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Carter Rubin @carterrubin.com · 26m

The Federal consent decree that governed the construction of I-105 specified that the 105 would be 8 lanes wide. Now it will be 12.

Joe Linton @lintonjoe.bsky.social · 22h

Metro Construction Committee meeting: now on 105 Freeway widening to add express lanes - first $750M phase under construction - this item would increase the project budget to $1.5B - basically greenlighting 2 later phases - funded by future toll revenue boardagendas.metro.net/board-report...

2025-0803 - I-105 EXPRESSLANES LIFE-OF-PROJECT BUDGET AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR SEGMENT 2 AND 3 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT (PHASE 2 SUPPLEMENT) - Metro Board

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Joe Linton @lintonjoe.bsky.social · 19h

I am looking forward much easier trips to LACMA very soon la.streetsblog.org/2025/10/15/m...

Metro To Open D Line Subway Extension By March 2026 - Streetsblog Los Angeles

The 4-mile Metro D Line Extension Section 1 will extend from Wilshire/Western in Koreatown to La Cienega/Wilshire in Beverly Hills

la.streetsblog.org

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 5d

Deep dive into the surge in US pedestrian deaths:

"It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die."

"[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."

Why Are So Many Pedestrians Killed by Cars in the US?

It’s unfortunately not uncommon for pedestrians to be killed by cars in the US.

www.construction-physics.com

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 2h

BREAKING from PP

We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*

The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:

Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer

More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

by @nicolefoy.bsky.social

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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Carter Rubin @carterrubin.com · 13h

I checked the numbers and Kiké Hernandez turns into Mookie Betts in the postseason (comparing the former’s career playoff OPS to the latter‘s regular season career OPS).

Carter Rubin @carterrubin.com · 16h

Barry (9) and Bobby Bonds (0) combined for 9. I think this technically counts. can you confirm? @ericstephen.bsky.social

Carter Rubin @carterrubin.com · 22h

The NRDC Action Fund is running these ads in Illinois asking the Legislature to fund transit! Transit is essential for families, saves people money and cleans the air. vimeo.com/1123290473/a...

NRDC Action Fund - Metro Mobility Act - Review

This is "NRDC Action Fund - Metro Mobility Act - Review" by SBDigital on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Joe Linton @lintonjoe.bsky.social · 1d

Metro Planning Committee: now on Union Station run-thru tracks item #LinkUS - certifying project supplemental/final EIR boardagendas.metro.net/board-report...

2025-0805 - LINK UNION STATION PROJECT FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT CERTIFICATION - Metro Board

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Carter Rubin @carterrubin.com · 1d

Happy first day of snow on the mountains to all the freshman at my alma mater.

Transverse Dreams @transversedreams.bsky.social · 1d

That’s right

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Transverse Dreams @transversedreams.bsky.social · 1d

That’s right

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NRDC @nrdc.org · 1d

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill to phase out toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in cookware. This decision fails to protect Californians from the serious health effects linked to PFAS, including birth defects and increased risks of certain cancers.

Newsom Vetoes California’s Ban on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Cookware

www.nytimes.com

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Carter Rubin @carterrubin.com · 1d

I was at Dodger Stadium for Limatime 😢

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Emily Hamilton @ebwhamilton.bsky.social · 2d

If you want to really feel the housing crisis, browse the Census microdata for LA households with lots of people in them. About 16,000 houses in LA County have three bedrooms and 8+ people.

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Carter Rubin @carterrubin.com · 1d

The frequencies on the Big Blue Bus 7 are so good it’s like having a $1.25 uber from my house to downtown Santa Monica.

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Hunter Owens @hunterowens.net · 1d

I gotta be honest I have been historically skeptical of the idea of digital twins but recently I learned that Japan's MLIT built an entire 3D model of every building and road in the country with semantic and underlying use information, so uh... maybe less skeptical

www.mlit.go.jp/plateau/en/

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Carter Rubin @carterrubin.com · 1d

I personally like it when the falling water of Hetch Hetchy pushes my packed bus straight up a big f’ing SF hill.

Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 2d

Trolleybuses pull power directly into efficient, hill-climbing engines without need for massive, pavement-crushing batteries. Next gen trolleys with in-motion charging offer significant off-wire travel, allowing incremental wire extension. SF and Seattle partnering:
www.sfmta.com/media/43118/...

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Carter Rubin @carterrubin.com · 2d

Thank you @governor.ca.gov for vetoing SB 34, which would have created more barriers to cleaning up our freight system, at the exact moment that the federal government is undermining our ability to regulate pollution. www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/u...

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 2d

You're living through one of the biggest technological transformations in world history and it has nothing to do with AI

Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 3d

Grid scale batteries are changing our electricity system. Excellent new visual story on batteries in FT today shows just how far this technology has evolved.

Fasten your seatbelts, this is just the beginning.

ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...

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Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 2d

Gov signed SB 71, making permanent @scottwiener.bsky.social's CEQA exemptions. For much of our transit priority, protected bikeway, Slow Street, etc work, CEQA process would have taken longer and cost more than project itself, and done nothing for environment.🙏
cal.streetsblog.org/2025/01/24/w...

Wiener Introduces Legislation to Continue CEQA Exemption for Sustainable Transportation - Streetsblog California

“We’re excited to see Senator Wiener continue his leadership on active transportation with SB 71, which makes permanent a bill he authored to exempt biking, walking, and public transit plans and proje...

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 3d

Grid scale batteries are changing our electricity system. Excellent new visual story on batteries in FT today shows just how far this technology has evolved.

Fasten your seatbelts, this is just the beginning.

ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...

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Carter Rubin @carterrubin.com · 3d

I remember buying Return to Cookie Mountain from Amoeba in the Haight when it came out. I felt very grown up.

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 6d

Searching for Jackie Merlos: What happened when the Trump administration disappeared an immigrant mother and her four U.S. citizen kids

Her Kids Are U.S. Citizens. Trump's Admin Disappeared Them Anyway

Donald Trump's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) disappeared an immigrant mom living in Portland and her four U.S. citizen children.

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Carter Rubin @carterrubin.com · 4d

The D Line / Purple extension is going to totally transform Los Angeles.

Carter Rubin @carterrubin.com · 4d

In three years this wI’ll be 15 minutes from Westwood Village.

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Carter Rubin @carterrubin.com · 4d

In three years this wI’ll be 15 minutes from Westwood Village.

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Sara Hastings-Simon 🇨🇦 @shastingssimon.bsky.social · 4d

The alternative to old bungalows being torn down and replaced by a number of condos or townhomes that costs roughly the same is the old bungalow being torn down and replaced by a large house that costs 3x as much.
This is literally what happened before rezoning

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Farkas gave an example from the Glamorgan neighbourhood, where he said $600,000 bungalows
are being torn down and replaced with $750,000 luxury condos.

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