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(in the trenches voice) it’s wild that Sieglinde is actually the incestuous party and then Siegmund is just like “ok 👍”

OK, and we need to bring back Radio Shack/Fry's.

How can we ensure every person moves freely and safely through their entire journey—from first mile to last? This introductory toolkit is a resource for designers, planners and policymakers seeking to integrate gender-inclusive mobility into their processes. www.genderinclusivemobility.com/toolkit

I feel kind of emotional about this. I lived near Eglinton West station when I moved to Toronto in 2014. Back then I was unmarried, kid-free, full of excitement for grad school in the big city. My entire Toronto life has been in Eglinton Crosstown construction. Now I will ride it with my 6-year-old!

you will get to work with Cyd! and help San Francisco! wow!

A pair of bills advancing this week at the state legislature would finally allow Sound Transit to rise above the local permitting fray in several key areas. The reforms could save as much as nine months on key transit projects, according to the agency. Story: www.theurbanist.org/2026/02/04/o...

It's funny that Redmond adopted the Swedish sign. We don't have an official one in America yet.

Seattle Tourist in Vancouver (seeing my Seahawks cap): “Are you from Seattle?” Me: No, from here. But it’s fun to pop down by train to see a game. Well, it used to be, when we were still willing to travel to the States. Thanks for coming here though. Him: Absolutely. And sorry.

Some folks brains will just never be healed from the ravages of car brain. Probably not a good idea to give those folks power over our cities. #CarBrain

So are we fed up yet with being so apparently easily manipulated by billionaires?

Proximity-based cities emit less mobility-driven CO2. "The 15-minute city model promotes active mobility by ensuring that essential services are reachable within a short walk or bike ride from home" F. Marzolla& al. In npj Sustainable Mobility and Transport www.nature.com/articles/s44...

After observing the obligatory one-month gloating period, I finally brought my @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social yard sign back into the house.

yeah, they don't seem…happy.

Talking about capitalism vs socialism is easier than talking about creating and participating in sustainable business models that are viable and defensible from private equity and other threats from capital over the long term. I guess we need Onionism.

On the bright side, I no longer feel we'll have to suffer through 3 more years of this insanity. They're hanging themselves.

"One of the reasons against implementing the [bus gate] is the data showing an increase in air pollution outside the...Hospital" - perhaps because the modelling assumed that the amount of driving in Bristol is somehow inevitable and outside the council's control?! 😠

ladies and gentlemen, Seattle's answer to Maureen Dowd! (on the substance: exempting hygiene products from sales tax won't do much, I agree—and wrote about this weeks ago—but "small business tax relief" is not the same thing as broad cuts to regressive taxes) www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

We've worked around journalism & philanthropy & high-net worth individuals/families for so long I should have something useful to say. but honestly, it comes down to tax policy that somehow does the Piketty thing and addresses how wealth crosses borders so the assholes don't have so much power

the billionaires who funded ProPublica (former client) somehow did it in a good way.

wikipedia page of the day "In a typical SLAPP, the plaintiff does not normally expect to win the lawsuit. The plaintiff's goals are accomplished if the defendant succumbs to fear, intimidation, mounting legal costs, or simple exhaustion and abandons the criticism." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strateg...

Farmer's market season is coming up, y'all. www.mulebooks.com/store/billio...

YES. while www.coyotemedia.org is great I need to just go to a box on wednesday and grab the cultural and political coverage with the event listings and the cartoons and the ads for dispensaries and mushroom churches or whatever. it can be a broadside pasted to the wall.

Can’t recommend this episode enough — two voices that are in my regular pod rotation, coring right into all the ways political discourse in the U.S. has gone so thoroughly off the rails. Informative? Probably. Cathartic? As all get-out

LBJ's Humpday Podcast Picks for Feb 4th This week’s picks move from reclaimed Black history, bold global leadership, and mobility justice in motion. h/t @garveyschild.bsky.social @historicacanada.bsky.social @hannahsung.bsky.social @kinesiology.yorku.ca medium.com/@lanrickbenn...

the defector model is the only way out sorry

Please watch and share this. Boycotts, resistance, protests work. In the United States, and Canada too.

It's hard to parody Los Angeles governance these days: a group that has received ~$1,575,000 from the city since 2020 has simultaneously sued the city twice. (SAJE also expends significant resources opposing/gutting state/local pro-housing reforms.) www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/202...

I bet this motorist saw a guy on a bike run a stop sign one time.

NEW STORY // Olympia Seeks to Boost Sound Transit with Long Overdue Permit Reforms Story by Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2026/02/04/o...

Irregardless, cities all across the country need to make room for tons more housing through their land use and building regulations and governments at all levels need to develop strategies and programs to deliver housing at all income levels.

