Johnny Menhennet
@johnnymenhennet.bsky.social
Minneapolitan transplant from California. Planner/urbanist. Avid consumer of reality tv.
Demi not having Grammys is criminal, and I’ve felt this way since at least 2014
November 15, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Demi not having Grammys is criminal, and I’ve felt this way since at least 2014
Pet peeve: side by side drinking fountains that only have the water pressure sufficient for one.
November 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Pet peeve: side by side drinking fountains that only have the water pressure sufficient for one.
FDA, in that order. A shouldn’t be slept on. Berkeley and N Oakland (Temescal, Rockridge, Uptown) has fantastic and diverse food that’s all transit accessible! The breadth of cuisine in the City and South Bay win but there are such great options nearly everywhere
September 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
FDA, in that order. A shouldn’t be slept on. Berkeley and N Oakland (Temescal, Rockridge, Uptown) has fantastic and diverse food that’s all transit accessible! The breadth of cuisine in the City and South Bay win but there are such great options nearly everywhere
Extremely grateful that @metrotransitmn.bsky.social is now running Sunday service on the 61. My favorite hack to get to the State Fair quickly and without crowds!
August 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Extremely grateful that @metrotransitmn.bsky.social is now running Sunday service on the 61. My favorite hack to get to the State Fair quickly and without crowds!
When bored, make maps 🤷♂️
August 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
When bored, make maps 🤷♂️
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Actually interviewing someone who is living in the new housing 👏👏👏 @acbowen.bsky.social
Should be the standard for how housing is discussed.
Should be the standard for how housing is discussed.
This kind of dense, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is FINALLY legal to build in San Diego, thanks to the state government pounding cities into submission
San Diego Housing Data Reveal Fastest Growth in Urban Core
Downtown, Bankers Hill, Hillcrest and North Park have seen the highest concentration of new housing in recent years, following a host of reforms aimed at building more homes in walkable neighborhoods.
voiceofsandiego.org
July 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Actually interviewing someone who is living in the new housing 👏👏👏 @acbowen.bsky.social
Should be the standard for how housing is discussed.
Should be the standard for how housing is discussed.
Curious to know what political and cultural differences exist such that nearly all fast-growing Sunbelt metros keep swinging left (Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Phoenix) whereas a few are exceedingly stubborn (Charlotte, Vegas). I think Vegas can be explained by lower education, but Charlotte?
July 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Curious to know what political and cultural differences exist such that nearly all fast-growing Sunbelt metros keep swinging left (Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Phoenix) whereas a few are exceedingly stubborn (Charlotte, Vegas). I think Vegas can be explained by lower education, but Charlotte?
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I shudder to think what this means for several city council campaigns who've been using the departure of Lagos Tacos as a centerpiece of their campaign.
Lagos left pretend uptown, prompting many bad takes, only to be quickly replaced by another Mexican restaurant 😏
July 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I shudder to think what this means for several city council campaigns who've been using the departure of Lagos Tacos as a centerpiece of their campaign.
Legitimately who is paying the salary of Valley Link employees I don’t know where this fake transit district comes up with the funds for FTEs
Valley Link are you okay?
Last board meeting it gets noted that other agencies aren't going hydrogen given the cost and now your looking at BEMUs again.
this makes the project a bit better but still doesn't fix the terrible routing in the median of 580 vs via downtown Livermore
Last board meeting it gets noted that other agencies aren't going hydrogen given the cost and now your looking at BEMUs again.
this makes the project a bit better but still doesn't fix the terrible routing in the median of 580 vs via downtown Livermore
July 13, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Legitimately who is paying the salary of Valley Link employees I don’t know where this fake transit district comes up with the funds for FTEs
Huge great service change following two amazing service enhancements earlier in 2025. So happy to live in a city that is experiencing the opposite of a death spiral, even with ridership growth flat this year. Exciting changes! Particularly grateful for Sunday 61 and enhanced LRT frequencies
Metro Transit's August service changes are soon to go live, and it's a big one!
