DemonHusky
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It takes 240 trees to absorb the CO₂ produced from one car in a single year. Building dense, walkable cities where more people can live a car-free lifestyle saves trees in the exurbs and makes a bigger difference than the most heavily forested backyard.
Another neighbor of mine says she has 28 trees on her historic Queen Anne property and we should "slow down" with all the density talk.
February 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
It takes 240 trees to absorb the CO₂ produced from one car in a single year. Building dense, walkable cities where more people can live a car-free lifestyle saves trees in the exurbs and makes a bigger difference than the most heavily forested backyard.
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RIP Dr. Shoup. You made so many people (including me) think so radically differently about something we thought was so mundane. And yet somehow remained so wonderfully down-to-earth and accessible!
wake up babe, new free-market price for surface parking in Cambridge, MA just dropped!
Harvard Square #CambMa, one spot (no, not the whole lot) just closed at $115,000.
Harvard Square #CambMa, one spot (no, not the whole lot) just closed at $115,000.
February 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
RIP Dr. Shoup. You made so many people (including me) think so radically differently about something we thought was so mundane. And yet somehow remained so wonderfully down-to-earth and accessible!
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Donald Shoup passed. He was my doctoral advisor, and just one of the best people you could know (and his wife Pat is a delight). Don was unique in academia and planning: he was a late bloomer (another inspiration to me) and he changed the world. I'll share two things. parkingreform.org/donald-shoup/
Remembering Donald Shoup - Parking Reform Network
Professor Donald Shoup’s curiosity, intelligence, passion, generosity, and kindness allowed him to not only expose the critical problems with modern parking policy, but to also ignite and nurture a…
parkingreform.org
February 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Donald Shoup passed. He was my doctoral advisor, and just one of the best people you could know (and his wife Pat is a delight). Don was unique in academia and planning: he was a late bloomer (another inspiration to me) and he changed the world. I'll share two things. parkingreform.org/donald-shoup/
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If you have opinions about bike lanes and different modes of travel in the city in general, @bethteitell.bsky.social is asking for input on an upcoming article for @bostonglobe.com. Email her at beth.teitell@globe.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
If you have opinions about bike lanes and different modes of travel in the city in general, @bethteitell.bsky.social is asking for input on an upcoming article for @bostonglobe.com. Email her at beth.teitell@globe.com
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Another opportunity to share you feedback about Broadway in-person tonight, Thursday Feb 6 from 6-8pm at City Hall Annex!
www.cambridgema.gov/citycalendar...
www.cambridgema.gov/citycalendar...
February 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Another opportunity to share you feedback about Broadway in-person tonight, Thursday Feb 6 from 6-8pm at City Hall Annex!
www.cambridgema.gov/citycalendar...
www.cambridgema.gov/citycalendar...
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Hey look, it’s Charlie Baker, still sucking ass
February 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Hey look, it’s Charlie Baker, still sucking ass
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A brisk 26F/-3C this morning, but the roads were clear! Great to see folks bundled up and getting to where they need to be, safely!
Winter bike traffic Cambridge @cambbikesafety.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A brisk 26F/-3C this morning, but the roads were clear! Great to see folks bundled up and getting to where they need to be, safely!
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Instead of gloating because voters who stayed home are now unhappy, maybe ask why Harris failed to convincingly differentiate herself to those voters on this issue.
February 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Instead of gloating because voters who stayed home are now unhappy, maybe ask why Harris failed to convincingly differentiate herself to those voters on this issue.
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@scottsthoughts I kinda feel like "make it convenient to get to MB (ideally without a car)" should be an urban planning goal for Somerville, given how much cheaper it is than anywhere else.
February 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
@scottsthoughts I kinda feel like "make it convenient to get to MB (ideally without a car)" should be an urban planning goal for Somerville, given how much cheaper it is than anywhere else.
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Two opportunities this week to share your thoughts in-person on the Broadway redesign!
> Tuesday Feb 4, 4-6pm at Fletcher-Maynard Academy Gymnasium (225 Windsor St)
> Thursday Feb 6, 6-8pm, at City Hall Annex (344 Broadway)
www.cambridgema.gov/streetsandtr...
> Tuesday Feb 4, 4-6pm at Fletcher-Maynard Academy Gymnasium (225 Windsor St)
> Thursday Feb 6, 6-8pm, at City Hall Annex (344 Broadway)
www.cambridgema.gov/streetsandtr...
Broadway Safety Improvement Project
We are installing separated bike lanes on Broadway between Quincy St and Portland St.
www.cambridgema.gov
February 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Two opportunities this week to share your thoughts in-person on the Broadway redesign!
> Tuesday Feb 4, 4-6pm at Fletcher-Maynard Academy Gymnasium (225 Windsor St)
> Thursday Feb 6, 6-8pm, at City Hall Annex (344 Broadway)
www.cambridgema.gov/streetsandtr...
> Tuesday Feb 4, 4-6pm at Fletcher-Maynard Academy Gymnasium (225 Windsor St)
> Thursday Feb 6, 6-8pm, at City Hall Annex (344 Broadway)
www.cambridgema.gov/streetsandtr...
