Mike Christensen, MCMP, CNU-A, AICP
@mrc-slc.bsky.social
Executive Director of the http://UtahRPA.org, home of @LinkUtah.org. Member of @cnunewurbanism.bsky.social, @strongtowns.org, and @railpassengers.org.
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OPINION: Where Cities are Investing, Vision Zero is Working — Streetsblog USA
As the Vision Zero Network turns 10, it's time to look at what works and what is achievable (a lot!).
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November 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Thursday's Headlines are Giving Thanks(ish) — Streetsblog USA
Many of us call Thanksgiving the best day of the year: a celebration of cherished food and family members (in that order), without all that cultural baggage. Of course, that’s not true; there’s always...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Today, on Black Friday, we’re launching our GivingTuesday Campaign that will help the Association keep fighting for passenger rail and transit. Donate today to help us raise $20,000 or more between now and midnight on Tuesday, December 2nd.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Today, on Black Friday, we’re launching our GivingTuesday Campaign that will help the Association keep fighting for passenger rail and transit. Donate today to help us raise $20,000 or more between now and midnight on Tuesday, December 2nd.
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From all of us at Rail Passengers.
November 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
From all of us at Rail Passengers.
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Perhaps the smartest #ClimateAction investment in cities is in public transit. While others make excuses, Paris is building a WHOLE NEW METRO NETWORK CONNECTING SUBURBS.
“…the Grand Paris Express, a new 200km system with 4 new lines & 68 new stations.”
#ActionStartsHere
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“…the Grand Paris Express, a new 200km system with 4 new lines & 68 new stations.”
#ActionStartsHere
@mayors4climate.bsky.social
Paris is getting a whole new Metro network. And it’s huge | CNN
The Grand Paris Express will add four lines, 68 stations and 200 kilometers of track to the French capital’s 120-year-old Metro system, providing vital suburban links – just not quite in time for the ...
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November 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Perhaps the smartest #ClimateAction investment in cities is in public transit. While others make excuses, Paris is building a WHOLE NEW METRO NETWORK CONNECTING SUBURBS.
“…the Grand Paris Express, a new 200km system with 4 new lines & 68 new stations.”
#ActionStartsHere
@mayors4climate.bsky.social
“…the Grand Paris Express, a new 200km system with 4 new lines & 68 new stations.”
#ActionStartsHere
@mayors4climate.bsky.social
A 14-hour delay? Salt Lake City study outlines East-West transportation issues buildingsaltlake.com/a-14-hour-de... via @buildingsaltlake.bsky.social and @jacobscholl.bsky.social
A 14-hour delay? Salt Lake City Study Outlines East-West Transportation Issues
Salt Lake City's West-East Connection Study outlines how west side residents often have to go east for work, healthcare and other services.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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Book Excerpt Special: Jonathan Lethem’s ‘Program’s Progress’ - usa.streetsblog.org/2025/11/26/b... via @usa.streetsblog.org
Book Excerpt Special: Jonathan Lethem's 'Program's Progress' — Streetsblog USA
Class struggle. Infirm secondary superheroes. Suicidal sheep. It’s all in Jonathan Lethem's new collection of short stories, "A Different Kind of Tension." Here's an excerpt — featuring class struggle...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Welcome to the Jungle, Wednesday's Headlines — Streetsblog USA
The COP30 climate summit in the Amazon rain forest exposed world leaders to the effects of climate change, but they still failed to take action.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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How Fayetteville’s New Program Makes It Easy To Build Housing | Strong Towns
Fayetteville, Arkansas, just gave residents something rare in the world of housing development: a clear, predictable, and affordable path to building.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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Now Uzbekistan is pulling ahead of the U.S. with high-speed rail. They are taking delivery of 6 high-speed train sets from Korea in addition to what you see in the picture:
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Uzbekistan prepares major fleet orders
Details of a major rolling stock purchasing programme have been presented to the president of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Now Uzbekistan is pulling ahead of the U.S. with high-speed rail. They are taking delivery of 6 high-speed train sets from Korea in addition to what you see in the picture:
www.railjournal.com/regions/asia...
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Opinions are fine, but factually, there is no "obsession" with HSR in the U.S. because we don't have any. Also, 2/3 of the U.S. has cities ideally spaced for HSR with the travel density to make it successful. No one is seriously considering HSR in Montana, Wyoming, the Dakotas, etc.
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Opinions are fine, but factually, there is no "obsession" with HSR in the U.S. because we don't have any. Also, 2/3 of the U.S. has cities ideally spaced for HSR with the travel density to make it successful. No one is seriously considering HSR in Montana, Wyoming, the Dakotas, etc.
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Trains are the answer
I know I’m the target demographic (parents in CLE, college in cbus, family in Cincinnati) but this thing would have made my life so much better as a kid.