Highlights: Route 6 extended to Westgate, 12 min LRT service earlier in the day, Route 61 on Sundays(!), 10-min Route 18 on weekends, 15-min Route 68, new midday commuter routes
metrocouncil.org/Council-Meet...
Highlights: Route 6 extended to Westgate, 12 min LRT service earlier in the day, Route 61 on Sundays(!), 10-min Route 18 on weekends, 15-min Route 68, new midday commuter routes
metrocouncil.org/Council-Meet...
metrocouncil.org
July 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Huge great service change following two amazing service enhancements earlier in 2025. So happy to live in a city that is experiencing the opposite of a death spiral, even with ridership growth flat this year. Exciting changes! Particularly grateful for Sunday 61 and enhanced LRT frequencies
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The official reason we can't do this, is that the public will lose access to views of the ocean to luxury condos. Just look at these gorgeous views of the water in La Jolla. (The ocean is right on the other side of these mansions)
Imagine these views were blocked by someone's luxury housing /s
Imagine these views were blocked by someone's luxury housing /s
July 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The official reason we can't do this, is that the public will lose access to views of the ocean to luxury condos. Just look at these gorgeous views of the water in La Jolla. (The ocean is right on the other side of these mansions)
Imagine these views were blocked by someone's luxury housing /s
Imagine these views were blocked by someone's luxury housing /s
Really grateful to @minneapolismn.gov for its decision to close Hennepin to cross traffic during the Pride Parade. Last year’s parade had so many interruptions allowing single occupant vehicles to stop the parade route and it was exhausting. Thank you for giving the parade the space it deserves!
June 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Really grateful to @minneapolismn.gov for its decision to close Hennepin to cross traffic during the Pride Parade. Last year’s parade had so many interruptions allowing single occupant vehicles to stop the parade route and it was exhausting. Thank you for giving the parade the space it deserves!
Genuinely cannot express how happy this warm weather is making me. I’m really happy and to everyone in MN complaining, we go through seven months of uncomfortable cold just to celebrate the summer, so let’s go
June 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Genuinely cannot express how happy this warm weather is making me. I’m really happy and to everyone in MN complaining, we go through seven months of uncomfortable cold just to celebrate the summer, so let’s go
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The way you make this program popular is to make it a lottery...once a year on December 31st, everyone who didn't get a ticket is entered, and wins 50% of the money collected...the mayor goes on TV at midnight and announces the winner with a big show, and fireworks...
June 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The way you make this program popular is to make it a lottery...once a year on December 31st, everyone who didn't get a ticket is entered, and wins 50% of the money collected...the mayor goes on TV at midnight and announces the winner with a big show, and fireworks...
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By caltrain moving away from their long range vision plan of 12TPH they'll likely not protect areas required for future quad tracking or grade separations.
California needs to protect our existing rail ROWs which are key to future improvements because converting back is so hard.
California needs to protect our existing rail ROWs which are key to future improvements because converting back is so hard.
My most cancellable urbanist take is that we should introduce everywhere a 25m buffer of no-build around tracks like in Italy. Not for safety or noise, just to preserve the RoW intact for future expansion.
And we should absolutely not build above stations unless in the hypercente.
And we should absolutely not build above stations unless in the hypercente.
June 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
By caltrain moving away from their long range vision plan of 12TPH they'll likely not protect areas required for future quad tracking or grade separations.
California needs to protect our existing rail ROWs which are key to future improvements because converting back is so hard.
California needs to protect our existing rail ROWs which are key to future improvements because converting back is so hard.
Today’s Strands is not it…
June 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Today’s Strands is not it…
Seeing Phaedra reappear on RHOA makes me so upset. I think there are some mistakes that we just can’t move past and continue to platform, even after 7 years have passed
May 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Seeing Phaedra reappear on RHOA makes me so upset. I think there are some mistakes that we just can’t move past and continue to platform, even after 7 years have passed
In all my adult years as a transit rider and urbanist, I’ve never seen a one-day service expansion on the scale of what’s coming to the Twin Cities this June. Having moved here at a time when Metro Transit was still cutting service, this is a huge step forward. www.metrotransit.org/quarterly-se...
