Charlie Guthrie

Data scientist, parent, cartoonist. Make cities walkable, and build dense housing near transit & jobs

[Charlie Guthrie @charlieguthrie]

@NYCBikeLanes Have they all been moved?

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

what a great city

[Fin @jessefinver]

By FAR my favorite Knicks reaction video I’ve seen so far. The camera work, the timing of the music, the delayed reaction. Simply incredible

[Charlie Guthrie @charlieguthrie]

@rvivek I'm seeing a lot of chart crime. Your 3000 job-loss bar is the same length as your 1100 bar

[Lincoln Restler @LincolnRestler]

.@BKBPReynoso helped save 100,000 hospitality jobs when he created outdoor dining during Covid. Mayor Adams ruined the program. Now it’s time to bring it back – better than ever.

[Council Member Shahana Hanif @CMShahanaHanif]

The Carroll Street Bridge will reopen soon, and I encourage DOT to open it for pedestrians and cyclists only!

Reopening this historic landmark is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reimagine how we share public space in Gowanus. As our neighborhood grows, we should prioritize safe, accessible infrastructure that serves pedestrians and cyclists, reduces traffic violence, and strengthens community connection.

https://t.co/WLF10dmZCP

[Charlie Guthrie @charlieguthrie]

@NYCBikeLanes Brad Lander was definitely a champion of congestion pricing - he led the lawsuit to get it back in place https://t.co/t1B9FDcrNo

[Mark R. Brown, AICP, CNU @CompletedStreet]

Very low cost, very high benefit.

[Charlie Guthrie @charlieguthrie]

@BrandonWC @kosukemiyata Yeah I'm worried about cars parking there - is protection planned?

[Transportation Alternatives @TransAlt]

Big news for anyone who walks or bikes over the Brooklyn Bridge: the Manhattan entrance has been redesigned!

Pedestrians and people on bikes will no longer have to compete for space while trying to get on and off this iconic landmark.

[Streetsblog New York City @StreetsblogNYC]

Why can't we have a bike lane on Chambers Street to connect the Brooklyn Bridge to the Hudson River Greenway?

Blame the rampant placard abuse and illegal parking, @GershKuntzman explains.

[Charlie Guthrie @charlieguthrie]

Big cities are great because they attract people who see other people as a benefit, not a nuisance

[Charlie Guthrie @charlieguthrie]

@placardabuse There is a cop car there 90% of the time

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

Only 2 states’ car fees actually cover their road costs. The other 48 require heavy subsidies. Last year, the feds spent $30B more on highways than the gas tax generated. Drivers aren’t “paying for transit riders” when they can’t even pay for roads. Talk about that.

[Charlie Guthrie @charlieguthrie]

@KeithPowersNYC Why is the park staying on the median, rather than to one side, where pedestrians can access without crossing?

[Charlie Guthrie @charlieguthrie]

@chabot_jackson @CarlMichaelW @ebottcher @bradhoylman @NYC_DOT @JohnSurico @StreetsblogNYC They are like rats, infesting every space they can get into

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

If you have a bug zapper up, it's time to take it down.

A University of Delaware study analyzed nearly 14,000 insects killed by bug zappers over a single summer.

Mosquitoes accounted for 0.22% of them. Less than one quarter of one percent.

The other 99.78%? Moths, beetles, midges, fireflies, and other beneficial insects doing exactly what your yard needs them to do.

Here's why it's even worse than it sounds: mosquitoes don't find you by light. They find you by carbon dioxide, body heat, and skin chemistry. Your bug zapper is completely invisible to them.

Meanwhile it's running all night massacring the pollination night shift.

Moths are among the most important nocturnal pollinators alive, and they're flying straight into your zapper because they navigate by light.

Bug zappers kill over 70 billion insects annually in the US. Harvard Medical School's Zika page specifically warns against them, noting they may actually increase mosquito populations by eliminating the beneficial insects that prey on mosquitoes.

What actually works: eliminate standing water within 100 feet of where you spend time outside.

That's your best bet.

It's time to break up with the bug zapper.

[Charlie Guthrie @charlieguthrie]

@cremieuxrecueil *Not quite free: $30 in tax on top

[Charlie Guthrie @charlieguthrie]

@bfurnas @NY4P @TransAlt “When you have cars on roads running through urban parks, it is not only unsafe, it halves the amount of park space available because families with children, seniors, and other people are afraid to cross the street,”

[Vincent Barone @vinbarone]

A great upgrade is coming to the Brooklyn Bridge entrance in Manhattan! Soon cyclists and pedestrians will have completely separate access. This was the scene during my ride home yesterday: