@notorioussomething.bsky.social
Bikes, transit, feet. A better future.
Jealous
The Melbourne Metro Tunnel opens today. Congratulations! Now can we start caring about the buses?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
'I couldn't be more excited': Melburnians ride the newly opened Metro Tunnel
It's the biggest upgrade to Melbourne's rail network in more than 40 years, and it's arrived — the long-awaited Metro Tunnel, along with its five new inner-city stations, opens to the public.
www.abc.net.au
November 30, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Jealous
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I never want to see another human trot across a crosswalk, hurry their stroller/kids/mobility device or rush a senior resident through an intersection or any road.
It’s ridiculous, like we’ve been gifted some incredible act of patience from those driving.
It’s ridiculous, like we’ve been gifted some incredible act of patience from those driving.
June 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I never want to see another human trot across a crosswalk, hurry their stroller/kids/mobility device or rush a senior resident through an intersection or any road.
It’s ridiculous, like we’ve been gifted some incredible act of patience from those driving.
It’s ridiculous, like we’ve been gifted some incredible act of patience from those driving.
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If you're like why would they do this? Because the goal is to privatize weather forecasts. They've been really clear about this. It won't work and a lot of people will die. But some other people might get rich so
NOAA delays by one month the cutoff of key satellite data for hurricane forecasting apnews.com/article/clim... (from @apnews.com ) #lalege
NOAA delays the cutoff of key satellite data for hurricane forecasting
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it is delaying by one month the planned cutoff of satellite data that helps forecasters track hurricanes.
apnews.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
If you're like why would they do this? Because the goal is to privatize weather forecasts. They've been really clear about this. It won't work and a lot of people will die. But some other people might get rich so
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Under the “Big Beautiful Bill,” federal lands like Teton National Forest will be put up for sale to pay for tax cuts for the rich. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Call your senator, please.
Call your senator, please.
June 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Under the “Big Beautiful Bill,” federal lands like Teton National Forest will be put up for sale to pay for tax cuts for the rich. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Call your senator, please.
Call your senator, please.
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Just 1% of active voters in Georgia (74,464 people) voted early in the primary for Public Service Commission, despite an overwhelming majority supporting climate-smart policies, such as energy efficiency subsidies and the adoption of clean energy.
Election Day is THIS Tuesday!
#gapol
Election Day is THIS Tuesday!
#gapol
June 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Just 1% of active voters in Georgia (74,464 people) voted early in the primary for Public Service Commission, despite an overwhelming majority supporting climate-smart policies, such as energy efficiency subsidies and the adoption of clean energy.
Election Day is THIS Tuesday!
#gapol
Election Day is THIS Tuesday!
#gapol
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Over the next 25 years, if proposed cuts in NIH funding are made real, “In a population of more than 340 million, this reflects **82 million** fewer years of life.”
In the US alone.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
In the US alone.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Cutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care Catastrophe
This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...
jamanetwork.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Over the next 25 years, if proposed cuts in NIH funding are made real, “In a population of more than 340 million, this reflects **82 million** fewer years of life.”
In the US alone.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
In the US alone.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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I sent ATLDOT some questions this morning. Story to come Friday about the Streets Alive partnership with Uber/Waymo!
😂😂😂😂😂 we got someone’s attention.
June 13, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I sent ATLDOT some questions this morning. Story to come Friday about the Streets Alive partnership with Uber/Waymo!
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I worry that the mayor's office has no vision for Downtown ATL beyond events like the World Cup.
In Seattle they're preparing for their WC games by creating a bike/ped path near the stadium, which is a permanent investment in a sustainable future. In Atlanta we're just repaving streets for cars.
In Seattle they're preparing for their WC games by creating a bike/ped path near the stadium, which is a permanent investment in a sustainable future. In Atlanta we're just repaving streets for cars.
May 30, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I worry that the mayor's office has no vision for Downtown ATL beyond events like the World Cup.
In Seattle they're preparing for their WC games by creating a bike/ped path near the stadium, which is a permanent investment in a sustainable future. In Atlanta we're just repaving streets for cars.
In Seattle they're preparing for their WC games by creating a bike/ped path near the stadium, which is a permanent investment in a sustainable future. In Atlanta we're just repaving streets for cars.
Cars Ruin Lives.
An unlicensed driver purposely hit four pedestrians in crosswalks in back-to-back crashes in south Minneapolis, charges say. One person has died from their injuries.
Charges: Unlicensed driver purposely hit 4 in Minneapolis crosswalks; police say 1 has died
The most severely injured in the back-to-back incidents was dragged beneath the car, the charges read.
bit.ly
May 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Cars Ruin Lives.
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Are people in other countries under constant bombardment to "donate today" or do their societies function better?
May 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Are people in other countries under constant bombardment to "donate today" or do their societies function better?
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This letter is making the rounds, and it is spot on. The city cannot grow by expecting all future residents to drive everywhere (I mean, it can, but it would suck for everybody), and people can’t choose to do anything else if you don’t give them an option.
Letter to Editor: Canceling Eastside light rail is waste of time, precious money
Following years of design, pivot to Southside Trail leaves “transit-starved Atlantans” wanting, writer asserts
atlanta.urbanize.city
April 22, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This letter is making the rounds, and it is spot on. The city cannot grow by expecting all future residents to drive everywhere (I mean, it can, but it would suck for everybody), and people can’t choose to do anything else if you don’t give them an option.
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Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.
