On Monday, I'm going to talk with some folks from @ifp.bsky.social about their "Transit Abundance Playbook." What is transit abundance and how do we get there in a country where the federal gov't is transit-hostile, state gov'ts are broke, & most citizens are car-brained? Got questions?

This is interesting because I had heard this take before reading The Death and Life of Great American Cities, but then that wasn't my conclusion after reading it. But I'll give this a listen and see what I may have missed

I would go further and say that urban cosmopolitanism is central to progressivism, and that urban cosmopolitanism is indeed the most authentic American identity.

Any Democrat who does not pledge to abolish ICE and prosecute everyone involved in its crimes should not be nominated for President.

Okay, now it’s Republicans’ turn to kick out the most prominent rapist in their party

Car culture has *ALWAYS* been communist. It could never have existed without communism. Now we can say it out loud with a straight face and all the carbrained deniers who claim they're the ones fighting for freedom and capitalism can pound sand.

Were these design standards written by a drop of water trying to get inside?

Design guidelines should be illegal under the 1st Amendment

The real great replacement is that they’re trying to purge immigrants who came hear seeking the American promise and replace them with white supremacist freaks

When you're left-wing and want to exclude people, you call the people you dislike "transplants." When you're right-wing and want to exclude people, you call the people you dislike "illegals." They both want the same outcome The better solution: build more homes for everyone.

When you try to "preserve neighborhood character" in a neighborhood that burned down, you are admitting that "neighborhood character" is entirely about the socioeconimcs of the people that live there and has nothing to do with buildings.

ACA 22 -- the bastard child of the CA state legislature and failed negotiations that would require all special purpose taxes to require a 2/3rds threshold -- will be Prop 43 on the November ballot. When you're talking to friends and neighbors, remember to tell them to vote no on Prop 43!

“It is my honor to announce that we as a nation are shooting ourselves in the dick. For far too long we’ve ignored the need to shoot ourselves in the dick and thanks to Republican leadership we are finally going to get that dick shot.”

Car engines make the air around them hotter Asphalt roads and parking lots make the air above them hotter The dearth of tree cover in your town is because of cars The inadequate green space in your neighborhood is because of cars Not tailpipe emissions. Just cars of any kind being cars

Am listening to music on my way home from work, where I stop hearing anything as I pass the usual dead zone near the Farmdale station. Check my phone and see YT Music says "Glitch" where the song title should be. Never seen that before! But turns out that Taylor Swift does have a song named Glitch!

Was proud to support this project at multiple hearings. This will be transformative for DTLA, I can't wait to see it built.

today is a good day

Happy SB 79 day to all who celebrate!! But especially @hanlon.bsky.social and @scottwiener.bsky.social who had the vision and held onto it against massive odds. cayimby.org/legislation/...

Last year the California legislature passed Senate Bill 79, which legalized multifamily housing within a half mile of major public transit stops across California. This legislation was nearly a decade in the making. As of today, is officially active! Let the building begin!

Happy "SB 79 Becomes Law" Day! Let the building begin!

Fable 5 is back.

Bruh. You're standing across the street from Union Station. $8.59 is way too fucking cheap

Today, California ends decades-long bans on apartments near our most frequent train and bus stops, thanks to SB 79. Some cities will move fast. Others will take more time. Change won't happen everywhere at once. But it has begun, and it will not stop here.

These folks are outright Nazis. “American” isn’t an ethnicity. Anyone can live here, anyone from anywhere on the planet can be an American. That’s the point of that giant statue in New York harbor.

An under appreciated benefit of automatic train operation is longer equipment life because of smoother acceleration and deceleration. This tweet brought to you by this Metro LRT operator coming into every station and speed restriction HOT.

And just a note, the matching calculation resets for the general election, so any contributions during the primary don't count against matching for contributions made for the general.

Hey! I'm excited to elect Nithya Raman as LA's next mayor, and I'd encourage anyone to contribute to her campaign before the month ends. If you're an LA resident, donations up to $257 will be matched by the city six-to-one, turning into $1,542. www.nithyaforthecity.com

Your city could do this.

California could return to eating Texas' lunch anytime we decide that this urban environment actually sucks to live in and should be torn up.

Gas generation down 40% in 12 months in the world's fourth largest economy! Wow!

I thought I would be closer to 100% on everything, but I guess I'm more nuanced than I give myself credit for But they did nail it with the match!

[man in the norman rockwell painting] i think segregation is bad and integration is good

The E Line takes 47 minutes to go from DTLA to Santa Monica - often slower than driving. Ten years ago, it took 46. This is not an accident - it's a policy failure. A group of volunteers, including me, decided to do something about it. 🧵

let's goooo!

US solar power generation has doubled since "Pink Pony Club" was released.

I never wish bad on anyone, even on those I most strongly disagree with. Except the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. I wish the worst, most inhumane suffering upon all of them.

I generally think that Americans are too harsh on Europe since they totally beat us on transportation, urbanism, and universal healthcare… but their broad aversion to air conditioning is one of the most bizarre brainworms I have ever seen

The reason the Trump Admin does these pogroms against Haitians and Somalis is because it allows the MAGA project to indulge in their 400 year old anti-Black fantasies but behind the guise of xenophobia against black immigrants rather than the racism we all know well. It's all very cheeky.

Air conditioning is one of mankind's greatest inventions, and it's very sustainable if we simply go all in on decarbonization.

The worst part of US city planning is that living somewhere where one doesn't need to personally use car tires almost always mean having to breathe more amount of other people's tires 🫠

I've been trying to use AI more often for my health. But one thing I'm lacking is the large quantity of data that AI excels at handling. What are the best ways to collect said data? Wearables?

Reminder that any remotely rational "MAHA" would focus on cars. Cars sicken & kill Americans far far more than f'ing "processed foods" or whatever.

LLMs have plenty of problems. I'm sure they can make bad medical calls. But they also don't totally ignore the literature because of gut feelings, and *actually listen to what you say*. You don't have to wait six months every time you want to speak to one.

Read this thread. Clearly outlines why AI is not just beneficial for healthcare, but completely necessary:

AI actually seems like a potentially a great tool for medicine bc (1) the number of diseases & conditions is such that for rare things many practitioners will have never even seen one case, let alone enough to have an n large enough for good judgement and (2) doctors as a profession are socialized…

I never took Simulation Theory all that seriously, but I'm increasingly coming around to the idea of Movie Theory. Life feels way too scripted, with way too many cliches, for this to be real life. I think we're in a movie

Straight up thought that second pic was the daily supply chart from @caiso.com

Every bikling has experienced the instant, joyous schadenfreude of a violent driver punish-passing you just before a light or stop sign, they get clogged behind a dozen cars, you ride past and wave at the psychopath, and you can almost feel their heart rupturing from the cortisol and anger.

On Juneteenth, we honor the generations who fought for freedom, equality, and opportunity. Housing policy has too often been used to segregate and exclude. As YIMBYs, we're committed to building abundant, inclusive communities where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Happy Juneteenth. ❤️🖤💚