Jon Glasco
@jon-glasco.bsky.social
Writer and journalist covering smart cities, public transport, climate resilience, energy security and disaster recovery | International / Europe-based
Pinned
Jon Glasco
@jon-glasco.bsky.social
· Oct 10
Built to Move, Struggling to Survive: San Francisco’s Mobility Paradox - InfraJournal
Innovation, equity, and climate goals are shaping the city’s mobility future in San Francisco, but a looming $300 million deficit threatens to derail its progress
www.infrajournal.com
#SanFrancisco, a city recognized for #innovation in #publictransport, searches for solutions to a funding crisis. Read about this smart city in my article at InfraJournal.
🔽
www.infrajournal.com/en/san-franc...
#SmartMobility #MUNI #SFMTA #BRT #Equity #UrbanReadiness #ClimateRisk #Resilience
🔽
www.infrajournal.com/en/san-franc...
#SmartMobility #MUNI #SFMTA #BRT #Equity #UrbanReadiness #ClimateRisk #Resilience
Reposted by Jon Glasco
The seemingly unstoppable growth of renewables has been named Science's 2025 Breakthrough of the Year 🥳
Read ➡️ www.science.org/content/arti...
This is encouraging news! At CAN Europe, we are committed to building a sustainable energy future for everyone – one fully powered by renewable energy.
Read ➡️ www.science.org/content/arti...
This is encouraging news! At CAN Europe, we are committed to building a sustainable energy future for everyone – one fully powered by renewable energy.
December 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The seemingly unstoppable growth of renewables has been named Science's 2025 Breakthrough of the Year 🥳
Read ➡️ www.science.org/content/arti...
This is encouraging news! At CAN Europe, we are committed to building a sustainable energy future for everyone – one fully powered by renewable energy.
Read ➡️ www.science.org/content/arti...
This is encouraging news! At CAN Europe, we are committed to building a sustainable energy future for everyone – one fully powered by renewable energy.
Reposted by Jon Glasco
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
Reposted by Jon Glasco
From capturing the splendour and scale of the Congo basin with a drone, to illustrating Mr Darcy, discover how our wonderfully creative graphics team put together this year’s Christmas issue
Cover Story newsletter: Illustrating our Christmas issue
An exclusive look at how we designed our cover
econ.st
December 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
From capturing the splendour and scale of the Congo basin with a drone, to illustrating Mr Darcy, discover how our wonderfully creative graphics team put together this year’s Christmas issue
Reposted by Jon Glasco
🔌The Western Balkan energy sector: between Russia, the European Union and the green transition
🖋️ Nina Vujanović, Rouven Stubbe & Maria Catarina Louro
🔗 www.bruegel.org/working-pape...
#EconSky
🖋️ Nina Vujanović, Rouven Stubbe & Maria Catarina Louro
🔗 www.bruegel.org/working-pape...
#EconSky
The Western Balkan energy sector: between Russia, the European Union and the green transition
This paper analyses energy transitions in the Western Balkans, away from dependence on Russia and towards the EU electricity market
www.bruegel.org
December 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🔌The Western Balkan energy sector: between Russia, the European Union and the green transition
🖋️ Nina Vujanović, Rouven Stubbe & Maria Catarina Louro
🔗 www.bruegel.org/working-pape...
#EconSky
🖋️ Nina Vujanović, Rouven Stubbe & Maria Catarina Louro
🔗 www.bruegel.org/working-pape...
#EconSky
Reposted by Jon Glasco
Rail Weekend Read 📰
The media outlet Cities Today on the plan for a pan-European high-speed rail network and the essential role of European cities:
Read the article📝 cities-today.com/europes-citi...
#EUTransport #HighSpeedRail
The media outlet Cities Today on the plan for a pan-European high-speed rail network and the essential role of European cities:
Read the article📝 cities-today.com/europes-citi...
#EUTransport #HighSpeedRail
December 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Rail Weekend Read 📰
The media outlet Cities Today on the plan for a pan-European high-speed rail network and the essential role of European cities:
Read the article📝 cities-today.com/europes-citi...
#EUTransport #HighSpeedRail
The media outlet Cities Today on the plan for a pan-European high-speed rail network and the essential role of European cities:
Read the article📝 cities-today.com/europes-citi...
#EUTransport #HighSpeedRail
Reposted by Jon Glasco
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics sustained a stable plasma reaction, with plasma temperatures reaching 30 million degrees Celsius, in the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator for 43 seconds, reaching the “triple product” performance level that’s required for viable nuclear fusion.
