AlexTD

Global Challenges @SolveMIT, formerly @eswhq. Tweets all mine, about climate, cities, and (Boston) transit. Mastodon: @[email protected]

[AlexTD @AlexanderTD]

@jeeeberts Saw this curious relativism around time and had to add it to this collection

[Congressman Greg Casar @RepCasar]

The Palestinian people are not Hamas. The response to Hamas’ horrific terrorism cannot be mass death of innocent Palestinians.

Israel, just like the U.S., must follow international law, even when Hamas does not. Our humanity is at stake.

[Amba Kak @ambaonadventure]

Required reading. Come for the in-depth but highly accessible explanations of concentration at every layer of the AI compute stack;

stay for the profound questions it asks of the desirability + sustainability of this tech paradigm in the first place.

[maia baker @maiahbaker]

this self-congratulation is so oblivious when MA's public transit is in a visible crisis and the housing situation statewide is frankly out of control.

I don't want $17 back; I want a functional T and to not get price gouged out of my neighborhood!

[David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells]

“‘Challenges,’ they write, in an almost laconic voice, ‘include the degree to which time is running out, there is no central authority, those seeking the solutions are also causing the problem, and the present is favoured over the future.” https://t.co/xlcfMPIr3T

[Varshini Prakash 🌅 @VarshPrakash]

The WH just announced a program to employ tens of thousands of youth with a pathway to lifelong careers doing the critical work of stopping climate change.

We fought for these demands for years. Now the priorities of young people are beginning to become reality.

Exciting day!

[MITSolve @SolveMIT]

MIT Solve is excited to reveal our 🎉2023 Solver teams 🎊 live from #NewYorkCity. Today our new class is here with us to pitch their solutions live and to connect with our community of supporters! https://t.co/W0vd5NjyFV

#SolveFinals #GlobalChallenges

[AlexTD @AlexanderTD]

Changing the shuttle loop into another plaza feels like a huge win for space around the Union. Beautiful weather helps!

[AlexTD @AlexanderTD]

Back in Pgh for 30 hrs for these finals - excited to see how their ideas have expanded since original applications.

[University of Pittsburgh @PittTweet]

The 5 finalists are quite diverse in their approaches to advancing carbon neutrality to the benefit of the Pitt community. https://t.co/2yeqHLJttD

We are excited to hear their final pitches and select a winner on September 14.

Register to attend: https://t.co/Uvybm6tyGN

[AlexTD @AlexanderTD]

Nice to see that the 28X has persisted (remembering when it almost got cancelled in the aughts). @PGHtransit’s integration with @transitapp worked beautifully.

[MITSolve @SolveMIT]

We are proud to share MIT Solve's 2023 fiscal year report! We're inspired by what has been done in just a year and eager to see what other global challenges we can solve together.
Take a look here ➡️ https://t.co/0Yj2xEU3M7

[AlexTD @AlexanderTD]

New from me and @_hala: How we finance climate solutions - what kinds, where they’re located, and who is part of the design - is critical to a stable future, with key roles for both investment and philanthropic capital.

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

Financing climate solutions: Do it the easy way or the impactful way? https://t.co/LyhybwkzQw by @_hala

[MITSolve @SolveMIT]

🏙️ Solve Challenge Finals 2023 will be held on September 18 in NYC 🏙️
Hear from leaders like:
@SaveCEO_US, @savethechildren
@dsengeh, Sierra Leone
Sarah Chandler, @Apple
Cynthia Barnhart, @mit
Register for the live stream and request your invitation
https://t.co/YgDvN9twdc

[AlexTD @AlexanderTD]

Imagine a better future for the Needham Line (and then go tell your electeds to make it a reality!)

[TransitMatters @transitmatters]

🚨 New Regional Rail report alert!

🧵 Let’s talk about our vision for a modernized Needham Line ↓

[Tim Lawrence @datadyne007]

Build. It. Now. ~$350m with basic cut & cover to unlock tons of capacity in the core from not overloading the OL and GL for Red-Blue transfers! No brainer!

[TransitMatters @transitmatters]

🚧 It’s been 1 year since the Orange Line shutdown. Did riders get the “improved service, fewer delays, & faster Orange Line trips” former Gov. Baker & the T promised?

📈 …No. In fact, there are MORE slow zones. Take a look at the data: https://t.co/ZkHcDIrLAW

[graham starr @GrahamStarr]

anyone incarcerated for more than two years is going to return to their google account deleted, and with it most connection to family, jobs, memories and everything else that allows for readjustment

[AlexTD @AlexanderTD]

Having been extremely lucky to spend 16 of the last 18 years at institutions with this benefit (in Pittsburgh and Boston), it is life-changing, particularly when introduced in undergrad. Buy transit passes, not parking lots.

[David Zipper @DavidZipper]

In Philadelphia, SEPTA now offers college students a dirt-cheap "all-you-can-ride" transit pass --but only if their school buys one for ALL students. Swarthmore is the first to sign on.

It's a model more colleges (& transit agencies) should consider. 🧵⬇️
https://t.co/gK3Yq9v8uG