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Tony Jordan
@tonyjordan.bsky.social
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Parking and local politics, mostly (and some dad-type jokes). President of the Parking Reform Network. Grist 50 Fixer.
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · Oct 21

“People just assume these numbers are right because they’re in the zoning code,” said Tony Jordan, who runs the Parking Reform Network, which advocates ending minimums. “No, they’re just made up.”

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Why Does This Building by the Subway Need 193 Parking Spots? (Yes, Exactly 193.)
New York and cities across the country reconsider decades-old parking rules.
www.nytimes.com
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 1d
Where’s the push for putting a bike share e-bike within 5 minutes of every person in urban America?
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Benjamin Schneider @benschneider.bsky.social · Jun 10
American cities have stagnated. Residential neighborhoods, transportation systems, and commercial districts have changed little in 50+ years.

My new book, "The Unfinished Metropolis," explores how that happened — and how to fix it.

Preorder now: shorturl.at/PInVb
The Unfinished Metropolis: Igniting the City-Building Revolution
www.amazon.com
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 1d
What prude at @moderation.bsky.app labeled this explicit sexual images?
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Suzette Smith @suzettesmith.bsky.social · 1d
Portland’s Emergency World Naked Bike Ride arrives at ICE
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 1d
Fierce, unruly joy in Portland at the emergency naked bike ride
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 1d
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Plenty of free parking.
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Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 1d
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.
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🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 4d
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 2d
I know that you can take bikes on board. I don’t usually want to do that. Bike racks at a “BRT” station should be a basic amenity.
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 2d
Why doesn’t @trimet.bsky.social FX have any bike racks at their stops? We spent so much money and ignored basic multimodal infrastructure.
A picture of a Portland FX BRT stop. There are trash cans, covered seating, and signage. There are no bike racks.
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 2d
There’s no such thing as a good parking space.
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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2d
Trader Joe's Exec1: we'll sell lots of really good stuff at good prices

Exec2: that doesn't sound at all evil. We're a big company, we're supposed to be evil

Founder1: we are going to have the most inadequate, cramped, badly designed parking lots in the fucking world

Founder2: ok that works
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 3d
Oh yeah and it’s not a fucking war zone.
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 3d
My neighborhood has a heavy metal FedEx driver and a super swole letter carrier and it’s great.
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 3d
My neighborhood has a heavy metal FedEx driver and a super swole letter carrier and it’s great.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 5d
UFW mourns the passing of our brother Kent Wong. Please watch Kent speak in beautiful short video connecting his time with UFW to his view of the importance of solidary across labor and race and cultural backgrounds.

 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODkU...
Kent Wong on Solidarity: action
YouTube video by W.K. Kellogg Foundation
www.youtube.com
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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 4d
not smart enough to understand the legal issues here but it appears that america is not beating the “everything is secretly about driving and parking” allegations
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 5d
Agreed. And the problem is still entirely that the cars take up too much space. So if this is something you don’t like, you should demand less space for cars.
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 5d
Still seems to me that the number one issue here is cars (and the space they take up) and I’m a big fan of never making my opponent’s argument for them.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 6d
My unpopular urbanist opinion is that big, hyperfast two-wheelers are a menace and should be banned from bike lanes/paths (with enforcement).

These things endanger everyone riding a bike or legal e-bike. Worse, they deter some from even trying.
E-bikes have evolved into e-motorcycles. Law enforcement is lagging behind.
Serious injuries are on the rise in emergency rooms around the country, as electric cycles become bigger and faster. Lawmakers and police departments are scrambling to address the problem.
www.inquirer.com
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 5d
It’s the cars that gotta give (space). The road needs to be safe enough for that cargo bike becuase it’s still 1000x better than a car.
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 5d
Yup. Keep the eyes on the prize. Cars fucking suck.
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 6d
“Part of why” not part of my.
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 6d
You know the AARP agrees with what I am saying, yeah?
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 6d
You have a substack defending sprawl? Can I share this with my friends?
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 6d
Ok, and so how does that figure into this? I haven't heard that as a reason for the housing crisis.
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 6d
I don't understand the question.
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 6d
This is not an anecdotal or local thing I am talking about. This is a systemic problem and it's complex. I'm not saying the only reason SF doesn't have housing is parking, although parking concerns are a major source of NIMBY grievance, which is a big part of the SF crisis.
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 6d
Agreed. And I appreciate your engagement in this thread!
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 6d
Where people live is also a choice. I definitely understand. We have a housing crisis in most of our major cities. As my other posts imply, I think a lot of that housing crisis has to do with car dependency.

Part of my staff can’t live by work is because we build garages instead of housing.
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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 6d
In the case of employees, I would say employer should offer a cash base transportation, benefit, and charge for parking so if the employee wants to drive, they can spend their transportation benefit on parking.
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