Miriam Pinski
@mirijulip.bsky.social
I write about the driver's license, research transportation, advocate for safe streets and cloth diapers. Triple Bruin, now researcher at SUMC.
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Proud to present @streetsforall.bsky.social with the AD51 Community Excellence Award for Sustainability & Mobility. 🚴
TY for your work to make L.A.’s streets safer, healthier & built for people—not just cars—and to @mirijulip.bsky.social for accepting the award!
#AD51 #Mobility #Sustainability
TY for your work to make L.A.’s streets safer, healthier & built for people—not just cars—and to @mirijulip.bsky.social for accepting the award!
#AD51 #Mobility #Sustainability
October 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Proud to present @streetsforall.bsky.social with the AD51 Community Excellence Award for Sustainability & Mobility. 🚴
TY for your work to make L.A.’s streets safer, healthier & built for people—not just cars—and to @mirijulip.bsky.social for accepting the award!
#AD51 #Mobility #Sustainability
TY for your work to make L.A.’s streets safer, healthier & built for people—not just cars—and to @mirijulip.bsky.social for accepting the award!
#AD51 #Mobility #Sustainability
Looking for some personalized urbanist art? Need a gift for an urbanist friend? Send me your preferred design and I can embroider it on a tote bag, decorative embroidery hoop, baby onesie, or t-shirt.
Email me: miriam@sharedusemobilitycenter.org
Some examples of my work:
Urbanist onesies:
Email me: miriam@sharedusemobilitycenter.org
Some examples of my work:
Urbanist onesies:
September 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Looking for some personalized urbanist art? Need a gift for an urbanist friend? Send me your preferred design and I can embroider it on a tote bag, decorative embroidery hoop, baby onesie, or t-shirt.
Email me: miriam@sharedusemobilitycenter.org
Some examples of my work:
Urbanist onesies:
Email me: miriam@sharedusemobilitycenter.org
Some examples of my work:
Urbanist onesies:
Children shouldn't be a luxury good. In too many US cities, they are.
Sharing this nice piece on the "motherhood penalty."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...
Sharing this nice piece on the "motherhood penalty."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...
Opinion | ‘Motherhood Should Come With a Warning Label’
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Children shouldn't be a luxury good. In too many US cities, they are.
Sharing this nice piece on the "motherhood penalty."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...
Sharing this nice piece on the "motherhood penalty."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...
Cities are finally relaxing zoning for small scale manufacturing. Next up: accessory commercial units?
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/b...
Factories Were Pushed Out of Cities. Their Return Could Revive Downtowns.
www.nytimes.com
July 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Cities are finally relaxing zoning for small scale manufacturing. Next up: accessory commercial units?
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/b...
California would rather shut down its oil refineries and pollute more shipping in fuel from overseas (added pollution the state doesn't count!) than pragmatically address energy policy.
July 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
California would rather shut down its oil refineries and pollute more shipping in fuel from overseas (added pollution the state doesn't count!) than pragmatically address energy policy.
Video: Driver Takes Wrong Turn Down the Spanish Steps in Rome
www.nytimes.com
June 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
To get to a car-free Olympics, LA will need:
-6,000 more bus drivers
-2,700 more buses
-federal funds to pay for them (not yet approved)
-to convince tourists to ride them and not rent cars to explore LA
-to convince residents to drive less or get out of town
🤔
www.latimes.com/california/s...
-6,000 more bus drivers
-2,700 more buses
-federal funds to pay for them (not yet approved)
-to convince tourists to ride them and not rent cars to explore LA
-to convince residents to drive less or get out of town
🤔
www.latimes.com/california/s...
L.A. scrambles to find funding for massive bus fleet that is the heart of its Olympics plans
The Olympics are roughly three years away. Challenges over funding and timing for Los Angeles County's public transit plans remain.
www.latimes.com
June 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
To get to a car-free Olympics, LA will need:
-6,000 more bus drivers
-2,700 more buses
-federal funds to pay for them (not yet approved)
-to convince tourists to ride them and not rent cars to explore LA
-to convince residents to drive less or get out of town
🤔
www.latimes.com/california/s...
