Alec
@alecondesbus.bsky.social
Urbanism in Iowa…yeah I know. Founder of www.momentumdsm.org
I was in a bad mood and then we took the bus to the farmers market and ate an arepa and now I am in a good mood
Amtrak has published its new 5-year plan, which we have linked below. Notably, Amtrak has accelerated its short-term goal of 37 million passengers from 2028 to 2026. It is now projecting over 40 million passengers in 2028.
amtrak.com
That’s some bad defense from Obama
KCCI 8 News@kcci.bsky.social · last wk.Clark meets Obama, then scores first eight in All-Star debut
How do street-design knowers feel about these mini roundabouts with mountable curb centers that allow larger vehicles (aka buses) to intentionally drive over them? Not perfect but in a space constrained area they seem pretty good to me
The people in charge of your city’s streets do not care if their road designs kill people, so long as traffic flows freely.
Grant Henninger@granthenninger.com · 4w agoTwo years ago, I was removed from the Anaheim Planning Commission because of a fight with the city’s traffic engineer. I wanted him to prioritize safety. He wanted to ensure cars could move quickly through our city. The city council of the largest city in the county backed his vision of our roads.
$1.7M ladder truck will respond to 30,000 calls over its 10 year life span…fire chief says 600 (2%) will be structure fires. No further questions.
KCCI 8 News@kcci.bsky.social · last mo.Des Moines Fire Department adds new $1.7M ladder truck
I realize Rob Sand isn’t everyone’s favorite candidate but the attack ads against him are so lame and toothless that betting on a win feels like free money
Ok now they are truly honoring the Pac 12 legacy
Marc Morehouse@marcmorehouse.bsky.social · last mo.These World Cup games are after dark now.
We took the bus to the farmers market today. Amazing what you can accomplish with real weekend service!
Fixing the streets so they don’t encourage this behavior would be where I would start but what do I know
KCCI 8 News@kcci.bsky.social · last mo.DMPD navigating enforcement near sculpture park without 'Loop Squad'
What can we say we love our lightning round these parts
wes(is no longer)injapan@wesinjapan.bsky.social · last mo.I stole this from the Worldcup subreddit because it makes a very good point.
Had my @milesintransit.com moment this weekend to go out of my way to ride the Iowa/Wisconsin ferry in operation while the Blackhawk bridge is being replaced!
Just wait til they find out how many seasons Cedar Rapids has
Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 2mo agooh come on
![The Quad Cities is a region of five cities in the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois: Davenport and Bettendorf in southeastern Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline in northwestern Illinois.[2][3][4][5] These cities are the center of the Quad Cities metropolitan area, a region within the Mississippi River Valley, which as of 2023, had a population estimate of 467,817 and a Combined Statistical Area (CSA) population of 474,019, making it the 90th-largest CSA in the nation.[6][7][8]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreigxtjfgswtiwrmn2npypspnwqcehj6zqqrtwdtu65rh6kjgi2naoa)
Drove 3 hours through rural Iowa today and for the first time in 10 years didn’t see a single Trump sign or flag. Man that felt good.
We just took a trip that involved 2 transfers, on a Sunday. I don’t know if that was even possible in the old network. Also it was to get whatever this delicious bowl of Vietnamese food is called
Today is launch day for our new transit network in Des Moines! The new network is designed by @humantransit.bsky.social and Associates and is several years in the making! The focus is turning an old commuter style bus network into a frequent 7 day a week service to be used for all types of trips
I’m beginning to think the urbanism community is more biased in support of New York City than San Antonio