Intimidating! Are those angled beams gonna slip?
November 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Intimidating! Are those angled beams gonna slip?
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"The best way to protect our First Amendment rights is to keep using them."
On October 18, millions of people across the country took to the streets to send a message: Our democracy belongs to We the people.
The best way to protect our First Amendment rights is to keep using them.
The best way to protect our First Amendment rights is to keep using them.
Seven Million People Unite at Peaceful No Kings Protests to Defend Our First Amendment Rights | ACLU
ACLU Justice Division leader Ellen Flenniken saw people across the country come together to stand up for free speech, protest peacefully, and show that our power grows when we act as one.
www.aclu.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"The best way to protect our First Amendment rights is to keep using them."
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"Subtle cues" fail again. This is a classic American woonerf or shared street where the architect thinks paving variation, unobtrusive street furniture, and an "implied curb" are enough to protect pedestrian space from encroachment by cars.
October 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"Subtle cues" fail again. This is a classic American woonerf or shared street where the architect thinks paving variation, unobtrusive street furniture, and an "implied curb" are enough to protect pedestrian space from encroachment by cars.
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All of that stuff is outsourced to volunteers who have no accountability so no wonder it gets shaped by bad faith actors
October 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
All of that stuff is outsourced to volunteers who have no accountability so no wonder it gets shaped by bad faith actors
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Oh yeah, it’s building codes, zoning, parking requirements, road design, all of it.
October 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Oh yeah, it’s building codes, zoning, parking requirements, road design, all of it.
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this could apply to the entire traffic "engineering" profession as easily as it does to US fire codes
October 23, 2025 at 5:51 AM
this could apply to the entire traffic "engineering" profession as easily as it does to US fire codes
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People somewhat reasonably assume that the rules governing our built environments are built on careful assessment of the best available science and rigorous analysis of tradeoffs but in reality it's like 85% vibes.
October 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
People somewhat reasonably assume that the rules governing our built environments are built on careful assessment of the best available science and rigorous analysis of tradeoffs but in reality it's like 85% vibes.
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@tomflood.bsky.social made this great one.
October 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
@tomflood.bsky.social made this great one.
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Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. SB 79 has been signed.
October 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. SB 79 has been signed.
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A preliminary injunction hearing may follow later this month and the facts on the ground matter.
If a right wing influencer with a camera is trying to goad you into a fight, there is a reason for that, and the reason is we could lose our legal standing to stop the feds from coming in.
If a right wing influencer with a camera is trying to goad you into a fight, there is a reason for that, and the reason is we could lose our legal standing to stop the feds from coming in.
October 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
A preliminary injunction hearing may follow later this month and the facts on the ground matter.
If a right wing influencer with a camera is trying to goad you into a fight, there is a reason for that, and the reason is we could lose our legal standing to stop the feds from coming in.
If a right wing influencer with a camera is trying to goad you into a fight, there is a reason for that, and the reason is we could lose our legal standing to stop the feds from coming in.
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Reminder to please call the governor and ask him to sign SB 79
Probably dumb as hell to publish this on a Friday afternoon, but the clock is ticking to get @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to sign SB 79. Please share — and, if you're a Californian, please call the governor's office at (916) 445-2841 to ask for his signature. publiccomment.blog/p/newsom-s-f...
Newsom's Fateful Choice
Why the governor needs to sign SB 79
publiccomment.blog
October 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Reminder to please call the governor and ask him to sign SB 79
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Thank you to @rpa.org and @desegregatect.bsky.social for hosting and putting on a great event. And thanks to @parkingreform.org for organizing the first of hopefully many Shoup awards! It was an honor to be able to present @citizen-cate.bsky.social the individual award!
September 17, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Thank you to @rpa.org and @desegregatect.bsky.social for hosting and putting on a great event. And thanks to @parkingreform.org for organizing the first of hopefully many Shoup awards! It was an honor to be able to present @citizen-cate.bsky.social the individual award!
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This is why the Charles Marohn, "gentle density" approach is bullshit and doomed to failure.
The NIMBYs will tell you that they just want gradual densification, *but they are lying to you!*
The NIMBYs will tell you that they just want gradual densification, *but they are lying to you!*
Not a joke, apparently: this NIMBY campaign page in Milwaukee talks about a 4-storey building as being “out of scale” with surrounding 3-storey buildings.
But they’re not against development, just this one.
But they’re not against development, just this one.
September 17, 2025 at 4:12 AM
This is why the Charles Marohn, "gentle density" approach is bullshit and doomed to failure.
The NIMBYs will tell you that they just want gradual densification, *but they are lying to you!*
The NIMBYs will tell you that they just want gradual densification, *but they are lying to you!*
Portland, now’s the time to support Inner East Side for All! Supported by portland Neighbors Welcome, Strong Towns and Bike Loud and more!