-6,000 more bus drivers
-2,700 more buses
-federal funds to pay for them (not yet approved)
-to convince tourists to ride them and not rent cars to explore LA
-to convince residents to drive less or get out of town
🤔
www.latimes.com/california/s...
My Youtube algorithm is apparently designed to trigger fear and guilt about my parenting ability..
June 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
My Youtube algorithm is apparently designed to trigger fear and guilt about my parenting ability..
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I was skeptical of Waymo et al because I thought it was vaporware designed to undermine support for public transit and urbanism. Then I actually rode in the cars, looked at the data, and realized they’re safer than human drivers.
Now it’s obvious that the opposition is just anti-tech culture war.
Now it’s obvious that the opposition is just anti-tech culture war.
the anti-waymo stuff is dumb as shit, sorry. i am 100% behind fully automating drivers away. there is no fundamental loss to the human condition or whatever if my uber driver is a robot
June 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I was skeptical of Waymo et al because I thought it was vaporware designed to undermine support for public transit and urbanism. Then I actually rode in the cars, looked at the data, and realized they’re safer than human drivers.
Now it’s obvious that the opposition is just anti-tech culture war.
Now it’s obvious that the opposition is just anti-tech culture war.
How was Musk ever going to square the circle of his personal interest in selling electric vehicles with the anti-environment policy of the party he attached himself to?
Emissions/sustainability were trigger words DOGE filtered for - the irony.
Emissions/sustainability were trigger words DOGE filtered for - the irony.
June 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
How was Musk ever going to square the circle of his personal interest in selling electric vehicles with the anti-environment policy of the party he attached himself to?
Emissions/sustainability were trigger words DOGE filtered for - the irony.
Emissions/sustainability were trigger words DOGE filtered for - the irony.
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I know America can build things quickly and efficiently because we do it for cars all the time.
The slow, arduous permitting and construction processes we have for public transit, bike infrastructure, green energy, and housing are a policy choice that we are free to stop making whenever we want.
The slow, arduous permitting and construction processes we have for public transit, bike infrastructure, green energy, and housing are a policy choice that we are free to stop making whenever we want.
This is true, but another example we cite in the book Gov. Josh Shapiro's response to the I-95 collapse in Philly. A fix was supposed to take months, but he declared an emergency, got all hands on deck and reopened it with a temp lanes after just 12 days.
Undoing something that shouldn't be there is rather straightforward. Putting in a crosswalk typically means building ADA ramps, ensuring it's a safe crossing location, putting up signs, lighting, etc.
June 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I know America can build things quickly and efficiently because we do it for cars all the time.
The slow, arduous permitting and construction processes we have for public transit, bike infrastructure, green energy, and housing are a policy choice that we are free to stop making whenever we want.
The slow, arduous permitting and construction processes we have for public transit, bike infrastructure, green energy, and housing are a policy choice that we are free to stop making whenever we want.
That seems like a bad incentive structure..
June 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
That seems like a bad incentive structure..
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✅ MADE INTO A TWO YEAR BILL IN ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: : AB 981 by Asm Gipson that requires speed limiters for people who have received repeat charges for reckless driving, excessive speed etc.
May 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
✅ MADE INTO A TWO YEAR BILL IN ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: : AB 981 by Asm Gipson that requires speed limiters for people who have received repeat charges for reckless driving, excessive speed etc.
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I think we should spend less time worrying about how affordable brand new homes are and more time worrying about how affordable existing older homes are.
May 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I think we should spend less time worrying about how affordable brand new homes are and more time worrying about how affordable existing older homes are.
Fascinating, and depressing, story on what it's like to be a ridehail driver at LAX. People waiting in an overcrowded parking lot for a "unicorn" ride that will make it worth their while.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t...
