Geoff Carleton
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Geoff Carleton
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I have read the first chapter of many books.
Not a shock but nice to see detailed research supporting insight that walkability/physical activity impacted by built environment www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Countrywide natural experiment links built environment to physical activity - Nature
By analysing the smartphone data of 2,112,288 participants, in particular observing and comparing the activity of the same individual in two different environments, we find that increases in the walka...
www.nature.com
August 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Tough day to be Celtics + Arsenal fan…neither can close a game right now.
May 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Reposted by Geoff Carleton
Two of the offices without senior officials are Houston and Tampa, which, whew, that’s not good.

A slow moving catastrophe that won’t be widely understood until it’s too late.
NEW: US weather forecasting is in worse shape than previously known, with 30 NWS forecast offices missing meteorologists-in-charge and about a dozen offices at risk of no longer serving their communities 24/7. www.cnn.com/2025/05/02/w...
US weather forecasting is more crippled than previously thought as hurricane season nears | CNN
Several current and former agency meteorologists and staff told CNN they are concerned warnings won’t be issued in time as hurricane season nears.
www.cnn.com
May 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Nice day out on Brays Bayou. Lots of new bridges, basins, trails, and future bridges construction to see.
March 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
When they rebuild the White Oak Trail bridge, it would be beneficial if the bridge supports could be relocated in a way to allow the lower trail to be realigned in the future to get rid of that dangerous blind corner.
February 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Reposted by Geoff Carleton
“Microscopic particles emitted from brake pads can be more toxic than those emitted in diesel vehicle exhaust, a study has found.”

People generally associate pollution from cars as being from exhaust pipes… but that’s only part of the problem with cars.
Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions, study says
Research shows move to electric vehicles may not be enough to enable pollution from cars to be eradicated
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Janis was a cool lady. She will be missed. youtu.be/XeqndVVoRg0?...
The Wit & Wisdom of Janis Scott: “The Bus Lady” of Houston
YouTube video by Streetfilms®
youtu.be
December 13, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Your parking is annoying
December 13, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Reposted by Geoff Carleton
While I’m here I think I’ll share a taste of the random sights & sounds & bits & bobs of the often zany, occasionally inspired, frequently random life of a film culture writer/lover in LA

Behold: The GLADIATOR 2 (GLADIIATOR?) LA Metro bus stop… aka my Roman Empire
November 24, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Virginia is for l❤️vers (of bus lanes)
November 23, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Pat was a great friend and a good guy. He was innovative and pragmatic, visionary while building consensus. I miss him and I am happy to have been able to work on the project that will carry his name.
Today, City Council approved the designation of the Pat Walsh Memorial Bikeway in honor of the former City of Houston Planning Director, who died of brain cancer in 2018 at the age of 45.
November 21, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Honestly not how I thought a City Mobility Plan project I worked on would end up referenced in Fast Company. www.fastcompany.com/91220696/sug...
How this growing Texas town became a testing ground for flying taxis and Uber-style gondolas
When widening highways will no longer do, the city of Sugar Land, southwest of Houston, is looking up for answers.
www.fastcompany.com
November 12, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Nice day to kick off a #WeekWithoutDriving

Thankful for protected bikeways and the great bike room our building installed
September 30, 2024 at 3:35 PM