JD
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Sentient LLM. Data/cities/climate/transportation/fast cars on racetracks/guitars with too many strings
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Really can't overstate how problematic robotaxis become at scale:
"Urban traffic is constrained by the fact that getting around by car either requires (expensively) paying someone else to drive or (inconveniently) driving oneself. Without such constraints the result could be brutal gridlock."
"Urban traffic is constrained by the fact that getting around by car either requires (expensively) paying someone else to drive or (inconveniently) driving oneself. Without such constraints the result could be brutal gridlock."
Self-driving cars will transform urban economies
A robotaxi boom is coming. The impacts might be broader than you expect
www.economist.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Really can't overstate how problematic robotaxis become at scale:
"Urban traffic is constrained by the fact that getting around by car either requires (expensively) paying someone else to drive or (inconveniently) driving oneself. Without such constraints the result could be brutal gridlock."
"Urban traffic is constrained by the fact that getting around by car either requires (expensively) paying someone else to drive or (inconveniently) driving oneself. Without such constraints the result could be brutal gridlock."
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed 4 years ago. In new research @urbaninstitute.bsky.social we study its effects.
US transport spending increased by 30%, but:
—Funding for non-highway projects flatlined
—Construction cost increases resulted in no actual increase in infrastructure
US transport spending increased by 30%, but:
—Funding for non-highway projects flatlined
—Construction cost increases resulted in no actual increase in infrastructure
Federal Infrastructure Spending on Transportation, Four Years after the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is up for reauthorization in 2026. New analysis shows that the act increased spending on transportation infrastructure, but…
www.urban.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed 4 years ago. In new research @urbaninstitute.bsky.social we study its effects.
US transport spending increased by 30%, but:
—Funding for non-highway projects flatlined
—Construction cost increases resulted in no actual increase in infrastructure
US transport spending increased by 30%, but:
—Funding for non-highway projects flatlined
—Construction cost increases resulted in no actual increase in infrastructure
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Now we're getting somewhere. Tucker got killed by how pitcher-friendly Wrigley played, and Horton...
HOME 1.63 ERA // 3.68 FIP
ROAD 3.59 ERA // 3.50 FIP
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HOME 1.63 ERA // 3.68 FIP
ROAD 3.59 ERA // 3.50 FIP
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November 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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So cool! Prince *loved* libraries. For example, this is one donation he made from his charity a few days after 9/11 to save the Louisville Free Public Library, the first library in the community to serve African Americans.
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
So cool! Prince *loved* libraries. For example, this is one donation he made from his charity a few days after 9/11 to save the Louisville Free Public Library, the first library in the community to serve African Americans.
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Three newly published books argue that cars are destroying society as well as the planet.
Is the world finally ready to rein in the automobile?
My essay, in @bloomberg.com (gift link below)
Is the world finally ready to rein in the automobile?
My essay, in @bloomberg.com (gift link below)
‘Car Brain’ Is Making the US Unhealthy and Dangerous. EVs Won’t Fix It.
A trio of new books argue that we need to confront the full range of costs that car-based living has imposed on our cities, our health and our society.
www.bloomberg.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Three newly published books argue that cars are destroying society as well as the planet.
Is the world finally ready to rein in the automobile?
My essay, in @bloomberg.com (gift link below)
Is the world finally ready to rein in the automobile?
My essay, in @bloomberg.com (gift link below)
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Don't think I've ever seen a shortstop dominate a series defensively the way Dansby is right now.
October 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Don't think I've ever seen a shortstop dominate a series defensively the way Dansby is right now.
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No, Defensive Walking Isn't The Solution For Road Deaths
No, Defensive Walking Isn't The Solution For Road Deaths
It's victim-blaming, it's bull, and it's not the solution we need.
www.jalopnik.com
September 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
No, Defensive Walking Isn't The Solution For Road Deaths
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When an entry-level Volvo can get to 60 mph quicker than a Porsche 911, and in the same time as a Ferrari, electric car makers need a reset.
Read more: wrd.cm/3W2xAb1
Read more: wrd.cm/3W2xAb1
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
When an entry-level Volvo can get to 60 mph quicker than a Porsche 911, and in the same time as a Ferrari, electric car makers need a reset.
Read more: wrd.cm/3W2xAb1
Read more: wrd.cm/3W2xAb1
[to the tune of Hakuna Matata]
🎶Dikembe Mutombo🎶
🎶Dikembe Mutombo🎶
September 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
[to the tune of Hakuna Matata]
🎶Dikembe Mutombo🎶
🎶Dikembe Mutombo🎶
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As autonomous vehicles spread across the US, they could turn urban streets into a congested, chaotic mess. But it’s not inevitable.
In @vox.com, I proposed specific ways cities can future-proof themselves for self-driving cars.
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In @vox.com, I proposed specific ways cities can future-proof themselves for self-driving cars.
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A self-driving car traffic jam is coming for US cities
A century ago, cars remade America. Autonomous vehicles could do it again.
www.vox.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:43 AM
As autonomous vehicles spread across the US, they could turn urban streets into a congested, chaotic mess. But it’s not inevitable.
In @vox.com, I proposed specific ways cities can future-proof themselves for self-driving cars.
🧵
In @vox.com, I proposed specific ways cities can future-proof themselves for self-driving cars.
🧵
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The number of children injured or killed by cars while walking or riding a bike has fallen steadily since the 1970s, but CDC researcher note that this decline is not because streets are safer, but because fewer kids are out and about in the first place.
Kids need freedom. Dangerous roads make it hard to grant it.
Bigger cars, distracted drivers and worried parents mean fewer kids are roaming freely.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The number of children injured or killed by cars while walking or riding a bike has fallen steadily since the 1970s, but CDC researcher note that this decline is not because streets are safer, but because fewer kids are out and about in the first place.