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This is in the area where the @cambridgemass.bsky.social just announced that meter rates for street parking would rise to $2 per hour.
At that rate, if the spot (again, worth $917.72 per month) was paid for *every single hour* in the month when meters are on, it would only generate $625-ish.
At that rate, if the spot (again, worth $917.72 per month) was paid for *every single hour* in the month when meters are on, it would only generate $625-ish.
January 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This is in the area where the @cambridgemass.bsky.social just announced that meter rates for street parking would rise to $2 per hour.
At that rate, if the spot (again, worth $917.72 per month) was paid for *every single hour* in the month when meters are on, it would only generate $625-ish.
At that rate, if the spot (again, worth $917.72 per month) was paid for *every single hour* in the month when meters are on, it would only generate $625-ish.
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Well shucks, another weekend over - Monday is back again. Hope you had a great one.
Please pass along our Brand New #boston Mastodon #starterpack, mostly of groups and orgs local to Eastern Massachusetts.
See you again Friday! 🤘
https://fedidevs.com/s/Mzgz/ #massachusetts
#bostonweekend 29/x
Please pass along our Brand New #boston Mastodon #starterpack, mostly of groups and orgs local to Eastern Massachusetts.
See you again Friday! 🤘
https://fedidevs.com/s/Mzgz/ #massachusetts
#bostonweekend 29/x
February 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Well shucks, another weekend over - Monday is back again. Hope you had a great one.
Please pass along our Brand New #boston Mastodon #starterpack, mostly of groups and orgs local to Eastern Massachusetts.
See you again Friday! 🤘
https://fedidevs.com/s/Mzgz/ #massachusetts
#bostonweekend 29/x
Please pass along our Brand New #boston Mastodon #starterpack, mostly of groups and orgs local to Eastern Massachusetts.
See you again Friday! 🤘
https://fedidevs.com/s/Mzgz/ #massachusetts
#bostonweekend 29/x
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Hey look at that, Cambridge Bike Safety is now bridged to Mastodon!
@cambbikesafety.bsky.social
#boston #CambridgeMA #bikeboston
@cambbikesafety.bsky.social
#boston #CambridgeMA #bikeboston
January 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Hey look at that, Cambridge Bike Safety is now bridged to Mastodon!
@cambbikesafety.bsky.social
#boston #CambridgeMA #bikeboston
@cambbikesafety.bsky.social
#boston #CambridgeMA #bikeboston
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Post-facto musings: inclusionary zoning is effectively a tax on developers and new purchasers. This is convenient if you don't want to tax existing property holders.
But there's vastly more existing property than new, so maximizing affordable housing would benefit from taxing all the property.
But there's vastly more existing property than new, so maximizing affordable housing would benefit from taxing all the property.
January 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Post-facto musings: inclusionary zoning is effectively a tax on developers and new purchasers. This is convenient if you don't want to tax existing property holders.
But there's vastly more existing property than new, so maximizing affordable housing would benefit from taxing all the property.
But there's vastly more existing property than new, so maximizing affordable housing would benefit from taxing all the property.
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Hello friend, it is #followfriday once more, our weekly community building event for the fediverse.
These #massachusetts folks are all excellent additions to any social media feed.
Be nice, say hi - and do let me know if you'd like to be on a future #boston or #newengland area Follow #friday […]
These #massachusetts folks are all excellent additions to any social media feed.
Be nice, say hi - and do let me know if you'd like to be on a future #boston or #newengland area Follow #friday […]
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toot.boston
January 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Hello friend, it is #followfriday once more, our weekly community building event for the fediverse.
These #massachusetts folks are all excellent additions to any social media feed.
Be nice, say hi - and do let me know if you'd like to be on a future #boston or #newengland area Follow #friday […]
These #massachusetts folks are all excellent additions to any social media feed.
Be nice, say hi - and do let me know if you'd like to be on a future #boston or #newengland area Follow #friday […]
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After Glenn Inghram was killed in Oct near Forest Hills, neighbors are demanding a safer Hyde Park Av
Please sign this linked petition and pass along to any neighbors @universalhub.com @stacos.bsky.social @clrhenrysantana.bsky.social @enriquepepen.bsky.social
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please sign this linked petition and pass along to any neighbors @universalhub.com @stacos.bsky.social @clrhenrysantana.bsky.social @enriquepepen.bsky.social
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
After Glenn Inghram was killed in Oct near Forest Hills, neighbors are demanding a safer Hyde Park Av
Please sign this linked petition and pass along to any neighbors @universalhub.com @stacos.bsky.social @clrhenrysantana.bsky.social @enriquepepen.bsky.social
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please sign this linked petition and pass along to any neighbors @universalhub.com @stacos.bsky.social @clrhenrysantana.bsky.social @enriquepepen.bsky.social
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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bike infrastructure? everyone deserves better.
availability of homes (and therefore cost)? Everyone deserves better.
Power dynamics in the workplace, labor rights? Everyone deserves better.
availability of homes (and therefore cost)? Everyone deserves better.
Power dynamics in the workplace, labor rights? Everyone deserves better.