Wendelstein 7-X sets new fusion performance records
Germany's Wendelstein 7-X - the world's largest stellarator-type fusion device - has achieved a world record in a key parameter of fusion physics: the triple product. This value now exceeds pr...
www.world-nuclear-news.org
July 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics sustained a stable plasma reaction, with plasma temperatures reaching 30 million degrees Celsius, in the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator for 43 seconds, reaching the “triple product” performance level that’s required for viable nuclear fusion.
Reposted by Jon Glasco
"An agreement that only slightly moves the dial forward on climate is a deal that does not acknowledge the truth of the urgency of our situation. Leaders of our towns, cities, regions and states around the world are acknowledging this urgency and are moving to act."
Read 🖇️ iclei.org/news/iclei-s...
Read 🖇️ iclei.org/news/iclei-s...
November 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
"An agreement that only slightly moves the dial forward on climate is a deal that does not acknowledge the truth of the urgency of our situation. Leaders of our towns, cities, regions and states around the world are acknowledging this urgency and are moving to act."
Read 🖇️ iclei.org/news/iclei-s...
Read 🖇️ iclei.org/news/iclei-s...
Reposted by Jon Glasco
Reposted by Jon Glasco
Central Park was under a canvas of snow Sunday morning, with its trees, meadows and pathways frosted in a wintry icing after New York City’s first big snowfall of the season. trib.al/1iP7AJr
December 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Central Park was under a canvas of snow Sunday morning, with its trees, meadows and pathways frosted in a wintry icing after New York City’s first big snowfall of the season. trib.al/1iP7AJr
The #Balkans: More than a geopolitical powder keg. The region is a strategic #energy and #security corridor!
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
#Europe #investment #policy #geopolitics #resilience
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
#Europe #investment #policy #geopolitics #resilience
The Balkans: How to stabilize the 'powder keg' of Europe
The Balkans are a key energy and security hub. Regional players like Czechia and Greece can drive EU integration and boost growth.
www.weforum.org
December 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The #Balkans: More than a geopolitical powder keg. The region is a strategic #energy and #security corridor!
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
#Europe #investment #policy #geopolitics #resilience
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
#Europe #investment #policy #geopolitics #resilience
Reposted by Jon Glasco
Days of torrential rain in Washington state caused historic floods that have stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and ripped at least two homes from their foundations, and experts warned that even more flooding expected Friday could be catastrophic. https://to.pbs.org/3MXJCB6
Historic floods have washed away homes and stranded families in Washington state
Washington is under a state of emergency and evacuation orders are in place for tens of thousands of residents.
www.pbs.org
December 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Days of torrential rain in Washington state caused historic floods that have stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and ripped at least two homes from their foundations, and experts warned that even more flooding expected Friday could be catastrophic. https://to.pbs.org/3MXJCB6
Reposted by Jon Glasco
I asked Susan Orlean how Tina Brown motivated writers at the New Yorker.
"Terror," she explained.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/5pGy...
"Terror," she explained.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/5pGy...
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I asked Susan Orlean how Tina Brown motivated writers at the New Yorker.
"Terror," she explained.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/5pGy...
"Terror," she explained.
Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/5pGy...
Reposted by Jon Glasco
#WRIExplains: The Many Effects of Extreme Heat🥵
@worldresources examines the cascading impacts of heat in cities and offer tangible, scalable solutions that cities can use to develop effective, far-reaching strategies here👉 go.wri.org/urbanheat
@worldresources examines the cascading impacts of heat in cities and offer tangible, scalable solutions that cities can use to develop effective, far-reaching strategies here👉 go.wri.org/urbanheat
June 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
#WRIExplains: The Many Effects of Extreme Heat🥵
@worldresources examines the cascading impacts of heat in cities and offer tangible, scalable solutions that cities can use to develop effective, far-reaching strategies here👉 go.wri.org/urbanheat
@worldresources examines the cascading impacts of heat in cities and offer tangible, scalable solutions that cities can use to develop effective, far-reaching strategies here👉 go.wri.org/urbanheat
Reposted by Jon Glasco
🔴 LIVE NOW: Europe’s tech dependency: risks and solutions
🗣️ How can Europe stay technologically independent?
W/ @digitalmario.bsky.social, @robin.berjon.com, Darren Ennis and @alexandrageese.bsky.social
🔗 Watch the livestream: www.bruegel.org/event/europe...
