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@armchairwonk.bsky.social
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Here for the video games 🎮, urban planning 🏡, and transit 🚊 discussions
I block bad faith commenters and trolls
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@armchairwonk.bsky.social
· Nov 21
“Sometimes the best innovation is just being on time.” Please tell Mayor Dickens and Beltline so we can kill those little pods once and for all.
December 5, 2024 at 9:45 PM
“Sometimes the best innovation is just being on time.” Please tell Mayor Dickens and Beltline so we can kill those little pods once and for all.
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My latest in Bloomberg CityLab:
Kansas City is a pioneer using microtransit, one of the hottest ideas in public transit.
But KCATA chief Frank White told me microtransit’s costs are astronomical, 10x more than a fixed-route bus. He thinks the hype is overblown.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Kansas City is a pioneer using microtransit, one of the hottest ideas in public transit.
But KCATA chief Frank White told me microtransit’s costs are astronomical, 10x more than a fixed-route bus. He thinks the hype is overblown.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Kansas City Looks Back on its Long, Costly Ride With Microtransit
Since 2016, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority has offered door-to-door trips from on-demand shuttles. Here’s what the transit operator has learned.
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:34 PM
My latest in Bloomberg CityLab:
Kansas City is a pioneer using microtransit, one of the hottest ideas in public transit.
But KCATA chief Frank White told me microtransit’s costs are astronomical, 10x more than a fixed-route bus. He thinks the hype is overblown.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Kansas City is a pioneer using microtransit, one of the hottest ideas in public transit.
But KCATA chief Frank White told me microtransit’s costs are astronomical, 10x more than a fixed-route bus. He thinks the hype is overblown.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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If the hostility toward Biden did not convince you, nothing will.
"Democrats need to organize their future politics around the simple reality that the establishment media is structural hostile to the Democratic party."
Wired for the GOP
This column, by Alexander Burns, the head of news at Politico, is a rich example of the DC logic that only Democrats have agency and it’s only to Democrats that standards, norms…
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:46 PM
If the hostility toward Biden did not convince you, nothing will.
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The deep goal of bluesky is to decentralize the social internet so that every individual controls their experience of it rather than having it be controlled by 5 random billionaires. Everyone thinks they signed up for a demuskified twitter...we actually signed an exciting and bizarre experiment.
December 3, 2024 at 4:05 PM
The deep goal of bluesky is to decentralize the social internet so that every individual controls their experience of it rather than having it be controlled by 5 random billionaires. Everyone thinks they signed up for a demuskified twitter...we actually signed an exciting and bizarre experiment.
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Atlanta Beltline surpasses affordable housing goals, eyes 7,500-unit milestone
www.fox5atlanta.com/news/atlanta...
www.fox5atlanta.com/news/atlanta...
Atlanta Beltline surpasses affordable housing goals, eyes 7,500-unit milestone
The Atlanta Beltline Initiative says it’s way ahead of its goal to build or preserve more than 5,000 affordable housing units by the year 2030.
www.fox5atlanta.com
December 4, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Atlanta Beltline surpasses affordable housing goals, eyes 7,500-unit milestone
www.fox5atlanta.com/news/atlanta...
www.fox5atlanta.com/news/atlanta...
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the problem is i want to play every video game and there are only finite hours in a lifetime
December 1, 2024 at 8:57 PM
the problem is i want to play every video game and there are only finite hours in a lifetime
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When we talk about making America "great" again, we should remember that cities like Memphis used to see 80 trains daily. Now, it only sees 2 per day.
November 27, 2024 at 10:54 PM
When we talk about making America "great" again, we should remember that cities like Memphis used to see 80 trains daily. Now, it only sees 2 per day.
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Alright, I FINALLY got around to creating a starter pack of some of the gamers, creators, and also some cats that have made my experience here wonderful. 😂❤️🐈⬛
I filled this thang UP and ran out of room so I'm so sorry if we've connected and I missed you somehow. 😭
go.bsky.app/J73ob3u
I filled this thang UP and ran out of room so I'm so sorry if we've connected and I missed you somehow. 😭
go.bsky.app/J73ob3u
November 26, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Alright, I FINALLY got around to creating a starter pack of some of the gamers, creators, and also some cats that have made my experience here wonderful. 😂❤️🐈⬛
I filled this thang UP and ran out of room so I'm so sorry if we've connected and I missed you somehow. 😭
go.bsky.app/J73ob3u
I filled this thang UP and ran out of room so I'm so sorry if we've connected and I missed you somehow. 😭
go.bsky.app/J73ob3u
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The chaos of F-ZERO 99 is unmatched.
November 26, 2024 at 7:05 PM
The chaos of F-ZERO 99 is unmatched.
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Transit is not a jobs program.
Give me your hottest urbanist hot takes
November 26, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Transit is not a jobs program.
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The transformation of Downtown Charlotte in the last 15 years:
November 26, 2024 at 4:27 PM
The transformation of Downtown Charlotte in the last 15 years:
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Subtitles stay ON
What “old person” thing do you do?
November 21, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Subtitles stay ON
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November 20, 2024 at 8:23 PM
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Putting it out there - this is the best controller anyone has ever made.
November 21, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Putting it out there - this is the best controller anyone has ever made.