Aaron Greiner
@aarongreiner.bsky.social
Creating public spaces at CultureHouse
Creating queer spaces at fruitstand
Olin College alum | 🏳️🌈 🚲 🚊 🚌
📍 Somerville, MA
Creating queer spaces at fruitstand
Olin College alum | 🏳️🌈 🚲 🚊 🚌
📍 Somerville, MA
I’m on the regional rail (née commuter rail) rn and people are dressed in Celtics gear and cheering loudly when they score. I thought transit was a safe space!
November 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I’m on the regional rail (née commuter rail) rn and people are dressed in Celtics gear and cheering loudly when they score. I thought transit was a safe space!
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Bravo to @somervilleinfr1.bsky.social, among like maybe three US city transpo agencies committed enough to safety to try a raised crossing across a minor arterial.
November 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Bravo to @somervilleinfr1.bsky.social, among like maybe three US city transpo agencies committed enough to safety to try a raised crossing across a minor arterial.
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A reminder that cars aren’t a technology problem. They’re a geometry problem.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
A reminder that cars aren’t a technology problem. They’re a geometry problem.
Don’t make me tap the sign.
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Don’t make me tap the sign.
Winter is upon us, and this downspout is still spewing water onto the sidewalk, which will freeze and turn into a slipping hazard.
@jake4somerville.bsky.social @somervilleinfr1.bsky.social @cityofsomerville.bsky.social @jtforward2.bsky.social can we force the property owners to fix this?
@jake4somerville.bsky.social @somervilleinfr1.bsky.social @cityofsomerville.bsky.social @jtforward2.bsky.social can we force the property owners to fix this?
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Winter is upon us, and this downspout is still spewing water onto the sidewalk, which will freeze and turn into a slipping hazard.
@jake4somerville.bsky.social @somervilleinfr1.bsky.social @cityofsomerville.bsky.social @jtforward2.bsky.social can we force the property owners to fix this?
@jake4somerville.bsky.social @somervilleinfr1.bsky.social @cityofsomerville.bsky.social @jtforward2.bsky.social can we force the property owners to fix this?
¡Hola! I made a little trip to Puerto Rico last week. It’s an absolutely beautiful island (that should absolutely be able to determine its own future). If I am on a trip though, it means there will be #urbanism hot takes: a thread 🧵
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
¡Hola! I made a little trip to Puerto Rico last week. It’s an absolutely beautiful island (that should absolutely be able to determine its own future). If I am on a trip though, it means there will be #urbanism hot takes: a thread 🧵
Not sure if it’s related, but a few weeks ago I got approached by someone at a T stop who said they were collecting signatures for a ballot measure to protect marijuana. When I asked who they were, they said they worked for the state which made no sense and I didn’t sign.
A group pushing to repeal legalization of recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts has been dogged by allegations that it misled people into signing its petition.
They said they were asked to sign petitions for housing or safer streets. It was really to end recreational weed sales. - The Boston Globe
The coalition pushing for the ballot initiative has denied allegations of misleading voters, saying they were concocted by the marijuana industry.
trib.al
November 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Not sure if it’s related, but a few weeks ago I got approached by someone at a T stop who said they were collecting signatures for a ballot measure to protect marijuana. When I asked who they were, they said they worked for the state which made no sense and I didn’t sign.
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Dear #QueerBookSky,
If you're a fan of @queerliblib.bsky.social (icons, divas, stars), check out (ha) the @qtlibrary.org – a queer & trans library & substance-free community space coming to a brick-and-mortar location in Boston real damn soon.
Tell your friends. Tell your enemies. And if ya can –
If you're a fan of @queerliblib.bsky.social (icons, divas, stars), check out (ha) the @qtlibrary.org – a queer & trans library & substance-free community space coming to a brick-and-mortar location in Boston real damn soon.
Tell your friends. Tell your enemies. And if ya can –
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Dear #QueerBookSky,
If you're a fan of @queerliblib.bsky.social (icons, divas, stars), check out (ha) the @qtlibrary.org – a queer & trans library & substance-free community space coming to a brick-and-mortar location in Boston real damn soon.
Tell your friends. Tell your enemies. And if ya can –
If you're a fan of @queerliblib.bsky.social (icons, divas, stars), check out (ha) the @qtlibrary.org – a queer & trans library & substance-free community space coming to a brick-and-mortar location in Boston real damn soon.
Tell your friends. Tell your enemies. And if ya can –
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Hi (urbanist) gay! I just got back from a few days in Palm Springs. It was lovely, relaxing, and of course, my mind was racing with #urbanism takes: a 🧵
November 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Hi (urbanist) gay! I just got back from a few days in Palm Springs. It was lovely, relaxing, and of course, my mind was racing with #urbanism takes: a 🧵
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Election Day tomorrow, wherever you are, vote for faster bus lanes, wider sidewalks, safer bike lanes, slower streets and abundant housing
November 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Election Day tomorrow, wherever you are, vote for faster bus lanes, wider sidewalks, safer bike lanes, slower streets and abundant housing
Streets for people mean streets for fashion shows.
