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· Dec 10
Lyon, Toulouse, Bordeaux and Rennes. But many other cities,.mall and large, have such plans for the near future. Just look at a city of your choice on Google and add « Plan Vélo ». Here is for example the case for Perpignan which I had no idea before doing the search.
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Recommended reading for anyone trying to wrap their head around today’s WaPo news
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February 4, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Recommended reading for anyone trying to wrap their head around today’s WaPo news
www.linkedin.com/posts/mabaro...
www.linkedin.com/posts/mabaro...
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Before (2008) / After (2012) the protected contra-flow cycle lane Rue de Montreuil in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. A case where Street View archives make it possible to show the creation of an "old" Parisian bike lane. Older ones do not have pre-2008 imagery to show the "before" image.
February 4, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Before (2008) / After (2012) the protected contra-flow cycle lane Rue de Montreuil in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. A case where Street View archives make it possible to show the creation of an "old" Parisian bike lane. Older ones do not have pre-2008 imagery to show the "before" image.
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Avant / Après la voie de bus créée Pont des Invalides. Mine de rien, dans ce ce sens, c'est moitié moins de place pour les autos. Mais l'opposition ne s'en empare pas pour critiquer, car ça serait faire remarquer que la mairie réalise des voies de bus, ce qui est bien perçu par beaucoup ;)
February 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Avant / Après la voie de bus créée Pont des Invalides. Mine de rien, dans ce ce sens, c'est moitié moins de place pour les autos. Mais l'opposition ne s'en empare pas pour critiquer, car ça serait faire remarquer que la mairie réalise des voies de bus, ce qui est bien perçu par beaucoup ;)
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Avant / Après la nouvelle rue aux écoles Rue Vaucanson, Paris Centre. Cette partie de la rue est piétonnisée avec des barrières aux deux bouts de la partie. Le trottoir le long du bâtiment est maintenant végétalisé, les piétons ont toute la largeur de la rue restante pour eux.
February 4, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Avant / Après la nouvelle rue aux écoles Rue Vaucanson, Paris Centre. Cette partie de la rue est piétonnisée avec des barrières aux deux bouts de la partie. Le trottoir le long du bâtiment est maintenant végétalisé, les piétons ont toute la largeur de la rue restante pour eux.
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The article is about burdensome regulations on apartments (zoning, building code) vs SFH.
And so far the replies are complaints about privacy, renting, not having a garden.
As if those personal experiences and preferences justify unrelated regulations around staircases and sprinklers!
And so far the replies are complaints about privacy, renting, not having a garden.
As if those personal experiences and preferences justify unrelated regulations around staircases and sprinklers!
Apartments are safer and more affordable than single-family homes. Why do we treat them like a hazard? www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The hidden double standards driving our housing crisis
Apartments are safer and more affordable than single-family homes. Why do we treat them like a hazard?
www.vox.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:40 PM
The article is about burdensome regulations on apartments (zoning, building code) vs SFH.
And so far the replies are complaints about privacy, renting, not having a garden.
As if those personal experiences and preferences justify unrelated regulations around staircases and sprinklers!
And so far the replies are complaints about privacy, renting, not having a garden.
As if those personal experiences and preferences justify unrelated regulations around staircases and sprinklers!
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More of this, please: "Trump grants tariff breaks to 'politically connected' companies, Senate Dems say" www.npr.org/2026/02/04/n...
February 4, 2026 at 12:15 PM
More of this, please: "Trump grants tariff breaks to 'politically connected' companies, Senate Dems say" www.npr.org/2026/02/04/n...
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"You can see the computer age everywhere but in the construction industry" www.ft.com/content/2ae2...
"We’re not sure there are any other industries that now produce less output per person than they did 60 years ago."
"We’re not sure there are any other industries that now produce less output per person than they did 60 years ago."
February 4, 2026 at 12:26 PM
"You can see the computer age everywhere but in the construction industry" www.ft.com/content/2ae2...
"We’re not sure there are any other industries that now produce less output per person than they did 60 years ago."
"We’re not sure there are any other industries that now produce less output per person than they did 60 years ago."
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"Former Farming Leaders Warn U.S. Agriculture Could Face ‘Widespread Collapse’" share.google/svEBl00zajXY...
February 4, 2026 at 12:36 PM
"Former Farming Leaders Warn U.S. Agriculture Could Face ‘Widespread Collapse’" share.google/svEBl00zajXY...
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"Between January and November, the latest month for which data is available, the cost of electricity for residential customers in the US increased by 11.5 per cent." www.ft.com/content/5794...
February 4, 2026 at 1:46 PM
"Between January and November, the latest month for which data is available, the cost of electricity for residential customers in the US increased by 11.5 per cent." www.ft.com/content/5794...
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Je suis toujours émerveillé par la diversité des usages, souvent spontanés, rendus possibles dans nos rues piétonnisées.
Ici, un cours d'escrime en plein air pour nos jeunes 🤺 !
Ici, un cours d'escrime en plein air pour nos jeunes 🤺 !