🗣️ How can Europe stay technologically independent?
W/ @digitalmario.bsky.social, @robin.berjon.com, Darren Ennis and @alexandrageese.bsky.social
🔗 Watch the livestream: www.bruegel.org/event/europe...
December 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
🔴 LIVE NOW: Europe’s tech dependency: risks and solutions
🗣️ How can Europe stay technologically independent?
W/ @digitalmario.bsky.social, @robin.berjon.com, Darren Ennis and @alexandrageese.bsky.social
🔗 Watch the livestream: www.bruegel.org/event/europe...
🗣️ How can Europe stay technologically independent?
W/ @digitalmario.bsky.social, @robin.berjon.com, Darren Ennis and @alexandrageese.bsky.social
🔗 Watch the livestream: www.bruegel.org/event/europe...
Reposted by Jon Glasco
APTA members, join us at 1pm ET for "Resilience Planning and Programs for Transit Agencies Big and Small."
Practical insights into solutions that enhance risk mitigation, inform smarter capital decisions, and support operational stability and sustainability. learning.aptagateway.com/products/res...
Practical insights into solutions that enhance risk mitigation, inform smarter capital decisions, and support operational stability and sustainability. learning.aptagateway.com/products/res...
December 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
APTA members, join us at 1pm ET for "Resilience Planning and Programs for Transit Agencies Big and Small."
Practical insights into solutions that enhance risk mitigation, inform smarter capital decisions, and support operational stability and sustainability. learning.aptagateway.com/products/res...
Practical insights into solutions that enhance risk mitigation, inform smarter capital decisions, and support operational stability and sustainability. learning.aptagateway.com/products/res...
EU plans paradigm shift in strategic energy planning and grid overhaul
www.ft.com/content/a22e...
#energysecurity #crossborder #cooperation #investment #infrastructure #gridcongestion
www.ft.com/content/a22e...
#energysecurity #crossborder #cooperation #investment #infrastructure #gridcongestion
EU plans strategic overhaul to fix energy grid bottlenecks
Top-down approach will identify investment gaps and push countries to co-ordinate projects, says bloc’s energy chief
www.ft.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:54 AM
EU plans paradigm shift in strategic energy planning and grid overhaul
www.ft.com/content/a22e...
#energysecurity #crossborder #cooperation #investment #infrastructure #gridcongestion
www.ft.com/content/a22e...
#energysecurity #crossborder #cooperation #investment #infrastructure #gridcongestion
Reposted by Jon Glasco
Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries, study finds. @swinda.bsky.social
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
December 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries, study finds. @swinda.bsky.social
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
Reposted by Jon Glasco
“The arrival of the Type 6 represents a major step toward a new era,” said @trimet.org COO Inessa Vitko. “These trains are an investment in our region’s future-one that will move our riders to opportunities safely & reliably, all while saving time & money.” aptapassengertransport.com/trimet-marks...
TriMet Marks Completion of Next-Gen Type 6 MAX Fleet - Passenger Transport
TriMet, Portland, OR, has reached a major milestone in the modernization of its light rail system with the arrival of the final Type 6 MAX vehicle at the agency’s Ruby Junction rail operations facilit...
aptapassengertransport.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“The arrival of the Type 6 represents a major step toward a new era,” said @trimet.org COO Inessa Vitko. “These trains are an investment in our region’s future-one that will move our riders to opportunities safely & reliably, all while saving time & money.” aptapassengertransport.com/trimet-marks...
Reposted by Jon Glasco
Nearly 800,000 electric buses were on the road in 2024—90% in China. But other countries are catching up, embracing cleaner, quieter, more cost-effective fleets. 🚌
Who’s leading on e-bus adoption? Learn more: bit.ly/4lgze3i
#SystemsChangeLab #ElectricBus
Who’s leading on e-bus adoption? Learn more: bit.ly/4lgze3i
#SystemsChangeLab #ElectricBus
December 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Nearly 800,000 electric buses were on the road in 2024—90% in China. But other countries are catching up, embracing cleaner, quieter, more cost-effective fleets. 🚌
Who’s leading on e-bus adoption? Learn more: bit.ly/4lgze3i
#SystemsChangeLab #ElectricBus
Who’s leading on e-bus adoption? Learn more: bit.ly/4lgze3i
#SystemsChangeLab #ElectricBus
Reposted by Jon Glasco
¿Cuáles son las nuevas exigencias sociales y políticas en el diseño urbano ante la irrupción de la tecnología digital?: 'Ciudad abierta, ciudad digital. Políticas de innovación urbana', de José Carlos Arnal y Daniel Sarasa @urbequity.bsky.social buff.ly/QScqRDL
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
¿Cuáles son las nuevas exigencias sociales y políticas en el diseño urbano ante la irrupción de la tecnología digital?: 'Ciudad abierta, ciudad digital. Políticas de innovación urbana', de José Carlos Arnal y Daniel Sarasa @urbequity.bsky.social buff.ly/QScqRDL
Reposted by Jon Glasco
📊 Chart of the week: Share of population unable to keep their houses sufficiently warm (energy poverty), 2024 and 2021
🏠 How can policy be designed to address the housing affordability crisis while decarbonising homes?
