@andreaedowns.bsky.social
Vice chair of public safety & transportation committee of Newton city council. Director of the wastewater advisory committee to the @MWRA. ❤️ natural world
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Worsening traffic congestion and the removal of critical bus lanes means that @mbta.com bus trips on Boston's highest-ridership routes take, on average, 15 percent longer than they did when @mayorwu.boston.gov took office 4 years ago.
#mapoli
mass.streetsblog.org/2025/11/19/p...
#mapoli
mass.streetsblog.org/2025/11/19/p...
Paying With Their Time: Increasing Traffic Congestion Erodes Benefits of Boston's Fare-Free Buses - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Mayor Wu's press office avoided several inquiries from StreetsblogMASS to discuss the worsening delays in MBTA bus service over the course of her first term.
mass.streetsblog.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Worsening traffic congestion and the removal of critical bus lanes means that @mbta.com bus trips on Boston's highest-ridership routes take, on average, 15 percent longer than they did when @mayorwu.boston.gov took office 4 years ago.
#mapoli
mass.streetsblog.org/2025/11/19/p...
#mapoli
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This has got a good beat to it.
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
This has got a good beat to it.
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When the rainforests of the sea and the rainforests of the land are gone… I don’t want to finish that sentence.
This could be our shining moment of courage and solidarity. Our time to show what great things humanity is capable of.
Fight climate change now.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This could be our shining moment of courage and solidarity. Our time to show what great things humanity is capable of.
Fight climate change now.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
One expert says she is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
When the rainforests of the sea and the rainforests of the land are gone… I don’t want to finish that sentence.
This could be our shining moment of courage and solidarity. Our time to show what great things humanity is capable of.
Fight climate change now.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This could be our shining moment of courage and solidarity. Our time to show what great things humanity is capable of.
Fight climate change now.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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What if public transit was designed by Disney instead of engineers? What if the transit journey was slower but fantastic?
It think this is slightly overstated (not “really, really slow,” but slower) but makes an important point around psychology vs physics (or enjoyment AND efficiency).
It think this is slightly overstated (not “really, really slow,” but slower) but makes an important point around psychology vs physics (or enjoyment AND efficiency).
From the IG pages: if the #OttLRT was an interesting journey no one would care if it was a bit slower. Instead we run it thru featureless tunnels, the middle of highways etc; make the trip more interesting, more reliable, more uplifting and more ppl will take it. 1/
November 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
What if public transit was designed by Disney instead of engineers? What if the transit journey was slower but fantastic?
It think this is slightly overstated (not “really, really slow,” but slower) but makes an important point around psychology vs physics (or enjoyment AND efficiency).
It think this is slightly overstated (not “really, really slow,” but slower) but makes an important point around psychology vs physics (or enjoyment AND efficiency).
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And how much Transportation is hidden in the other categories? What portion of Housing costs is the garage under your apartment building? What portion of Food is the sea of parking surrounding the supermarket? What portion of Healthcare is car-related injury and respiratory disease?
Transportation costs are the second largest burden on American family budgets (17%), after housing (33%)!
To address the affordability crisis, we must create cities with abundant housing of all types (subsidized, social, coop, market rate) and make walking, biking, and taking transit convenient.
To address the affordability crisis, we must create cities with abundant housing of all types (subsidized, social, coop, market rate) and make walking, biking, and taking transit convenient.
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
And how much Transportation is hidden in the other categories? What portion of Housing costs is the garage under your apartment building? What portion of Food is the sea of parking surrounding the supermarket? What portion of Healthcare is car-related injury and respiratory disease?
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📽️ WATCH: Oklahoma has spent years reshaping public schools to integrate lessons about Jesus and encourage pride in America’s history.
Listen to parent and education advocate Erika Wright talk about the crisis she believes is happening in her state’s public school system: https://propub.li/4qXq3Zv
Listen to parent and education advocate Erika Wright talk about the crisis she believes is happening in her state’s public school system: https://propub.li/4qXq3Zv
November 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
📽️ WATCH: Oklahoma has spent years reshaping public schools to integrate lessons about Jesus and encourage pride in America’s history.
