Sean Willis
@allhopeissean.bsky.social
MUP Student. Mostly post about urbanism, transit, and maps.
Old Louisville 📍
https://louisvilleurbanist.substack.com/
Old Louisville 📍
https://louisvilleurbanist.substack.com/
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it’s pretty simple: you can either induce demand for things that suck and people hate (traffic), or you can do it for things that are good (bikes, the McRib)
The latest evaluation of bike lane projects in Boston continues to show that if you build bike infrastructure, people will use it.
Full report: www.boston.gov/sites/defaul...
Full report: www.boston.gov/sites/defaul...
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
it’s pretty simple: you can either induce demand for things that suck and people hate (traffic), or you can do it for things that are good (bikes, the McRib)
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Louisville Bike Grid, Now!
Speck Dempsey has released the Downtown Louisville and NuLu Walkability Plan. Its 100 pages but here are some highlights when it comes to recommendations. These changes would drastically improve mobility downtown.
November 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Louisville Bike Grid, Now!
Speck Dempsey has released the Downtown Louisville and NuLu Walkability Plan. Its 100 pages but here are some highlights when it comes to recommendations. These changes would drastically improve mobility downtown.
November 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Speck Dempsey has released the Downtown Louisville and NuLu Walkability Plan. Its 100 pages but here are some highlights when it comes to recommendations. These changes would drastically improve mobility downtown.
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I think the debate over what people "want" is a distraction given two basic facts:
1) America vastly over-provides suburbs and under-provides dense walkability;
2) Suburbs are hideously bad for the environment and harmful to numerous markers of well-being.
That's enough! We should do more density!
1) America vastly over-provides suburbs and under-provides dense walkability;
2) Suburbs are hideously bad for the environment and harmful to numerous markers of well-being.
That's enough! We should do more density!
as will notes, people tend to *say* they want suburban living. they want a big house and a big yard and etc. this is not however what is suggested by their actual purchasing practices, which invariably result in something like this:
raincitymaps.com/maps/inspect...
raincitymaps.com/maps/inspect...
November 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I think the debate over what people "want" is a distraction given two basic facts:
1) America vastly over-provides suburbs and under-provides dense walkability;
2) Suburbs are hideously bad for the environment and harmful to numerous markers of well-being.
That's enough! We should do more density!
1) America vastly over-provides suburbs and under-provides dense walkability;
2) Suburbs are hideously bad for the environment and harmful to numerous markers of well-being.
That's enough! We should do more density!
Trump: i want to kill you democrat demons
Dems: Shut up sir! Please sir!
Dems: Shut up sir! Please sir!
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Trump: i want to kill you democrat demons
Dems: Shut up sir! Please sir!
Dems: Shut up sir! Please sir!
When I am president I am making highway engineering an illegal profession
November 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
When I am president I am making highway engineering an illegal profession
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Trump admin Is attempting to massive cut federal transit funds, seeking to:
1–Eliminate transit account, which funds billions of $ in capital expenses for transit agencies
2–Prevent state DOTs from “flexing” funds for transit
These changes, if they occurred, would be devastating for US transit.
1–Eliminate transit account, which funds billions of $ in capital expenses for transit agencies
2–Prevent state DOTs from “flexing” funds for transit
These changes, if they occurred, would be devastating for US transit.
POLITICO Pro: Trump administration proposals seek to eliminate transit funding
DOT recently sent two proposals to the White House budget office seeking to pare back transit money.
subscriber.politicopro.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Trump admin Is attempting to massive cut federal transit funds, seeking to:
1–Eliminate transit account, which funds billions of $ in capital expenses for transit agencies
2–Prevent state DOTs from “flexing” funds for transit
These changes, if they occurred, would be devastating for US transit.
1–Eliminate transit account, which funds billions of $ in capital expenses for transit agencies
2–Prevent state DOTs from “flexing” funds for transit
These changes, if they occurred, would be devastating for US transit.
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QANON CULTIST IN 2017: "In this 1,879 page thread I will unravel the byzantine system of codewords and phrases the global elite use to mask their pedophile cabal."
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
pretty funny in retrospect that QAnon hinged on the idea that powerful elites at the highest levels of government were smart enough to talk in code when sending emails to each other about their despicable crimes
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
QANON CULTIST IN 2017: "In this 1,879 page thread I will unravel the byzantine system of codewords and phrases the global elite use to mask their pedophile cabal."
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
Imagine living in a suburb that had streetcar service for decades and then opposing it's re-implementation.
November 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Imagine living in a suburb that had streetcar service for decades and then opposing it's re-implementation.
Looking at archival papers on Louisville's old rail infrastructure is fun but sometimes it feels like getting hit in the head with a brick repeatedly
November 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Looking at archival papers on Louisville's old rail infrastructure is fun but sometimes it feels like getting hit in the head with a brick repeatedly
Who wants to bet the $17 million surplus from the mid-year budget adjustment, that likely stems from overfunding LMPD, is going to be re-allocated back to LMPD again.
