Sarah Jo Peterson
@sarahjopeterson.bsky.social
Transportation and history, sometimes both at once.
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This is going to be a fun event where—unlike at the @nationalacademies.org Transportation Research Board—we're going to actually talk about issues of equity, justice, and mobility. Register if you can make it to DC in January!
Free public registration is now open for the Crossroads Convening on Transportation Equity and Justice, 1/15/26 at the MLK Library in DC.
Registration is free. We've got three sessions across four tracks. Confirmed speakers include Robert Bullard, Anna Zivarts, Naomi Doerner, and Gretchen Goldman.
Registration is free. We've got three sessions across four tracks. Confirmed speakers include Robert Bullard, Anna Zivarts, Naomi Doerner, and Gretchen Goldman.
Crossroads: A Transportation Equity and Justice Convening
Join the Union of Concerned Scientists and our transportation partners for a one-day event to discuss transportation equity and justice. Thursday, January 15, 2026, 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET, at the Ma...
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December 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This is going to be a fun event where—unlike at the @nationalacademies.org Transportation Research Board—we're going to actually talk about issues of equity, justice, and mobility. Register if you can make it to DC in January!
Reposted by Sarah Jo Peterson
Free public registration is now open for the Crossroads Convening on Transportation Equity and Justice, 1/15/26 at the MLK Library in DC.
Registration is free. We've got three sessions across four tracks. Confirmed speakers include Robert Bullard, Anna Zivarts, Naomi Doerner, and Gretchen Goldman.
Registration is free. We've got three sessions across four tracks. Confirmed speakers include Robert Bullard, Anna Zivarts, Naomi Doerner, and Gretchen Goldman.
Crossroads: A Transportation Equity and Justice Convening
Join the Union of Concerned Scientists and our transportation partners for a one-day event to discuss transportation equity and justice. Thursday, January 15, 2026, 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET, at the Ma...
secure.ucs.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Free public registration is now open for the Crossroads Convening on Transportation Equity and Justice, 1/15/26 at the MLK Library in DC.
Registration is free. We've got three sessions across four tracks. Confirmed speakers include Robert Bullard, Anna Zivarts, Naomi Doerner, and Gretchen Goldman.
Registration is free. We've got three sessions across four tracks. Confirmed speakers include Robert Bullard, Anna Zivarts, Naomi Doerner, and Gretchen Goldman.
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It's time once again for my annual #treebybike post. This is the 12/19/42 cover of @newyorker.com, so one full year after the attack on Pearl Harbor. This would be the first real Christmas alone, or without a family member, for millions in the US. Gas and tire rationing had begun earlier that year.🗃️
December 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It's time once again for my annual #treebybike post. This is the 12/19/42 cover of @newyorker.com, so one full year after the attack on Pearl Harbor. This would be the first real Christmas alone, or without a family member, for millions in the US. Gas and tire rationing had begun earlier that year.🗃️
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Thinking about picking up my book? Do it this week! all @islandpress.bsky.social print titles are 50% off until 11/16!
islandpress.org/books/when-d...
also lots of other great books to grab as well -- thread below with some links of my favorites
islandpress.org/books/when-d...
also lots of other great books to grab as well -- thread below with some links of my favorites
When Driving Is Not an Option
islandpress.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Thinking about picking up my book? Do it this week! all @islandpress.bsky.social print titles are 50% off until 11/16!
islandpress.org/books/when-d...
also lots of other great books to grab as well -- thread below with some links of my favorites
islandpress.org/books/when-d...
also lots of other great books to grab as well -- thread below with some links of my favorites
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Heavy rail wayfinding vs BRT wayfinding. Union Station, Los Angeles
October 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Heavy rail wayfinding vs BRT wayfinding. Union Station, Los Angeles
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five months after a driver hit me and my dog, MCDOT has again refused to install a stop sign at the intersection, calling it “unwarranted.” they will build a crosswalk, which should already have been there! it took a month to get this response. i am furious and, frankly, defeated
I still have bruises from this driver's negligence. my dog has spots where his fur will never grow back. and five months later I am begging MCDOT to answer my emails, let alone to fix the intersection where it happened. at least the driver's insurance paid out. ggwash.org/view/99589/a...