📍JP Open Streets
📍JP Open Streets
November 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Streets for people mean streets for fashion shows.
📍JP Open Streets
📍JP Open Streets
Disrespect for pedestrians in Palm Springs.
Imagine if a road through a city just became 1/2 the width and dirt for a block. And you had to instead drive over onto a runway to get around it.
Imagine if a road through a city just became 1/2 the width and dirt for a block. And you had to instead drive over onto a runway to get around it.
October 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Disrespect for pedestrians in Palm Springs.
Imagine if a road through a city just became 1/2 the width and dirt for a block. And you had to instead drive over onto a runway to get around it.
Imagine if a road through a city just became 1/2 the width and dirt for a block. And you had to instead drive over onto a runway to get around it.
Boston's great, but with these 5 urban design changes, it would truly be an S tier livable city:
🚲 Protected bike lane network
🚶➡️ Pedestrian Newbury, Charles St, & Harvard Sq
🏊 Charles & harbor swimming areas
🚉 Frequent regional rail w/ North/South rail link
🌳 Dense zoning & urban growth boundary
🚲 Protected bike lane network
🚶➡️ Pedestrian Newbury, Charles St, & Harvard Sq
🏊 Charles & harbor swimming areas
🚉 Frequent regional rail w/ North/South rail link
🌳 Dense zoning & urban growth boundary
October 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Boston's great, but with these 5 urban design changes, it would truly be an S tier livable city:
🚲 Protected bike lane network
🚶➡️ Pedestrian Newbury, Charles St, & Harvard Sq
🏊 Charles & harbor swimming areas
🚉 Frequent regional rail w/ North/South rail link
🌳 Dense zoning & urban growth boundary
🚲 Protected bike lane network
🚶➡️ Pedestrian Newbury, Charles St, & Harvard Sq
🏊 Charles & harbor swimming areas
🚉 Frequent regional rail w/ North/South rail link
🌳 Dense zoning & urban growth boundary
Remember not too long ago when everyone was posting photos of #MBTA countdown clocks with 20+ mins? These days the clocks tend to look more like this. The change into a system that is (mostly) fast and reliable* is impressive and transformative.
* Green Line D branch from Union excepted.
* Green Line D branch from Union excepted.
October 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Remember not too long ago when everyone was posting photos of #MBTA countdown clocks with 20+ mins? These days the clocks tend to look more like this. The change into a system that is (mostly) fast and reliable* is impressive and transformative.
* Green Line D branch from Union excepted.
* Green Line D branch from Union excepted.
This bike has handle bars and pedals that collapse, making it easier to whee through a crowded space. This is innovation.
October 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This bike has handle bars and pedals that collapse, making it easier to whee through a crowded space. This is innovation.
One of the best things about the inflatable suits is that it’s really hard to paint protesters as dangerous when the video of you arresting them looks like this.
#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
October 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
One of the best things about the inflatable suits is that it’s really hard to paint protesters as dangerous when the video of you arresting them looks like this.
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Free Charles street from cars.
October 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Free Charles street from cars.
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MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
October 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
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Congratulations to bicyclists: you're one of the most efficient movers in the animal kingdom! 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...
The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike
A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom
www.scientificamerican.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Congratulations to bicyclists: you're one of the most efficient movers in the animal kingdom! 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...
Zoning works!
“An all-affordable apartment building is moving forward at 2072 Massachusetts Ave. under zoning changes made since its first version was withdrawn in August 2021 – then as high as nine stories with 49 homes, now 12 stories with 73 homes that would become available within four years.”
“An all-affordable apartment building is moving forward at 2072 Massachusetts Ave. under zoning changes made since its first version was withdrawn in August 2021 – then as high as nine stories with 49 homes, now 12 stories with 73 homes that would become available within four years.”
October 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Zoning works!
“An all-affordable apartment building is moving forward at 2072 Massachusetts Ave. under zoning changes made since its first version was withdrawn in August 2021 – then as high as nine stories with 49 homes, now 12 stories with 73 homes that would become available within four years.”
“An all-affordable apartment building is moving forward at 2072 Massachusetts Ave. under zoning changes made since its first version was withdrawn in August 2021 – then as high as nine stories with 49 homes, now 12 stories with 73 homes that would become available within four years.”
“This is quite clearly about asking that queer people do not show their identity in public. That’s really what it’s ultimately about.”
Experts Say Removing Rainbow Crosswalks Makes Streets Less Safe
Despite claims they’re a “distraction,” studies show rainbow crosswalks reduce crashes and make queer people feel safer in public spaces.
www.queeragenda.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“This is quite clearly about asking that queer people do not show their identity in public. That’s really what it’s ultimately about.”