At LAX Airport, Uber Drivers Wait. And Wait. And Wait.
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Fascinating, and depressing, story on what it's like to be a ridehail driver at LAX. People waiting in an overcrowded parking lot for a "unicorn" ride that will make it worth their while.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t...
Today's the day! 20 years later, Real ID is finally mandatory to get on a plane. Well, actually you can still fly without one, but not your next flight.. well.. hm.
May 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Today's the day! 20 years later, Real ID is finally mandatory to get on a plane. Well, actually you can still fly without one, but not your next flight.. well.. hm.
I’ve found my people - the paper people. Had a blast this week workshopping papers at Northwestern with a diverse group of scholars interested in all kinds of IDs, from birth certificates to Real ID cards.
May 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I’ve found my people - the paper people. Had a blast this week workshopping papers at Northwestern with a diverse group of scholars interested in all kinds of IDs, from birth certificates to Real ID cards.
A fun parking study (based in the city my dad grew up in) that shows people prefer converting curb spots for "liveability" (bike lanes, public transit and greenery) than for other types of parking spots (charging spots, & car, bike and e-scooter sharing).
April 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A fun parking study (based in the city my dad grew up in) that shows people prefer converting curb spots for "liveability" (bike lanes, public transit and greenery) than for other types of parking spots (charging spots, & car, bike and e-scooter sharing).
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"Streets For All believes that everyone who wants to live near transit should be able to do so, and SB 79 will make that possible." @kerstanley.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"Streets For All believes that everyone who wants to live near transit should be able to do so, and SB 79 will make that possible." @kerstanley.bsky.social
I'm excited to share the paper we've informally titled the "everything bagel" of transportation policy.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Scope creep in California’s equitable mobility policy: Competing or complementing policy goals?
Transportation programs are often tasked with myriad policy goals. In this paper, we measure the extent to which these goals may conflict or complement each other. Specifically, we assess how well ...
www.tandfonline.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I'm excited to share the paper we've informally titled the "everything bagel" of transportation policy.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Fewer people are traveling to LAX.
Policy brain: another signal of a struggling economy
Selfish brain: maybe the horseshoe will be less gridlocked..
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Policy brain: another signal of a struggling economy
Selfish brain: maybe the horseshoe will be less gridlocked..
www.latimes.com/california/s...
LAX drops down the list of the world's busiest airports by passenger count
Los Angeles International Airport dropped from the Airports Council International’s annual top 10 list of busiest airports by traveler numbers.
www.latimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Fewer people are traveling to LAX.
Policy brain: another signal of a struggling economy
Selfish brain: maybe the horseshoe will be less gridlocked..
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Policy brain: another signal of a struggling economy
Selfish brain: maybe the horseshoe will be less gridlocked..
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Just learned about this org whose sole mission seems to be to improve this one horrendous intersection in LA (San Vicente/Olympic/Fairfax). Love the mission!
April 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Just learned about this org whose sole mission seems to be to improve this one horrendous intersection in LA (San Vicente/Olympic/Fairfax). Love the mission!
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Today Joe Linton of Streetsblog LA filed a lawsuit to force HLA compliance on Vermont and other LA city streets (and other Metro projects) and eliminate the mandatory administrative appeals process. We support this action – we simply want safe streets. www.streetsforall.org/blog/first-h...
First HLA lawsuit — Streets For All
Today, we were notified that the first Measure HLA lawsuit has been filed . The plaintiff is Joe Linton , Editor of Streetsblog LA .
www.streetsforall.org
April 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Today Joe Linton of Streetsblog LA filed a lawsuit to force HLA compliance on Vermont and other LA city streets (and other Metro projects) and eliminate the mandatory administrative appeals process. We support this action – we simply want safe streets. www.streetsforall.org/blog/first-h...
An early childhood education in street safety
April 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
An early childhood education in street safety
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you know things are going well when they break out the turnip photos
April 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
you know things are going well when they break out the turnip photos