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May 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
In all my adult years as a transit rider and urbanist, I’ve never seen a one-day service expansion on the scale of what’s coming to the Twin Cities this June. Having moved here at a time when Metro Transit was still cutting service, this is a huge step forward. www.metrotransit.org/quarterly-se...
Just thinking about how much more fun the world could be if we had a meaningful number of city-states once more. We are more or less down to three? And all of them are uber-cool
May 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Just thinking about how much more fun the world could be if we had a meaningful number of city-states once more. We are more or less down to three? And all of them are uber-cool
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Automating the Metro in DC would produce tremendous benefits for the whole region, but transit employee unions don't actually care about the quality of transit service.
Maybe that's fine, but at some point progressive transit advocates need to accept these folks don't share our priorities.
Maybe that's fine, but at some point progressive transit advocates need to accept these folks don't share our priorities.
May 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Automating the Metro in DC would produce tremendous benefits for the whole region, but transit employee unions don't actually care about the quality of transit service.
Maybe that's fine, but at some point progressive transit advocates need to accept these folks don't share our priorities.
Maybe that's fine, but at some point progressive transit advocates need to accept these folks don't share our priorities.
City I like: Boston
City I love: SF
City I think is overrated: Dublin
City I think is underrated: Montreal
City I feel most myself in: Puerto Vallarta
City I still need to visit: CDMX
City I dream of living in: Barcelona
Most inspiring city today: Paris
Favorite city of all time: Barcelona
City I love: SF
City I think is overrated: Dublin
City I think is underrated: Montreal
City I feel most myself in: Puerto Vallarta
City I still need to visit: CDMX
City I dream of living in: Barcelona
Most inspiring city today: Paris
Favorite city of all time: Barcelona
City I like: Hong Kong
City I love: New York
City I think is overrated: London
City I think is underrated: Glasgow/Grenoble
City I feel most myself in: Paris/Vancouver
City I still need to visit: Kyoto
City I dream of living in: Paris
Most inspiring city today: Paris
Favorite city of all time: Paris
City I love: New York
City I think is overrated: London
City I think is underrated: Glasgow/Grenoble
City I feel most myself in: Paris/Vancouver
City I still need to visit: Kyoto
City I dream of living in: Paris
Most inspiring city today: Paris
Favorite city of all time: Paris
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May 17, 2025 at 9:06 AM
City I like: Boston
City I love: SF
City I think is overrated: Dublin
City I think is underrated: Montreal
City I feel most myself in: Puerto Vallarta
City I still need to visit: CDMX
City I dream of living in: Barcelona
Most inspiring city today: Paris
Favorite city of all time: Barcelona
City I love: SF
City I think is overrated: Dublin
City I think is underrated: Montreal
City I feel most myself in: Puerto Vallarta
City I still need to visit: CDMX
City I dream of living in: Barcelona
Most inspiring city today: Paris
Favorite city of all time: Barcelona
First time on electric Caltrain. This thing is a total game changer I already loved this service, but seeing the transformation in ride quality, speed, and frequency with my own eyes is something else. Every agency should endeavor to turn itself into a Caltrain.
May 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
First time on electric Caltrain. This thing is a total game changer I already loved this service, but seeing the transformation in ride quality, speed, and frequency with my own eyes is something else. Every agency should endeavor to turn itself into a Caltrain.
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before it's too late we need to get Andy Byford to high ground (California)
March 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
before it's too late we need to get Andy Byford to high ground (California)
For my first Bluesky post, I’m going to share a map I made over the course of 2024, tracing every single road on which I drove or was a passenger (car or bus). While it can be a bit sloppy and I didn’t distinguish between directions on divided roads/highways, this is a complete inventory of my road…
February 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
For my first Bluesky post, I’m going to share a map I made over the course of 2024, tracing every single road on which I drove or was a passenger (car or bus). While it can be a bit sloppy and I didn’t distinguish between directions on divided roads/highways, this is a complete inventory of my road…