With CDC injury prevention team gutted, 'we will not know what is killing us'
Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.
www.npr.org
April 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.
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Madness. I’m sure these houses have long double driveways and multi car garages.
"The city decided to change the bike lanes on 3 neighborhood streets to one-way painted lanes, which would allow people to once again park along the curb in front of their homes."
Why Austin will spend $80k to remove newly installed bike lanes
The City of Austin is about to spend $80,000 to remove bike lanes installed six months ago because of the volume of complaints from Southwest Austin neighbors.
www.kxan.com
April 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Madness. I’m sure these houses have long double driveways and multi car garages.
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Georgians, call your legislators! HB638, a bipartisan bill that would allow automated enforcement of bus-only lanes, will help to keep transit running smoothly. But the clock is ticking...
March 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Georgians, call your legislators! HB638, a bipartisan bill that would allow automated enforcement of bus-only lanes, will help to keep transit running smoothly. But the clock is ticking...
Correct headline here would have been: “Lack of appropriate transit infrastructure makes driving around Emory worse,” but glad this is getting attention. They’ve been talking about transit on Clifton at least 20y with 0 actual action. @emoryuniversity.bsky.social, City of Atlanta, and CDC to blame.
CDC workers have to return to campus this month and next, but a spokesperson tells me they don’t expect to have enough parking for everyone assigned to the Clifton Road HQ. Heads-up to expect increased traffic if you live or drive in the area: www.ajc.com/news/atlanta...
Returning CDC remote workforce to make driving around Emory even worse
The CDC is bringing mostly remote workforce back to Clifton Road headquarters.
www.ajc.com
February 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Correct headline here would have been: “Lack of appropriate transit infrastructure makes driving around Emory worse,” but glad this is getting attention. They’ve been talking about transit on Clifton at least 20y with 0 actual action. @emoryuniversity.bsky.social, City of Atlanta, and CDC to blame.
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The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
February 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
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The top story on every US media outlet is the crash at National Airport, where 67 people died.
Meanwhile, 67 Americans die in car crashes every 15 hours
The DCA crash is clearly front-page news. Maybe we should give America's road safety crisis the same treatment.
Meanwhile, 67 Americans die in car crashes every 15 hours
The DCA crash is clearly front-page news. Maybe we should give America's road safety crisis the same treatment.
January 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The top story on every US media outlet is the crash at National Airport, where 67 people died.
Meanwhile, 67 Americans die in car crashes every 15 hours
The DCA crash is clearly front-page news. Maybe we should give America's road safety crisis the same treatment.
Meanwhile, 67 Americans die in car crashes every 15 hours
The DCA crash is clearly front-page news. Maybe we should give America's road safety crisis the same treatment.
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Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) wants to know about the transportation needs of:
Older adults
People with disabilities
People with limited English proficiency
People with low incomes
Zero-car households
Veterans
Please share this survey with them!
www.publicinput.com/arc-chst?fbc...
Older adults
People with disabilities
People with limited English proficiency
People with low incomes
Zero-car households
Veterans
Please share this survey with them!
www.publicinput.com/arc-chst?fbc...
ARC Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan - PublicInput
www.publicinput.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) wants to know about the transportation needs of:
Older adults
People with disabilities
People with limited English proficiency
People with low incomes
Zero-car households
Veterans
Please share this survey with them!
www.publicinput.com/arc-chst?fbc...
Older adults
People with disabilities
People with limited English proficiency
People with low incomes
Zero-car households
Veterans
Please share this survey with them!
www.publicinput.com/arc-chst?fbc...
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Looking at you @andreforatlanta.com
Paris definitely wasn’t always this way. And the change wasn’t magic, or even hard. This is very recent, and it just took vision and leadership. Your city could choose leadership too if it wanted to.
Great pic via @JBPssx
Great pic via @JBPssx
January 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Looking at you @andreforatlanta.com
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Public opinion demanded streets safe for walking.
January 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Public opinion demanded streets safe for walking.
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Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years. Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people.
Good trade.
Good trade.
January 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years. Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people.
Good trade.
Good trade.
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Intuit (makers of TurboTax) are largely the reason why you don't just receive a pre-filled tax return from the Federal Government that you can sign and return. They've spent millions to protect their billions in revenue.
If you pay for TurboTax, you are paying for their lobbying.
If you pay for TurboTax, you are paying for their lobbying.
There’s a Tax Season Villain, and It’s Not the I.R.S. | NYT Opinion
YouTube video by The New York Times
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Intuit (makers of TurboTax) are largely the reason why you don't just receive a pre-filled tax return from the Federal Government that you can sign and return. They've spent millions to protect their billions in revenue.
If you pay for TurboTax, you are paying for their lobbying.
If you pay for TurboTax, you are paying for their lobbying.
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A few years ago, my friend, outspoken climate scientist Peter Kalmus @climatehuman.bsky.social, moved his family out of LA because he could extrapolate from the data. This week the house where he raised his kids burned down.
His words for us all (gift link):
🧪
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...
His words for us all (gift link):
🧪
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...
Opinion | As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time to Leave Los Angeles (Gift Article)
After the Bobcat Fire, L.A. no longer felt safe.
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A few years ago, my friend, outspoken climate scientist Peter Kalmus @climatehuman.bsky.social, moved his family out of LA because he could extrapolate from the data. This week the house where he raised his kids burned down.
His words for us all (gift link):
🧪
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...
His words for us all (gift link):
🧪
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...