You now need to earn nearly $300,000 to own a home in San Jose. The median household income is already quite high at ~$141,000, but not this high! The California housing shortage is out of control. sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-is-...

ok i think it's not covid i think it is the common cold for which my body is evidently not prepared. i will keep testing though.

The article is about burdensome regulations on apartments (zoning, building code) vs SFH. And so far the replies are complaints about privacy, renting, not having a garden. As if those personal experiences and preferences justify unrelated regulations around staircases and sprinklers!

This #TransitEquityDay, we’re celebrating Delhi’s 🇮🇳 fare-free public transport scheme, which enables women to travel for free on government-owned buses 🚌. ⚖️ Do you want to drive equitable mobility in your #city? Register for #TTDC26 now ➡️ transformingtransportation.org/register

Jeff Bezos in 2018: "When I’m 90 it’s going to be one of the things I’m most proud of is that I took on The Washington Post and helped them through a very rough transition." www.economicclub.org/sites/defaul...

Analysts caution feds against big bet on Indian LNG market. An important warning for BC govt too... www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/04/n...

IMPORTANT: In 2023, the Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program began providing 120 youth ages 18-24 experiencing homelessness with $1,000 monthly until 2025. By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed. The right thing to do, AND a smart financial investment.

The DMV is losing one of the best transportation reporters in the US. I'm sad for Rachel, but even more so for DC.

Becoming increasingly convinced that our current politics and governance cannot support the construction of high-speed rail in Canada. You can't have good high-speed rail if you can't even get the regional authorities working seamlessly with you.

Am I allowed to drink coffee from my Utrecht mug while driving a car?

The crackpots are back.

When I worked in the DC mayor's office, my colleagues and I lived in fear of WaPo's formidable metro team. We might loathe them at time, but we always respected the hell out of them. Solidarity with everyone affected by today's cuts.

They don't know what they are up against.

They are not letting up, and neither can we.

these are live in the shop and starting to arrive out in the world. creativebyrovelo.com/shop

Robert Musil is constantly getting cute with it

Public transport needs priority. ...

It feels good to be in Canada.

This is going to be so much fun!

Should I read buddenbrooks

"Man who really doesn't even bike too often thrilled at the opportunity to defend the behaviour of every cyclist in every city for all of time."

February 4th of #BlackHistoryMonth in #TorontoDanforth Who is Gordon Shadrach? "Since childhood, I have had a lifelong fascination with the semiotics of clothing and its impact on culture. In particular, my interest lies in the intersection and codification of race and fashion."

NATO has kept the peace for 77 years. He who betrays NATO gets no Peace Prize.

Reminder don’t talk to teens in the morning. Just go about your business like they’re not there.

After writing my last post that was critical of quartz countertops and the designers who specify them, I was asked about alternatives. Here's a list of the good, the bad, and the ugly: lloydalter.substack.com/p/whats-the-...

Bezos spent $75m on the melania documentary (which is unlikely to make 25% of that back in ticket sales) at the same time he is destroying the Washington post. It is remarkable just how pathetic our billionaire class is

I hope there are some politicians going to @thewaroncars.bsky.social talk tomorrow night in Toronto, a city where two die on the same day and it gets buried on page 9- that is how common it has become.

Paris Mobilities Between sitting in a traffic jam and moving around while doing physical activity, which of the two helps improve your health and that of others?

Next free @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk webinar is Feb 12. I highly recommend learning more about their cutting edge, relevant policy & public space recommendations. I welcome a world where micromobility means safe, inclusive access for all! PDF of slides: wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Two large underutilized blocks near Old Stove Ship Canal, recently owned by Seattle Pacific University, are likely set to be redeveloped into housing.

Here’s a QUESTION I’ve asked before, under different circumstances: What does YOUR CITY need most to become a MUCH BETTER CITY FOR ITS PEOPLE, in 3 words or less? I’m wondering how different the answers will be today? Name your city, explain your answer, & include images/graphics to make your case.

Passing Waymos on an acoustic bike today.

Just listened to latest episode of @garthmullins.bsky.social’s @crackdownpod.bsky.social Hard to listen to, but recommended 👇 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...

“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)

FY26 US govt spending bill that Congress just agreed to mostly funds agencies as in FY25, though it: —Reinforced DOGE’s 24% cut to HUD staff —Reduced resources for rail substantially, including recissions of $950m for high-speed rail grants —Reduced spending for transit, increased it for highways

Trump is still lying to US citizens and businesses about how tariffs work and who pays for them (they work like taxes and are paid by US purchasers). And US media are still largely letting him get away with that dumb, obvious lie.

