Sully
@sullyville.bsky.social
Urban planner, traffic engineer, video maker, writer, Strong Towns LC founder
I discovered a ghost town on California's central coast and made a video about it! (Ok, I didn't *discover* it, but you probably haven't heard of it either (: ).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1-b...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1-b...
The California Town That Vanished Without a Trace
YouTube video by Sullyville
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November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I discovered a ghost town on California's central coast and made a video about it! (Ok, I didn't *discover* it, but you probably haven't heard of it either (: ).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1-b...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1-b...
I wonder how long these special edition LA Metro maps will stay up. Also, can I have one when they‘re taken down?
October 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I wonder how long these special edition LA Metro maps will stay up. Also, can I have one when they‘re taken down?
New fare gates have been installed at the 7th St/Metro Center station!
September 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New fare gates have been installed at the 7th St/Metro Center station!
I'm going to say something politically contentious: "high quality" is higher quality.
August 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I'm going to say something politically contentious: "high quality" is higher quality.
My city put together this awesome map of public art: www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v.... So many pieces I had never seen before. What's the wackiest one you can find? #art #publicart #santabarbara
Santa Barbara Public Art Map - Google My Maps
Santa Barbara Public Art Map
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August 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
My city put together this awesome map of public art: www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v.... So many pieces I had never seen before. What's the wackiest one you can find? #art #publicart #santabarbara
Do you wish you had ridden the first train ever into LAX?
Well I did! And I filmed it so you could come along too:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3hK...
Well I did! And I filmed it so you could come along too:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3hK...
They Finally Built a Train to LAX!
YouTube video by Sullyville
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August 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Do you wish you had ridden the first train ever into LAX?
Well I did! And I filmed it so you could come along too:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3hK...
Well I did! And I filmed it so you could come along too:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3hK...
I can't stop looking at this poster.
July 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I can't stop looking at this poster.
A look down the newly-viewable tunnel toward Wilshire/La Brea from the Wilshire/Western stations! We’ll be riding in that tunnel soon people!
July 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A look down the newly-viewable tunnel toward Wilshire/La Brea from the Wilshire/Western stations! We’ll be riding in that tunnel soon people!
Just spotted an archaic use of the word “for” outside a coffee shop.
July 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Just spotted an archaic use of the word “for” outside a coffee shop.
“The cities will be part of the country; I shall live 30 miles from my office in one direction, under a pine tree; my secretary will live 30 miles away from it too, in the other direction, under another pine tree. We shall both have our own car... —LE CORBUSIER (1967)”
July 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“The cities will be part of the country; I shall live 30 miles from my office in one direction, under a pine tree; my secretary will live 30 miles away from it too, in the other direction, under another pine tree. We shall both have our own car... —LE CORBUSIER (1967)”
We filled an entire parklet!
They say no one supports more bike lanes...but then a bunch of urbanists meet and use every outdoor chair at a restaurant and there's still not enough.
Way to go, Strong Towns Santa Barbara!
They say no one supports more bike lanes...but then a bunch of urbanists meet and use every outdoor chair at a restaurant and there's still not enough.
Way to go, Strong Towns Santa Barbara!
July 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
We filled an entire parklet!
They say no one supports more bike lanes...but then a bunch of urbanists meet and use every outdoor chair at a restaurant and there's still not enough.
Way to go, Strong Towns Santa Barbara!
They say no one supports more bike lanes...but then a bunch of urbanists meet and use every outdoor chair at a restaurant and there's still not enough.
Way to go, Strong Towns Santa Barbara!
Checking out the new D Line stations from the bus thst I will stop riding once the D Line opens!
July 16, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Checking out the new D Line stations from the bus thst I will stop riding once the D Line opens!
Sometimes you start with a "ville" and end up with a whole "town."
July 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Sometimes you start with a "ville" and end up with a whole "town."
The mark of a good local urbanists meeting: you fill up the entire parklet.
July 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The mark of a good local urbanists meeting: you fill up the entire parklet.
Ok, can someone explain this?
The sign said the next train to NoHo was in 16 minutes, but it pulled in 6 minutes after I took that picture. As the train pulled in, the other sign said the next train was in 8 minutes—even though it was right there!
The sign said the next train to NoHo was in 16 minutes, but it pulled in 6 minutes after I took that picture. As the train pulled in, the other sign said the next train was in 8 minutes—even though it was right there!
July 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Ok, can someone explain this?
The sign said the next train to NoHo was in 16 minutes, but it pulled in 6 minutes after I took that picture. As the train pulled in, the other sign said the next train was in 8 minutes—even though it was right there!
The sign said the next train to NoHo was in 16 minutes, but it pulled in 6 minutes after I took that picture. As the train pulled in, the other sign said the next train was in 8 minutes—even though it was right there!
Bike (*?) on the train. Oh yeah!
July 8, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Bike (*?) on the train. Oh yeah!
July 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
As someone who had environmental stewardship pounded into my head throughout elementary school, it feel weird to say this: it’s great that environmental review has gotten out of the way of urban multi family development in CA!
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Newsom pushes major housing reform through California Legislature
Gov. Gavin Newsom tied the state budget to the passage of policy to lessen environmental review standards to speed up the construction of housing in California.
www.latimes.com
July 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
As someone who had environmental stewardship pounded into my head throughout elementary school, it feel weird to say this: it’s great that environmental review has gotten out of the way of urban multi family development in CA!
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
A lost era is still sometimes visible in Downtown LA.
July 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
A lost era is still sometimes visible in Downtown LA.
The look on the dog’s face when I show him the dog toy store is closed.
June 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The look on the dog’s face when I show him the dog toy store is closed.
When your parking lot is bigger than your attraction.
Like 10X bigger.
Like 10X bigger.
June 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
When your parking lot is bigger than your attraction.
Like 10X bigger.
Like 10X bigger.
W need protected lanes, people!
A new study found that if every city expanded its bike lane network and redesigned streets to match Copenhagen, global walking and biking rates would increase by 412 billion miles per year — reducing emissions from private cars by 6%.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
A new study found that if every city expanded its bike lane network and redesigned streets to match Copenhagen, global walking and biking rates would increase by 412 billion miles per year — reducing emissions from private cars by 6%.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
June 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
W need protected lanes, people!
A new study found that if every city expanded its bike lane network and redesigned streets to match Copenhagen, global walking and biking rates would increase by 412 billion miles per year — reducing emissions from private cars by 6%.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
A new study found that if every city expanded its bike lane network and redesigned streets to match Copenhagen, global walking and biking rates would increase by 412 billion miles per year — reducing emissions from private cars by 6%.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Its about time.
laist.com/news/housing...
laist.com/news/housing...
New homes with no parking? LA City Council considers ending parking requirements
Two L.A. City Council members are putting forward a new proposal that could let developers skip on-site parking, with the goal of creating more housing.
laist.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Its about time.
laist.com/news/housing...
laist.com/news/housing...
I love a restaurant with paper tablecloths!
June 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I love a restaurant with paper tablecloths!
Interesting that the LA curfew map lines up with the freeway donut that surrounds downtown. Maybe there should be an actual city with residents inside that space instead of office buildings, warehouses, and 30% of land as parking lots.
June 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Interesting that the LA curfew map lines up with the freeway donut that surrounds downtown. Maybe there should be an actual city with residents inside that space instead of office buildings, warehouses, and 30% of land as parking lots.