NYT released a new tool showing how blue states thanks to the housing shortage will lose their congressional seats to red states and eliminate whats left of "the blue wall." Therefore, Im making this post free. The issue is too important not to understand, especially as SB 79 comes up to vote soon.
With the upcoming gerrymandering war, it's pretty clear that blue states who refused to build housing because it was turning red states purple just shot themselves in the foot big time.
darrellowens.substack.com/p/california...
darrellowens.substack.com/p/california...
August 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Portland, now’s the time to support Inner East Side for All! Supported by portland Neighbors Welcome, Strong Towns and Bike Loud and more!
This will take some strong-minded governors! Pritzker? Newsom? (wasn't NG federalized over his objections?) Hochul?
So, has Pritzker ensured that he has constitutional loyalists leading the national guard, who are prepared and willing to refuse an order to federalize?
Like, every Dem Governor needs to purge their national guard leadership of anyone they aren't confident would refuse an order to federalize.
Like, every Dem Governor needs to purge their national guard leadership of anyone they aren't confident would refuse an order to federalize.
Donald Trump is attempting to manufacture a crisis, politicize Americans who serve in uniform, and continue abusing his power to distract from the pain he's causing families.
We'll continue to follow the law, stand up for the sovereignty of our state, and protect Illinoisans.
We'll continue to follow the law, stand up for the sovereignty of our state, and protect Illinoisans.
August 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
This will take some strong-minded governors! Pritzker? Newsom? (wasn't NG federalized over his objections?) Hochul?
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Do you have thoughts and feelings about Euclid v. Ambler's impending 100th birthday? Where should land use policy and the courts go in the next 100 years to better protect the right to build?
July 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Do you have thoughts and feelings about Euclid v. Ambler's impending 100th birthday? Where should land use policy and the courts go in the next 100 years to better protect the right to build?
I wonder if this would fit in Portland’s CM-2 zone, or even RM-2, both of which are today almost exclusively mapped on Arterials?
This building, legal citywide in Spokane Washington, is illegal to build in 75% of Seattle even with its new citywide zoning plan
With the Manito Six in Spokane, we have proof of concept that stacked flats are viable to develop, give residents a wonderful quality of living, and fit nicely in established neighborhoods. Contact me about bringing stacked flat/middle housing to your neighborhood!
July 18, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I wonder if this would fit in Portland’s CM-2 zone, or even RM-2, both of which are today almost exclusively mapped on Arterials?
“Quislings”!
Yup, any Dem committed to fighting fascism needs to fight the quisling political desks of every legacy media institution. They shouldn’t be shy about it. Shrink their audience to only reactionary centrists, and get them out of the way. They do more harm than good.
July 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“Quislings”!
Finally, a short clip on the HAWK signal, which was never explained to drivers in Portland. As the video elucidates, each one of the phases is counter to how most signals work. AFAIK, they're used as they're cheaper than a full signal, facing both streets. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-5A...
This new traffic light is shockingly dangerous—but still saves lives
YouTube video by Evan Edinger
www.youtube.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Finally, a short clip on the HAWK signal, which was never explained to drivers in Portland. As the video elucidates, each one of the phases is counter to how most signals work. AFAIK, they're used as they're cheaper than a full signal, facing both streets. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-5A...
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BREAKING:
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
June 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
BREAKING:
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".
It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.
You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
#MAGAKidnappers
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"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."
June 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."
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Tree advocates don’t care about orcas or emissions. They are trying to stop housing. The sooner everyone realizes how NIMBYs launder their public comments the sooner we can move on to building productive housing reform.
May 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Tree advocates don’t care about orcas or emissions. They are trying to stop housing. The sooner everyone realizes how NIMBYs launder their public comments the sooner we can move on to building productive housing reform.
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This kid is 15, and so has a moral clarity and uprightness that no adult elected official would or could ever have. There aren't really and never have been two sides of this issue, but if it has to be argued as a binary thing I don't see how anything less than this could seem like the side to be on.
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 3:52 AM
This kid is 15, and so has a moral clarity and uprightness that no adult elected official would or could ever have. There aren't really and never have been two sides of this issue, but if it has to be argued as a binary thing I don't see how anything less than this could seem like the side to be on.
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Today, along with other housing advocates, I joined Colorado's @govofco.bsky.social as he signed his Smart Stair legislation legalizing 5-story single stair housing in the state.
Let's goooo
Let's goooo
May 14, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Today, along with other housing advocates, I joined Colorado's @govofco.bsky.social as he signed his Smart Stair legislation legalizing 5-story single stair housing in the state.
Let's goooo
Let's goooo