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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 11h

Sad to see the crucial Velodrome exemption was stripped out in committee.

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 11h

Strange - I don’t even know how I got on their email list. I’ve never even been to their website prior to 5pm today.

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 11h

On brand for the Congress of New Urbanism NYC to oppose streamlining for affordable and mixed-income housing, I suppose.

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 15h

It would be nice if people would do the most basic research before writing these takes.

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 15h

Familiar with the nonsense re MacArthur so I just looked at Mariachi Plaza station in Boyle Heights on street view.

There are two new buildings near the station: one is LIHTC and one is funded by project based vouchers from the local public housing authority.

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Brendan @bigb.bsky.social · 17h

And getting halfway through that process before they consider how they will fuel the bus 🤦‍♂️

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 20h

A bit different than every California bus agency seeking discretionary, competitive grant funds to do a one off battery or hydrogen bus purchase.

Trenvista in English (formerly Rail News Vista) @trenvistaen.bsky.social · 20h

Germany aims to reunify the procurement of PSO trains in order to make their acquisition and maintenance easier and cheaper. The model is based on that of the VDV Tram-Train consortium.

Germany's 27 states join forces to make joint train purchases

Since regionalisation, purchasing has become fragmented, losing the benefits of economies of scale.

www.trenvista.net

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 1d

Other new metropolis text: Fragments of Metropolis Berlin.

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 1d

Unfinished Metropolis also features the illustrations of @alfredtwu.com including this EMU.

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 1d

Got my copy of The Unfinished Metropolis by @benschneider.bsky.social

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 1d

Yes - that's why it doesn't make sense to fixate on a particular program or project. This is just the air that we breath.

But Federal and state policymakers need to hear that this miserliness with planning/design dollars is a significant driver of delay/costs.

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 1d

An elevated automated light metro along Katella would work well.

It even has an existing median that could support pylons.

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 1d

Fwiw, Disneyland wanted a surface running street car (👎)to connect to the Anaheim ARTIC Surfliner/Metrolink station but that got nixed for familiar car NIMBYism.

Now they're looking at a gondola to ARTIC.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaheim...

Anaheim Rapid Connection - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 1d

That funded conceptual planning and preliminary design might not result in a project moving forward to final design, procurement and construction.

That's okay.

It's certainly preferable to burn a few Million than lock in to an indeterminate multiple of a Billion via a ballot measure.

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 1d

Planners and designers are especially cheap compared to digging a tunnel or building a viaduct.

Regions, states and Congress need to get comfortable investing resources in transit planning and design prior to committing to constructing lines on a map.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/10/h...

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 2d

115’ single stair structure at Pigeon Point

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alex block @alexblock.bsky.social · 2d

Worth noting that not only did the funding change, but the structure of the funding completely shifted to the more discretionary system we have today; it discouraged the system-wide planning and investment.

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 2d

Not seeing the basis for this comparison tbh

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 2d

Really nasty dynamic for their coalition that the lead painters are 1) the most visible part of their coalition and 2) get more deranged as they engage more.

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 3d

[victory alert]

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 3d

Did those 4+1s cluster in higher rent areas? (You may have covered this in the book but I don’t remember.)

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 3d

There’s one right behind E&Js and Degrees Plato.

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 3d

“The new ordinance contains a nom, broader selection of zones which have been carefully tailored to the variety of specialized living, shopping, and working areas noeded in our complex city.”

cc @aceckhouse.bsky.social

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 3d

R-60 zone

“To provide areas for medium density
apartment development. Conditional use permits required for all developments with more than six dwelling units in order to ensure harmony with existing neighborhood character.”

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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 3d

“Why Oakland Needs a New [Zoning] Ordinance?”

Oakland Planning Department 1963

babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc...

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