Harsh Shah
@harshahahaaha.bsky.social
Mumbai Urbanist 🚶🚌🚊🌃; opinions are my own
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CDMX rules. I’m walking 7-9 miles a day. The architecture is interesting and beautiful. Public transit runs frequently. Abundant protected bike lanes. A dozen parks like Washington Square and Prospect Park but with tropical plants.
December 19, 2024 at 4:03 AM
CDMX rules. I’m walking 7-9 miles a day. The architecture is interesting and beautiful. Public transit runs frequently. Abundant protected bike lanes. A dozen parks like Washington Square and Prospect Park but with tropical plants.
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Congestion pricing would fund badly needed accessibility improvements for NYC subways. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/n...
Congestion Pricing Settlement Stalls Between New York and New Jersey (Gift Article)
Gov. Kathy Hochul said New York offered New Jersey “generous” incentives to settle its lawsuit against the tolling plan. A judge could soon determine the program’s fate.
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2024 at 4:40 AM
Congestion pricing would fund badly needed accessibility improvements for NYC subways. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/n...
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I'm so glad I got rid of my car. I wish society rallied more around public transportation and walking. It's cost effective, eco friendly, healthier, and you actually notice more stores/eateries/scenery/humanity happening.
December 19, 2024 at 2:32 AM
I'm so glad I got rid of my car. I wish society rallied more around public transportation and walking. It's cost effective, eco friendly, healthier, and you actually notice more stores/eateries/scenery/humanity happening.
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Chicago Concrete Post Company, 1924:
“Smashing automobiles? Yes, — but saving lives.”
Silent policemen were no flexposts. When “protecting pedestrians” was the end, unyielding mass was the means. That’s automatic enforcement our best tech today can’t match.
“Smashing automobiles? Yes, — but saving lives.”
Silent policemen were no flexposts. When “protecting pedestrians” was the end, unyielding mass was the means. That’s automatic enforcement our best tech today can’t match.
November 26, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Chicago Concrete Post Company, 1924:
“Smashing automobiles? Yes, — but saving lives.”
Silent policemen were no flexposts. When “protecting pedestrians” was the end, unyielding mass was the means. That’s automatic enforcement our best tech today can’t match.
“Smashing automobiles? Yes, — but saving lives.”
Silent policemen were no flexposts. When “protecting pedestrians” was the end, unyielding mass was the means. That’s automatic enforcement our best tech today can’t match.
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I would love it if people talked about disability access, universal design, and the citizen’s fundamental right to the city more often—not just when the Department of Transportation wants to install a speed bump.
November 26, 2024 at 4:09 AM
I would love it if people talked about disability access, universal design, and the citizen’s fundamental right to the city more often—not just when the Department of Transportation wants to install a speed bump.
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"Sometimes, a shop owner claims his business was ruined because the city removed 4 parking spaces. With surveys, our mayor can say: ‘6,000 more people pass your shop a day thanks to a new bike lane. Are you sure you’re a good businessman?’”
November 25, 2024 at 9:09 PM
"Sometimes, a shop owner claims his business was ruined because the city removed 4 parking spaces. With surveys, our mayor can say: ‘6,000 more people pass your shop a day thanks to a new bike lane. Are you sure you’re a good businessman?’”
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🚲 There's momentum for climate action & transportation equity
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November 25, 2024 at 9:01 PM
We believe:
🚲 Change happens quickly
🚲 Our streets can become safer in a day
🚲 There's momentum for climate action & transportation equity
🚲 Bikes & cargobikes are essential
We believe we can go further together.
Will you join BikeLoud as a monthly member? bikeloudpdx.org/donate/
3/3 Thank you!
🚲 Change happens quickly
🚲 Our streets can become safer in a day
🚲 There's momentum for climate action & transportation equity
🚲 Bikes & cargobikes are essential
We believe we can go further together.
Will you join BikeLoud as a monthly member? bikeloudpdx.org/donate/
3/3 Thank you!
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People are willing to walk a lot farther when you make it a pleasant walk.
