alex block 🥌
@alexblock.bsky.social
cities, transportation, transit, and other intermittent discussion.
Interesting data here, but I am curious about how many of these cars with VA plates are actually VA drivers:
www.wbaltv.com/article/virg...
www.wbaltv.com/article/virg...
February 13, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Interesting data here, but I am curious about how many of these cars with VA plates are actually VA drivers:
www.wbaltv.com/article/virg...
www.wbaltv.com/article/virg...
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Ghost of transportation policy discourse past, present…and future? (Let’s hope not.)
February 13, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Ghost of transportation policy discourse past, present…and future? (Let’s hope not.)
It is indeed interesting, but they buried the most salient incentive for local jurisdictions at the end of the article:
These things generate massive revenue for local jurisdictions; and even accounting for their externalities, they cost very little to serve (eg no students in public schools)
These things generate massive revenue for local jurisdictions; and even accounting for their externalities, they cost very little to serve (eg no students in public schools)
February 13, 2026 at 2:55 PM
It is indeed interesting, but they buried the most salient incentive for local jurisdictions at the end of the article:
These things generate massive revenue for local jurisdictions; and even accounting for their externalities, they cost very little to serve (eg no students in public schools)
These things generate massive revenue for local jurisdictions; and even accounting for their externalities, they cost very little to serve (eg no students in public schools)
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Apparently Utrecht's bus system is falling apart.
Made the decision to switch from diesel to all electric.
Failed to:
- install enough chargers.
- buy enough buses for added downtime.
In Dutch tradition, 1/5 drivers are now burnt out from the stress from the change.
youtube.com/shorts/h5rDK...
Made the decision to switch from diesel to all electric.
Failed to:
- install enough chargers.
- buy enough buses for added downtime.
In Dutch tradition, 1/5 drivers are now burnt out from the stress from the change.
youtube.com/shorts/h5rDK...
Chaos in Utrecht door nieuwe bussen
YouTube video by NOS
youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Apparently Utrecht's bus system is falling apart.
Made the decision to switch from diesel to all electric.
Failed to:
- install enough chargers.
- buy enough buses for added downtime.
In Dutch tradition, 1/5 drivers are now burnt out from the stress from the change.
youtube.com/shorts/h5rDK...
Made the decision to switch from diesel to all electric.
Failed to:
- install enough chargers.
- buy enough buses for added downtime.
In Dutch tradition, 1/5 drivers are now burnt out from the stress from the change.
youtube.com/shorts/h5rDK...
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a reminder that DC remains under occupation
"At least one member of the U.S. Marshals Service shot and killed a person in Northeast D.C.’s Mayfair neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, a law enforcement source told WTOP."
wtop.com/dc/2026/02/u...
wtop.com/dc/2026/02/u...
Member of US Marshals Service shoots, kills person in DC’s Mayfair neighborhood - WTOP News
Members of the U.S. Marshals Service shot and killed a person Wednesday afternoon in Northeast D.C.’s Mayfair neighborhood, a law enforcement source told WTOP.
wtop.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
a reminder that DC remains under occupation
What a great picture
Great words from @rsday.bsky.social
this morning on the strange, and damaging, concern that building taller high rises in West Loop would be a bad idea
citythatworks.substack.com/p/against-sm...
this morning on the strange, and damaging, concern that building taller high rises in West Loop would be a bad idea
citythatworks.substack.com/p/against-sm...
February 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
What a great picture
I love that I can pull up speed skating replays on Peacock and it includes the full intermission for Zamboni time
February 12, 2026 at 2:34 AM
I love that I can pull up speed skating replays on Peacock and it includes the full intermission for Zamboni time
ooooh gonna have to read this paper.
Good paper re current state procurement rules that prioritize procedural transparency enforced by adversarial legalism in an effort to obtain "low bids" over administrative discretion to choose best value.
Potts shows how this has not always been the case and is the result of historic legal drift.
Potts shows how this has not always been the case and is the result of historic legal drift.
February 11, 2026 at 9:51 PM
ooooh gonna have to read this paper.
I hope someone, somewhere got this on a dash cam…
Somehow a car wound up on the Metro tracks in the middle of I-66 just west of the Dunn Loring station. Orange Line trains are not operating between West Falls Church & Vienna. Metro says they’ll let us know when they have more information on how in the world this happened. #wmata
February 11, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I hope someone, somewhere got this on a dash cam…
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Our argument is simple but radical: transportation policy should maximize access, not movement.
For a century, we’ve measured success by car throughput and speed. But that's only a means. The end is connecting people to destinations they value.
We've been measuring, then building, the wrong thing.
For a century, we’ve measured success by car throughput and speed. But that's only a means. The end is connecting people to destinations they value.
We've been measuring, then building, the wrong thing.
February 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Our argument is simple but radical: transportation policy should maximize access, not movement.
For a century, we’ve measured success by car throughput and speed. But that's only a means. The end is connecting people to destinations they value.
We've been measuring, then building, the wrong thing.
