Ariel Bierbaum
@arielbphd.bsky.social
urban + education researcher | lover of cities + trees + transit | roots in NJ-PHL-OAK | PreOrder #SchoolsforSale https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo268432754.html
also on closer reading, head traffic engineer says "Whenever we put devices in that shouldn’t be put in, people disrespect them" -- actually NO. DRIVERS disrespect them. Pedestrians are people too and our safety should be prioritized over drivers' comfort and hypothetical bad behavior. IMHO
November 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
also on closer reading, head traffic engineer says "Whenever we put devices in that shouldn’t be put in, people disrespect them" -- actually NO. DRIVERS disrespect them. Pedestrians are people too and our safety should be prioritized over drivers' comfort and hypothetical bad behavior. IMHO
quick search: "The results show that the conversion of MAS to AWS intersections significantly decreased vehicle speed and increased post-encroachment time. This work also shows that implementing AWS significantly increased the yielding rates from 45.7% to 76.7%" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Do stop-signs improve the safety for all road users? A before-after study of stop-controlled intersections using video-based trajectories and surrogate measures of safety
Converting minor-approach-only stop (MAS) intersections to all-way-stop (AWS) intersections is a prevailing safety countermeasure in North American ur…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
quick search: "The results show that the conversion of MAS to AWS intersections significantly decreased vehicle speed and increased post-encroachment time. This work also shows that implementing AWS significantly increased the yielding rates from 45.7% to 76.7%" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
meanwhile, something terrible ALREADY HAPPENED. a kid got hit by a car.
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
meanwhile, something terrible ALREADY HAPPENED. a kid got hit by a car.
from @mcdotnow.bsky.social: “Whenever we put devices in that shouldn’t be put in, people disrespect them, and inevitably, something terrible happens or almost happens,” Paylor said, noting that motorists can become “desensitized” to stop signs when no other cars are present at an all-way stop sign.
Residents of East Silver Spring neighborhood demand pedestrian safety improvements
Community's pleas follows a February incident involving a Takoma Park middle schooler struck by car at a local intersection.
bethesdamagazine.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
from @mcdotnow.bsky.social: “Whenever we put devices in that shouldn’t be put in, people disrespect them, and inevitably, something terrible happens or almost happens,” Paylor said, noting that motorists can become “desensitized” to stop signs when no other cars are present at an all-way stop sign.
see e.g.: "Why Trump’s effort to dismantle ED matters very little and also quite a lot" cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/why-trump-...
Why Trump’s effort to dismantle the Education Department matters very little and also quite a lot
The impact on schools will probably be small, but it represents something big.
cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
see e.g.: "Why Trump’s effort to dismantle ED matters very little and also quite a lot" cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/why-trump-...
relatedly - headed to class to teach this! shelterforce.org/2025/04/14/h...
How Education and Housing Advocates Worked Together to Win More Rental Assistance
In Maryland, parents and school leaders joined with housing advocates to win additional rental assistance for families in the state's community schools.
shelterforce.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
relatedly - headed to class to teach this! shelterforce.org/2025/04/14/h...
ditto Michael Katz, RIP
November 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
ditto Michael Katz, RIP
Agree! I'm more talking about how AI is built on a foundation of unethical practice and extraction (ie plagiarism), which isn't quite the same as previous tech upgrades. maybe?
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Agree! I'm more talking about how AI is built on a foundation of unethical practice and extraction (ie plagiarism), which isn't quite the same as previous tech upgrades. maybe?
on the user side, yes. but on the production side not quite.
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
on the user side, yes. but on the production side not quite.