went from not existing to becoming twice the size of the NYC subway system, while NYC only added a few miles of track and 5 new stations. In my latest Substack (linked below), I talk about how we can build a lot of subways quickly in the USA (Urbanrail.net)

Had a really tough day today. Anyone have any media/books you’re really enjoying?

How can you hate trains?

Buses can really get delayed for any reason

To clear California High-Speed Rail for use on EXISTING train tracks between San Jose and San Francisco alone, the environmental review process produced a final report of 8,204 pages (456 hours of reading) and took almost 14 years to complete. We need reform.

The new Subway Builder game is absolutely stunning. I cannot wait for you all to experience it. www.subwaybuilder.com

Adjusted for inflation, Madrid built 35 miles of metro between 1995–1999 for about the same cost as a SINGLE mile of New York’s Second Avenue Subway (Phase 1). Imagine if every transit dollar here bought us 35 times more transit?

It shouldn’t take thirty years to get 15-minute, all-day service on Philadelphia’s regional rail. We need to get serious and make it happen in five.

What are your thoughts on connecting Bradley Airport to Amtrak and the Hartford Line?

Robert Moses is the reason NYC has UN Week, btw.

Never bet against Detroit.

A casual reminder to transit agencies that people do ride transit on the weekends!

Aside from the need for a new infill Red Line station, I think the Chicago Fire FC stadium proposal in the South Loop, paired with new parks and 10,000 housing units is a great idea. What do you think?