👀 Read the Analysis by @keliauskaite.bsky.social: buff.ly/JBLekWG
#EconSky
🏠 How can policy be designed to address the housing affordability crisis while decarbonising homes?
👀 Read the Analysis by @keliauskaite.bsky.social: buff.ly/JBLekWG
#EconSky
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📊 Chart of the week: Share of population unable to keep their houses sufficiently warm (energy poverty), 2024 and 2021
🏠 How can policy be designed to address the housing affordability crisis while decarbonising homes?
👀 Read the Analysis by @keliauskaite.bsky.social: buff.ly/JBLekWG
#EconSky
🏠 How can policy be designed to address the housing affordability crisis while decarbonising homes?
👀 Read the Analysis by @keliauskaite.bsky.social: buff.ly/JBLekWG
#EconSky
Reposted by Jon Glasco
You’ve probably heard this claim: Climate’s always changing!
It's true, Earth’s climate has changed before. But not this fast, and not for this reason.
Introducing Cold Facts, Hot Takes: my new series of evidence-based replies to common troll takes 🔥
Want the whole episode? Links below ⬇️
It's true, Earth’s climate has changed before. But not this fast, and not for this reason.
Introducing Cold Facts, Hot Takes: my new series of evidence-based replies to common troll takes 🔥
Want the whole episode? Links below ⬇️
November 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
You’ve probably heard this claim: Climate’s always changing!
It's true, Earth’s climate has changed before. But not this fast, and not for this reason.
Introducing Cold Facts, Hot Takes: my new series of evidence-based replies to common troll takes 🔥
Want the whole episode? Links below ⬇️
It's true, Earth’s climate has changed before. But not this fast, and not for this reason.
Introducing Cold Facts, Hot Takes: my new series of evidence-based replies to common troll takes 🔥
Want the whole episode? Links below ⬇️
Reposted by Jon Glasco
BART is facing a budget crisis of unfathomable magnitude. But that hasn’t stopped political leaders from pressing for a new train station in East Oakland.
BART’s fiscal crisis could close 9 stations. So why are people pushing for a new one in Oakland?
BART is facing a budget crisis of unfathomable magnitude. But that hasn’t stopped political leaders from pressing for a new train station in East Oakland.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
BART is facing a budget crisis of unfathomable magnitude. But that hasn’t stopped political leaders from pressing for a new train station in East Oakland.
Reposted by Jon Glasco
Renewables outpace fossil fuels despite US policy shift: IEA
f24.my/BYUA
f24.my/BYUA
Renewables outpace fossil fuels despite US policy shift: IEA
Renewable energy is still expanding faster than fossil fuels around the world despite policy changes in the United States, with oil demand possibly peaking "around 2030", the International Energy Agen...
f24.my
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Renewables outpace fossil fuels despite US policy shift: IEA
f24.my/BYUA
f24.my/BYUA
Reposted by Jon Glasco
From farm to urban table, from local policies to global networks: ICLEI Europe guides communities, institutions and businesses towards more accessible, sustainable and fair food
www.renewablematter.eu/en/cities-ri...
@iclei.org
www.renewablematter.eu/en/cities-ri...
@iclei.org
Cities Rising to the Challenge: Building Food Security from the Ground Up
From farm to urban table, from local policies to global networks: ICLEI Europe guides communities, institutions and businesses towards more accessible, sustainable and fair food
www.renewablematter.eu
October 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
From farm to urban table, from local policies to global networks: ICLEI Europe guides communities, institutions and businesses towards more accessible, sustainable and fair food
www.renewablematter.eu/en/cities-ri...
@iclei.org
www.renewablematter.eu/en/cities-ri...
@iclei.org