November 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Who wants to bet the $17 million surplus from the mid-year budget adjustment, that likely stems from overfunding LMPD, is going to be re-allocated back to LMPD again.
Just added Louisville's 1916 Streetcar Network to Rails to the Past. The network's 15 lines are all marked.
centerforgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
centerforgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
November 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Just added Louisville's 1916 Streetcar Network to Rails to the Past. The network's 15 lines are all marked.
centerforgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
centerforgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
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Trump getting booed at the Commanders game
November 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Trump getting booed at the Commanders game
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There are not many digital resources on Louisville's old rail infrastructure, so I have begun a project to find and digitize relevant spatial resources, including maps showing individual streetcar lines: www.udstudio.org/stories/rail...
Rails to the Past
www.udstudio.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
There are not many digital resources on Louisville's old rail infrastructure, so I have begun a project to find and digitize relevant spatial resources, including maps showing individual streetcar lines: www.udstudio.org/stories/rail...
There are not many digital resources on Louisville's old rail infrastructure, so I have begun a project to find and digitize relevant spatial resources, including maps showing individual streetcar lines: www.udstudio.org/stories/rail...
Rails to the Past
www.udstudio.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
There are not many digital resources on Louisville's old rail infrastructure, so I have begun a project to find and digitize relevant spatial resources, including maps showing individual streetcar lines: www.udstudio.org/stories/rail...
If we pretend TARC is actually a sort of police department then maybe metro council will provide funding for it
November 6, 2025 at 4:31 AM
If we pretend TARC is actually a sort of police department then maybe metro council will provide funding for it
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It's official: A democratic socialist (and Jacobin contributor) will be the next mayor of America's largest city.
It’s proof that organizing around universal programs and working-class demands can still win big in the heart of capitalism.
It’s proof that organizing around universal programs and working-class demands can still win big in the heart of capitalism.
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
It's official: A democratic socialist (and Jacobin contributor) will be the next mayor of America's largest city.
It’s proof that organizing around universal programs and working-class demands can still win big in the heart of capitalism.
It’s proof that organizing around universal programs and working-class demands can still win big in the heart of capitalism.
Fuck ass cybertruck blocking the sidewalk on 4th street
November 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Fuck ass cybertruck blocking the sidewalk on 4th street
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Both sides of a conflict are calling each other evil and corrupt, rendering me, a humble journalist, helpless to discern the truth. Best I can do is let you know that both sides are in fact saying those things. Hope this helps
October 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Both sides of a conflict are calling each other evil and corrupt, rendering me, a humble journalist, helpless to discern the truth. Best I can do is let you know that both sides are in fact saying those things. Hope this helps
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Kentucky Public Radio analyzed quotes from the state’s health insurance marketplace and found premium increases ranging from 60% to 600% compared to 2025. www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
Many Kentuckians to pay hundreds or even thousands more for health insurance next year
Kentucky Public Radio analyzed quotes from the state’s health marketplace and found premium increases ranging from 60% to 600% compared to 2025.
www.lpm.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Kentucky Public Radio analyzed quotes from the state’s health insurance marketplace and found premium increases ranging from 60% to 600% compared to 2025. www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
Old survey on passenger rail in Louisville. Note how they want to fund it 🤔
October 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Old survey on passenger rail in Louisville. Note how they want to fund it 🤔
Very funny (and sad) how Greenberg's mayoral website highlights decreasing homeless encampments rather than actual homelessness. Pretty emblematic of how his administration deals with the problem - out of sight out of mind.
October 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Very funny (and sad) how Greenberg's mayoral website highlights decreasing homeless encampments rather than actual homelessness. Pretty emblematic of how his administration deals with the problem - out of sight out of mind.
Now imagine if instead of cargo, we started putting people on these new railroad lines and transported them between cities
Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific have jointly launched a new domestic intermodal rail service that originates in Louisville.
New railroad debuts in Louisville, offering West Coast connections. Here's what we know
Two major railroad companies have joined forces to launch a new freight line connecting Louisville to the West Coast. Here's what we know.
bit.ly
October 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Now imagine if instead of cargo, we started putting people on these new railroad lines and transported them between cities
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AI data centers' contribution to rising electricity prices could be a sleeper issue playing a huge role in Virginia and New Jersey races.
The sleeper issue that could play a huge role in Virginia and New Jersey — and the midterms
Data centers are spreading across the country and contributing to rising electricity bills. It’s becoming a political issue as lawmakers are still workshopping their response.
www.nbcnews.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
AI data centers' contribution to rising electricity prices could be a sleeper issue playing a huge role in Virginia and New Jersey races.