November 24, 2024 at 2:53 AM
People are willing to walk a lot farther when you make it a pleasant walk.
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*But I also like to keep things fun, so not everything is so serious. If we can't laugh with regularity while doing this type of advocacy, we'll go nuts or burn out.
November 19, 2024 at 8:22 PM
*But I also like to keep things fun, so not everything is so serious. If we can't laugh with regularity while doing this type of advocacy, we'll go nuts or burn out.
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#DriverNotCar
Emphatically.
Emphatically.
The cyclist didn't just die. He was hit and killed. He didn't crash on his own. He was hit. I'm once again begging journalists to correctly describe crashes where drivers kill cyclists.
September 25, 2024 at 1:49 AM
#DriverNotCar
Emphatically.
Emphatically.
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Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
September 19, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
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The City We Became (Great Cities, #1)
Five New Yorkers must come together in order to defend …
www.goodreads.com
September 19, 2024 at 1:38 AM
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MTA Needs $68 Billion to Stay Alive. No One Knows Where It Will Come From
MTA Needs $68 Billion to Stay Alive. No One Knows Where It Will Come From
Governor Hochul's decision to stop congestion pricing has thrown the MTA's financial planning into chaos.
hellgatenyc.com
September 19, 2024 at 2:41 AM
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Mass timber is so cool.
Under Construction: Julia West House, a twelve story mass timber apartment building with 90 units of affordable housing—on a 5,000 sq ft site
September 19, 2024 at 2:45 AM
Mass timber is so cool.
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Protected bike lanes are great, and having less car traffic is even better. A short ride on King St in Waterloo:
September 19, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Protected bike lanes are great, and having less car traffic is even better. A short ride on King St in Waterloo:
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God forbid anyone ruin the fragrant bouquet of the car exhaust
September 16, 2024 at 3:53 PM
God forbid anyone ruin the fragrant bouquet of the car exhaust
India HSR concept 🚆
September 16, 2024 at 4:10 AM
India HSR concept 🚆
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So many UK drivers love to play tough and then be like "I can't ride a bike because I might get wet and I can't use public transport because I am frightened of the children on the bus."
September 15, 2024 at 10:53 AM
So many UK drivers love to play tough and then be like "I can't ride a bike because I might get wet and I can't use public transport because I am frightened of the children on the bus."
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I freaking love these.
Cute little row houses like these would sell like hotcakes in Sunbelt cities if they were actually legal to build as infill. The market wants gentile density, we just need the cities to let us build!
Cute little row houses like these would sell like hotcakes in Sunbelt cities if they were actually legal to build as infill. The market wants gentile density, we just need the cities to let us build!
September 15, 2024 at 5:56 PM
I freaking love these.
Cute little row houses like these would sell like hotcakes in Sunbelt cities if they were actually legal to build as infill. The market wants gentile density, we just need the cities to let us build!
Cute little row houses like these would sell like hotcakes in Sunbelt cities if they were actually legal to build as infill. The market wants gentile density, we just need the cities to let us build!
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Edinburgh, Scotland
September 14, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Edinburgh, Scotland
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managing kerbs is good for business
September 16, 2024 at 12:23 AM
managing kerbs is good for business
Waited 20 min at peak hours for a CST bound bus in SoBo.
September 12, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Waited 20 min at peak hours for a CST bound bus in SoBo.
Even Toronto had more frequent buses than Mumbai 😔
September 12, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Even Toronto had more frequent buses than Mumbai 😔
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“I have a concept of a plan”
Plan:
Plan:
September 11, 2024 at 12:27 PM
“I have a concept of a plan”
Plan:
Plan:
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More raised crosswalks, please.
Creative, if somewhat unusual, traffic calming treatment at an uncontrolled crosswalk outside West Annapolis Elementary.
This probably cost ~$15k to implement and raised yield rates by a factor of 5.
This probably cost ~$15k to implement and raised yield rates by a factor of 5.
September 11, 2024 at 1:38 PM
More raised crosswalks, please.