Captive Driver
@captivedriver.bsky.social
Car culture, bikes and bike infrastructure. Boston centric.
I recall hearing somewhere that this issue is mainly just delaying when people have kids and not if and how many they’re planning to have.
November 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I recall hearing somewhere that this issue is mainly just delaying when people have kids and not if and how many they’re planning to have.
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Overall, this tells the disappointing reality of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, 4 years after:
—Construction cost inflation ate up most of the increased spending
—There was no move to increase support for transit—in fact, there appears to have been a greater focus on highway than before
—Construction cost inflation ate up most of the increased spending
—There was no move to increase support for transit—in fact, there appears to have been a greater focus on highway than before
November 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Overall, this tells the disappointing reality of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, 4 years after:
—Construction cost inflation ate up most of the increased spending
—There was no move to increase support for transit—in fact, there appears to have been a greater focus on highway than before
—Construction cost inflation ate up most of the increased spending
—There was no move to increase support for transit—in fact, there appears to have been a greater focus on highway than before
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car dependency is a curse, but also it just seems like low to mid-priced basic compact cars dont exist anymore?
November 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
car dependency is a curse, but also it just seems like low to mid-priced basic compact cars dont exist anymore?
Neoliberal panic
November 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Neoliberal panic
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Sarcasm aside, it's perhaps worth pointing out that the evidence suggests that weather disasters reduce economic growth for decades - the idea that there's rapid bounceback, or even extra growth stimulated by recovery, has proved wrong
www.newscientist.com/article/mg23...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg23...
We all get poorer every time a climate disaster strikes
Long-term economic effects of global warming could be far greater than thought, making many countries poorer and hurting even those of us spared direct impacts
www.newscientist.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Sarcasm aside, it's perhaps worth pointing out that the evidence suggests that weather disasters reduce economic growth for decades - the idea that there's rapid bounceback, or even extra growth stimulated by recovery, has proved wrong
www.newscientist.com/article/mg23...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg23...
Projection. They’re funding their side. Trying to justify it by saying someone is funding opposition.
October 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Projection. They’re funding their side. Trying to justify it by saying someone is funding opposition.