February 4, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Je suis toujours émerveillé par la diversité des usages, souvent spontanés, rendus possibles dans nos rues piétonnisées.
Ici, un cours d'escrime en plein air pour nos jeunes 🤺 !
Ici, un cours d'escrime en plein air pour nos jeunes 🤺 !
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Chongqing Metro Line 4 Phase II is almost ready to open and undergoing final testing. Line 4 Phase II is a 11km 9 station underground urban section that costs 235 million INT$/km to build. Below is a video of the terminus of the extension, Jiazhoulu Station, by 馥谖.
February 4, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Chongqing Metro Line 4 Phase II is almost ready to open and undergoing final testing. Line 4 Phase II is a 11km 9 station underground urban section that costs 235 million INT$/km to build. Below is a video of the terminus of the extension, Jiazhoulu Station, by 馥谖.
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FY26 US govt spending bill that Congress just agreed to mostly funds agencies as in FY25, though it:
—Reinforced DOGE’s 24% cut to HUD staff
—Reduced resources for rail substantially, including recissions of $950m for high-speed rail grants
—Reduced spending for transit, increased it for highways
—Reinforced DOGE’s 24% cut to HUD staff
—Reduced resources for rail substantially, including recissions of $950m for high-speed rail grants
—Reduced spending for transit, increased it for highways
appropriations.house.gov
February 4, 2026 at 4:31 AM
FY26 US govt spending bill that Congress just agreed to mostly funds agencies as in FY25, though it:
—Reinforced DOGE’s 24% cut to HUD staff
—Reduced resources for rail substantially, including recissions of $950m for high-speed rail grants
—Reduced spending for transit, increased it for highways
—Reinforced DOGE’s 24% cut to HUD staff
—Reduced resources for rail substantially, including recissions of $950m for high-speed rail grants
—Reduced spending for transit, increased it for highways
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>Line 13 opens 29 Dec 2025
>overwhelms new key L5/L13 transfer station
>people complain for a week in early January 2026
>Shenzhen Metro begins to retrofit stairs to station
>entire retrofit done in a week culminating in a weekend shutdown
>new stairs opened last Monday 2 Feb 2026
>not my pictures
>overwhelms new key L5/L13 transfer station
>people complain for a week in early January 2026
>Shenzhen Metro begins to retrofit stairs to station
>entire retrofit done in a week culminating in a weekend shutdown
>new stairs opened last Monday 2 Feb 2026
>not my pictures
February 4, 2026 at 4:45 AM
>Line 13 opens 29 Dec 2025
>overwhelms new key L5/L13 transfer station
>people complain for a week in early January 2026
>Shenzhen Metro begins to retrofit stairs to station
>entire retrofit done in a week culminating in a weekend shutdown
>new stairs opened last Monday 2 Feb 2026
>not my pictures
>overwhelms new key L5/L13 transfer station
>people complain for a week in early January 2026
>Shenzhen Metro begins to retrofit stairs to station
>entire retrofit done in a week culminating in a weekend shutdown
>new stairs opened last Monday 2 Feb 2026
>not my pictures
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36% of DC households don't have a car—the highest rate of any major county outside NYC
Those car-free households are concentrated near metro stops, especially between Dupont, Foggy Bottom, & McPherson. Green line stops like Columbia Heights, Navy Yard, & Anacostia also stand out
Those car-free households are concentrated near metro stops, especially between Dupont, Foggy Bottom, & McPherson. Green line stops like Columbia Heights, Navy Yard, & Anacostia also stand out
February 3, 2026 at 10:32 PM
36% of DC households don't have a car—the highest rate of any major county outside NYC
Those car-free households are concentrated near metro stops, especially between Dupont, Foggy Bottom, & McPherson. Green line stops like Columbia Heights, Navy Yard, & Anacostia also stand out
Those car-free households are concentrated near metro stops, especially between Dupont, Foggy Bottom, & McPherson. Green line stops like Columbia Heights, Navy Yard, & Anacostia also stand out
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In mid January, in anticipation of Line 5’s opening this Sunday, I rode the buses along the entire LRT corridor.
I timed my trips to see how it compares with the soon-to-open Eglinton Line.
seanmarshall.ca/2026/01/30/c...
I timed my trips to see how it compares with the soon-to-open Eglinton Line.
seanmarshall.ca/2026/01/30/c...
Can the Eglinton LRT outrun the bus?
The Eglinton-Crosstown LRT will soon open, finally, and it should be significantly faster than the local buses it replaces. There are reasons to be hopeful that this project will be more successful…
seanmarshall.ca
February 3, 2026 at 5:54 PM
In mid January, in anticipation of Line 5’s opening this Sunday, I rode the buses along the entire LRT corridor.
I timed my trips to see how it compares with the soon-to-open Eglinton Line.
seanmarshall.ca/2026/01/30/c...
I timed my trips to see how it compares with the soon-to-open Eglinton Line.
seanmarshall.ca/2026/01/30/c...
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Avant / Après à la Croix de Chavaux à Montreuil, réalisés par un Montreuillois. L'aménagement a été inauguré fin 2025 après un an de travaux.
