Jason Alter

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces.

Parking lots over a certain size have three to five years to cover at least half their surface area with solar canopies or face fines.

The projected output: up to 11 gigawatts of capacity, the equivalent of 10 nuclear reactors.

The panels shade the cars. They can charge EVs directly underneath them. They generate electricity for the grid. The parking lot goes from dead infrastructure to power plant without using a single additional acre of land.

France plans to increase solar tenfold and double wind capacity by 2033.

The US has approximately 800 million parking spaces. Eight hundred million. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight.

Why aren't we doing this?

[Ella Brockway @ellabrockway]

That was some of the most remarkable live television I've seen. Shoutouts to the iconic narrating man, to the woman chiming in with the confirmation checks, to the astronauts, to the cheering room, to humanity

[Physics & Astronomy Zone @zone_astronomy]

The highest quality video of the moon was just released… this is so beautiful.

[Jason Alter @MTBJason]

@b_cuse_ We cycled around Brooklyn this past weekend and it’s horrible there. We are experienced cyclists and I felt unsafe often. Also paint doesn’t stop someone from double parking across the bike lane. Any barrier is better than none. Minimum should be like the Harney bike way was.

[Jamie Bonkiewicz @JamieBonkiewicz]

Things were getting out of control at the #NoKings protest in CB/Omaha. Send help 🤣😂 #CWS #Omaha #Nebraska

[Jason Alter @MTBJason]

@PeteFestersen Glad to see you listened to feedback and added the bike lane. It will make things safer for everyone. I can’t wait to see how it’s implemented.

[Jason Alter @MTBJason]

@b_cuse_ Mayor Stothert keeps bringing up Vision Zero lately, let’s remind her that protected bike lanes are one of the best ways to provide a safe corridor for cyclists and scooters.

[Jason Alter @MTBJason]

@nmaestas @YesThatJakeRyan Can’t wait! Headed down there shortly.

[Jason Alter @MTBJason]

@OPDNightLife @omaha_scanner Please continue to patrol this stretch. 50-60mph is common eastbound.

[Jason Alter @MTBJason]

@clmarohn @sj_obc this would have been a great idea back in the day…

[Jason Alter @MTBJason]

@GATOmahaNE @omahapublicwrks @omahabydesign @lamprynearson This was the bike lane yesterday a while after the parade. The city needs to do better.

[Jason Alter @MTBJason]

@RonFilipkowski We have a 25 foot statue of this in Memorial Park in Omaha for over a year. It has been somewhat controversial and I believe it’s supposed to come down soon.

[Jason Alter @MTBJason]

@PeteFestersen That’s great news. This is much appreciated and needed. Thank you for your work.

[Jason Alter @MTBJason]

@senatormachaela Very disappointing news. Keep up the good work Senator. Your work is appreciated.

[Jason Alter @MTBJason]

@b_cuse_ Our union negotiated MLK day as a permanent holiday last year. All companies should do that.

[Jason Alter @MTBJason]

@GATOmahaNE @omahapublicwrks My prediction is that they do nothing with the bike lane until the streetcar route is done and we get the new lane.

[Jason Alter @MTBJason]

@Block16Omaha We had this as well as the amazing grilled cheese for lunch. I can’t even describe how good the sandwich was. Incredible mix of flavors and texture. It was an amazing value as well. FYI after eating it, you’ll need a nap.

[Jason Alter @MTBJason]

@PeteFestersen @OWHnews This is needed, though enforcement only goes so far and tends to be biased against racial minorities. What Omaha truly needs is an evaluation and change of road designs to help calm traffic and increase safety for both drivers and pedestrians.

[Jason Alter @MTBJason]

@PeteFestersen Is this possibly 60th and Western?

[Jason Alter @MTBJason]

@DanielOfOmaha @PorchfestOMA They were excellent!