Listen to parent and education advocate Erika Wright talk about the crisis she believes is happening in her state’s public school system: https://propub.li/4qXq3Zv
Listen to parent and education advocate Erika Wright talk about the crisis she believes is happening in her state’s public school system: https://propub.li/4qXq3Zv
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if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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(Forbes) - The Trump Organization’s second-term push to monetize Donald Trump’s presidency has reached the aisles of military exchanges, as Coast Guard-run stores .. have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider. 🤡
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
November 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
(Forbes) - The Trump Organization’s second-term push to monetize Donald Trump’s presidency has reached the aisles of military exchanges, as Coast Guard-run stores .. have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider. 🤡
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
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This is the evilest thing I think I’ve ever read. A few years ago a woman was sentenced to two and a half years in prison plus probation for doing less than this. It’s not going to happen in Trump’s America but there need to be laws tightening liability on shit like this.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This is the evilest thing I think I’ve ever read. A few years ago a woman was sentenced to two and a half years in prison plus probation for doing less than this. It’s not going to happen in Trump’s America but there need to be laws tightening liability on shit like this.
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we deported a 13 year old www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Everett boy in ICE detention 'allowed' to return to Brazil, judge says
An immigration judge in Virginia says 13-year-old boy from Everett currently in federal immigration detention can return to his home country of Brazil.
www.wbur.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
we deported a 13 year old www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
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It’s not even “papers please” anymore…
Now it’s “we’re kidnapping you because you’re brown and we don’t care that your documents are five feet away in your work locker”
This is illegal, immoral and cruel.
22 masked agents to kidnap nine car wash employees:
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
Now it’s “we’re kidnapping you because you’re brown and we don’t care that your documents are five feet away in your work locker”
This is illegal, immoral and cruel.
22 masked agents to kidnap nine car wash employees:
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
‘This is kidnapping — plain and simple’: ICE arrests 9 employees at Allston car wash
The employees were detained Tuesday morning before they could present their documents, according to the car wash’s manager.
www.boston.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:29 AM
It’s not even “papers please” anymore…
Now it’s “we’re kidnapping you because you’re brown and we don’t care that your documents are five feet away in your work locker”
This is illegal, immoral and cruel.
22 masked agents to kidnap nine car wash employees:
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
Now it’s “we’re kidnapping you because you’re brown and we don’t care that your documents are five feet away in your work locker”
This is illegal, immoral and cruel.
22 masked agents to kidnap nine car wash employees:
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
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“Mommy! Mommy! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!”
— Leia Kahl, as she was overwhelmed by immigration agents’ tear gas.
Leia’s age: 2.
Via @natashakorecki.bsky.social
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
— Leia Kahl, as she was overwhelmed by immigration agents’ tear gas.
Leia’s age: 2.
Via @natashakorecki.bsky.social
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Chicago residents say kids tear-gassed due to nearby immigration enforcement
A Chicago mother tells NBC News she and her 2-year-old were hit with a chemical agent. Many residents say the city wasn’t a “war zone”— until immigration agents swept through.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
“Mommy! Mommy! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!”
— Leia Kahl, as she was overwhelmed by immigration agents’ tear gas.
Leia’s age: 2.
Via @natashakorecki.bsky.social
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
— Leia Kahl, as she was overwhelmed by immigration agents’ tear gas.
Leia’s age: 2.
Via @natashakorecki.bsky.social
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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LA: “They took a US citizen father out and left a toddler in the backseat. Two heavily armed border patrol agents got in that car and drove the child and the vehicle away.”
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
November 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
LA: “They took a US citizen father out and left a toddler in the backseat. Two heavily armed border patrol agents got in that car and drove the child and the vehicle away.”
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
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Back to work everyone. We Bostonians need to do more than vote.
With all the excitement about the election I don’t want this story to get lost. This morning 8 car wash workers in Boston were kidnapped by federal agents in the largest workplace raid in the area in recent memory.
The details are horrifying.
🧵
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...
The details are horrifying.
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www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...
Immigration agents raid Allston car wash and detain several workers - The Boston Globe
Many of them held legal status but were unable to immediately produce their documentation to the agents, according to their manager.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Back to work everyone. We Bostonians need to do more than vote.
