David Sachs

Journalist, @wsj real-time news desk. Covered urban policies on transport, growth, and police & jail reform for @Denverite, @cprnews, @nprnews, @streetsblogden.

[David Sachs @DavidASachs]

I’ll post at least one simple thing a day here that makes it easy for me (and others) to live car-free in Barcelona, Catalonia and Spain.

First, for no particular reason, special zones for strollers & wheelchairs on city buses (with tethers and polite people who move if needed).

[David Sachs @DavidASachs]

Wonder what the Community Engagement Process looks like to add giant child mannequins

[David Sachs @DavidASachs]

I’ll post at least one simple thing a day here that makes it easy for me (and others) to live car-free in Barcelona, Catalonia and Spain.

First, for no particular reason, special zones for strollers & wheelchairs on city buses (with tethers and polite people who move if needed).

[David Sachs @DavidASachs]

Guess I’ll revive this monster thread with these monster sized children at a crosswalk in French Catalonia.

Seems better than kids carrying an orange flag across the street like some U.S. local governments expect. And it puts more onus on the pilot of the speeding blunt object.

[David Sachs @DavidASachs]

@topero @nbminor @Denverite Yes, I moved to Barcelona a while back

[David Sachs @DavidASachs]

@schmangee Really common in Colorado.

[David Sachs @DavidASachs]

@nbminor Hello, I would like to add another caveat. The goal was bike ~lanes~ according to Hancock’s 2018 state of the city speech. 🤗

[David Sachs @DavidASachs]

@nbminor 👀

[José Luis Muñoz Díaz @JoseLuisSTAP]

La destrossa de Barcelona no s'atura!
Treuen aparcament de la porta d'una escola per fer un lloc on a les 18h encara hi ha gent asseguda xerrant i infants jugant!!!
Escola Estel #LaSagrera
2014👇🏽 👇🏽2023

[Gerard @gerardfelium]

Les mesures de restricció del trànsit sempre han estat relativament impopulars (des de fa mig segle), però les dades no menteixen: des del 2015 el trànsit intern a Bcn ha caigut un 19% (augmentant només un 2% a les rondes), traduint-se en una reducció del 30% de la contaminació.

[David Sachs @DavidASachs]

@ConorMichael28 @AndyKnny @SenadoraJulie Can confirm the sequence was correct and %s pretty decent. Butttttt that's a one-time thing as far as I know so more Jeremy Lin than Lebron

[David Sachs @DavidASachs]

A helpful thread to understand the superblock model here in Barcelona. It's iterative. The goal is a permanent street grid and public squares that prioritize walkers & other non-motorists. The next "green axis" opens later this month, restricting cars in part of the city center.

[David Sachs @DavidASachs]

@nbminor I know, I actually get a tingling feeling and drop whatever I’m holding every time it happens. I’m not allowed to hold my son during rush hour MST.

[David Sachs @DavidASachs]

@AndyKnny Well yeah man you’re the competition

[David Sachs @DavidASachs]

@biculturalbrokr @DenverDOTI This may be the most unsurprising thing I have ever seen.

[David Sachs @DavidASachs]

@DavidGilbert4U An equally important scandal is that it doesn’t accept 50-cent coins

[David Sachs @DavidASachs]

@jawalker64 @ConorMichael28 Fun fact, Anwan Glover has always been popular in DC as the lead talker for Backyard Band. Legendary gogo group.

[Bente Birkeland @BenteBirkeland]

Wanted to share this incredible interview with @DavidASachs and @cprwarner about David's grandfather who was in the 10th mountain division. https://t.co/DKC65QeQiO
@POTUS #AntiquitiesAct #colorado

[David Sachs @DavidASachs]

@ConorMichael28 Hey no Avs talk til after the Broncos are eliminated from Super Bowl contention, you know the rules

[David Sachs @DavidASachs]

@Circulaseguro1 ¿Dónde está esta calle? ¿Estaba abierto a los coches antes?

[David Sachs @DavidASachs]

@nbminor Now I am trolling you specifically

[David Sachs @DavidASachs]

@nbminor Can’t decide which patio to eat on