Ugh. Tsimerman is here in Redmond too.

They aren’t professional law-enforcement. They’re thugs and domestic terrorists.

Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes billed his event touting reduced crime in Seattle (poor timing, given the recent spate of shootings) as his "first State of the City" address. Police chiefs don't typically do this kind of focus-pulling speech, and they certainly don't call it the State of the City!

Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes billed his event touting reduced crime in Seattle (poor timing, given the recent spate of shootings) as his "first State of the City" address. Police chiefs don't typically do this kind of focus-pulling speech, and they certainly don't call it the State of the City!

I’m at the Redmond City Council tonight where they plan to legalize shared streets under SB 5595.

NEW STORY // Wilson Promotes Sam Steele to Lead Seattle Permitting Department Story by Doug Trumm via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2026/02/03/w...

We just need good websites, y'all.

I’m in Redmond, Washington checking out what might become the first *legal* shared street in the nation.

The War on Cars, welcome to Toronto! We are so excited to be in the city that inspired the podcast's title. We’ll see you at our LIFE AFTER CARS show on Thursday, Feb 5th, hosted by @cycletoronto.bsky.social. Who knows? Maybe we can convince Doug Ford to come. boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...

My reactions to an initial read of this plan in the thread below

Toronto is lucky to have a lot of smart people pushing it to reach its potential on transit.

I get prickly if I go too long without making a countdown video. So, Tuesday enjoyment for the Nebulized: nebula.tv/videos/cityn...

This latest @bicycledutch.bsky.social video is an essential for anyone headed to the Netherlands 🇳🇱 to cycle. While the Dutch prioritize intuitive design over signs to separate traffic, they still use specific pavement markings and signs that you need to know.

I used the Lloyd center as an example on how to properly help malls make a comeback, but honestly as someone who lives near the Lloyd this is the best option for the community. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

Appreciate having @mayoroliviachow.ca on this evening’s #BudgetTO Town Hall for #TorontoDanforth Disappointed but not at all surprised that all questions were answered…except mine. Prioritizing the safety of vulnerable road users! Again disappointed but not surprised. #BikeTO #VisionZero

Spent 4.5 hours on a bike today between getting to the dentist and picking the kid up from after school sports. Driving, would have been 1.5 hours. But what really gets me is that if I could just bike the direct, flat routes the cars take, that biking time would have been cut in half.

Is Al gore in the files

Having spent my afternoon digging into e-commerce sales tax compliance, I once again laugh in the general direction of “AI”.

Dang Ex-NDP MPP Rima Berns-McGown on Doly Begum’s decision to defect to the federal Liberals: “I know two things. I know her heart, and I know the NDP… Until the NDP becomes a party of integrity, it can’t demand loyalty of its electeds.” h/t @ahmadelbayoumi.bsky.social Cc: @ndp.ca

Biking to a dental appointment in Bellevue today very nearly ate it going over a new all-brick speed bump installed on the downhill on 112th going toward S. Bellevue light rail station. Iooks like was *just* built. cannot understand who thought brick on a steep downhill turn would be a safe idea.

YouTube recommends me streams of council meetings from places I’ve never even heard of. Like Guthrie, Oklahoma (population 10,000).

Thanks for sharing this Carina. This was extraordinarily irresponsible writing by the @seattletimes.com editorial board.

. @novakovicto.bsky.social returns to the field with a new publication, Expo, and an excellent essay on diversity in Canadian architefture. www.expothemagazine.com/expo-essays/...

Thanks @brenttoderian.bsky.social for including us!

CITY BOOKS: 10 recent great books on cities and city-building, added already in this thread to our #UrbanismBookClub! Check them out, and keep checking the list over time as I keep adding more until I get to 100!

I don't think the average Californian fully appreciates how bad this situation has become. We're essentially sitting on a ticking time bomb.

If nothing changes in Utah, they're basically guaranteeing that the state fall into a permanent California-style housing crisis that forces kids from the state to eventually move away. They need to reduce minimum lot sizes statewide. www.housingwire.com/articles/uta...

Made it! #Vancouver to #Toronto on The Canadian. And we got in one hour early!

You can see which direction was morning rush hour.

Every other “reporter” in that room that doesn’t walk out immediately when Trump does this should never be seen as professional or credible again. I’d say they should be ashamed of themselves, but appropriate shame seems to be one of the casualties of the Trump era in the United States.

Trump is legitimately beyond insane.

I only knew these 3 for an hour but they’ll be with me forever.

“How do you plan and design a city that is safe and functional while also leaving room for spontaneity and serendipity?” www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Drivers! What else can you say? toronto.citynews.ca/2026/02/03/v...