For a century, we’ve measured success by car throughput and speed. But that's only a means. The end is connecting people to destinations they value.
We've been measuring, then building, the wrong thing.
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Anyone who cites rotisserie chickens as an indulgence can be completely disregarded when it comes to grocery budgeting. It’s not even like avocados, “well, expensive for a fruit but they don’t actually add up to that much.” Rotisserie chickens are one of the most cost-effective food purchases.
Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens.
The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores
A new crop of gourmet grocers has hit the city, drawing lines of trendy TikTokers, MAHA-curious health fiends and Instacart devotees who want to pop in for a treat.
on.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Anyone who cites rotisserie chickens as an indulgence can be completely disregarded when it comes to grocery budgeting. It’s not even like avocados, “well, expensive for a fruit but they don’t actually add up to that much.” Rotisserie chickens are one of the most cost-effective food purchases.
this is absolutely insane.
The El Paso TFR issued by the FAA even grounds medivac flights. NO EXCEPTIONS. Any flight operating in the area may be deemed hostile and “the United States government may use deadly force against the airborne aircraft.”
Anyone needing a lifeline flight to a hospital or outside El Paso will die.
Anyone needing a lifeline flight to a hospital or outside El Paso will die.
February 11, 2026 at 1:53 PM
this is absolutely insane.
Glad to hear @alexkirshner.com remember the Howie Kendrick game 7 HR in 2019, but he missed the best part… the DOINK sound off the fair pole
youtu.be/xrrtaC3TxbQ?...
youtu.be/xrrtaC3TxbQ?...
February 10, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Glad to hear @alexkirshner.com remember the Howie Kendrick game 7 HR in 2019, but he missed the best part… the DOINK sound off the fair pole
youtu.be/xrrtaC3TxbQ?...
youtu.be/xrrtaC3TxbQ?...
NHL, as always, gets the trophy presentation right. Give the cup to the captain, players, then coaches, then owner? I guess.
And the NFL is presenting it in the complete opposite order.
And the NFL is presenting it in the complete opposite order.
February 9, 2026 at 3:42 AM
NHL, as always, gets the trophy presentation right. Give the cup to the captain, players, then coaches, then owner? I guess.
And the NFL is presenting it in the complete opposite order.
And the NFL is presenting it in the complete opposite order.
are they putting Tirico on a plane to Italy immediately or does he get to sleep first
February 9, 2026 at 3:35 AM
are they putting Tirico on a plane to Italy immediately or does he get to sleep first
M! V! P!
Michael Dickson has what must be the best punting performance in Super Bowl history:
7 punts, 47.9 average yardage
3 downed inside the 6-yard line
Only two returned, for four total yards
Multiple good holds on bad kicking snaps
7 punts, 47.9 average yardage
3 downed inside the 6-yard line
Only two returned, for four total yards
Multiple good holds on bad kicking snaps
February 9, 2026 at 3:24 AM
M! V! P!
so that was great.
is it just me, or is that whole concept and production design way more ambitious than any other halftime show?
is it just me, or is that whole concept and production design way more ambitious than any other halftime show?
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
so that was great.
is it just me, or is that whole concept and production design way more ambitious than any other halftime show?
is it just me, or is that whole concept and production design way more ambitious than any other halftime show?
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What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss? Anton Chigurh here for FanDuel,
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss? Anton Chigurh here for FanDuel,
It’s so great
the biathlon crowd is cheering after every successful shot like they're hammered brits watching The Darts
February 8, 2026 at 2:16 PM
It’s so great
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I hope these locals keep pursuing something like this
Before The Washington Post layoffs came down, a group of wealthy D.C. locals approached CEO Will Lewis with a proposal.
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
February 7, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I hope these locals keep pursuing something like this
CURLING QUADBOX 🥌🥌🥌🥌
February 7, 2026 at 1:44 PM
CURLING QUADBOX 🥌🥌🥌🥌
Well, I a) did not know this, b) will now be compulsively checking, and c) am also fun at parties
USPS blue mailboxes are stamped with year of manufacture. This is one of the oldest ones I've seen in a while. I am lots of fun at parties.
February 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Well, I a) did not know this, b) will now be compulsively checking, and c) am also fun at parties
That’s right.
Today we have US transit data for all of 2025, & DC's WMATA was officially the fastest-growing major US agency, with ridership up 8.7%!
The LIRR (NY, 6.4%), King County Metro (Seattle, +6.5%) & SEPTA (Philly, +4.7%) performed well, while LA Metro & NJTransit lost riders🧵
The LIRR (NY, 6.4%), King County Metro (Seattle, +6.5%) & SEPTA (Philly, +4.7%) performed well, while LA Metro & NJTransit lost riders🧵
February 6, 2026 at 2:58 AM
That’s right.
TIL we have a National Ice Center
The latest NOAA analysis shows pack ice down most of the Chesapeake Bay.
February 6, 2026 at 1:48 AM
TIL we have a National Ice Center