Evan Frasz
@frazroc.bsky.social
Living in Denver, pushing for more urbanism
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The problem in Central Park is not speed, but scarcity — and New York City's cycling infrastructure needs to catch up to the demand.
The Real Problem in Central Park Isn’t Speed — It’s Scarcity - Streetsblog New York City
The problem in Central Park is not speed, but scarcity — and New York City's cycling infrastructure needs to catch up to the demand.
buff.ly
February 16, 2026 at 3:23 PM
The problem in Central Park is not speed, but scarcity — and New York City's cycling infrastructure needs to catch up to the demand.
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There are only 2 real responses to housing scarcity. You can either build enough homes to accommodate everyone or start drawing up a list of “undesirable demographics” to exclude. I know which side I’m on.
February 7, 2026 at 6:41 PM
There are only 2 real responses to housing scarcity. You can either build enough homes to accommodate everyone or start drawing up a list of “undesirable demographics” to exclude. I know which side I’m on.
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A pragmatic pro-housing leftist candidate running for mayor of the biggest city on the west coast against one the most vociferous NIMBY elected officials in the state? Be still my heart!
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Councilmember Nithya Raman to run for L.A. mayor, challenging onetime ally Karen Bass
Raman would immediately pose a formidable challenge to Bass. She was the first council member to be elected with support from the Democratic Socialists of America.
www.latimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:12 PM
A pragmatic pro-housing leftist candidate running for mayor of the biggest city on the west coast against one the most vociferous NIMBY elected officials in the state? Be still my heart!
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Thousands of folks in Denver came out today on their bikes to remember Alex Pretti and stand with community against ICE. #BikeDEN showed up today. #RideforAlex
January 31, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Thousands of folks in Denver came out today on their bikes to remember Alex Pretti and stand with community against ICE. #BikeDEN showed up today. #RideforAlex
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Went on a ride to remember Alex Pretti today. There were SO MANY people on bikes! After a week of terrible news, this made me feel much better. Fuck ice
January 31, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Went on a ride to remember Alex Pretti today. There were SO MANY people on bikes! After a week of terrible news, this made me feel much better. Fuck ice
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Well done @denverbicyclelobby.bsky.social and people of Denver
January 31, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Well done @denverbicyclelobby.bsky.social and people of Denver
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We should legalize cafes in residential areas in the US, especially in coastal areas with a large amount of WFH. They're low-intensity businesses that can be run out of houses and they wouldn't be crowding out non-food retail from commercial areas.
darrellowens.substack.com/p/legalize-c...
darrellowens.substack.com/p/legalize-c...
Legalize Cafes Everywhere!
Municipal codes should allow for the operation of cafes in most residential areas to free up space for businesses who actually need larger commercial buildings.
darrellowens.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:10 PM
We should legalize cafes in residential areas in the US, especially in coastal areas with a large amount of WFH. They're low-intensity businesses that can be run out of houses and they wouldn't be crowding out non-food retail from commercial areas.
darrellowens.substack.com/p/legalize-c...
darrellowens.substack.com/p/legalize-c...
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protestors have painted what appears to be a tunnel on the side of the mountain, causing ICE agents to run into the mountain at full speed.
disgusting.
disgusting.
January 16, 2026 at 1:34 AM
protestors have painted what appears to be a tunnel on the side of the mountain, causing ICE agents to run into the mountain at full speed.
disgusting.
disgusting.
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Final 2025 California ISO grid electricity data:
221 days (60.5%) with WWS>100% of demand
13.8% of all hours of year>100% WWS
In-state WWS met 51.3% of demand
In+out-state WWS: 60%
Demand down 1.9% v '24
Gas down 17% v '24; 38% v '23
Solar up 13% v '24; 39% v '23
Bat up 49% v '24; 179% v '23
221 days (60.5%) with WWS>100% of demand
13.8% of all hours of year>100% WWS
In-state WWS met 51.3% of demand
In+out-state WWS: 60%
Demand down 1.9% v '24
Gas down 17% v '24; 38% v '23
Solar up 13% v '24; 39% v '23
Bat up 49% v '24; 179% v '23
January 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Final 2025 California ISO grid electricity data:
221 days (60.5%) with WWS>100% of demand
13.8% of all hours of year>100% WWS
In-state WWS met 51.3% of demand
In+out-state WWS: 60%
Demand down 1.9% v '24
Gas down 17% v '24; 38% v '23
Solar up 13% v '24; 39% v '23
Bat up 49% v '24; 179% v '23
221 days (60.5%) with WWS>100% of demand
13.8% of all hours of year>100% WWS
In-state WWS met 51.3% of demand
In+out-state WWS: 60%
Demand down 1.9% v '24
Gas down 17% v '24; 38% v '23
Solar up 13% v '24; 39% v '23
Bat up 49% v '24; 179% v '23
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Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.
bloom.bg
January 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
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so what do you think ChatGPT will say when ten million people ask it who they should vote for next year
December 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
so what do you think ChatGPT will say when ten million people ask it who they should vote for next year
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One thing 2025 made clear: Durable progress on climate in the US will require structural reform to our corrupted political systems. Otherwise, steps forward will always be vulnerable to the bloody clawbacks we saw this year. A political strategy that doesn't center system reform is not "pragmatic."
December 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
One thing 2025 made clear: Durable progress on climate in the US will require structural reform to our corrupted political systems. Otherwise, steps forward will always be vulnerable to the bloody clawbacks we saw this year. A political strategy that doesn't center system reform is not "pragmatic."
