Tod Newcombe

Retired journalist

[Don Kettl @DonKettl]

What's the Right Way to Fund Struggling Transit Systems? https://t.co/VEUonXC9bF

[Tod Newcombe @tnewcombe]

@SpfldHistorian @edmundward1 Thanks for posting. I've always wondered about the placement of the Barney home and carriage house. I pass this spot several days a week on my walk in Forest Park.

[NACTO @NACTO]

“Giving city agencies more control over the funding and timeline of projects is a really effective way to be able to address the traffic safety issues that cities are experiencing.”

- NACTO's Jenny O'Connell in @GOVERNING

https://t.co/FcyMnYjMjP

[Jake Blumgart @jblumgart]

“A lot of people acknowledge it's important not to let transit fall apart. But when push comes to shove in the tug of war of a bad budget year, we have fewer allies,” Wiener says.

[Tod Newcombe @tnewcombe]

@mnolangray @yitgordon Just finished a 3-day stint in DC and had the same pleasant experience on Metro. Rode it numerous times, never waited more than 6-7 minutes for a train. Reliable service is all I ask for and I got it.

[Aaron M. Renn 🇺🇸 @aaron_renn]

Corruption - it's pretty simple. Is there a state anywhere in America where utilities aren't one of the most powerful lobbies and where there haven't been corruption scandals involving them? https://t.co/iMj0gGDcH7

[Aaron M. Renn 🇺🇸 @aaron_renn]

Closing the Toilet Gap - my thoughts on public restrooms in @GOVERNING https://t.co/XnFYtPWQNk

[The Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at JHU @publicinno]

Kansas City tenants have formed a power base and are seeking equal footing with the forces that have traditionally defined how the city is governed.”

@GOVERNING on @KCTenants and the possibility of co-governance.

https://t.co/Kw0ydp4Dzx

[Jared Brey @jaredbrey]

“The truth is, if you look at anything in American society that has cash behind it, it usually has a pretty good reputation. And all the things that don’t have money are where we’re like, There’s problems in that agency.”

Read my Q&A with @bloom17_bloom https://t.co/yg3x09q7Nn

[Tod Newcombe @tnewcombe]

@SpfldHistorian Do we know what Springfield's population was in 1889?

[Susan Steward @Susan_Economist]

I'm not saying @SarahEMcBride is amazing....I am saying she is REALLY amazing. You should follow her.

[Jake Blumgart @jblumgart]

My bearishness on transit’s future in America, reinforced

[Doug Shipman, Atlanta City Council President @DougShipmanATL]

“There’s a concern of that crowding out capital projects,” Shipman says. “There’s also a question about just their ability to deliver…. in an inflationary environment, you have even more incentive to move quickly”

https://t.co/MVNGaSjfyr

[Jake Blumgart @jblumgart]

“In terms of sheer jobs created, 2021 and 2022 were the best years for hiring in government records going back to 1940” https://t.co/FW8bdsulRv

[Wyatt Gordon @yitgordon]

“The value of transit is increased the more people are using it. We need to keep our eye on the ball of getting more riders, because that is where 100% of the climate benefits come from.” @MTCBATA 🚇 @jaredbrey @GOVERNING
https://t.co/xElUIPPs9E

[K Lusk @KathLusk]

Great work by @katherineeinst @CharleyWillison on the opportunity for cities to incorporate zoning reform as part of their toolkit in addressing homelessness. Proud that @BUonCities can support this work w/ @cmtysolutions #MeninoSurvey https://t.co/YEruBNSTRH @GOVERNING

[Bedrooms Are For People @BoulderBedrooms]

"If you’ve been in a nearby coffeehouse lately, you’ve probably noticed that something has changed. There aren’t as many places to sit — at least not as many comfortable places." via @GOVERNING https://t.co/GOuLo6PKEG

[Tod Newcombe @tnewcombe]

#AI is here. How will state and local government use it -- and regulate it? #ArtificialIntelligence

https://t.co/NgFU4U0cLV

[Jerome Alexander Horne @jahorne]

It's not enough to just revive the Baltimore Red Line LRT. We also need to change the governance structure of transit so that Baltimore and it's surrounding counties have greater local control of transit decisions independent of the State of Maryland.

https://t.co/b2mjWZtmMN

[What Works Cities @WhatWorksCities]

Gold-Certified @KansasCity was a trailblazer for eliminating all transit fares in 2020, but how's it going today?

🚏🚎 @Governing has the update: https://t.co/C1Pjn8uTxU