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I also do other stuff too.
the clear and correct answer is to remove all intersections by reworking the street grid into a single snake-y car route through the city against a free-flowing grid of walk/bike/trabait. No intersections, no LoS.
Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 2d agoAnd then we bake LOS directly into the Growth Management Act in a twisted act of shooting ourselves in the foot for no reason.
This is cool— apparently @adamtranter.bsky.social transformed a street parking space into a parklet (mini park/public space), but the municipality removed it because it wasn’t a mother vehicle. So he did this. Nice job. And dumb interpretation by city hall. Via Marco Te BrommelStroet on LinkedIn.
Regulating noise in cities is vastly about transportation, industrial, and HVAC sources. These are the loudest and most consistent dominators of the urban soundscape, and policy and technology can address them. Street life can be a *positive* sound source even.
Urban Land Rent 🇸🇴🚰@urbanlandrent.bsky.social · 4d agoSorry no, it’s just really silly to equate the sound of street life: people talking, playing music etc with car noise. For one thing, there are documented health consequences for noise pollution from cars coeh.ucdavis.edu/research/how...
"They just don't build stuff like that any more." "That's right - they build far better now!"
Max Dubler 🏳️🌈@maxdubler.com · 5d agoI would happily trade the Edwardian details in my 1890s apartment for basic modern amenities like level floors, walls that are plumb, electric wiring that meets modern safety standards, and windows that close all the way.
I usually carry mine around the store as a visual explanation of why I’m brazenly loading things into a tote or carrying around an opaque bag. I wear a hi-vis vest sometimes too, but get a lot of questions from other shoppers about where things are like I work there
bettybarcode (she/her)@bettybarcode.com · last wk.I don't know who needs to hear this, but you do not have to carry your helmet around when you dismount. The vent holes in most helmets are large enough for standard U-locks & folding locks.
What if instead of having an economy some guys just took over society so they could paperclip-maximize for big computer buildings to build Clippy into an all powerful divinity
Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · last wk.Global data centre investment has already surpassed solar PV, and will soon surpass all renewable investment combined sf-asset-manager.s3.amazonaws.com/97637/1139/8...
Some little signs here and there that upgrades might work well: - If you can use the parking lane most of the way as a bike lane, it might be a good bike lane - If driving in the neighborhood is a pain because of all the pedestrians, it might be a good candidate for pedestrianization
Possibly hot take - while this would be an improvement, the existing bike lanes on this road are also not great. Roads with multiple lanes in each direction should have hardened infrastructure by default, or you get ridiculous outcomes. Bike gutters on “speedways” is a band aid on a bullet hole.
Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 2w agoIn which WSDOT plans to add bike lanes to just 0.8 miles of a 2.75 mile repaving project and "defer" the rest, in spite of the 2022 Complete Streets mandate. Why? Because the department doesn't want to touch the existing lane configuration.
sort of hoping for a Roosevelting at a minimum, but a Vancouver West Ending should be done around all our big parks - especially ones served by two train stations
Justin Oaksford@justinoaksford.bsky.social · 2w agoin all honesty I do hope Pinehurst gets Roosevelted into the sun and the new neighbors just fence hop on to Jackson Park until they repurpose it as playfields
Instead of being situated at TWO golf courses, an interstate freeway, and 2.2 miles of barbed wire fencing, 130th Pinehurst station could be the site of thriving highrises and businesses, surrounding a flagship nature park. Imagine a Discovery Park the whole city can get to by light rail!
Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 2w agoJUST ANNOUNCED: Pinehurst Station at NE 130th Street will open on September 30.
We’ve always called the stations golf course north and golf course south. I like to play a fun game of counting the golfers when u ride btwn the stations. Usually it’s like 10 I’m pissed that the new bus routes mean that I have to go to golf course north. Both are terrible stations, way too loud
DemandSchumerResignCallYourSenatorDaily@nervous1140.bsky.social · 2w agoIt's just insane to me that there's literally a golf course flanked on either end by light rail stations
“The city was close to bankruptcy in 1993, but it still wanted to promote development, so it had to go with cheapest option available, which was cycling infrastructure.”
Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2w ago“When mayors in other cities ask me how #Copenhagen afforded to invest in its cycling networks, I ask them how on earth they have been able to afford highway projects. We invested in bike lanes because that was the cheapest option.” What the world can learn from Copenhagen’s cycling revolution.
At long last, we have invented the Parabolic Space Mirror That Cools The Earth from the classic Futurama episode, “Don’t Invent The Parabolic Space Mirror That Cools The Earth”
Futurama - Oh, that's a little bright
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MIT Technology Review@technologyreview.com · 3w agoA company that plans to beam sunlight from space to Earth on demand might unintentionally brighten the night sky for many more people than intended, according to a new study.
