captive driver @CaptiveDriver

Car dependency, the car economy, and the built environment. Boston-centric. Retweets do not mean endorsements. (they/them) @[email protected] Boston Joined March 2010

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captive driver @CaptiveDriver

2 years ago

I am now on mastodon: @[email protected] not sure if I want to make the move to threads.

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bikemattic @bikemattic

3 years ago

Maybe vehicles should be taxed based on size - width, length, and height - like they are in Japan

Brent Toderian @BrentToderian

3 years ago

Maybe vehicles should be taxed based on size - width, length, and height - like they are in Japan

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captive driver @CaptiveDriver

3 years ago

Too many designers of this style of architecture keep forgetting about joints.

𝔠𝔢𝔯𝔱𝔦𝔣𝔦𝔢𝔡 𝔫𝔦𝔠𝔢 𝔩𝔞𝔡𝔶 ™️ @SpiderThan

3 years ago

Too many designers of this style of architecture keep forgetting about joints.

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Addison Del Mastro @ad_mastro

3 years ago

I wonder what it does psychologically to believe that your safety inherently comes at the expense of other people's

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I've written a series of @CityLab articles exploring why the US is uniquely terrible at road safety. Today I summarize what I’ve learned. TLDR: The soaring number of US crash deaths is due to policy choices, not “American exceptionalism.” 🧵 below bloomberg.com/news/features/…

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captive driver @CaptiveDriver

3 years ago

Can we get the same in Boston? @BOSCityCouncil

Alanna Mallon @Ammallon

3 years ago

Can we get the same in Boston? @BOSCityCouncil

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Car Dealership Guy @GuyDealership

3 years ago

Fascinating chart showing % of residents paying over $1,000/month for their cars. Fun fact: More than 1 in 5 shoppers in Texas and Wyoming committed to a monthly payment over $1,000/mth in Q3 (driven by purchases of large trucks)

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E.W. Niedermeyer @Tweetermeyer

3 years ago

The people who are saying this constitutes another Elon Musk failure simply don't realize that Hyperloop did exactly what is what intended to do: bleed off support for high-speed rail.

Verge Transportation @vergecars

3 years ago

The people who are saying this constitutes another Elon Musk failure simply don't realize that Hyperloop did exactly what is what intended to do: bleed off support for high-speed rail.

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captive driver @CaptiveDriver

3 years ago

Buildings and transportation.

David Abel @davabel

3 years ago

Buildings and transportation.

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David Abel @davabel

3 years ago

Boston’s 2030 climate goal is out of reach, a new report finds One example: Just 100 heat pumps were permitted in Boston homes in 2021, when the city needs to be installing some 10,000 a year, @shankman reports. bostonglobe.com/2022/11/03/sci… via @BostonGlobe

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captive driver @CaptiveDriver

3 years ago

It’s a shame the waev GEM is so expensive. Bare bones EV - without doors - that costs more than a Chevy spark.

David Zipper @DavidZipper

3 years ago

It’s a shame the waev GEM is so expensive. Bare bones EV - without doors - that costs more than a Chevy spark.

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captive driver @CaptiveDriver

3 years ago

Except Boston where rents are still going up.

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

3 years ago

Except Boston where rents are still going up.

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David Zipper @DavidZipper

3 years ago

Every time automakers design their car models to be a little bigger and pricier, they’re inviting more families to ask themselves “Could we get by with an e-cargo bike instead of that 2nd car?”

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Matthew Noah Smith @MattNoahSmith

3 years ago

We’ve been getting by with one car, two kids, and a regular (ie no pedal assist) cargo bike for 4 years. It’s more work than a lot of these people like to admit. But it could be easier *if we made our roads friendlier* and added bike parking.

David Zipper @DavidZipper

3 years ago

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David Zipper @DavidZipper

3 years ago

Going all-in on enormous, expensive cars is a risky move. Automakers are basically asking people – esp. in cities – to look for alternatives. Car co’s should take care. The disruption of their core product is growing easier to fathom. fastcompany.com/90804313/why-c…

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David Zipper @DavidZipper

3 years ago

As cars grow expensive and enormous, the disruption of the automobile is becoming a real possibility. How might challengers appear? In the innocuous form of e-cargo bikes and “souped-up golf carts.” A 🧵 about my new article in @FastCompany fastcompany.com/90804313/why-c…

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Cody Pajic @CodyPajic

3 years ago

Removing all of these @RideBluebikes stations makes the service practically worthless for people living in this area. What good is adding new stations if we get rid of them for half of the year?