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.
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:
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.
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..
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.
That seems like a bad incentive structure..
June 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
That seems like a bad incentive structure..
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).
and how it might not be fair to add goals that add costs onto transportation programs for low-income travelers, when you could more efficiently and fairly reach those goals (e.g. VMT reduction) with congestion pricing.
April 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
and how it might not be fair to add goals that add costs onto transportation programs for low-income travelers, when you could more efficiently and fairly reach those goals (e.g. VMT reduction) with congestion pricing.
We get into how state emissions calculations don't always reflect reality..
April 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We get into how state emissions calculations don't always reflect reality..
We looked at "clean" shared mobility programs in state-designated disadvantaged communities that get tasked with a number of goals, and see if those goals complement or conflict with each other.
April 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We looked at "clean" shared mobility programs in state-designated disadvantaged communities that get tasked with a number of goals, and see if those goals complement or conflict with each other.
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!
An early childhood education in street safety
April 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
An early childhood education in street safety
Throwback license proposal: Western Center lobbyist proposes the DMV license hitch hikers (the Uber of the '70s). The ID would be called an "autohitch license."
"Hitchhikers are here to stay."
"Hitchhikers are here to stay."
March 31, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Throwback license proposal: Western Center lobbyist proposes the DMV license hitch hikers (the Uber of the '70s). The ID would be called an "autohitch license."
"Hitchhikers are here to stay."
"Hitchhikers are here to stay."
Tempe's car-free Culdesac beats a suburban car-oriented cul-de-sac any day
March 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Tempe's car-free Culdesac beats a suburban car-oriented cul-de-sac any day
Dodge Charger drivers now get a pop up ad every time they hit a light, to encourage them to ignore all lights entirely..
March 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Dodge Charger drivers now get a pop up ad every time they hit a light, to encourage them to ignore all lights entirely..
It makes more sense for an AV taxi to look like this, rather than disguised as a regular car. Yet the sensible design for more passenger room and no driver is the one that gets outlawed, and the one with unnecessary rearview mirrors doesn't.
March 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
It makes more sense for an AV taxi to look like this, rather than disguised as a regular car. Yet the sensible design for more passenger room and no driver is the one that gets outlawed, and the one with unnecessary rearview mirrors doesn't.
Pretty amazing statistic: In the 19th century, 1 in 3 Americans moved in any given year. By the 1960s, 1 in 5 Americans moved. In 2023, just 1 in 13 did.
February 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Pretty amazing statistic: In the 19th century, 1 in 3 Americans moved in any given year. By the 1960s, 1 in 5 Americans moved. In 2023, just 1 in 13 did.
Project 25's transportation chapter: "It is vital to consider the role of user fees and other pricing innovations with regard to transportation infrastructure." 🤔
February 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Project 25's transportation chapter: "It is vital to consider the role of user fees and other pricing innovations with regard to transportation infrastructure." 🤔
Sure, cybertrucks are "funky" in the sense that they look more like a military tank than a family sedan.
But what's truly weird is that this author never mentions how terrifying it is to have to bike - or even drive in a small car - next to these behemoths. It's impossible to see the driver.
But what's truly weird is that this author never mentions how terrifying it is to have to bike - or even drive in a small car - next to these behemoths. It's impossible to see the driver.
February 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Sure, cybertrucks are "funky" in the sense that they look more like a military tank than a family sedan.
But what's truly weird is that this author never mentions how terrifying it is to have to bike - or even drive in a small car - next to these behemoths. It's impossible to see the driver.
But what's truly weird is that this author never mentions how terrifying it is to have to bike - or even drive in a small car - next to these behemoths. It's impossible to see the driver.
"Government, in essence, is slow not by incompetence but by design. And it’s not just one law; the government’s inability to function today is the result of decades of procedural guardrails designed to prevent government from doing bad things."
February 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
"Government, in essence, is slow not by incompetence but by design. And it’s not just one law; the government’s inability to function today is the result of decades of procedural guardrails designed to prevent government from doing bad things."
This seems icky.. a site where people only sell property to residents who were most likely already homeowners? Or whose parents were homeowners?
Why can't we imagine a more inclusive LA that builds up so that more people can live there, not defensively keep people out?
Why can't we imagine a more inclusive LA that builds up so that more people can live there, not defensively keep people out?
February 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This seems icky.. a site where people only sell property to residents who were most likely already homeowners? Or whose parents were homeowners?
Why can't we imagine a more inclusive LA that builds up so that more people can live there, not defensively keep people out?
Why can't we imagine a more inclusive LA that builds up so that more people can live there, not defensively keep people out?
Waymo's biggest crashes involved sideswiping an abandoned shopping cart and clipping a parked car's bumper. Compare that to your typical teen driver.
February 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Waymo's biggest crashes involved sideswiping an abandoned shopping cart and clipping a parked car's bumper. Compare that to your typical teen driver.
Detroit police shut down 3 parking lots for apparently charging $1K per spot ahead of a Lions game. Because price gouging drivers is the greatest of all consumer protection sins.
January 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Detroit police shut down 3 parking lots for apparently charging $1K per spot ahead of a Lions game. Because price gouging drivers is the greatest of all consumer protection sins.