Jack Harman
@jackharman.bsky.social
Infrastructure finance professional wondering why Anglosphere costs are so high
This would offend Unionists much more! Republicans are still very pro-PLA
July 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
This would offend Unionists much more! Republicans are still very pro-PLA
Soon to be automated!
July 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Soon to be automated!
Looks like a couple of buildings have collapsed above some Delhi Metro tunneling work
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tunnellingjournal.com/dmrc-stateme...
DMRC statement following building collapse - The Tunnelling Journal
Following the collapse of three buildings in Delhi in an influence zone of tunnelling for the Delhi Metro, the Delhi...
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July 14, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Looks like a couple of buildings have collapsed above some Delhi Metro tunneling work
tunnellingjournal.com/dmrc-stateme...
tunnellingjournal.com/dmrc-stateme...
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*$200m* for the ponies but when [SEPTA] pleads "for sustainable funding from Harrisburg, they’re told by conservative senators that there are not enough resources to go around." -- www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Pa. needs to stop subsidizing horse racing and put that money toward transit | Opinion
Every year, casino slot machine revenue is diverted into a Race Horse Development Fund, subsidizing an expensive hobby for wealthy horse owners and breeders. It should be used to fund transit instead.
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July 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
*$200m* for the ponies but when [SEPTA] pleads "for sustainable funding from Harrisburg, they’re told by conservative senators that there are not enough resources to go around." -- www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
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Top White House advisers signals that firing Powell maybe is not out of the question as the admin begins to probe these accusations around Fed renovations. Hassett said it would depend potentially on what Powell's answers turn up www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
Update from Tony Romm
www.nytimes.com
July 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Top White House advisers signals that firing Powell maybe is not out of the question as the admin begins to probe these accusations around Fed renovations. Hassett said it would depend potentially on what Powell's answers turn up www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
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🧵 We're currently building a mixed income building in Charlotte where 30% of units are financed by LIHTC.
I'm starting a running list of requirements in the LIHTC units that are superior to conventional market rate apartments and thus drive up cost: 1/
I'm starting a running list of requirements in the LIHTC units that are superior to conventional market rate apartments and thus drive up cost: 1/
July 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
🧵 We're currently building a mixed income building in Charlotte where 30% of units are financed by LIHTC.
I'm starting a running list of requirements in the LIHTC units that are superior to conventional market rate apartments and thus drive up cost: 1/
I'm starting a running list of requirements in the LIHTC units that are superior to conventional market rate apartments and thus drive up cost: 1/
Worst value for money project in transit history?
July 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Worst value for money project in transit history?
Yeah this is the real mess of the situation
July 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Yeah this is the real mess of the situation
Thankfully the hydrogen trains are zero emissions. Well, zero emissions at the tailpipe, it's about 4x as much CO2 as diesel when measured from source. But what matters is that the trains themselves can't be blamed.
July 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Thankfully the hydrogen trains are zero emissions. Well, zero emissions at the tailpipe, it's about 4x as much CO2 as diesel when measured from source. But what matters is that the trains themselves can't be blamed.
I really hope Newark DE has a Penn Station as well, NEC station names aren't confusing enough yet IMO
July 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I really hope Newark DE has a Penn Station as well, NEC station names aren't confusing enough yet IMO
British Rail used to call this "the sparks effect"
Electrification + all-day frequency + return to office + freeway jams = Caltrain ridership ↗️
July 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
British Rail used to call this "the sparks effect"
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Electrification + all-day frequency + return to office + freeway jams = Caltrain ridership ↗️
July 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Electrification + all-day frequency + return to office + freeway jams = Caltrain ridership ↗️
I agree we would win PA more often than not without someone like Fetterman. But (a) I think we need to win PA every single election if we're going to hold a Senate majority, and (b) I think we need to win places well to the right of PA, and that means being OK with people even to Fetterman's right
July 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I agree we would win PA more often than not without someone like Fetterman. But (a) I think we need to win PA every single election if we're going to hold a Senate majority, and (b) I think we need to win places well to the right of PA, and that means being OK with people even to Fetterman's right
I think it's both - the increasing number of steps that government and civil servants have to jump through is the main reason for the inability to deliver. Political discretion, but governmental straitjacketing
July 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I think it's both - the increasing number of steps that government and civil servants have to jump through is the main reason for the inability to deliver. Political discretion, but governmental straitjacketing
That's a very silly way to look at the world
July 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
That's a very silly way to look at the world
Every time I see Brescia mentioned somewhere, I check if they mention the automated light metro. Sadly not, this time.
www.ft.com/content/af18...
www.ft.com/content/af18...
Postcard from Brescia: priests and petrolheads at the world’s ‘most beautiful’ car race
In an Italian city where cars are a religion, the start of the annual Mille Miglia is a spectacle not to be missed
www.ft.com
July 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Every time I see Brescia mentioned somewhere, I check if they mention the automated light metro. Sadly not, this time.
www.ft.com/content/af18...
www.ft.com/content/af18...
A lot of the most right-wing Congressional Dems these days were Sanders supporters. I think it's not entirely surprising, there's a nexus of populism there
July 12, 2025 at 2:58 AM
A lot of the most right-wing Congressional Dems these days were Sanders supporters. I think it's not entirely surprising, there's a nexus of populism there
Don't get me wrong, that stuff is anathema to me. But we will never hold a consistent Senate majority, let alone a 2/3 majority, without people like Fetterman, and even further right
July 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Don't get me wrong, that stuff is anathema to me. But we will never hold a consistent Senate majority, let alone a 2/3 majority, without people like Fetterman, and even further right
I bet a lot of them do! And it's not this alone, it's lots of ways he distinguishes himself from the rest of the party. Things I, personally, dislike a lot, but have got him a reputation for not being a "typical Democrat"
July 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I bet a lot of them do! And it's not this alone, it's lots of ways he distinguishes himself from the rest of the party. Things I, personally, dislike a lot, but have got him a reputation for not being a "typical Democrat"
There are lots of swing voters, though
July 12, 2025 at 12:38 AM
There are lots of swing voters, though
Yeah that's probably true, and while PA may be winnable with someone to his left, it's probably not good for the party
July 12, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Yeah that's probably true, and while PA may be winnable with someone to his left, it's probably not good for the party
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The Importance of Being Idle is one of my all-time favourites
July 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
The Importance of Being Idle is one of my all-time favourites
My extremely Trumpy in-laws love Fetterman. This kind of thing is a great way to get re-elected in a purple state! Sorry, but it's true.
Fetterman on Fox on Mamdani: "He's a socialist. He's not, I guess, a technical Democrat."
July 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
My extremely Trumpy in-laws love Fetterman. This kind of thing is a great way to get re-elected in a purple state! Sorry, but it's true.
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I am certainly intrigued, since I haven't seen any signs of them installing validators at rail stations for pay-as-you-go.
But it looks like FAREPAY cards can hold *tickets* as well as value, so maybe you can buy/load e-tickets onto your card, and when the conductor scans it they take an e-ticket?
But it looks like FAREPAY cards can hold *tickets* as well as value, so maybe you can buy/load e-tickets onto your card, and when the conductor scans it they take an e-ticket?
July 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I am certainly intrigued, since I haven't seen any signs of them installing validators at rail stations for pay-as-you-go.
But it looks like FAREPAY cards can hold *tickets* as well as value, so maybe you can buy/load e-tickets onto your card, and when the conductor scans it they take an e-ticket?
But it looks like FAREPAY cards can hold *tickets* as well as value, so maybe you can buy/load e-tickets onto your card, and when the conductor scans it they take an e-ticket?