Carter Rubin
@carterrubin.com
Urban planner in Southern California working to transform transportation. Posting my way to a better world to walk, bike and roll. Talk to me about DOTs, MPOs, RTPs and SCSs. Day job at NRDC.
November 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
instagram sells ad space to companies selling illegal license plate wraps and there’s no way to report it. If you select “illegal products” the only choices are drugs, animals or weapons.
November 8, 2025 at 4:56 AM
instagram sells ad space to companies selling illegal license plate wraps and there’s no way to report it. If you select “illegal products” the only choices are drugs, animals or weapons.
CA's economy shows strong growth while we slash carbon emissions. Interesting note: "Emissions from cars and light-duty pickup trucks reached an all-time low as fossil fuel use continued to fall. This drop occurred despite a 1% increase in vehicle miles travelled." ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/defaul...
November 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
CA's economy shows strong growth while we slash carbon emissions. Interesting note: "Emissions from cars and light-duty pickup trucks reached an all-time low as fossil fuel use continued to fall. This drop occurred despite a 1% increase in vehicle miles travelled." ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/defaul...
This is a great piece on efforts to envision a truly transformational regional rail system for So Cal. Looks at all these publicly-owned tracks! We should have have 15 minute peak service running under overhead wires powered by 100% renewable energy.
November 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
This is a great piece on efforts to envision a truly transformational regional rail system for So Cal. Looks at all these publicly-owned tracks! We should have have 15 minute peak service running under overhead wires powered by 100% renewable energy.
It's so wild that we have tracks, for example, from Van Nuys to Burbank to Glendale to Atwater Village to Chinatown, a corridor with a probably half a million people, and we're not running rapid transit service on those tracks.
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It's so wild that we have tracks, for example, from Van Nuys to Burbank to Glendale to Atwater Village to Chinatown, a corridor with a probably half a million people, and we're not running rapid transit service on those tracks.
Very discouraging. The state should have a 10-figure e-bike incentive program. CC4A does fund e-bikes and transit passes as an option. But not a substitute for a robust e-bike incentive program.
November 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Very discouraging. The state should have a 10-figure e-bike incentive program. CC4A does fund e-bikes and transit passes as an option. But not a substitute for a robust e-bike incentive program.
Maybe not quite the spirit of what you’re going for but the bike path along I-80 passing over the YOLO Bypass.
October 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Maybe not quite the spirit of what you’re going for but the bike path along I-80 passing over the YOLO Bypass.
My extremely normie opinion is that LA developers should use brick facades more.
October 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
My extremely normie opinion is that LA developers should use brick facades more.
California will spend $31 billion on transportation this year with about 3% of that budgeted for support for transit agencies. lao.ca.gov/Publications...
October 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
California will spend $31 billion on transportation this year with about 3% of that budgeted for support for transit agencies. lao.ca.gov/Publications...
New report on the decline in affordability of new cars. A Toyota Carolla wagon in 1990 cost around $12K. Or about $30K today. EVs have the potential to get much cheaper than gas vehicles as battery costs fall, production capacity increases and the supply chain matures atlaspolicy.com/affordableve...
October 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
New report on the decline in affordability of new cars. A Toyota Carolla wagon in 1990 cost around $12K. Or about $30K today. EVs have the potential to get much cheaper than gas vehicles as battery costs fall, production capacity increases and the supply chain matures atlaspolicy.com/affordableve...
Have you seen these double-articulated five-door buses from Switzerland?
October 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Have you seen these double-articulated five-door buses from Switzerland?
Barry (9) and Bobby Bonds (0) combined for 9. I think this technically counts. can you confirm? @ericstephen.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Barry (9) and Bobby Bonds (0) combined for 9. I think this technically counts. can you confirm? @ericstephen.bsky.social
I was at Dodger Stadium for Limatime 😢
October 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I was at Dodger Stadium for Limatime 😢
The frequencies on the Big Blue Bus 7 are so good it’s like having a $1.25 uber from my house to downtown Santa Monica.
October 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The frequencies on the Big Blue Bus 7 are so good it’s like having a $1.25 uber from my house to downtown Santa Monica.
Thank you @governor.ca.gov for vetoing SB 34, which would have created more barriers to cleaning up our freight system, at the exact moment that the federal government is undermining our ability to regulate pollution. www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/u...
October 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Thank you @governor.ca.gov for vetoing SB 34, which would have created more barriers to cleaning up our freight system, at the exact moment that the federal government is undermining our ability to regulate pollution. www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/u...
In three years this wI’ll be 15 minutes from Westwood Village.
October 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
In three years this wI’ll be 15 minutes from Westwood Village.
Saw a lot of this kind of vehicle on the beach path yesterday. No pedals. Just an electric dirt bike.
October 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Saw a lot of this kind of vehicle on the beach path yesterday. No pedals. Just an electric dirt bike.
What reforms do you think it‘s going to take to get up to LA numbers? 1000+ per quarter.
October 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
What reforms do you think it‘s going to take to get up to LA numbers? 1000+ per quarter.
They must have been referring to all the parking.
September 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
They must have been referring to all the parking.
The headways on BBB7 rock. 7 min AM peak 😘 👌
September 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The headways on BBB7 rock. 7 min AM peak 😘 👌
Admiring the work of @cahsra.bsky.social and the CA Building Trades. Someday soon I’ll be down there instead of up here.
September 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Admiring the work of @cahsra.bsky.social and the CA Building Trades. Someday soon I’ll be down there instead of up here.
Also, these aren't going to be perfect circles, because it's a 1/4 or 1/2 mile from any pedestrian access point for the transit station.
September 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Also, these aren't going to be perfect circles, because it's a 1/4 or 1/2 mile from any pedestrian access point for the transit station.
August 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A lovely morning scooting with my kid to school, and taking the bus home with a stop by the Vietnamese donut shop. Love to have an abundance of ways to get around and accessible snacks to grab on the way.
August 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A lovely morning scooting with my kid to school, and taking the bus home with a stop by the Vietnamese donut shop. Love to have an abundance of ways to get around and accessible snacks to grab on the way.