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"The real question for Mayor Johnston is this: How many lives is Denver willing to sacrifice to preserve driver convenience?
So far in 2025, we have lost 87 people — and counting."
www.westword.com/opinion/sacr...
So far in 2025, we have lost 87 people — and counting."
www.westword.com/opinion/sacr...
Sacrificing Convenience for Safety Is the Right Thing to Do
So far in 2025, Denver has lost 87 people to traffic accidents...and counting.
www.westword.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"The real question for Mayor Johnston is this: How many lives is Denver willing to sacrifice to preserve driver convenience?
So far in 2025, we have lost 87 people — and counting."
www.westword.com/opinion/sacr...
So far in 2025, we have lost 87 people — and counting."
www.westword.com/opinion/sacr...
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“...at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the paramount challenge facing American cities is how to add density to the 50’-wide lots of single-family homes nestled in greenery.”
- @maxpodemski.bsky.social in "A Paradise of Small Houses"
When we're ready to take the leap beyond duplexes...
- @maxpodemski.bsky.social in "A Paradise of Small Houses"
When we're ready to take the leap beyond duplexes...
December 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
“...at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the paramount challenge facing American cities is how to add density to the 50’-wide lots of single-family homes nestled in greenery.”
- @maxpodemski.bsky.social in "A Paradise of Small Houses"
When we're ready to take the leap beyond duplexes...
- @maxpodemski.bsky.social in "A Paradise of Small Houses"
When we're ready to take the leap beyond duplexes...
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One big takeaway from Mamdani bringing YIMBYs into his transition is that advocates can often gain a lot of power by
1.) having useful answers to questions and accurate information
2.) being reasonably polite and pleasant to elected officials
3.) understanding the actual mechanics of government
1.) having useful answers to questions and accurate information
2.) being reasonably polite and pleasant to elected officials
3.) understanding the actual mechanics of government
December 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
One big takeaway from Mamdani bringing YIMBYs into his transition is that advocates can often gain a lot of power by
1.) having useful answers to questions and accurate information
2.) being reasonably polite and pleasant to elected officials
3.) understanding the actual mechanics of government
1.) having useful answers to questions and accurate information
2.) being reasonably polite and pleasant to elected officials
3.) understanding the actual mechanics of government
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A paper in Nature Communications maps air pollution from power plants supplying electricity to US Bitcoin mines and finds that 1.9 million people in 2022-23 breathed toxic amounts of Bitcoin mine attributable pollution, particularly around New York City and Houston. 🧪
The environmental burden of the United States’ bitcoin mining boom - Nature Communications
The paper maps air pollution from power plants supplying electricity to US Bitcoin mines. It finds that 1.9 million people in 2022-2023 breathed toxic amounts of Bitcoin mine attributable pollution, particularly around New York City and Houston.
go.nature.com
April 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A paper in Nature Communications maps air pollution from power plants supplying electricity to US Bitcoin mines and finds that 1.9 million people in 2022-23 breathed toxic amounts of Bitcoin mine attributable pollution, particularly around New York City and Houston. 🧪
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Mayor Johnston inherited a well assembled transportation plan that was in the infancy of being great. It was a gift from the previous administration. He could have continued and strengthened their policies. Instead he's decided to dismantle. This isn't leadership.
www.denverpost.com/2025/12/17/d...
www.denverpost.com/2025/12/17/d...
Mayor Johnston, bowing to business interests and wealthy families, is moving Denver’s road safety backwards (Opinion)
During this latest budget crunch, when DOTI staff members were being laid off and safety projects went unfunded, the city found nearly $100,000 to replace a thoroughly vetted design to accommodate …
www.denverpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Mayor Johnston inherited a well assembled transportation plan that was in the infancy of being great. It was a gift from the previous administration. He could have continued and strengthened their policies. Instead he's decided to dismantle. This isn't leadership.
www.denverpost.com/2025/12/17/d...
www.denverpost.com/2025/12/17/d...
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“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)
December 13, 2025 at 12:55 AM
“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)
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25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
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“During its regular meeting tonight, Spokane City Council voted yes to impose a 12% tax on commercial parking lots across the city.”
If you want more of something, subsidize it. If you want less of something, tax it. #Spokane clearly wants less asphalt, which will also result in…
If you want more of something, subsidize it. If you want less of something, tax it. #Spokane clearly wants less asphalt, which will also result in…
https://www.fox28spokane.com/spokane-city-council-approves-12-parking-tax/…
December 1, 2025 at 5:04 AM
“During its regular meeting tonight, Spokane City Council voted yes to impose a 12% tax on commercial parking lots across the city.”
If you want more of something, subsidize it. If you want less of something, tax it. #Spokane clearly wants less asphalt, which will also result in…
If you want more of something, subsidize it. If you want less of something, tax it. #Spokane clearly wants less asphalt, which will also result in…
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Happy Spider-Man Rimming Uncle Sam Day to all who celebrate
November 28, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Happy Spider-Man Rimming Uncle Sam Day to all who celebrate
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Floor Area Ratio (FAR) is the stupidest thing to regulate housing with.
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Floor Area Ratio (FAR) is the stupidest thing to regulate housing with.
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😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
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Plenty of vote outstanding, but the most eye-catching early CO election results may be in Aurora, where two D-affiliated candidates lead their R-affiliated opponents, including Danielle "Complete Gang Takeover" Jurinsky.
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Plenty of vote outstanding, but the most eye-catching early CO election results may be in Aurora, where two D-affiliated candidates lead their R-affiliated opponents, including Danielle "Complete Gang Takeover" Jurinsky.