February 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Avant / Après à la Croix de Chavaux à Montreuil, réalisés par un Montreuillois. L'aménagement a été inauguré fin 2025 après un an de travaux.
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An example that there is so much change in Paris it's hard to keep track of everything: here in the 13th arrondissement, I photographed the works at the end of 2024, but by the time I managed to come back, Street View already had a better 2025 image than the one I could take in 2026 ;)
February 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM
An example that there is so much change in Paris it's hard to keep track of everything: here in the 13th arrondissement, I photographed the works at the end of 2024, but by the time I managed to come back, Street View already had a better 2025 image than the one I could take in 2026 ;)
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I find it pretty wild that Eugene BRT's designers could get away with an alternate-direction contraflow bus lane with so many driveways and small streets just managed with stops and a bunch of "look both ways" road signs.
When you want, you can, I guess.
When you want, you can, I guess.
February 3, 2026 at 7:28 PM
I find it pretty wild that Eugene BRT's designers could get away with an alternate-direction contraflow bus lane with so many driveways and small streets just managed with stops and a bunch of "look both ways" road signs.
When you want, you can, I guess.
When you want, you can, I guess.
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Et si Paris avait une signalétique claire, uniforme, pour tout son réseau vélo ? 🤩 C'est ce qu'on demande aux candidat·es à la mairie de Paris !
💡 Des pistes cyclables bien signalées c'est de la clarté pour les cyclistes, pour les piétons et pour les automobilistes. #Paris2026
💡 Des pistes cyclables bien signalées c'est de la clarté pour les cyclistes, pour les piétons et pour les automobilistes. #Paris2026
February 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Et si Paris avait une signalétique claire, uniforme, pour tout son réseau vélo ? 🤩 C'est ce qu'on demande aux candidat·es à la mairie de Paris !
💡 Des pistes cyclables bien signalées c'est de la clarté pour les cyclistes, pour les piétons et pour les automobilistes. #Paris2026
💡 Des pistes cyclables bien signalées c'est de la clarté pour les cyclistes, pour les piétons et pour les automobilistes. #Paris2026
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Donald Trump’s favorite economic policy was when he got to sign his name on the stimulus checks during early COVID and he keeps trying to recreate that high through more and more ridiculous schemes
![By Patrick Clark and Sridhar Natarajan
02/03/2026 10:14:54 [BN]
(Bloomberg) -- Builders are working on a plan for a massive program to develop "Trump Homes" that would address the US affordability crisis while allowing private capital to deploy many billions of dollars.
Lennar Corp. and Taylor Morrison Home Corp. are among the firms that have worked on the proposal, which calls for builders to sell entry-level homes into a pathway-to-ownership program funded by private investors, according to people familiar with the plan.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/bafkreif4hbjxhrgbimfgyuuh4d63ab4ewb4vis5gkuesewxs7ur6vprslu@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Donald Trump’s favorite economic policy was when he got to sign his name on the stimulus checks during early COVID and he keeps trying to recreate that high through more and more ridiculous schemes
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A pair of newly built CRRC Changchun metro trains being delivered via China Railways to Xiamen Metro for use on Line 6. Each delivery of Xiamen Metro L6 trains from the factory in Changchun to the client in Xiamen needs to travel a distance of over 3,400km. Pictures by 凝冻深渊.
February 3, 2026 at 3:10 PM
A pair of newly built CRRC Changchun metro trains being delivered via China Railways to Xiamen Metro for use on Line 6. Each delivery of Xiamen Metro L6 trains from the factory in Changchun to the client in Xiamen needs to travel a distance of over 3,400km. Pictures by 凝冻深渊.
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"U.S. Manufacturing Is in Retreat and Trump’s Tariffs Aren’t Helping" 😲
www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-...
"Investing to supply the auto market in China—home to three NN factories—is also a safer bet than building out its footprint stateside."
www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-...
"Investing to supply the auto market in China—home to three NN factories—is also a safer bet than building out its footprint stateside."
February 3, 2026 at 12:57 PM
"U.S. Manufacturing Is in Retreat and Trump’s Tariffs Aren’t Helping" 😲
www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-...
"Investing to supply the auto market in China—home to three NN factories—is also a safer bet than building out its footprint stateside."
www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-...
"Investing to supply the auto market in China—home to three NN factories—is also a safer bet than building out its footprint stateside."
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"Manufacturing construction spending, which surged with Biden-era funding for chips and renewable energy, fell in each of Trump’s first nine months in office."
U.S. Manufacturing Is in Retreat and Trump’s Tariffs Aren’t Helping
Levies on imports were supposed to bring back a golden age of U.S. manufacturing. They haven’t worked, so far.
www.wsj.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:04 PM
"Manufacturing construction spending, which surged with Biden-era funding for chips and renewable energy, fell in each of Trump’s first nine months in office."
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The number of people currently in ICE custody is now over 73,000, the most in history.
February 3, 2026 at 1:11 PM
The number of people currently in ICE custody is now over 73,000, the most in history.