@WilliamHazen7 Or Toledo lost people

Most people would love to live in a beautiful city where they don't need a car to get around. The problem is, there aren't many places like this. The few that offer economic opportunity with many things to do are unaffordable because they're so scarce. We should build more!

@RotolosColumbus Looking forward to celebrating 275 years of delicious pizza next year!

Do cars ever feel guilty wasting so many resources?

@EymanHenry @radleybalko kitchen isthmus (just a bar)

It is morally irresponsible for the EPA to not disincentivize larger vehicles. twitter.com/DavidZipper/st…

Freedom is waking up on a sunny Saturday morning, deciding to spend the day in Amsterdam, wandering down to the station (without checking the timetable) and hopping on the first train that arrives; knowing the 65 kilometer journey will cost us just €9.18 and an hour of our time.

If only we were prepared to tackle catastrophic climate change the way we are in the off chance everyone on the planet drives to the same mall on the same day.

In 1955, Lewis Mumford wrote a @NewYorker essay series titled “The Roaring Traffic’s Boom.” It remains one of the most searing and prescient takedowns of urban highways. 🧵

@CCouncilReview @benlkeith And Columbus is trying to position themselves to have as good an application as possible? Maybe this could impacts how much money they request? Just speculating/spitballing, I obviously don’t understand how all of this works…

@CCouncilReview @benlkeith Ok, 2024, my bad. And I understand that it’s contingent on Columbus bringing their half (or whatever) to the table, which for Columbus would be through the sales tax, but it’s still an application, right? Like, even if we do pass it, the feds can still say no, right?…

@CCouncilReview @benlkeith Perhaps they have to do the transit corridors soon, on account of the LinkUs ballot initiative this fall, so that their application for federal transit $$ is more competitive. In other words, the feds need to see some zoning activity along corridors before OK into their $$…?

"How is making it cheaper for a rich developer to build a luxury apartment 5-over-1 going to increase affordable housing?" When there's more housing than there are tenants, landlords have to lower rents to compete with each other for tenants.

Why is it possible to fly from Bristol to Edinburgh for £26 but it’ll cost me £213 on the train? Tax the shit out of the airlines and nationalise the railways already.

@danielrskinner Your comment about accessibility surprises me, can you elaborate? 👍

@COTABus How many rides did COTA provide in 1979?

Imagine trying to be a pedestrian in this hellscape. Poor? Elderly? Blind? Disabled? Tough! twitter.com/SupJaniceHahn/…

My first @voxdotcom story is a deep dive asking how transit can avoid a downward spiral. Answer: 1) Focus on providing quality service that competes w/cars 2) Minimize distractions (including bus electrification and going fare-free) 🧵 below vox.com/future-perfect…

@reroutethe23 @lourdesforcbus @SG_Hardin @ColumbusDPS Every time I’m there I see a line of cars parked on the east side of the street (whether at meters during legal times or illegally to load/unload) and 3-5 buses stuck in mixed (car) traffic. Seriously messed up priorities for such a big city in a key area…

@reroutethe23 @lourdesforcbus @SG_Hardin @ColumbusDPS Serious question, what’s more needed on High Street adjacent to campus, dedicated bus lanes, or protected cycle tracks? I’m 50/50. (Of course the real answer is: both.)

@launchpat @travis_robert Vision Zero. Achieving a sustainable transportation system that is safe, equitable, and achieves our environmental goals. That’s kind of stuff.

BREAKING: The federal e-bike bill is BACK. A new proposal would give Americans up to $1,500 off a new e-bike. This bill is similar to its predecessor, which came tantalizingly close to passing last year. BUT there are some key differences. 🧵 panetta.house.gov/media/press-re…

@travis_robert Using google search to cherry pick evidence isn’t as compelling an argument as you think it is. I know you’re pissed at NYPD, for lots of legitimate reasons, but saying it was “probably a drunk cop” who caused that crash—without evidence—hurts our cause more than it helps.

@travis_robert I hear you man, but your parenthetical is a bad take.

Vision Zero initiatives often start with city leaders using powerful language to tout their commitment to achieving zero traffic fatalities. But without real change, these are just words. A cautionary tale for many communities, including my own. No paywall wapo.st/3lqaU60

North Market is oldest survivor among Columbus' public markets that date back to 1814 dispatch.com/story/news/his…

London's cycle highway 6 works like a champ in rush hour. Passing 39 cars felt so good. Passing that bus of people sitting in traffic, not so much.

Ohio State Senator Stephanie Kunze, who likes to drive 43mph in a 25mph zone, wants to raise the speed limit on rural roads from 55 to 60 or 65. A 5mph speed increase at highway speeds is 20% more likely to result in serious injury or death.

Two options for how 30 people can order coffee, but only one of them has green space and electric vehicles that save the environment.

Hayden Begley deserves an Oscar for this TikTok