Ray Delahanty | CityNerd
@nerd4cities.bsky.social
Plangineer (AICP) when I’m at work, alter ego CityNerd when I’m not. New videos on cities and transportation every Wednesday. Nerd4cities.com | http://linktr.ee/CityNerd
Lots of tickets gone on the first 24 hours, including all the pre-show reception slots, apparently
Ray Delahanty | CityNerd@nerd4cities.bsky.social · 2d agoPhilly, coming your way September 28. Ticket pre-sale now open on Patreon and for paid newsletter subs
@alanthefisher.bsky.social already clocked this dude youtu.be/1s05tSXkYFQ?...
Why Boomers hate cities
YouTube video by Alan Fisher
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump: "Look at the blue cities. What do they have in common? They're all dirty. They're filthy dirty. Their streets are dirty. Their streets smell. Their storefronts are broken. Their trees are all gross. Everything about the place is dirty. It's really all of them."
@nerd4cities.bsky.social is coming to Philly on September 28th! Ticket presale is now open to 5th Square Advocacy members. If you're not a member, sign up today! 5thsq.app.neoncrm.com/forms/member...
The way AI is impacting even huge YouTube channels is incredibly depressing — not just as a creator myself, but in terms of the choices viewers are being given. Very much worth a watch: youtu.be/OX1yHmeLPy8?...
The Kurzgesagt Situation is Insane
YouTube video by Real Engineering
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Philly, coming your way September 28. Ticket pre-sale now open on Patreon and for paid newsletter subs
I’ll have to revisit this at some point youtu.be/ZewK0lOC9T4?...
In Search of Walkable L.A.: How Defunct Electric Railways Could be Southern California's Salvation
YouTube video by Ray Delahanty | CityNerd
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David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 3d agoIs everyone aware of the General Motors streetcar conspiracy? In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.
Every time there's a headline like this, it's suburban store owners who themselves drive to work and can't imagine anyone getting there any other way.
David Roberts@volts.wtf · 6d agoGod this is infuriating. The sense of entitlement among US drivers is completely out of control.
My response to people who say families with a full schedule of activities for their school age children can't get by without a car.
A very serious Rural Politico once told me "Dems have to go to farmer meetings! We gotta be where the people are!" I was in fact in a farmer meeting at that very moment! So I live-texted him the meeting. They were complaining that they want indentured workers that they don't have to pay or feed.
Lucas Tieman@lucastieman.bsky.social · 6d agoThere would be more pushback if folks left of center were more serious about outreach. But folks aren't despite the fact that our system does give disproportionate power to rural areas. But instead of taking that as the rules of the game as it exists, and actually organizing, we complain about it.
Glad it was a short flight, being stared at by Prince Naveen gets pretty unnerving pretty fast
Ben Keith@benlk.com · 6d agoAnother advantage of trains: You don't have to look at whatever this image is. Corporate branding? A third-party advertisement? In-flight entertainment?
Pre-sale for my Sep 15 event in Seattle is now live on Patreon. Don’t wanna get too far out ahead of the org I’m partnering with re: publicity, but they’re doing a small pre-reception (different tier ticket), and I think we’re going to have some pretty special guests www.patreon.com/CityNerd/pos...
Seattle event pre-sale now live | CityNerd
Seattle event pre-sale now live by CityNerd on Patreon. Join CityNerd's community for exclusive content and updates.
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“Could” is the operative word, unfortunately. Reliable service with dedicated, double-tracked right-of-way, anyone? (I’ll still take the train every time, though)
AORTA Transit @aortarail.org · 7d agoDIY: you could get from downtown Seattle to downtown Portland faster by taking the @amtrakcascades.wsdot.wa.gov compared to flying? @nerd4cities.bsky.social does the math! Check out: youtu.be/o1G1Fn1RFEI #AmtrakCascades #GoByTrain
Got some pub in the APTA newsletter today. I have a lot of thoughts on YouTube’s role in the transit advocacy ecosystem, not to mention urbanism advocacy more broadly. There’s a bit of it in here, but there is SO MUCH to say about it aptapassengertransport.com/four-youtube...
New installment of Ask a City Nerd: the pitfalls of using median income in affordability analysis, the dark magic of compound interest, who’s in charge of ticket pricing at my speaking events, and more. Link in reply
I sometimes point out that "kill transit nationwide" is literally in Project 2025, and oh hey look:
Yonah Freemark@yonahfreemark.com · last wk.Congress appropriated billions of dollars for new transit projects. Why is the Trump administration spending none of it? Why are even transit projects in red states going unfounded? New reporting in @nytimes.com (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/u...
They just disrupted the transportation sector
Mashable@mashable.com · 2w agoThe tunneling company's new airport service is ... a $12 taxi on regular streets.
Great to hear a plug for @nerd4cities.bsky.social on @slate.com's Political Gabfest with David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and Big John Dickerson
it's fucked up that morning people are right. i've had a whole day's worth of errands and chores but it's not even noon yet and i feel great. What the fuck.
New on Nebula: Given that high speed rail apparently isn’t an option in the U.S., what’s the best way to travel 150 miles? (And no, I’m not driving this nightmare slog of a trip) nebula.tv/videos/cityn...
CityNerd — 150 Miles Optimized: Seattle to Portland (and back)
I've taken the Amtrak Cascades between Seattle and Portland hundreds of times, but never made the trip by air. Some people swear by it — but does flying 150 miles make sense?
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Seattle is essentially a deep blue one-party town, so our political poles have mutated in an interesting way. We now have 2 parties: The "Cities Are Good, Actually, and We Can Have Nice Things" Party and the "Cities Are Bad, Actually and We Can't Afford Nice Things (Unless It's for the Cops)" Party
This is part of the reason Portland snuck onto my most recent “undervalued” list
Michael Andersen@andersem.bsky.social · 2w agoMultiple conversations with different reporters: "why are housing prices so out of control in Oregon?" "we've got problems but actually, this is something Oregon is doing well at, here are the numbers" "huh OK well that's not a story I can tell. Nobody would care" Frustrating!
So gratifying to hear US mayors articulate this kind of stuff
Crystal Fincher@finchfrii.bsky.social · 2w agoSeattle, the World Cup brought possibility. Let’s build on it
Seattle, the World Cup brought possibility. Let’s build on it
Seattle, the World Cup brought possibility. Let's build on it | Op-Ed, Mayor Katie Wilson
Seattle’s World Cup revealed something else, something many of us knew, despite the persistent voices pushing narratives of decline. Seattle is a great city.
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