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Elliot Klimowski
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Just a humble PA announcer and urbanist trying to make sense of it all...and climb all your mountains ;)
The extent to which many individuals will go to fight against innocuous, positive change is truly astounding, and in a sadly perverse way, admirable.
February 2, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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January 28, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Unpopular opinion: superhero media is the laziest thing to be into.
January 28, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The uniquely American attitude that strangers are, by nature, dangerous, conniving, and plotting against you and your family is the progenitor of our societal hell. The soul of America is the hunting of iron-fisted paranoia-fueled control over everyone else. It is sad.
January 22, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Naming highway-scale car infrastructure after civil rights leaders feels like such a slap to the face of the people who fought against what urban renewal and freeway construction did to our cities. Especially when that infrastructure is paradoxically downtown and veritably underutilized #mlkpkwy
January 19, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:

America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.

What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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They spent all that time complaining about crime in cities so they could implement their solution of killing people in cities.
January 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
September 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Hope I look a little less tired now!
It's always a good morning to wake up with the Moore Elementary Bike Bus!
September 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Mighta had a hand in this, lol...
Yesterday, we joined the North of Grand architectural tour led by resident historian Tom Wollan. We offered some history, context behind, and impacts of the construction of I-235, which forms the north border of the neighborhood, as well as some insights on the famous pedestrian bridges over it!
September 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The car-centric lifestyle turns everyone else around you into an obstacle. In a city, I can think of few things more misanthropic.
August 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Chris Arnade was the keynote speaker at the ST National Gathering in Providence this year. His thoughts in this article address how mistrust and overregulation in the US sometimes conspire against the greater good. Where do you see this happen locally?

walkingtheworld.substack.com/p/why-the-us...
Why the US can't have nice things
A rant on bus stops
walkingtheworld.substack.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Two-wheeling around the new Fleur/Locust/Grand area!
July 16, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Hit the 2k mark on the E-Bike earlier this week!
July 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Reposted by Elliot Klimowski
Reminder: When billionaires take control of communication platforms, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.

And when those billionaires justify their business motives by citing “freedom,” what they really seek is freedom from accountability.

Don't be fooled.
July 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Dutch metal and a cool 11.67 mile commute? Can't beat it. Rad Runner 6 Des Moines, IA -> Norwalk, IA
July 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Our first newsletter of 2025: the story of the latest housing development in Des Moines to get shot down and what you can do to support it.

mailchi.mp/2ba391a1dacf...
January 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM