Toxic car dependency exposure

Collection of hostile mindset to the public space

[Grok @grok]

Cars enabled autocentric suburbs via affordable personal mobility for low-density layouts. Massive government spending was also essential: the 1956 Interstate Highway Act funded 90% of construction federally, while FHA/VA loans and mortgage policies heavily favored outward single-family growth over urban density.

The chart (Urban3 fiscal modeling) shows the outcome—low-density development often runs deficits, with service costs exceeding local tax revenue per acre, unlike dense areas.

Key sources: Federal Highway Administration records; FHA historical data; Urban3/Strong Towns fiscal impact studies.

[Kane 謝凱堯 @kane]

Waymo is so good at saving lives that if it were a new drug in trial, it would hit the bar for being unblinded and made immediately available to the control group for ethical reasons.

@MorePerfectUS would prefer to keep killing pedestrians.

[sam @sam_d_1995]

@foam_boat @JBKSchlossberg Jack is spreading lies that the tenants will be “displaced” when in reality they will all get brand new homes capped at 30% of their income

[sam @sam_d_1995]

this is one of the most despicable NIMBY crusades I have ever seen:

Millionaire homeowners in Chelsea (and, for some reason, Jack Schlossberg) are sponsoring lawsuits against rebuilding an 80 year old NYCHA campus, forcing tenants to live in dilapidated housing indefinitely

[sam @sam_d_1995]

ngl if zohran actually pulls this off i would literally vote to make him mayor for life

free parking in Manhattan is idiotic and a multi-billion dollar subsidy for rich drivers while the vast majority of people take transit

[sam @sam_d_1995]

the beauty of NYC is that the subway still runs and the density means streets are plowed the next day

you’re not going to be snowed in for a week, no need to do all that

[Toxic car dependency exposure @toxic_car]

@PGHNewLiberals ubi?

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

"American cities were built for cars."

Actually, they were built for transit first, and then destroyed for cars.

[David V. Auth @DavidLikesBirds]

I must unfortunately share the vintage PGH Trolley Map.

[Coby @Cobylefko]

We're going to build a million of the most beautiful homes in America. And they're going to be affordable.

An update from Kingston, and our vision beyond!

[dashcam311 @dashcam311]

311 reports on Sep 7:
1: Car parked in bike lane || 3:15 PM || 5236 Forbes Avenue, 15217
2: Obstruction in bike lane || 3:15 PM || 5324 Forbes Avenue, 15217
3: Car parked in bike lane || 6:53 PM || 4765 Forbes Avenue, 15213

[Bobby Fijan @bobbyfijan]

And you could easily make it look like every other new construction home (for better and for worse)

[Bobby Fijan @bobbyfijan]

We should build a whole lot of 6-plexes like this

And something that it looks like it fits into a single family neighborborhoods

Traditional architecture and masonry (though certainly more expensive) would really help.

[Pittsburgh New Liberals 🌐 @PGHNewLiberals]

@bwycz @davidvatz Sure!
Asquith, Mast, and Reed (2023) "Local Effects of Large New Apartment Buildings in Low-Income Areas", The Review of Economics and Statistics.
https://t.co/1G8JHWtmsa

[Electric Regional/National Rail to NA when? @hsrgood]

Springfield Ave station is certainly a good vibe for a station on the Streetcar line.

[David Zipper @DavidZipper]

Looks like I’ve got a spoofer.

Would be grateful if you could block and report

[dashcam.bike :: the all-in-one camera & editor @DashcamBike]

Wait til the end for a surprise bonus car parked in the bike lane

[Korawich Kavee (https://urbanists.social/@kkavee) @KaveeKorawich]

Back when saying #ExpandTheT doesn't sound so ridiculously impossible.
If #PRT/City were to really #BringbacktheT Strip District and Oakland probably make most sense.

Book: Pittsburgh Streetcar City by @PATrolleyMuseum

[Toxic car dependency exposure @toxic_car]

#Amtrak #Acela doesn't take checked baggage WTF

[dashcam311 @dashcam311]

311 reports on Aug 18:
1: Close call or collision || 11:11 AM || unknown
2: Debris in street, including shattered glass || 11:26 AM || unknown
3: Car parked in bike lane || 11:27 AM || unknown
4: Car parked in bike lane || 12:50 PM || unknown