Emilio Luis

Attorney, Wak’s Tacos, Man of Life🇹🇹🇵🇦

[Emilio Luis @EmilioSaunders]

I think at a national level, people cannot in good faith, engage in problem solving simply bc it requires less brain power to take a pessimistic & reductionist stance.
“Trini like too much car and status”

[Emilio Luis @EmilioSaunders]

Essentially the study proves that Trinidadian commuters are rational actors. If public transportation and walking infrastructure are both inadequate, the average commuter will choose to own a vehicle.

[denithy 🇹🇹 @denithy]

They did a study a few years ago and their conclusion was that we doh wanna use busses, cuz we wanna own cars.

Ignoring that, largely, you MUST own a car to reach anywhere reliably in T&T. Cuz the Bus certainly isn't reliable.

[Brooks Otterlake @i_zzzzzz]

Wemby can’t summon the hate required to win when he’s playing against a walkable city

[Emilio Luis @EmilioSaunders]

@letdatsinkin Good couple areas where there’s lots of business activity & zero infrastructure for pedestrians - new parts of Aranguez springs to mind

[Emilio Luis @EmilioSaunders]

There’s no endemic trait specific to Trinidadians that makes us want cars more - we just live in a country that largely ignores urban planning

[Emilio Luis @EmilioSaunders]

Ive seen a couple, and I think it benefits us to avoid these broad statements - “people like cars” & “car status” too much.
While it may be true, people are ultimately rational - they *will* gravitate towards whatever the country provides for.

[Breadfruit Chips @Largebreadfruit]

People like cars too much.

I saw one argument against rail was that people would have to walk to get to their destination. Like 5 mins walk is a bad thing.

[Emilio Luis @EmilioSaunders]

Ergo- if areas are designed with walking in mind, people will buy and drive less cars. If areas are designed with cars in mind, people are inclined to drive more and buy more cars

[Emilio Luis @EmilioSaunders]

@aadotbrads The Woodbrook & downtown POS areas aren’t too bad! Probably our best (though still lacking certain infrastructure)

[Emilio Luis @EmilioSaunders]

@DragonSmolt Agreed re the first part! Not entirely on the second - there are many Trinis who would opt out of the constant start stop of getting into their cars for short distances if walking (public transport as well) becomes a viable option

[Emilio Luis @EmilioSaunders]

It’s insane for such a small place, how un-walkable much of Trinidad’s urban areas are

[4mi ❄️ @scorsesebabyyy]

They got Mbappe in front of the president

[Hania T. Mumtaz @haniainabox]

The Pope is a great example of the idea that cruelty is actually dumb and that kindness and openness come from intelligence. A great juxtaposition to the (techno)fascists of our time. It takes a mind to create a better world, it takes zero to destroy it.

[JustFreshKicks @JustFreshKicks]

This pic goes hard.

[Reggie James @HipCityReg]

It’s cool to care

[Tyler Mead @tylerhmead]

Heard a British woman pronounce paella as “Pie Ella” and nearly got whiplash

[Xacobe Pato @xpgigirey]

Pero qué locura es esta

[Emilio Luis @EmilioSaunders]

Bellingham is so good at this - hope someone recognizes it next season

[Emilio Luis @EmilioSaunders]

A lot is going on all at once

[CNC3TV @CNC3TV]

Thousands of commuters across Trinidad are expected to face major transportation disruptions from Monday after maxi taxi operators confirmed they will proceed with a nationwide withdrawal of service following unsuccessful talks with Government officials.

For more: https://t.co/VHafyxo8Cf

[FEPAFUT @fepafut]

LOS 26🇵🇦❤️ #MareaQueLate

[reallybigchiller @giantchiller]

@LJJM__ marxism is when you dont sign the max contract