Jay Blazek Crossley
@jaycrossley.bsky.social
Texan husband dad safe streets advocate YIMBY freeway fighter policy wonk punk rocker serial boards & commissions member democracy builder pepper grower hot sauce maker advocate for sustaining human life on this planet executive director of Farm&City
“Texans can and should demand that all elected officials work honestly and collaboratively … to keep us safe when we are riding in cars and trucks, riding on bicycles, walking or using a wheelchair, or riding in transit,” Crossley said.
November 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
“Texans can and should demand that all elected officials work honestly and collaboratively … to keep us safe when we are riding in cars and trucks, riding on bicycles, walking or using a wheelchair, or riding in transit,” Crossley said.
“While there are of course disagreements about how to save lives and many examples of the us-vs.-them wars on bicycles and cars, Houston appears to be the only large government that I am aware of that has publicly shifted away from the safe systems approach to ending traffic deaths.”
November 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
“While there are of course disagreements about how to save lives and many examples of the us-vs.-them wars on bicycles and cars, Houston appears to be the only large government that I am aware of that has publicly shifted away from the safe systems approach to ending traffic deaths.”
“Every single level of government can and should do what the people of Texas overwhelmingly support, which is to work hard to reduce the number of people dying from traffic deaths.”
November 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
“Every single level of government can and should do what the people of Texas overwhelmingly support, which is to work hard to reduce the number of people dying from traffic deaths.”
Is all the evidence of this preference in the revealed preference camp?
In Houston, statistically valid surveys of 7.5 million residents of the region shows 3.5 million want urbanism, 3.5 million want sprawl, & some aren’t sure. But only about 1.5 million people worth of urban units are available.
In Houston, statistically valid surveys of 7.5 million residents of the region shows 3.5 million want urbanism, 3.5 million want sprawl, & some aren’t sure. But only about 1.5 million people worth of urban units are available.
November 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Is all the evidence of this preference in the revealed preference camp?
In Houston, statistically valid surveys of 7.5 million residents of the region shows 3.5 million want urbanism, 3.5 million want sprawl, & some aren’t sure. But only about 1.5 million people worth of urban units are available.
In Houston, statistically valid surveys of 7.5 million residents of the region shows 3.5 million want urbanism, 3.5 million want sprawl, & some aren’t sure. But only about 1.5 million people worth of urban units are available.
I should read the report first, but curious if Safe Streets & Roads for All Funds and the doubling of Transportation Alternatives Program were included in the “streets and roads” bucket and whether y’all parsed out if that was a meaningful change or basically just a drop in the bucket of MOHR ROADS.
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I should read the report first, but curious if Safe Streets & Roads for All Funds and the doubling of Transportation Alternatives Program were included in the “streets and roads” bucket and whether y’all parsed out if that was a meaningful change or basically just a drop in the bucket of MOHR ROADS.
Reposted by Jay Blazek Crossley
To me, everybody who demagogued about crime when they wanted a 28% pay hike for Austin police should STFU about opposing a tax increase to pay for it if they have any integrity at all. But obviously, that's not what's happening. The loudest voices for spending the $ are now against paying the bill.
November 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
To me, everybody who demagogued about crime when they wanted a 28% pay hike for Austin police should STFU about opposing a tax increase to pay for it if they have any integrity at all. But obviously, that's not what's happening. The loudest voices for spending the $ are now against paying the bill.
And this kind of “distraction” makes streets safer.
When we are driving, if there is something interesting to look at like trees along the road, or people, or a crosswalk respecting human life, we tend to pay attention more and slow down.
When we are driving, if there is something interesting to look at like trees along the road, or people, or a crosswalk respecting human life, we tend to pay attention more and slow down.
October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
And this kind of “distraction” makes streets safer.
When we are driving, if there is something interesting to look at like trees along the road, or people, or a crosswalk respecting human life, we tend to pay attention more and slow down.
When we are driving, if there is something interesting to look at like trees along the road, or people, or a crosswalk respecting human life, we tend to pay attention more and slow down.
Thanks. Great to hear.
September 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Thanks. Great to hear.
I'm currently reading The Black Jacobins by CLR James about the Haitian revolution. And there is so much there about freedom and building a good and just society and the exuberance of emancipation comes through in the text. But, the outrageous level of violence in those pages is just staggering.
September 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I'm currently reading The Black Jacobins by CLR James about the Haitian revolution. And there is so much there about freedom and building a good and just society and the exuberance of emancipation comes through in the text. But, the outrageous level of violence in those pages is just staggering.