January 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
bike infrastructure? everyone deserves better.
availability of homes (and therefore cost)? Everyone deserves better.
Power dynamics in the workplace, labor rights? Everyone deserves better.
availability of homes (and therefore cost)? Everyone deserves better.
Power dynamics in the workplace, labor rights? Everyone deserves better.
Thanks for letting me know I should leave, I guess
January 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Thanks for letting me know I should leave, I guess
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This is the bike parking future I want for Boston
Did you notice the bright sign, powered by a solar panel, on the left side of my video?
It's a handy real-time counter of the number of spots available at 3 nearby central Utrecht bike parking garages.
This bike parking is fully weather protected, securely staffed 24/7, free for the first 24 hrs.
It's a handy real-time counter of the number of spots available at 3 nearby central Utrecht bike parking garages.
This bike parking is fully weather protected, securely staffed 24/7, free for the first 24 hrs.
January 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is the bike parking future I want for Boston
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Taxing billionaires works, even better than anyone imagined. The Massachusetts "Fair Share" tax generated $2.46 billion in revenue, well over estimates...which means the MBTA and other transit now has funding. #mbta #mapoli #taxbillionaires […]
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toot.boston
January 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Taxing billionaires works, even better than anyone imagined. The Massachusetts "Fair Share" tax generated $2.46 billion in revenue, well over estimates...which means the MBTA and other transit now has funding. #mbta #mapoli #taxbillionaires […]
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I don't think I've ever heard a New York politician so much as issue a statement when NJ Transit fares go up, and Murphy, who's somehow wrecked NJT worse than Christie did, is complaining about the sanctity of his drivers. Get outta here, buddy. Go ride off into your term limited sunset already.
January 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I don't think I've ever heard a New York politician so much as issue a statement when NJ Transit fares go up, and Murphy, who's somehow wrecked NJT worse than Christie did, is complaining about the sanctity of his drivers. Get outta here, buddy. Go ride off into your term limited sunset already.
Me: presenting a high level concept design
Coworker: What about wheelchairs?
Me: Well I read this paper on how people use wheelchairs in this situation and here is a backup slide showing how they are used in this situation before our device
Them: No, not like that, that's too rare of a […]
Coworker: What about wheelchairs?
Me: Well I read this paper on how people use wheelchairs in this situation and here is a backup slide showing how they are used in this situation before our device
Them: No, not like that, that's too rare of a […]
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better.boston
January 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Me: presenting a high level concept design
Coworker: What about wheelchairs?
Me: Well I read this paper on how people use wheelchairs in this situation and here is a backup slide showing how they are used in this situation before our device
Them: No, not like that, that's too rare of a […]
Coworker: What about wheelchairs?
Me: Well I read this paper on how people use wheelchairs in this situation and here is a backup slide showing how they are used in this situation before our device
Them: No, not like that, that's too rare of a […]
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Two key figures about the #LAFires.
The estimated cost is now US$57 billion: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/b...
ExxonMobil's 2023 profits were US$36 billion: corporate.exxonmobil.com/news/news-re...
Fossil fuel companies are now only viable because others pay the costs of global warming disasters.
The estimated cost is now US$57 billion: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/b...
ExxonMobil's 2023 profits were US$36 billion: corporate.exxonmobil.com/news/news-re...
Fossil fuel companies are now only viable because others pay the costs of global warming disasters.
The Costs of the Los Angeles Fires
Damages are now estimated to reach up to $57 billion. The blazes add to a string of climate-related catastrophes hitting businesses and homeowners.
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Two key figures about the #LAFires.
The estimated cost is now US$57 billion: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/b...
ExxonMobil's 2023 profits were US$36 billion: corporate.exxonmobil.com/news/news-re...
Fossil fuel companies are now only viable because others pay the costs of global warming disasters.
The estimated cost is now US$57 billion: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/b...
ExxonMobil's 2023 profits were US$36 billion: corporate.exxonmobil.com/news/news-re...
Fossil fuel companies are now only viable because others pay the costs of global warming disasters.
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An obvious point but one worth making: The same group of people who have spent years crying about fare evasion and pushing for criminalization of fare evasion are now advocating for and gloating about evading the congestion pricing fee. That’s also fare evasion. Pay your fares.
January 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
An obvious point but one worth making: The same group of people who have spent years crying about fare evasion and pushing for criminalization of fare evasion are now advocating for and gloating about evading the congestion pricing fee. That’s also fare evasion. Pay your fares.
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Do you like bikes? Do you want to make friends with people that like bikes? Do you want to confuse people when you tell them you have only ever gotten to Montreal by bike? ...I have just the adventure for you!
I've done Bostreal the past 2 years, it's a […]
[Original post on urbanists.social]
I've done Bostreal the past 2 years, it's a […]
[Original post on urbanists.social]
January 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Do you like bikes? Do you want to make friends with people that like bikes? Do you want to confuse people when you tell them you have only ever gotten to Montreal by bike? ...I have just the adventure for you!
I've done Bostreal the past 2 years, it's a […]
[Original post on urbanists.social]
I've done Bostreal the past 2 years, it's a […]
[Original post on urbanists.social]