A driver hit me and my dog, and here’s the proof
This month, my dog and I became members of a not-so-exclusive club: the 60,000 pedestrians who will be injured in a car crash each year. In the process of writing about this I get stuck: I want to bri...
ggwash.org
October 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
five months after a driver hit me and my dog, MCDOT has again refused to install a stop sign at the intersection, calling it “unwarranted.” they will build a crosswalk, which should already have been there! it took a month to get this response. i am furious and, frankly, defeated
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First day of #WeekWithoutDriving 2025, are you ready? disabilityrightswa.org/how-would-yo...
How Would You Get Around If You Couldn't Drive Yourself? - Disability Rights Washington
Washington State, September 29 to October 5, 2025 -- Imagine your life without driving. Could you navigate your daily routines, reach your workplace, doctor's office, or connect with loved ones? This ...
disabilityrightswa.org
September 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
First day of #WeekWithoutDriving 2025, are you ready? disabilityrightswa.org/how-would-yo...
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Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/
September 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/
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Breaking character: Ken White has a fantastic post about how "free speech culture" undermines free speech. It's something I've thought about a lot before, but Ken knows way more about it than I do and explains it really well.
www.popehat.com/p/how-free-s...
www.popehat.com/p/how-free-s...
How "Free Speech Culture" Is Killing Free Speech: Part One
Blurring The Lines Between Official Censorship And Individual Criticism Built The Intellectual Foundation For Trump's Assault On Free Expression
www.popehat.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Breaking character: Ken White has a fantastic post about how "free speech culture" undermines free speech. It's something I've thought about a lot before, but Ken knows way more about it than I do and explains it really well.
www.popehat.com/p/how-free-s...
www.popehat.com/p/how-free-s...
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Belated congratulations to Anna Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social on her book When Driving is Not an Option from @islandpress.bsky.social !
Her book sparked some thoughts about building a transportation system that works for everyone.
islandpress.org/books/when-d...
Her book sparked some thoughts about building a transportation system that works for everyone.
islandpress.org/books/when-d...
When Driving Is Not an Option
islandpress.org
September 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Belated congratulations to Anna Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social on her book When Driving is Not an Option from @islandpress.bsky.social !
Her book sparked some thoughts about building a transportation system that works for everyone.
islandpress.org/books/when-d...
Her book sparked some thoughts about building a transportation system that works for everyone.
islandpress.org/books/when-d...
Belated congratulations to Anna Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social on her book When Driving is Not an Option from @islandpress.bsky.social !
Her book sparked some thoughts about building a transportation system that works for everyone.
islandpress.org/books/when-d...
Her book sparked some thoughts about building a transportation system that works for everyone.
islandpress.org/books/when-d...
When Driving Is Not an Option
islandpress.org
September 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Belated congratulations to Anna Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social on her book When Driving is Not an Option from @islandpress.bsky.social !
Her book sparked some thoughts about building a transportation system that works for everyone.
islandpress.org/books/when-d...
Her book sparked some thoughts about building a transportation system that works for everyone.
islandpress.org/books/when-d...
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I want to highlight every line in this excellent piece. Logic alone says fund public transit and we all win.
@savesepta.com
@savesepta.com
@severedlimb.bsky.social
“Unlike most other wealthy countries, the US has chosen to keep transit going without ever letting it thrive”
@savesepta.com
@savesepta.com
@severedlimb.bsky.social
“Unlike most other wealthy countries, the US has chosen to keep transit going without ever letting it thrive”
September 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I want to highlight every line in this excellent piece. Logic alone says fund public transit and we all win.
