Charles Gans

Passionate about making cities more equitable and sustainable. Personal acct. Views are my own

[Ben Furnas @bfurnas]

Love this from @jessicaramosqns, on the IBX: "Jackson Heights to Bay Ridge. Great food. The food line, it is going to be a delicious, the most delicious train line."

[Maria TorresSpringer @MTorresSpringer]

New York City is the greatest city on the planet because we’ve always been and must always be the type of place where regardless of where your life story began, you have a home here, you can make a difference here, you matter here.

#CityofYes

[Charles Gans @charles_gans]

This made my weekend :)

Let’s go!!!

[Secretary Pete Buttigieg @SecretaryPete]

In NYC, we're helping plan the Interborough Express project to bring better light rail to Brooklyn and Queens. Better transit means more options for riders, and with funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we're helping NYC plan for the future. https://t.co/QU77NZFmLC

[Charles Gans @charles_gans]

@markasaurus @MarketUrbanism @iononrecourse Second both of these comments. This is crazy. It checks all boxes - highly inefficient and highly combustible!

[Charles Gans @charles_gans]

@Snowball_Dev @aussieflya @MarketUrbanism Don’t sleep on NYC’s P3 prowess! Lol

[Charles Gans @charles_gans]

@moseskagan When I was a CM, I had developers insist on cheaper, less qualified subs and then tell me they’ll buy me some aspirin to make for the difference.

This attitude was based on a misunderstanding of the allocation of risk. My problems very often became their problems too.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

i need more people to see how ridiculous this is

[Charles Gans @charles_gans]

@bobbyfijan Is that a revolving door? :)

[GridlockSam Schwartz @GridlockSam]

@MTA A smart, inexpensive way to protect the public. Way to go, MTA!

[MTA @MTA]

You may notice something new at the 191 St station: This weekend, we installed platform railings at the station as part of a pilot program.

Your safety is our highest priority, and we’re committed to reducing track intrusions and increasing safety. Thanks for riding with us.

[Charles Gans @charles_gans]

@SethBorman @MarketUrbanism Do you know the name is the start up? I’d like to upgrade to an induction stove but I’m working with 120/208v

[Maria TorresSpringer @MTorresSpringer]

I could not be more thrilled about @LeilaBozorg's return to city government. She's a class act whose skills are surpassed only by the depth of her commitment to ensuring all New Yorkers have access to a safe, stable and affordable home.

https://t.co/cykxEAVEks

[Charles Gans @charles_gans]

@mwmoedinger It gets tricky when a good CM, who has run a good project, has burned through his GCs. What’s the reasonable thing to do? It can be a tough call.

[Charles Gans @charles_gans]

@BKBPReynoso 4th Avenue and Carroll St has flooded atleast 3 times in the last ten years. We can atleast try to limit the damage in the short term by trying to make more people aware.

[Charles Gans @charles_gans]

@BKBPReynoso New residents and people from other neighborhoods don’t know if they’re parking or living in low areas. Long term we must make the investments in infrastructure to address this. In the short term, a couple signs on parking polls could save people from large financial losses.

[Ben Phillips @benphillips76]

“Thanks everyone for comments on the draft, here it is revised with all your edits.”

[Charles Gans @charles_gans]

@antonia_mdprjct Agreed!

[Charles Gans @charles_gans]

@antonia_mdprjct It removes a lot of friction / inefficiency from the process.

Everything in moderation I suppose.

[Charles Gans @charles_gans]

@antonia_mdprjct So tempting with legal to keep reusing over and over. Having a lawyer that has worked for you before - who knows what you care about and don’t care about - what points are nonnegotiable and which points you’re willing to trade only at very end.