Relevant as ever, "How to Avoid Swallowing War Propaganda". In this age of quick doom scrolling and near zero skepticism and reflection we are pretty screwed. https://t.co/6lPsv6semm
@HeLLaTaLL510 The diaspora is a thing now. I live in Chicago now and when I meet someone from old SF, it warms my heart. That or the Fernet. We are going to be the next Steelers, 49ers bars are a thing now.
@humantransit This never happened at STA, but later in my career the Walnut Creek TC got pushed out of a perfect location, with a view of Mt. Diablo and no pedestrian conflicts. BART pushed it to a dark parking garage that was hard to find and overnight it became the 2nd busiest stop afterward
@humantransit One of my first projects in my first job as a transit planner (NelsonN) was moving STA's downtown bus plaza to a distant Amtrak station that had barely any service. My conclusion was it was a bad idea. Thats when my desk neighbor said of course it is, but we get this regularly.
@Boenau Growing up almost everything I saw about the 1950s was about the new suburbs. Urban 50s must have been roaring. Major cities had hundreds of trains a day, industrial capacity near its peak with plentiful jobs, and jazz cafes going until morning
@exQUIZitely Total Annihilation was extremely ahead of its time. Probably the best early mod system that wasn't just tower defense. Playing multiplayer at this time was extremely frustrating for most of these games. At least one friend never saw the hosted game after trying everything.
@PeterNorton12 There are a ton of stories like this, I wish local news did this. The Week Without Driving campaign is a decent modern equivalent. One saving grace is her last day, 3m wait and 20m ride with AC. When it works it works and that is encouraging but just one bad experience ruins it.