@savesepta.com
@savesepta.com
@severedlimb.bsky.social
“Unlike most other wealthy countries, the US has chosen to keep transit going without ever letting it thrive”
@savesepta.com
@savesepta.com
@severedlimb.bsky.social
“Unlike most other wealthy countries, the US has chosen to keep transit going without ever letting it thrive”
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I have a major piece in Bloomberg Citylab today. Should the US let transit fail, as Pennsylvania is already doing? And if not, what are the arguments we need to let it succeed?
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Should We Let Public Transit Die?
Urban-rural hostility is fueling a public transportation crisis in US cities. But demands to abandon bus and train riders ignore the economic and social costs of cutting service.
www.bloomberg.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I have a major piece in Bloomberg Citylab today. Should the US let transit fail, as Pennsylvania is already doing? And if not, what are the arguments we need to let it succeed?
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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who's gonna start the dumb appliances and small electronics company and make a killing? i do not want screens, bluetooth, internet, wifi, NOTHING.
September 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
who's gonna start the dumb appliances and small electronics company and make a killing? i do not want screens, bluetooth, internet, wifi, NOTHING.
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Residents of 14 states drove fewer miles per capita in 2023 than they did in 1996, according to our newly updated explainer and data visualization, "Less Driving is Possible," authored by my colleague @frontiereliz.bsky.social.
Lots of good data to explore.
frontiergroup.org/resources/wh...
Lots of good data to explore.
frontiergroup.org/resources/wh...
Updated: Less driving is possible
Residents of several states and cities have driven fewer miles on average in recent years than they did two decades ago. This decline suggests that Americans’ high levels of driving are not inevitable...
frontiergroup.org
September 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Residents of 14 states drove fewer miles per capita in 2023 than they did in 1996, according to our newly updated explainer and data visualization, "Less Driving is Possible," authored by my colleague @frontiereliz.bsky.social.
Lots of good data to explore.
frontiergroup.org/resources/wh...
Lots of good data to explore.
frontiergroup.org/resources/wh...
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✨ Abundance and Transportation ✨
If you've sent me feedback on the "Transportation for the Abundant Society" manuscript (w/ Jonathan Levine)—thank you! We are turning to revisions soon.
If you're interested in reading—feedback most welcome! Here it is: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Thank you!
If you've sent me feedback on the "Transportation for the Abundant Society" manuscript (w/ Jonathan Levine)—thank you! We are turning to revisions soon.
If you're interested in reading—feedback most welcome! Here it is: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Thank you!
Transportation for the Abundant Society
<p><span>The abundance movement has rapidly gained traction as voices across the political spectrum seek to overcome artificial scarcity in housing, energy, and
papers.ssrn.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
✨ Abundance and Transportation ✨
If you've sent me feedback on the "Transportation for the Abundant Society" manuscript (w/ Jonathan Levine)—thank you! We are turning to revisions soon.
If you're interested in reading—feedback most welcome! Here it is: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Thank you!
If you've sent me feedback on the "Transportation for the Abundant Society" manuscript (w/ Jonathan Levine)—thank you! We are turning to revisions soon.
If you're interested in reading—feedback most welcome! Here it is: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Thank you!
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Ask: I'm hoping to find someone to talk to a graduate-level planning class on traffic signal plans, with an emphasis on #pedestrian and #bicycle mobility and #safety*
*actual safety, not traffic-flow-but-lets-call-it-safety
Grateful for suggestions!
@bikesky.social #BikeSky #WalkSky #VisionZero
*actual safety, not traffic-flow-but-lets-call-it-safety
Grateful for suggestions!
@bikesky.social #BikeSky #WalkSky #VisionZero
September 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Ask: I'm hoping to find someone to talk to a graduate-level planning class on traffic signal plans, with an emphasis on #pedestrian and #bicycle mobility and #safety*
*actual safety, not traffic-flow-but-lets-call-it-safety
Grateful for suggestions!
@bikesky.social #BikeSky #WalkSky #VisionZero
*actual safety, not traffic-flow-but-lets-call-it-safety
Grateful for suggestions!
@bikesky.social #BikeSky #WalkSky #VisionZero
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I wrote an unusually strongly worded thing about the transit crisis in Pennsylvania, which is coming soon to Oregon and Illinois. humantransit.org/2025/08/the-...
