Scott Oran

EX-TESLA OWNER. Won’t own cars built by Fascists. Transit-oriented mixed-income housing developer with a manual typewriter and a bike.

[Scott Oran @Scott_Oran]

Sold my #Tesla. Sell yours too. Sell your stock. And boycott #Tesla. #TeslaTakeDown

[Scott Oran @Scott_Oran]

@mrgopal Good job BUT you must call out fear mongering of a NIMBY like McKenna who baselessly asserts renters “will fit one, two, three children into one bedroom so [they] can have this quality of education.” It’s neither legally possible under state law nor true based on historical data.

[Scott Oran @Scott_Oran]

Happy birthday, #JimmyCarter99!His commonsense commitment to building decent housing for all inspired me to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity in 1985 and work as a volunteer and developer since to build affordable housing. Photo credit @Meryl4Newton

[Scott Oran @Scott_Oran]

Check out my photo in President Carter's 99th birthday mosaic. Help us celebrate by sharing your photo today! #JimmyCarter99 https://t.co/HI651azC95

[Scott Oran @Scott_Oran]

Timely data point as #NewtonMA City Council debates village rezoning and parking requirements...

[Parking Reform Network @Parking_Reform]

BREAKING: Bend, Oregon (pop. 102,000) becomes latest city to completely eliminate costly car parking mandates citywide!

[Scott Oran @Scott_Oran]

Yesterday was a great January day for cycling. Yet the Somerville Community Path Extension --which appears 99% complete -- remains closed 30+ days after #GLX opened. Doesn't @MBTA have an obligation to serve all users including cyclists? @MassBike @transitmatters @senjehlen

[Scott Oran @Scott_Oran]

“Obviously talking to the neighbors is important, [but] the neighbor, in general, is going to tell you no because the primary thing they want is to maintain what they already know. It’s a constant effort to convince them. A lot of them, you don’t convince. You do it anyway.”

[Scott Oran @Scott_Oran]

Buenos Aires: 178 miles of protected bike lanes
Boston: 17.5 miles

https://t.co/VT6ZwsHiKD

[Scott Oran @Scott_Oran]

Why not in #Newton?

[UHealth BikeSafe @iBikeSafe]

#Protectedbikelanes and #protectedintersections solve many of the issues that currently make cycling unsafe in the US.

It's entirely possible to make riding safe for people of all ages and abilities. All we need are the facilities that make it so.

[Sean Roche @seanroche]

We're in year 6 of the Fuller administration. How many miles of protected bike lanes have been added?

[Scott Oran @Scott_Oran]

@Meryl4Newton @_EmilyNorton Grateful for the 17 councilors who supported our creation of much needed housing and this great public space in Newton. And @Meryl4Newton who filled it with public art. #VillageZoning done right will revitalize our City.

[Scott Oran @Scott_Oran]

It’s a good time for Newton commuters to try or return to the ⁦@MBTA⁩ commuter rail FOR FREE for the next month. That beats sitting in the traffic to pay tolls on the Pike! https://t.co/MVRzb4mJtJ

[Scott Oran @Scott_Oran]

Join me in supporting Andrea Campbell via @actblue https://t.co/gDjXW6vJH1

[Scott Oran @Scott_Oran]

@British_Airways, you’ve cancelled one of my flights and I can’t make any changes to my reservation on your website without cancelling my entire itinerary. And I can’t reach you by phone …for days! You’re too busy? That’s no way to run an airline. Help!!

[Rebecca Oran @rebecca_oran]

Great overview of the @BCBSMA nudge unit’s work to date out today in @Health_Affairs! Honored (and excited) to be the first nudge unit director as @BCBSMA broadens its application of behavioral insights to improve the quality, equity, affordability, & consumer experience of care.

[BIT-Americas @BITAmericas]

Over the last 2 years we’ve worked with
@BCBSMA to set up their nudge unit. Now it’s run 25 RCTs that:
📦Increase at-home cancer screenings
📱 Collect race, ethnicity, & language data
🧑‍⚕️Increase statin therapy
Read more in
@Health_Affairs https://t.co/ZI6MTQGYwv

[Scott Oran @Scott_Oran]

Stop Block Island's deadly moped rentals. Tell Town Council to rewrite moped statute w/RI legislators. Sign the petition! https://t.co/jpnUJfELzc via @Change

[Scott Oran @Scott_Oran]

STILL WAITING @EversourceMA ...I’m building one of #Newton’s first all-electric houses. Why has my electrician waited over e̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ NINE months for
@EversourceMA to upgrade the service? Their inaction threatens occupancy & undermines the transition to electrification. HELP!

[Scott Oran @Scott_Oran]

I’m building one of #Newton’s first all-electric houses. Why has my electrician waited over 8 months for @EversourceMA to upgrade the service? Their inaction threatens occupancy & undermines the transition to electrification. Who do you call at @EversourceMA?