This vote by mail system is superior to any in-person voting I’ve done. You get your very own personalized ballot. You can research candidates from the comfort of your own home - even judges. No lines, vote at your convenience. They track the status of your vote for your confirmation. It’s accurate.
Goldy@goldy.horsesass.org · 3w agoHow accurate is vote-by-mail? Whatcom County, WA just conducted a hand recount of 50,451 ballots in a race separated by just 4 votes: "In the end, it was a 100% match. Every vote came out the same, every time. There were no allegations of lost or fraudulent votes, or missed votes in the machines."
I’ve lived almost all my life in fully electrified buildings thanks to living in places that either had cheap WPA-era dam electricity or very hot climates. It is crazy to me that people are still *putting in* gas lines. My new house came with gas and it is work to replace it with modern technology.
Michael Burchert@michaelburchert.bsky.social · 3w agoSeveral houses here have new owners. They’re all putting up new wallpaper + oil heating system. They drive big, fossil cars. Because the state doesn’t protect them from making foolish decisions. It is through these fears about the future that right-wing conservatives secure votes.
I’ve lived almost all my life in fully electrified buildings thanks to living in places that either had cheap WPA-era dam electricity or very hot climates. It is crazy to me that people are still *putting in* gas lines. My new house came with gas and it is work to replace it with modern technology.
Michael Burchert@michaelburchert.bsky.social · 3w agoSeveral houses here have new owners. They’re all putting up new wallpaper + oil heating system. They drive big, fossil cars. Because the state doesn’t protect them from making foolish decisions. It is through these fears about the future that right-wing conservatives secure votes.
one thing I think about from my acoustics days is the different single-number metrics and statistics that describe sound, which is a bit like describing a video by averaging the colors of its pixels. If you hear the thing but the number says you don’t, you may have the wrong kind of number
Amanda Kolson Hurley @amandakhurley.bsky.social · 3w agoReally interesting article about the high demand for acoustic consultants, and allegations that they skew noise studies to please data center clients: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I’ve definitely left stores with no bike parking before. Is that limiting e-bike adoption, or a store’s loss? Secure storage for cargo also makes trip chaining more possible. I visit 4-5 places to do The Big Shop and it’s limiting when I can’t leave stuff in the back of the bike while shopping.
David Zipper@davidzipper.bsky.social · 3w agoNew study suggests that a shortage of secure bike parking is limiting e-bike adoption. Glad to see this issue getting attention. It's intuitive that people with quasi-secure bike storage might be OK risking a pedal bike, but not an e-bike that's more expensive. doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
*Jeff Foxworthy voice* You know you might be living the “urbanist“ life if you do the math and it’s cheaper to rent a car than to own one. You know you might be living the “urbanist“ life if you've ever had to drive your car for no other reason than the gas was going bad
Oh The Urbanity!@ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 3w agoI Asked 10 Urbanist YouTubers About Their Cars
The people with the video cameras may have shown up for the opening of the 2 Line across the floating bridge earlier this year, but the unsticking of the 8 is secretly the coolest transit nerd afterparty this year I think
Mark B@apartmentfinch.bsky.social · 3w agoLife After Cars spotted on the 8. I hope the reader enjoyed the swift ride on these new bus lanes. I know I did!
The player's face should get happier or sadder over the course of the game depending on how well they're doing
Urbmonger@crowshair.bsky.social · 3w agoWhat a player photo
Maybe now Zelda and I can get back together. I bet Nathaniel and Superfly have grown up fine. Time to book a first class one-way ticket… …to Aaaaaaaalbuquerque
Neo-post eco-andean modern-brutalism architecture@theeferringer.bsky.social · 4w agoThe kids will never understand pitchfork.com/story/columb...
Highly recommend taking Amtrak Cascades to Vancouver or the Victoria Clipper to Victoria, both fantastic cities where you don’t need to drive much Both cities have standardized Canada-themed tourist bric-a-brac shops where you can buy maple syrup and toques with built in beer bottle openers
Mike 🍁@thewarrenisempty.bsky.social · 4w agoIf you're planning a vacation any time soon, please consider coming to BC. We're gonna need it.
Thinking about the articles on niche Seattle policies published in the Daily Mail, a newspaper on the other side of the planet read by people in a different country on another continent who may be vaguely aware that the US has two Washingtons
the Cleveland Browns moving from the Factory of Sadness to the Cyberdump of Sadness
Kevin Tompkins@ktompkinsii.bsky.social · last mo.why does the Cleveland Browns' new stadium legit look like a prison lmao
This makes me wonder - who is Pike Place for? I’d shop there more but on weekdays a lot of their grocers only open during hours when non-retired people work. They want to double down on making the experience worse for people who don’t drive there (a lot of downtown residents and workers).
Qagggy!@qagggy.bsky.social · last mo.Moderator asks Gordon about “pedestrianization.” Gordon pushes back and talks about what that means. “How do we make this a shopping experience that the people of Seattle want?”