The Fall of Philadelphia — Human Transit
The Pennsylvania State Senate has decided that the transit system of America’s fifth largest city should be substantially destroyed. Similar dramas are playing out in Illinois, Oregon, and Rhode Isla...
humantransit.org
August 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I wrote an unusually strongly worded thing about the transit crisis in Pennsylvania, which is coming soon to Oregon and Illinois. humantransit.org/2025/08/the-...
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Everything about the situation with busing in Dayton is heartbreaking. We need public transit that’s robust, reliable and safe enough for everyone, including high school kids.
Ohio requires buses for private school kids. Public school students have to find their own ride
School districts are responsible for transporting private and charter school kids, leaving thousands of public school students behind
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Everything about the situation with busing in Dayton is heartbreaking. We need public transit that’s robust, reliable and safe enough for everyone, including high school kids.
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"We used to consume fossil fuels
to make ourselves power
But now we just look to the sun
for each kilowatt hour"
This is the cutest and most encouraging video I've seen all week. Give it a watch - and share if you agree!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MgK...
to make ourselves power
But now we just look to the sun
for each kilowatt hour"
This is the cutest and most encouraging video I've seen all week. Give it a watch - and share if you agree!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MgK...
Running on Sunshine - Rockway Mennonite Collegiate 2025
YouTube video by Rockway Mennonite Collegiate
www.youtube.com
August 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"We used to consume fossil fuels
to make ourselves power
But now we just look to the sun
for each kilowatt hour"
This is the cutest and most encouraging video I've seen all week. Give it a watch - and share if you agree!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MgK...
to make ourselves power
But now we just look to the sun
for each kilowatt hour"
This is the cutest and most encouraging video I've seen all week. Give it a watch - and share if you agree!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MgK...
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My daughter Robyn is one of these pins.
I encourage those who have lost someone or were injured due to traffic violence to share their story on the Families for Safe Streets Community Story Map.
This is a link to my daughter's story arcg.is/055LfP0
Please re-skeet!
@fam4safestreets.bsky.social
I encourage those who have lost someone or were injured due to traffic violence to share their story on the Families for Safe Streets Community Story Map.
This is a link to my daughter's story arcg.is/055LfP0
Please re-skeet!
@fam4safestreets.bsky.social
August 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
My daughter Robyn is one of these pins.
I encourage those who have lost someone or were injured due to traffic violence to share their story on the Families for Safe Streets Community Story Map.
This is a link to my daughter's story arcg.is/055LfP0
Please re-skeet!
@fam4safestreets.bsky.social
I encourage those who have lost someone or were injured due to traffic violence to share their story on the Families for Safe Streets Community Story Map.
This is a link to my daughter's story arcg.is/055LfP0
Please re-skeet!
@fam4safestreets.bsky.social
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I've watched every minute of the recorded oral comments & read the hundreds of written submissions to
@ripta.com in response to the painful service reductions and segment and outright eliminations on the table. This 🧵 is strictly my own and is not an official RIPTA statement.
@ripta.com in response to the painful service reductions and segment and outright eliminations on the table. This 🧵 is strictly my own and is not an official RIPTA statement.
August 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I've watched every minute of the recorded oral comments & read the hundreds of written submissions to
@ripta.com in response to the painful service reductions and segment and outright eliminations on the table. This 🧵 is strictly my own and is not an official RIPTA statement.
@ripta.com in response to the painful service reductions and segment and outright eliminations on the table. This 🧵 is strictly my own and is not an official RIPTA statement.
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Want to shape the future of transportation? We're recruiting nondrivers in the U.S. to join a national research project on transportation, access, and equity.
Take a 1-minute survey to see if you qualify.
Take a 1-minute survey to see if you qualify.
July 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Want to shape the future of transportation? We're recruiting nondrivers in the U.S. to join a national research project on transportation, access, and equity.
Take a 1-minute survey to see if you qualify.
Take a 1-minute survey to see if you qualify.