Nick Meltzer

Recovering engineer trying to fix historical wrongs. Thoughts are mine. he/him

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

What we must do immediately:
1) End the use of fossil fuels
2) Build massive amounts of solar & wind
3) Electrify everything
4) Localize
5) Conserve
5) Find solutions for the last hard stuff (planes, cement)
6) Stop cutting down forests

#ActOnClimate https://t.co/2w5uwXTxMH

[Nick Meltzer @tunameltzer]

“Our leaders simply do not know how to run and build good cities”

Policies over politics! Public transport is the most efficient way for people to move about dense urban areas.

[Nick Meltzer @tunameltzer]

@christofspieler Not exactly what you asked but every time I see it I admire the platform to platform connection in Copenhagen—this is a local (autonomous) metro to a regional train.

[Phil BuildTheFutureNow 🇺🇸🦅🌲💙 @PhilSustainable]

Shade makes NYC cooler, cars act like radiant ovens.
170F - black car in the sun
85F - grass in the shade
116F - sunny sidewalk
90F - sidewalk in the shade of a tall building

[Nick Jack Pappas @pappiness]

I think Joe Biden is proof to all Boomers how excited everyone would be if you just went ahead and retired.

[Tim Lawrence @datadyne007]

This is top-tier transit reporting. We need more reporters like this who ask the tough questions & don't accept the bs answers from those in power. The video of the mother getting off the bus was the icing on the cake immediately after the chair said mothers only ride to events.

[Randy Clarke @wmataGM]

America’s Transit System giving it 100% on America’s Birthday. Joined my colleagues on platforms to deliver ~2min 🚇 frequency for 90mins to clear thousands of people post 🎆. Just ❤️ this TEAM! Thanks for riding! #wmata

[Cam Hardy🚍🚍🚌🚏 @camhardy513]

Folks are starting to pull those badge taps. I have literally heard C-Suite executives say they see no value in riding the bus because passengers wont know who they are. Its not for the passengers, its so you can make better informed decisions about the agency you help oversee

[Nick Meltzer @tunameltzer]

@ericgoldwyn It could be a difference of approach/perspective? Danish (and European) countries remove everything possible in order to remain functional. Americans like abundance? And European counties are much bigger on regular maintenance compared to US set and forget.

[✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @chi_urbanist]

MOAR!!!!!

[Nick Meltzer @tunameltzer]

@anomalily @OPB @transitmap So fun! Would love to talk transit in the Eugene area and share some projects in the Lincoln, Benton, Linn region I’ve worked on

[Jordan Fraade @schadenfraade]

The thing people don’t understand when kvetching about how NYC isn’t ready for congestion pricing because our system is worse than London is that the London system only became this good because of congestion pricing

[Nick Meltzer @tunameltzer]

Public transit ❤️

[Good Idea Dave @DaveCoIon]

No one is gonna believe me but I was sitting on the 7 on the way to the Met game and these two people were sitting next to me and the girl went “There’s an air quality alert” and the guy said “And yet we’re not doing congestion pricing.” And I looked at them and went “Crazy huh?”

[Christof Spieler @christofspieler]

Helsinki has a metro area population of 1.6 million (1/5 of Boston’s) yet its 4 line commuter rail system carries 200,000 a day, 1 1/2 times what Boston’s does on a system less than half as big. So what’s the secret?

[Nick Meltzer @tunameltzer]

I’d argue we’re more screwed if one person can completely upend a process like this, regardless of political party

[push the needle @pushtheneedle]

i am begging for cities & elected leaders to actually look at data before committing $500 million dollars to things like reducing bus emissions.