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Ray Delahanty | CityNerd

@nerd4cities.bsky.social

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Plangineer (AICP) when I’m at work, alter ego CityNerd when I’m not. New videos on cities and transportation every Wednesday. http://linktr.ee/CityNerd 🐘 @nerd4cities

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Ray Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social · 12d

Tuesday night special for the Nebulized! Yes, I took the bait —

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CityNerd — Can We Agree On the 4 Major U.S. Cities?

I usually avoid trending topics, but unfortunately this one is catnip. Come along for a review of U.S. cities, and prepare to be enraged.

nebula.tv

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Ray Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social · 1d

Totally forgot this person (?) existed, just a constant source of amazing takes

Ray Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social · 2d

This series got me through the early pandemic

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🔱 🔱 🔱 🔱 🔱

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iain @maccoinnich.bsky.social · 2d

The NYTimes wisely hired Anna Griffin, one of the best journalists in Portland, as the head of its Pacific Northwest Bureau

President Trump continued to describe Portland, Ore., as a city on fire Friday even as residents enjoyed the first fall rain and the lone demonstrator at the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement building was dressed as a pink Care Bear. While taking questions from reporters in the White House, Mr. Trump said that “every time I look at that place, it’s burning down” and claimed that when store owners in Portland need to make repairs, they “build it out of plywood.” Buildings are still constructed with wood, concrete, steel and other modern construction materials in Oregon.

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 2d

Cool to see so many Husky fans using the bike valet at the UW!

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Alex @mplsalex.bsky.social · 2d

I dunno, feels like reaching the “hiding your neighbors from the masked secret police” stage of things in like 9 months doesn’t bode well for the next couple of years.

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 2d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Sheogorath's Lost Pinecone @daedricnonsense.bsky.social · 2d

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Ray Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social · 2d

I guess California really does know how to party

California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 2d

[VICTORY ALERT] Governor Newsom has signed SB 79, which will make it legal to build multi-family housing near high quality transit!

Our statement:
cayimby.org/news-events/...

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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 2d

[VICTORY ALERT] Governor Newsom has signed SB 79, which will make it legal to build multi-family housing near high quality transit!

Our statement:
cayimby.org/news-events/...

cayimby.org

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Jordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social · 2d

After 7 committee hearings, a senate floor vote, an assembly floor vote, a concurrence vote, and the governor's signing this morning... @scottwiener.bsky.social's #SB79, which legalizes new multifamily housing near major public transit stops, is officially law!

Thank you @gavinnewsom.bsky.social!

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 2d

If you only read one of this trio, make it Life After Cars by @brooklynspoke.bsky.social & @sgoodyear.bsky.social.

It’s the most accessible and informative, as well as the most practical.

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Ray Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social · 3d

Oh no lol is this The Urbanist

Ray Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah that’s all regionally designated town center too. There’s actually decent stuff to build on there, and tons of potential

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 3d

If you missed out on tickets to our event at Town Hall Seattle, we've added another event with @cascade.org the next day. Join us on Nov 6 for a special talk about "Life After Cars." And please support Cascade Bicycle Club!

War on Cars Book Signing and Author Talk | Cascade Bicycle Club

Kick off November Ride in the Rain with a cozy evening at Cascade Bicycle Club featuring the hosts of The War on Cars podcast. Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon, will read from their new book, Life After...

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Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 5d

I love living in a city full of immigrants and tons and tons of people who are not at all like me and not like each other. It makes us all better and it makes our city better. I know I’m preaching to the choir by saying this on the lib app but I sometimes just get so overwhelmed by how special it is

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Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 6d

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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BikeSD @bikesd.bsky.social · 6d

Big couple of weeks — from the Welcome @nerd4cities.bsky.social ride to our bike/walk audit on Fairmount, the SDCW ride & panel, and the El Cajon Blvd hack-a-thon

Thanks to all the volunteers, riders & advocates who keep showing up. We couldn’t do it without you. More exciting things coming soon!

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Ray Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social · 7d

This is all absolutely insane

Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 7d

We're about to begin.

Judge Immergut is presiding.

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Ray Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social · 7d

Michigan Left! There’s a video where I talk about them

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Taylor Griggs @taylorgriggs.bsky.social · 7d

Weird energy outside Portland’s ICE facility. Probably 100 people scattered around the area, seemingly a mix of protesters and counter-protesters. One guy seems to be looking for a fight from the protesters, who aren’t interested. “Are you scared?” he asked. “No, just annoyed.”

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BikeSD @bikesd.bsky.social · 9d

Help welcome @nerd4cities.bsky.social to San Diego - join us for a group ride this Sunday!

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Ray Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social · 9d

I hate using the siren emoji but 🚨

Kea Wilson @keawilson.bsky.social · 9d

If you saw a headline about NYC potentially losing two big transit projects "because of the government shutdown," know this: 1) it's bullshit, and 2) ending the shutdown on the Trump administration's terms would be terrible for transit *all across the country*, and very likely in your community. 🧵

Is Sec. Duffy Holding NY Transit Hostage To Negotiate Away The Rest of America's Transportation Future? — Streetsblog USA

The federal Transportation secretary is using two large transit projects as a bargaining chip to bully Congress into passing a budget that could be disastrous for communities across the country.

usa.streetsblog.org

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Monica de la Cruz @monicadlc.bsky.social · 10d

Do you have a deep burning question for @nerd4cities.bsky.social? Submit your question for Ray using our form and we might ask it at the @bikesd.bsky.social live event next Wednesday!
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Ray Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social · 10d

Did it

Ray Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social · 10d

Still livid at all the people who got in my YouTube comments last year to tell me Project 2025 was liberal fear mongering

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 10d

Reminder that Trump claimed he had nothing to do with Project 2025 and wouldn’t implement it

Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 10d

President Trump says he is meeting today with Russ Vought, OMB director and "of PROJECT 2025 Fame," to discuss cuts to "Democrat Agencies."

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