Corey Handlebars
@coreyhannigan.bsky.social
urban planner and livable streets advocate. active transportation program manager at @tstc.bsky.social. opinions are my own 🚶🚲🚎🚇🌳🌾🌿 🏳️🌈
Yeah that must be why housing in walkable cities costs an order of magnitude more per square foot than places with "more space and a car"
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Yeah that must be why housing in walkable cities costs an order of magnitude more per square foot than places with "more space and a car"
Why is a DC paper so concerned with a mayor in Seattle who wants to tax the rich? I guess we will never know. And now to take a big sip of coffee as I look up who owns WaPo...
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Why is a DC paper so concerned with a mayor in Seattle who wants to tax the rich? I guess we will never know. And now to take a big sip of coffee as I look up who owns WaPo...
off-peak service improvements, that is
November 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
off-peak service improvements, that is
There has been a group of dedicated advocates in HudCo rallying around this and meeting with PANYNJ specifically because there weren't service improvements planned on the other side of all this maintenance work
November 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
There has been a group of dedicated advocates in HudCo rallying around this and meeting with PANYNJ specifically because there weren't service improvements planned on the other side of all this maintenance work
Streets is a big category. Unclear how much went to highway/lane widening projects vs bike/ped safety
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Streets is a big category. Unclear how much went to highway/lane widening projects vs bike/ped safety
Option to slice by zip code please? 🥺🙏
November 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Option to slice by zip code please? 🥺🙏
Wish there was something more granular than "all of LIC and Sunnyside", since Hunters Point tips the scales so much there
November 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Wish there was something more granular than "all of LIC and Sunnyside", since Hunters Point tips the scales so much there
Wonder what's going on with that pro-mamdani quarter in southeast queens
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Wonder what's going on with that pro-mamdani quarter in southeast queens
Man this is a goldmine, so many hilarious phrases. My favorite is "illegal Antifa direct action events known as 'critical mass'"
November 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Man this is a goldmine, so many hilarious phrases. My favorite is "illegal Antifa direct action events known as 'critical mass'"
And yet he refuses to weigh in on ballot initiatives that would streamline affordable housing production
October 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
And yet he refuses to weigh in on ballot initiatives that would streamline affordable housing production
He's too busy punishing e-bike riders for getting killed by car drivers
October 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
He's too busy punishing e-bike riders for getting killed by car drivers
I wonder why qbb is down?
September 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I wonder why qbb is down?
Micro-suburbanism!
September 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Micro-suburbanism!
Almost seems like the inverse is true - prices are relatively lower where buildings are relatively taller
September 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Almost seems like the inverse is true - prices are relatively lower where buildings are relatively taller
Acknowledging the absurdity of not offering a replacement bus, wouldn't citibiking to Hoyt be a possibility? Then it's just the one transfer at Bedford-Nostrand
August 31, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Acknowledging the absurdity of not offering a replacement bus, wouldn't citibiking to Hoyt be a possibility? Then it's just the one transfer at Bedford-Nostrand
Wait, are you saying yes...in your back yard??
August 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Wait, are you saying yes...in your back yard??
Got a callback on a 1br (after waiting months and then being wrongly rejected for missing docs...even though I submitted everything asked for). I turned it down because every other applicant I saw during the group walkthrough was a couple (some with a kid!) I realized they needed it more than me...
July 30, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Got a callback on a 1br (after waiting months and then being wrongly rejected for missing docs...even though I submitted everything asked for). I turned it down because every other applicant I saw during the group walkthrough was a couple (some with a kid!) I realized they needed it more than me...
We live in a rainforest now 🤷🙃
July 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We live in a rainforest now 🤷🙃
Quite a few inside the loop too!
June 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Quite a few inside the loop too!
Houston, for starters. 2beds for $1000, 3beds for $1500 according to Zillow
June 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Houston, for starters. 2beds for $1000, 3beds for $1500 according to Zillow
They've done it before, e.g. India Walton winning her primary in Buffalo and then losing to Brown the incumbent as a write-in
June 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
They've done it before, e.g. India Walton winning her primary in Buffalo and then losing to Brown the incumbent as a write-in
Counterpoint: more expensive express service pushes people who would otherwise take the express onto local services, increasing crowding and dwell times during boarding. It reduces the efficiency of the overall network.
June 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Counterpoint: more expensive express service pushes people who would otherwise take the express onto local services, increasing crowding and dwell times during boarding. It reduces the efficiency of the overall network.
eh, Mikie was pretty outspoken about her opposition to congestion pricing, whereas Fulop was very supportive. Doesn't seem super salient to how people voted
June 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
eh, Mikie was pretty outspoken about her opposition to congestion pricing, whereas Fulop was very supportive. Doesn't seem super salient to how people voted