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Okay, look. I know you’re jealous that I live in a city served by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. Don’t hate me because I have a sewer team with its own comic book. It’s not my fault we are this cool.
start a new adventure with out Lake Erie League comic book, digital edition. www.neorsd.org/league
LAKE ERIE LEAGUE | Lake Erie League
Every stream deserves a super team. Presented by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District.
www.neorsd.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Okay, look. I know you’re jealous that I live in a city served by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. Don’t hate me because I have a sewer team with its own comic book. It’s not my fault we are this cool.
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A meta-analysis of more than 50 studies of the effect of parking prices on parking demand found that elasticity of demand for parking with respect to parking price averages 0.4 (Lehner & Peer 2019). That is, on average, a 1% increase in parking price results in about a 0.4% decrease in demand.
October 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A meta-analysis of more than 50 studies of the effect of parking prices on parking demand found that elasticity of demand for parking with respect to parking price averages 0.4 (Lehner & Peer 2019). That is, on average, a 1% increase in parking price results in about a 0.4% decrease in demand.
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New AAA study finds that pedestrian detection systems are only 60% effective at night (which is when most pedestrians are struck).
Lesson: Car tech will not "solve" the crisis in US pedestrian safety. Addressing car bloat, deadly street design, etc is also necessary.
Lesson: Car tech will not "solve" the crisis in US pedestrian safety. Addressing car bloat, deadly street design, etc is also necessary.
AAA: Nighttime Safety Improved with Pedestrian Detection Effective Rates Rising from 0% to 60%
Media B-Roll ORLANDO, Fla. (Oct. 15, 2025) – AAA evaluated vehicles equipped with pedestrian automatic emergency braking (PAEB) systems, building on
newsroom.aaa.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
New AAA study finds that pedestrian detection systems are only 60% effective at night (which is when most pedestrians are struck).
Lesson: Car tech will not "solve" the crisis in US pedestrian safety. Addressing car bloat, deadly street design, etc is also necessary.
Lesson: Car tech will not "solve" the crisis in US pedestrian safety. Addressing car bloat, deadly street design, etc is also necessary.
@cityobservatory.bsky.social notes cycling is up 5x in Paris, mostly due to dedicated (I think that means protected) bike lanes
October 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
@cityobservatory.bsky.social notes cycling is up 5x in Paris, mostly due to dedicated (I think that means protected) bike lanes
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What you don't see in this photo:
Three parents who aren't stuck in a car.
Three parents who get their mornings back.
That's the invisible dividend of investing in infrastructure that provides safe, independent mobility for young people.
Three parents who aren't stuck in a car.
Three parents who get their mornings back.
That's the invisible dividend of investing in infrastructure that provides safe, independent mobility for young people.
October 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
What you don't see in this photo:
Three parents who aren't stuck in a car.
Three parents who get their mornings back.
That's the invisible dividend of investing in infrastructure that provides safe, independent mobility for young people.
Three parents who aren't stuck in a car.
Three parents who get their mornings back.
That's the invisible dividend of investing in infrastructure that provides safe, independent mobility for young people.
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not one of these guys is serious about reindustrialization! read more about why here www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
October 16, 2025 at 2:35 AM
not one of these guys is serious about reindustrialization! read more about why here www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
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This morning in WBUR Today: Why did ICE detain a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts (and then transfer him to Virginia)?
"I think the government's intent is to hinder effective legal representation," his family's lawyer told WBUR: www.wbur.org/news/2025/10... @wbur.org
"I think the government's intent is to hinder effective legal representation," his family's lawyer told WBUR: www.wbur.org/news/2025/10... @wbur.org
Boston judge gives ICE a deadline to justify detaining 13-year-old boy from Everett
An attorney for the boy's family says ICE then transferred the 13-year-old to Virginia last week without his family, lawyer or a court knowing.
www.wbur.org
October 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This morning in WBUR Today: Why did ICE detain a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts (and then transfer him to Virginia)?
"I think the government's intent is to hinder effective legal representation," his family's lawyer told WBUR: www.wbur.org/news/2025/10... @wbur.org
"I think the government's intent is to hinder effective legal representation," his family's lawyer told WBUR: www.wbur.org/news/2025/10... @wbur.org