Collin Pearsall
@cpearsall242.bsky.social
OC urbanist memes and reposts. Skater. Homeless man trapped in a rich man's body. My pronouns are dude/mofo
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Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
How is this tshirt still giving me bellybutton lint after 18 years of wearing it?
November 24, 2025 at 7:35 AM
How is this tshirt still giving me bellybutton lint after 18 years of wearing it?
I'm not sure what year or geography this is referring to or which world war, but the annual death toll globally has been over 1 million for at least 45 years, and the US only lost 405,000 in WWII and 117,000 in WWI.
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I'm not sure what year or geography this is referring to or which world war, but the annual death toll globally has been over 1 million for at least 45 years, and the US only lost 405,000 in WWII and 117,000 in WWI.
Did my first ever day of canvassing for a political candidate today with the @drakefor10.bsky.social campaign!
November 23, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Did my first ever day of canvassing for a political candidate today with the @drakefor10.bsky.social campaign!
Builder's remedy FTW
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The housing strategy that has NIMBYs in a corner
Beverly Hills is famously difficult to build in for various reasons, but developer Leo Pustilnikov stumbled upon a little-known state law that allows him to ram high-density projects into cities that ...
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November 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Builder's remedy FTW
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So proud. They're getting the basics right :')
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The Orange Line has gotten so much better it has a new problem: Traffic
An "unintended consequence" of all the recent improvements, Orange Line trains are now running into delays due to congestion at the end of the line. However, the MBTA has a plan to ease the issue. Mee...
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November 22, 2025 at 7:26 AM
So proud. They're getting the basics right :')
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
Truly a cursed example of transit adjacent land use. Good job SLC metro area.
November 21, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Truly a cursed example of transit adjacent land use. Good job SLC metro area.
Depave DLSD!
New video out now! IDOT & CDOT seriously missed the mark with Redefine the Drive. Here’s how we can do better
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What if Chicago's Lakefront Had Less Cars?
YouTube video by Car Free Keith
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November 19, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Depave DLSD!
I didn't know bus drivers were allowed to stop on their route for 10 minutes (9:28-9:38 northbound 56 at Kinzie/Desplaines) to pop into Jewel for some groceries 🤔 @chicagocta.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I didn't know bus drivers were allowed to stop on their route for 10 minutes (9:28-9:38 northbound 56 at Kinzie/Desplaines) to pop into Jewel for some groceries 🤔 @chicagocta.bsky.social
Driving brings out the worst in people
November 17, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Driving brings out the worst in people
Reposted by Collin Pearsall
All Trump or Biden would have had to do to get a sizeable share of independents squarely in their camp for years to come was legalize weed. Biden whiffed, and now Trump whiffed even worse. Shrug emoji.
November 16, 2025 at 2:43 AM
All Trump or Biden would have had to do to get a sizeable share of independents squarely in their camp for years to come was legalize weed. Biden whiffed, and now Trump whiffed even worse. Shrug emoji.
Reposted by Collin Pearsall
Spanish high speed rail construction costs are 17.7 million EUR per km and they have 3973 km so that's 70.3 billion EUR or $81.6 billion total. Construction started in 1992. That's $2.5 billion per year (not accounting for inflation). Spain has 49 million people, so that's $51 per person per year. 💀
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Spanish high speed rail construction costs are 17.7 million EUR per km and they have 3973 km so that's 70.3 billion EUR or $81.6 billion total. Construction started in 1992. That's $2.5 billion per year (not accounting for inflation). Spain has 49 million people, so that's $51 per person per year. 💀
Back of the envelope analysis shows Chicago needs to double the amount of housing within 5 miles of downtown and add ~635,000 people to this area.
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Back of the envelope analysis shows Chicago needs to double the amount of housing within 5 miles of downtown and add ~635,000 people to this area.
Cairo has 64 times the population density of Charleston, but the cars only move 25% slower on average
November 8, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Cairo has 64 times the population density of Charleston, but the cars only move 25% slower on average
I've been looking at cities recently to find the most populous 5km radius circle in each. Turns out it's extremely difficult for sprawling sun belt metro areas with zero density gradient that are entirely single family sprawl.
Amazing piece of geography trivia in map form. This graphic ranks the 10 most densely populated 2-square-mile, 4-sided polygons in US cities. Fun to look at. Source: buff.ly/NU3L634
November 7, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I've been looking at cities recently to find the most populous 5km radius circle in each. Turns out it's extremely difficult for sprawling sun belt metro areas with zero density gradient that are entirely single family sprawl.
Compiling a dataset of how many people are within a 1 hr walk of city centers around the world vs how many are within a 1 hr drive of city centers in the US using Tomtom congestion data and "population around a point". Houston slightly beats Dhaka. Chicago slightly beats Karachi.
November 6, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Compiling a dataset of how many people are within a 1 hr walk of city centers around the world vs how many are within a 1 hr drive of city centers in the US using Tomtom congestion data and "population around a point". Houston slightly beats Dhaka. Chicago slightly beats Karachi.
Reposted by Collin Pearsall
In bits of good news, the legislature passed parking reform in Illinois! I think the governor still has to sign it but this is cool
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Illinois legislature adopts People Over Parking Act to right-size parking requirements in transit-served areas - Streetsblog Chicago
At about 4:22 AM this morning the Illinois Senate concurred with the Illinois House on bill SB 2111, approving a revenues and reform package that will avert the Chicagoland transit fiscal cliff, struc...
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November 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
In bits of good news, the legislature passed parking reform in Illinois! I think the governor still has to sign it but this is cool
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#DigitalWellbeing screen time tracker widget not working due to #DaylightSavingsTime
November 2, 2025 at 7:25 AM
#DigitalWellbeing screen time tracker widget not working due to #DaylightSavingsTime