Amtrak VA schedules are screwed up for 5 years because of the Long Bridge project and now they are cancelling all trains to DC for 9 days in October for track work. I sincerely hope all this pain will result in noticeably better service.

The evidence is by now clear and policymakers/planners are slowly starting to respond to it: unfunded inclusionary zoning programs ultimately hurt housing production and affordability. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/13/b...

‘20 percent of zero is zero’: Some progressive cities are slashing their affordable housing mandates. Should Boston? - The Boston Globe

The plan — paired with major new city spending on dedicated affordable housing units — underscores how desperation is prompting some left-wing strongholds to make surprising compromises.

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I have been to Taybeh a few times and I hate that this is happening to the people who live there.

Sour berries@frozen-cranberry.bsky.social · 4w ago

You only prohibit access to journalists for one reason, and it's nothing good. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

I’m in the Bronx in a bar packed with Liverpool supporters and the vibes are extremely good!

USDOT is being run by a man who uses “libtard” in public remarks.

It would be a crime against football if Argentina win this.

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here’s the reason gentrification discourse is so cursed: housing development is good, and displacement is bad the problem is that many people think development causes displacement, when in reality development prevents displacement. and the word “gentrification” conflates all of the above

Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Are we ready to talk about how gentrification is mostly good

Mario performing Fitter Happier is really something. youtu.be/X1I0_bsjEsY?...

OK Nintendo 64 (Radiohead - OK Computer / N64 Soundfonts)

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I wasn’t convinced by Pochettino but I have to admit that he is a genius.

The World Cup bike racks are overflowing.

I’m listening to the public comments to Council about the downtown bike lane proposal and I’m going to lose my mind.

I listened to some Texas electeds and transportation officials talk about the future and wow do they love growth. I hate the sprawl more than most but it is refreshing to encounter leaders who want more people to move to their localities!

I love the dramatic pregame shot of the stoic VAR crew. They are in top physical condition and ready to watch some replays.

When should I turn on the game to watch him get booed by thousands of New Yorkers?

Seems odd that AASHTO, an association funded by state DOTs, is allowed to charge people money to access the engineering manuals they create to guide public infrastructure investment.

Sadly, the primary contribution of American city planning is a scarcity of homes.

Our federal transportation policy is going in the wrong direction.

Yonah Freemark@yonahfreemark.com · 4mo ago

US House's proposed transport bill—endorsed by GOP & Dem committee members: —Would increase highway funds by 8% but reduce transit/rail funds by 20% compared with 2021's transport law —Cuts funding for EVs, bike/ped infra, disaster resilience —Imposes an arbitrary fee on EVs not applied to gas cars

Some people need to study philosophy then experience poverty to discover their calling in life.

Jay Van Bavel, PhD@jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 4mo ago

All the philosophy students who pursued their passion made a wise decision. Learning how to think is a always a good investment. Psychology grads are not doing too badly on the job market either.

The best time to build high rise housing was 20 years ago, the second best time is now.

Danny Yoder@dannyyoder.bsky.social · 4mo ago

You can buy housing for under $200k in Cville. We should go back in time and build more of these luxury highrises.

You can buy housing for under $200k in Cville. We should go back in time and build more of these luxury highrises.

@everysale.cvilledata.org · 4mo ago

1800 JEFFERSON PARK AVE Unit 612, sold on 2026-05-08 for $191,940. Zoned RX-5, assessed at $319,900. $236 per square foot. Last sold in 2016 for $150,000.

This guy is going to be outraged when he learns how we fund roads.

Sam@samd.bsky.social · 4mo ago

the Washington Post has become the New York Post thanks Jeff Bezos

So we are going to spend $24 million on a highway widening to address safety and congestion. According to VDOT and our MPO, the project segments are not congested and are not unsafe.

Elderly internet-addicted man is duped by AI scam.

David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 5mo ago

President urges Iran to start peace negotiations by releasing non-existent, AI-generated women some rando posted about on X

This was how I felt signing up for my company’s AI pilot this week.

Spencer Ackerman@attackerman.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Bow to the machine that, if it works as directed, will destroy your way of life; and whether it does or does not work as directed, your boss will use it to try to destroy your way of life.

I don’t mean to be partisan but I am against killing an entire civilization.

Mohammad Salah is my only king.

Legislating who or what is allowed to own homes is a gigantic waste of time and will have a negligible impact on affordability!

Joel Wertheimer@wertwhile.bsky.social · 5mo ago

What are we doing here?

Please please read this from the archbishop of Chicago www.archchicago.org/statement/-/...