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Andy Beshear should run for the Senate seat he can probably win. For all of us and for a lot of reasons. Rather than a Presidency he almost certainly can’t.
August 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Andy Beshear should run for the Senate seat he can probably win. For all of us and for a lot of reasons. Rather than a Presidency he almost certainly can’t.
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Megaprojects like high speed rail or nuclear power should be commissioned and funded on a rolling annual basis, not a per-project basis. Spin up your High Speed Department and give them £10bn a year to build railways until you say stop.
August 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Megaprojects like high speed rail or nuclear power should be commissioned and funded on a rolling annual basis, not a per-project basis. Spin up your High Speed Department and give them £10bn a year to build railways until you say stop.
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Great quote from Mayor Bhalla of Hoboken: "When we say 'No parking' in front of a fire hydrant, do people say, 'You’re taking away a parking spot?' We need to start looking at daylighting the same way. That’s not a space to park, because of safety reasons."
@ravibhalla.bsky.social
@ravibhalla.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Great quote from Mayor Bhalla of Hoboken: "When we say 'No parking' in front of a fire hydrant, do people say, 'You’re taking away a parking spot?' We need to start looking at daylighting the same way. That’s not a space to park, because of safety reasons."
@ravibhalla.bsky.social
@ravibhalla.bsky.social
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This new rail line, the most ambitious in 90 years, could change the face of New York City.
We hopped on a freight train to film the route, and show its potential. Take a look! 🚂
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
We hopped on a freight train to film the route, and show its potential. Take a look! 🚂
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Take a Ride on the Interborough Express, New York City’s Future Train Line (Gift Article)
The Interborough Express, a new rail line that would link Brooklyn and Queens, could change the face of the city.
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This new rail line, the most ambitious in 90 years, could change the face of New York City.
We hopped on a freight train to film the route, and show its potential. Take a look! 🚂
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
We hopped on a freight train to film the route, and show its potential. Take a look! 🚂
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Workers tend to herbs grown beneath solar panels in a photovoltaic plantation in Lihua, Lianyungang, Jiangsu.
An aerial view shows residential buildings with roof-mounted photovoltaic-solar panels in Yinchuan,
Great photos of China's record smashing solar boom
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
An aerial view shows residential buildings with roof-mounted photovoltaic-solar panels in Yinchuan,
Great photos of China's record smashing solar boom
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
July 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Workers tend to herbs grown beneath solar panels in a photovoltaic plantation in Lihua, Lianyungang, Jiangsu.
An aerial view shows residential buildings with roof-mounted photovoltaic-solar panels in Yinchuan,
Great photos of China's record smashing solar boom
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
An aerial view shows residential buildings with roof-mounted photovoltaic-solar panels in Yinchuan,
Great photos of China's record smashing solar boom
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
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Conscientious SUV Shopper Just Wants Something That Will Kill Family In Other Car In Case Of Accident theonion.com/conscie...
July 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Conscientious SUV Shopper Just Wants Something That Will Kill Family In Other Car In Case Of Accident theonion.com/conscie...
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Judge: But that's not where we live (in a monarchy). We live in *response* to a monarchy.
June 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Judge: But that's not where we live (in a monarchy). We live in *response* to a monarchy.
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NEW
A little-noticed provision in the Senate budget bill would gut the government’s long-running CAFE fuel economy program for cars & light trucks.
The provision sets all penalties for automakers who run afoul of the rules to zero — essentially repealing the law.
heatmap.news/politics/cor...
A little-noticed provision in the Senate budget bill would gut the government’s long-running CAFE fuel economy program for cars & light trucks.
The provision sets all penalties for automakers who run afoul of the rules to zero — essentially repealing the law.
heatmap.news/politics/cor...
New GOP Budget Bill Guts Decades-Old Fuel Economy Rules for Cars and Trucks
The Senate’s reconciliation bill essentially repeals the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, abolishing fines for automakers that sell too many gas guzzlers.
heatmap.news
June 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
NEW
A little-noticed provision in the Senate budget bill would gut the government’s long-running CAFE fuel economy program for cars & light trucks.
The provision sets all penalties for automakers who run afoul of the rules to zero — essentially repealing the law.
heatmap.news/politics/cor...
A little-noticed provision in the Senate budget bill would gut the government’s long-running CAFE fuel economy program for cars & light trucks.
The provision sets all penalties for automakers who run afoul of the rules to zero — essentially repealing the law.
heatmap.news/politics/cor...
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Making It Safer To Bike Gets More People To Ride Bikes, Shocking Study Shows
Making It Safer To Bike Gets More People To Ride Bikes, Shocking Study Shows
Apparently, if you make it safe for people to ride their bikes by building protected bike lanes, a lot more people in that area start riding their bikes.
www.jalopnik.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Making It Safer To Bike Gets More People To Ride Bikes, Shocking Study Shows
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Parking is the "dark matter" of urban land use. Learn about how it saps communities of vitality & raises costs -- and how Washington state recently reformed it. Juicy stuff.
Parking reform in Washington, parking reform everywhere!
Washington's bold new parking reform bill will make housing more abundant and inspire other states, explain Sightline's Catie Gould and Alan Durning.
www.volts.wtf
May 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Parking is the "dark matter" of urban land use. Learn about how it saps communities of vitality & raises costs -- and how Washington state recently reformed it. Juicy stuff.
Somebody needs to have a come to Jesus with Andy Beshear about this. There are at least a dozen Dems who could win the presidency. There’s only one who could win a statewide race in Kentucky
May 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Somebody needs to have a come to Jesus with Andy Beshear about this. There are at least a dozen Dems who could win the presidency. There’s only one who could win a statewide race in Kentucky