Would’ve gone home from college more, seen my grandma more as a kid, she’d come to holidays more, etc
Would’ve gone home from college more, seen my grandma more as a kid, she’d come to holidays more, etc
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Trains are the answer
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The momentum is coming back in Ohio for rail with public surveys showing 75+% and politicians warming up to the idea once more. Join our supporter list at allaboardohio.org!
Sitting in a car on a drive between Cleveland and Cincinnati and CURSING 2010s REPUBLICANS for cancelling the 3C Amtrak
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The momentum is coming back in Ohio for rail with public surveys showing 75+% and politicians warming up to the idea once more. Join our supporter list at allaboardohio.org!
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All Aboard Ohio hosted a tour of Columbus’ future convention center train station! @colsunderground.bsky.social was there and wrote a great summary of the event! columbusunderground.com/convention-c...
November 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
All Aboard Ohio hosted a tour of Columbus’ future convention center train station! @colsunderground.bsky.social was there and wrote a great summary of the event! columbusunderground.com/convention-c...
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Everyone at All Aboard Washington wishes you a very Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels! We hope you can join us for our annual meeting on December 13. And don't forget that our fundraiser is still underway. Please donate now! aawa.us/support/
Join, Renew or Donate to AAWA
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November 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Everyone at All Aboard Washington wishes you a very Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels! We hope you can join us for our annual meeting on December 13. And don't forget that our fundraiser is still underway. Please donate now! aawa.us/support/
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Iowa will be seeing high Amtrak ridership this holiday weekend.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Iowa will be seeing high Amtrak ridership this holiday weekend.
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Smart cities are transforming transportation, reducing emissions and public costs while adding more choice and improving quality of life. COMMON SENSE!
Smart infrastructure for public transit, walking & biking is a GREAT INVESTMENT. Fund it accordingly. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
Smart infrastructure for public transit, walking & biking is a GREAT INVESTMENT. Fund it accordingly. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Smart cities are transforming transportation, reducing emissions and public costs while adding more choice and improving quality of life. COMMON SENSE!
Smart infrastructure for public transit, walking & biking is a GREAT INVESTMENT. Fund it accordingly. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
Smart infrastructure for public transit, walking & biking is a GREAT INVESTMENT. Fund it accordingly. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
Family-sized townhome project gets early approval from Sandy Planning Commission buildingsaltlake.com/family-sized... via @buildingsaltlake.bsky.social and @jacobscholl.bsky.social
Family-sized townhome project gets early approval from Sandy Planning Commission - Building Salt Lake
The Sandy Planning Commission voted in favor of the Sandy Station townhomes development, which would add dozens of family sized homes.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Safety's Last for Tuesday's Headlines — Streetsblog USA
A ProPublica investigation found 30 instances where DOT actions under President Trump endanger lives.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Complete Streets in Name Only: How Federal Transportation Policy Undermines Local Outcomes www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025... via @strongtowns.org and @clmarohn.bsky.social
Complete Streets in Name Only: How Federal Transportation Policy Undermines Local Outcomes | Strong Towns
The Complete Streets concept has run its course, not necessarily because the vision was flawed, but because the system it embedded itself into was never built to support it.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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AAWA has been following the issue of how tires are killing salmon since 2021 www.aawa.us/news/posts/s... and now there is some potential good news. westseattleblog.com/2025/11/foll...
How passenger rail is integral to our environmental goals and can help equitably rebuild our economy
How passenger rail is integral to our environmental goals and can help equitably rebuild our economy
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November 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
AAWA has been following the issue of how tires are killing salmon since 2021 www.aawa.us/news/posts/s... and now there is some potential good news. westseattleblog.com/2025/11/foll...
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While not a passenger rail issue, we have seen a number of stories where freight trains/tracks have cut entire neighborhoods off from public services - the RAIL Act hopes to solve at least one of them.
Why the RAIL Act Matters for America’s Digital Future
The RAIL Act aims to stop railroad companies from blocking broadband expansion with excessive fees and permit delays.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
While not a passenger rail issue, we have seen a number of stories where freight trains/tracks have cut entire neighborhoods off from public services - the RAIL Act hopes to solve at least one of them.
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15 years after former WI Gov. Scott Walker killed a plan to return passenger rail to downtown Madison by refusing federal money for a high-speed line between MKE and the state's capital, the city's transpo officials have a station site in mind
Madison planners want to place an Amtrak station downtown. Here's why.
Efforts to restore passenger trains are ramping back up 15 years after Scott Walker turned down funding to reconnect Madison with Milwaukee by rail.
captimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
15 years after former WI Gov. Scott Walker killed a plan to return passenger rail to downtown Madison by refusing federal money for a high-speed line between MKE and the state's capital, the city's transpo officials have a station site in mind
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ICYMI: Amtrak released a detailed infographic on Friday that highlights what went into their record-breaking FY25.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
ICYMI: Amtrak released a detailed infographic on Friday that highlights what went into their record-breaking FY25.
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