Hunter Owens
@hunterowens.net
los angeles-area resident, your friendly state transportation policy bureaucrat, architecture, tacos.
sure there might not be anymore howard johnsons left in the united state but guess what the HoJos Hot Springs Hotel Dangcheng is here to serve you
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 AM
sure there might not be anymore howard johnsons left in the united state but guess what the HoJos Hot Springs Hotel Dangcheng is here to serve you
risotto al Milanese, osso buco, dill parsley gremolata
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 AM
risotto al Milanese, osso buco, dill parsley gremolata
some personal news: I made guanciale
November 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
some personal news: I made guanciale
first Meyer lemons of the season
November 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
first Meyer lemons of the season
tuesdays are for bahn mi
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
tuesdays are for bahn mi
did not Hannibal’s true passion was urban planning
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
did not Hannibal’s true passion was urban planning
incredible work from the city of Portland to center users in their signal timing - with a direct modal hierarchy
November 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
incredible work from the city of Portland to center users in their signal timing - with a direct modal hierarchy
I’ve decided we can’t call it an AI bubble until OpenAI sponsors Sundance
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I’ve decided we can’t call it an AI bubble until OpenAI sponsors Sundance
had to go through LAX to make it here but worth it
October 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
had to go through LAX to make it here but worth it
grilling season never dies
October 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
grilling season never dies
there are obviously challenges and we’re starting from literally nothing in basically my lifetime, but wild that this (Metro’s A Line extension to Pomona) is the 6th new train line / extension to open in the last decade
October 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
there are obviously challenges and we’re starting from literally nothing in basically my lifetime, but wild that this (Metro’s A Line extension to Pomona) is the 6th new train line / extension to open in the last decade
Honestly these are two of the best new buildings in LA over the past 5 years, affordable or not.
October 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Honestly these are two of the best new buildings in LA over the past 5 years, affordable or not.
This is what the thing looks like
October 24, 2025 at 5:01 AM
This is what the thing looks like
how did I not know that they are making a movie about making of the Grand Arch in La Defense featuring a very pissed George Pompidou??
October 24, 2025 at 4:59 AM
how did I not know that they are making a movie about making of the Grand Arch in La Defense featuring a very pissed George Pompidou??
pull forward effects are real
October 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
pull forward effects are real
based on their slide timeline, construction was set to start this year for ~18 months, using 3 flavors of money. I think they got Measure W but not reconnecting communities... so the project just continues to get more expensive each year
October 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
based on their slide timeline, construction was set to start this year for ~18 months, using 3 flavors of money. I think they got Measure W but not reconnecting communities... so the project just continues to get more expensive each year
They pulled down ~20M in 2020, and finished a design phase in 2023. I don't see any cost estimates but since then, it has been crickets
October 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
They pulled down ~20M in 2020, and finished a design phase in 2023. I don't see any cost estimates but since then, it has been crickets
this is such a fun re release and now I wanna rewatch the movie
October 17, 2025 at 3:55 AM
this is such a fun re release and now I wanna rewatch the movie
solo dinner at home means chicken fat rice with three cup chicken
October 16, 2025 at 2:27 AM
solo dinner at home means chicken fat rice with three cup chicken
The 6th (now 8th) largest North American metro is in Monterey (pop 1M city / 5M metro), has 3 lines, and opened 1st line in 1991.
Better things possible
Better things possible
October 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The 6th (now 8th) largest North American metro is in Monterey (pop 1M city / 5M metro), has 3 lines, and opened 1st line in 1991.
Better things possible
Better things possible
obligatory Bluesky I’m at the Rilo Kiley show post
October 15, 2025 at 4:06 AM
obligatory Bluesky I’m at the Rilo Kiley show post
the way I can instantly tell that band photo was shot in Chicago but nothing else about the band is … not great for my cultural capital
October 15, 2025 at 3:24 AM
the way I can instantly tell that band photo was shot in Chicago but nothing else about the band is … not great for my cultural capital
I gotta be honest I have been historically skeptical of the idea of digital twins but recently I learned that Japan's MLIT built an entire 3D model of every building and road in the country with semantic and underlying use information, so uh... maybe less skeptical
www.mlit.go.jp/plateau/en/
www.mlit.go.jp/plateau/en/
October 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I gotta be honest I have been historically skeptical of the idea of digital twins but recently I learned that Japan's MLIT built an entire 3D model of every building and road in the country with semantic and underlying use information, so uh... maybe less skeptical
www.mlit.go.jp/plateau/en/
www.mlit.go.jp/plateau/en/