We called them floppy disks, and the English teacher sold them for $0.25 a piece.

"Using their vehicles as weapons" She literally tried waving them through:

This is the video.

Official mascot of Wisconsin Railfans and Urbanists

I am always shocked at how little value consultants put on mainline stop bar detection and side street advance detection. Its 2025 and we still just assume to always recall mainline phases to pong min greens and who cares about side street operations.

We need more whiteboards in the office. Today's lesson is on transit delay and bike conflict management.

They dont have back scratch parlors like they have massage parlors. Thats weird.

Good job NFCN...we are all winners! Unlike that NFCS.

Gibbs scored. We automatically win.

Median bus lanes also can make TSP easier and less expensive to implement.

Every time I visit family here...Im just shocked Holland is the same population as Sun Prairie. It is wild how much more dense Sun Prairie is in relation. And I wouldnt call SP a dense city. Google map screenshot of the same scale.

I dont watch a lot of movies...but this has been one of the better movies Ive seen in a long time.

Ahh Holland, MI...where you'll see three or four different ways to treat permissive left turns.

First time playing the Age of Steam Detroit Bankrupcy map. All three of us agreed it was better than the base map. The mounting debt you owe keeps the pressure on in a good way.

RFK: “Where did all this autism come from? It never existed when I was a kid!” “A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”

My top ten 'new to me' games of 2025. Some good games on this list, but not a very deep year for new good games. Not to many stinkers though either (that list will be out later) boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/351...

Getting rid of some permissive/protected dual left turn operations for protected only this week on Wisconsin Ave.

Ok, here's my top 5 TSP operations in Madison. Notes on each to come starting with #5 5. Peer-to-Peer (Univ. Ave.) 4. East Washington & North 3. East Washington & Mendota 2. Cap City Square Coordination 1. Mineral Point & Whitney Way

Makes me want to do a top 5 TSP operations in Madison list this weekend...🤔

I pushed the RRFB button for them. They did a good job using the crosswalk.

Touchdown!

every single time there's a legit NFL football game between two legit teams there is a bullshit call that completely flips it and everyone will have to act like that wasn't the case every time ... it's the league's biggest weak spot by 1000 miles

Here comes Dead Blandino to run cover fir the NFL.

I tried instant coffee on my ice cream today...its my new thing. Then I tried hot cocoa mix, also very good. Solid ideas from our 4 yr old!

Sleeping on a submarine tonight. Thats pretty neat

Good article, but we are confusing rest in red (which is a signal operation like coordination or free) with a detection strategy. We operate many signals in red rest but without the speed based requirment. @davidzipper.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

When youre 4 and your dad is a traffic engineer, you point out that signals in Michigan dangle from wires...and hide type 2 keys in your room.

Here's another example of Madison hating drivers. I decided to drive today rather than take the bus, which gave me the ability to check signal timing on East Washington. Stopped at 5/22 signals for 1:46 of 14 min trip time Stopped to fix a signal on the way in to work. Wow...terrible!

Willy!? I've got the naughtiest language.

@profanity.accountant do I swear?

This is the most nonsensical article Ive read in a while. Let's throw claims out there with little to no supporting evidence or verification. The article doesnt even address its own title. www.ibmadison.com/viewpoints/m...

Get Megatron on the phone right now!

Some new to me games today Magna Grecia Shark

What if every other phase was a queue jump?

This may be my best ride yet...14 minute ride, 17 traffic signals...30" of signal delay!

First BRT project: wow 2 transit phases per cycle! Secind BRT project: 3 transit signal phases per cycle!

When TSP becomes hurry up and wait.

State DOT's in a nutshell. Guess whats planned for the beltline. wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projec...

New bike count station along the Lake Loop at Atwood & Walter. Ride over the detectors to make your trip count!

Games played last night at Forward Battle Sheep (not shown) Village Moon Colony Bloodbath Skull (Not shown) Moon Colony may have one of the best Arcs in board gaming.

Is the removal of peak hour travel lanes on Willy Street also a housing policy?

Well, we ended up losing in disenfranchisement. Too many people lost to the prison system.

I mean, I still think its super cheap, but a few hours ago. A year ago it was maybe $.10 or $.20 cheaper...id have to check my spreadsheet.

Some minor adjustments to TSP settings at East Washington & Melvin and Whitney Way & Mineral Point Road. Reviewing N-S BRT with lessons learned from E-W. Iteration is fun!

The whole NFCN sucks

After wrapping up Clair Obscur Expedition 33, a co-worker suggested picking up the new edition of Final Fantasy Tactics. I always passed on this growing up...wish I hadn't, another great game!

Happy Halloween!

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Wrapped up the rulebook and learning enough to attempt a play of Cross Bronx Expressway last night. During which the Private player needed an influx of cash before the census...suburbanization was the best route. Oof that didnt feel good to do.