Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social)

Co-Founder @StreetPlans | Co-Author #TacticalUrbanism, Smart Growth Manual | Board Member @NewUrbanism | Creator @Open_Streets Project | Léo + Luca’s dad

[Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) @MikeLydon]

Logging back on here for the first time in months to wish the best for @StevenFulop tonight! We’ve worked in partnership with his administration since 2016 and I know he would be a great, forward-thinking and action-oriented governor for New Jersey.

[Mark D. Levine @MarkLevineNYC]

Max capacity passengers per hour:
* Boring Co’s Vegas Loop: 4,500
* NYC subway 6 train: 105,000

[Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) @MikeLydon]

@JayyCoall 🤦🏻‍♂️

[Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) @MikeLydon]

3 million people were expected to participate in last night’s annual Ciclovía Nocturna, which offered 95 kilometers (59 miles) of car-free streets!

#Ciclovía50Años

[Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) @MikeLydon]

@agounardes @JustinBrannan Great, and overdue 🙌🏻

[Antonio Reynoso @BKBPReynoso]

My comment on City of Yes negotiations 👇🏾

[Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) @MikeLydon]

@the_transit_guy @PhilSustainable The point is you don’t get Orenco or Columbia Pike or Del Mar Station without Seaside as prototype, a place that was rural as they come in 1980. The urbanism takes generations to build. It’s the principles that matter, as applied to context, be it rural, suburban, or urban.

[Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) @MikeLydon]

@the_transit_guy @PhilSustainable The list goes on and on and on and on… goodnight.

[Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) @MikeLydon]

@the_transit_guy @PhilSustainable The result of https://t.co/cyqk6dwDRz

[Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) @MikeLydon]

@the_transit_guy @PhilSustainable Orenco Station: Hold my 🍺

https://t.co/SVNgT12zWE

[Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) @MikeLydon]

@the_transit_guy @PhilSustainable You are_the_transit_guy and new urbanists like Calthorpe, Kelbaugh, Poticha, Ditmars etc wrote the books on this stuff going back to the 80s and 90s… you sound foolish not knowing that the expanse and applications of the principles go beyond a few greenfield developments.

[Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) @MikeLydon]

@the_transit_guy @PhilSustainable You literally said this, lol.

“I mean the big issue with new urbanism is the lack of transit and connectivity to everything surrounding it. So you won’t hear backlash from me.”

New Urbanist projects include downtown redevelopment and suburban retrofit and TOD all over the US.

[Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) @MikeLydon]

@PhilSustainable @the_transit_guy Redevelopment of Seaside is already happening. It’s not a static place. And it’s only 80 acres, half a walkable neighborhood. The redevelopment needs to happen across the region not just in a tiny area.

[Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) @MikeLydon]

@the_transit_guy @PhilSustainable Cookie cutter!

[Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) @MikeLydon]

@the_transit_guy @PhilSustainable Seaside = prototype where transit is now being contemplated because of the density built over time. I often show people a picture of Boston Back Bay - before transit - to illustrate that new places can be jarring but if the pattern of urbanism exists economy of scale takes over.

[Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) @MikeLydon]

@the_transit_guy @PhilSustainable Just add a perfect beach, high dunes (storm surge protection) and cute architecture and you get a recipe for the “Redneck Riviera” becoming the “Design Coast.”