patrick.kennedy
@thedotcity.bsky.social
Cities for choice in housing, neighborhood, transpo; universal access, opportunity & upward mobility. Prof of Sustainable Development @SMU; Board of Directors Dallas Area Rapid Transit; Founder: THE.City & the American Dream
Hmm i havent taught in this building since 2020 it appears not much has changed.
what if all of these grubhub delivery bots on campus lost their supply chain and decided to hunt butcher and deliver us to each other.
really coulve used that rain today thanks for nothing edouard
This is demonstrably, measurably improving the health of the people who live there. Most notably, it increases the respiratory *& cognitive* health of children. They literally do better in school. If this country really gave a shit about children, this would be at the top of the public-policy list.
Daniel Moser@dmoser.bsky.social · 4d agoPollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
The one aspect of movie villainy come to life I never imagined was the on- and offline fanboy boosterism.
New York Magazine@nymag.com · 3d agoElon Musk is expected to spend upward of $100 million to boost Republicans in the the midterm elections.
One of the key components to the Kessler Plan for Dallas, was to extricate the 'global' transportation infrastructure of the time from the city, preventing it from disrupting the 'local' connective fabric.
it's not capitalism vs socialism, as in markets vs wealth redistribution, which are not mutually exclusive. It's feudalism vs. everybody.
One speculative bubble propping up the entire economy.
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
ysph.yale.edu
I'm a moderate on the issue of cars, I don't think they should be banned but I do think they should all be this. Now I know what you're thinking: what if I need to go fast or need more space? That's just too bad
the power of intentional action
Yonah Freemark@yonahfreemark.com · last wk.In some big cities—like New York, Seattle, DC, Boston, SF & Portland—commuters are less & less likely to drive to work. The transformation was underway pre-Covid. The share of commuters driving in Seattle declined from 58.7% in 1990 to 36.6% now! www.thetransportpolitic.com/databook/us-...
"Tell me what you care about, and I'll tell you how cars make it worse," is a thing advocates say for a reason. Once you understand the intersection of car dependency with a range of issues it completely changes you.
That should be what the 10% of the interstate highway system through cities looks like.
Ryan Hassett@ryanhassett.bsky.social · last wk.This street is part of the National Highway System:
Every 10% Work from Home rate increase is worth about $30 million in lost sales in downtown Dallas and about 60,000 square feet of occupiable storefront space.
I dont think Ive taught in Caruth Hall since the pandemic. Having ptsd from being required to teach in person while all the students were remote.
Ellen's was so good. Good for West End. Good for downtown. www.dallasnews.com/food/restaur...
What happened to Ellen’s? Dallas restaurant to reopen in downtown soon
Ellen’s Southern Kitchen plans to reopen in Downtown Dallas in September after lawsuits and debts stemming from a failed expansion.
dallasnews.com
DFW could really benefit from direct links from rail platforms to the sky train. Security and baggage challenges remain however.
patrick.kennedy@thedotcity.bsky.social · 2w agoI blogged about this years ago. Airports will always have a messiness point. The question is where do you want it. DFW has so many dispersed checkpoints that the wait is minimal but the choke point is the single highway uniting the 5 going on 6 terminals
