Nick Andert
@nickandert.bsky.social
Documentary filmmaker, writer, occasionally notable for Metro advocacy. Enjoys heist movies. Would probably enjoy heists.
He/Him | Los Angeles | www.deltavproductions.com
He/Him | Los Angeles | www.deltavproductions.com
with the D line stop coming and SB79 on the books, this area of Wilshire/La Brea could undergo a real renaissance. (Some of the current height limits may already be greater than this, the zoning website is a mess to figure out). This is all lots, car dealerships, strip malls, and fast food.
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
with the D line stop coming and SB79 on the books, this area of Wilshire/La Brea could undergo a real renaissance. (Some of the current height limits may already be greater than this, the zoning website is a mess to figure out). This is all lots, car dealerships, strip malls, and fast food.
Flew out of Burbank and the new terminal is going up quite fast
September 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Flew out of Burbank and the new terminal is going up quite fast
The changes to design guidelines now being contemplated by the CAHSR authority have pretty major implications for cost savings. Why the guidelines were so strict in the first place is undoubtedly one of the many past sins of the authority, but this is genuinely heartening.
August 23, 2025 at 6:40 AM
The changes to design guidelines now being contemplated by the CAHSR authority have pretty major implications for cost savings. Why the guidelines were so strict in the first place is undoubtedly one of the many past sins of the authority, but this is genuinely heartening.
the Tube roundel is perfect for visibility. if only there was an indicator below it of the lines
July 30, 2025 at 7:17 AM
the Tube roundel is perfect for visibility. if only there was an indicator below it of the lines
While uglier, Atlanta and Baltimore at least do well on visibility.
July 30, 2025 at 7:17 AM
While uglier, Atlanta and Baltimore at least do well on visibility.
too many US systems use super narrow pylons that you really have to search for
July 30, 2025 at 7:17 AM
too many US systems use super narrow pylons that you really have to search for
Gotta be honest I am really not a fan of the lollipops that metro's been slow rolling out to replace the pylons (even disregarding the spacing issue on this one). I think they're going for an untaggable googie thing, but they just feel... flimsy? cheap? I dunno. The pylons feel like they're in-
July 30, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Gotta be honest I am really not a fan of the lollipops that metro's been slow rolling out to replace the pylons (even disregarding the spacing issue on this one). I think they're going for an untaggable googie thing, but they just feel... flimsy? cheap? I dunno. The pylons feel like they're in-
Oh god someone on reddit pointed out that Mr ‘I never wrote a picture in my life’ had a doodle from the following year auctioned by sothebys lol
July 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Oh god someone on reddit pointed out that Mr ‘I never wrote a picture in my life’ had a doodle from the following year auctioned by sothebys lol
they're #10 crossovers (with one #15 before hollywood/highland), but they seem to only list speeds for curves, and once per profile section - but as with this example at crenshaw/adams, it's usually listed as 65mph, even next to a crossover, so maybe it's 65mph?
July 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
they're #10 crossovers (with one #15 before hollywood/highland), but they seem to only list speeds for curves, and once per profile section - but as with this example at crenshaw/adams, it's usually listed as 65mph, even next to a crossover, so maybe it's 65mph?
also from the alternative analysis:
July 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
also from the alternative analysis:
Last year I decided to make a bunch of custom ice cream sandwiches for july 4th, and here I am again. Fruit Cart Ice Cream Sandwich - homemade mango, pineapple, and watermelon sorbets striped on a tamarind waffle cone cookie with tajín.
July 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Last year I decided to make a bunch of custom ice cream sandwiches for july 4th, and here I am again. Fruit Cart Ice Cream Sandwich - homemade mango, pineapple, and watermelon sorbets striped on a tamarind waffle cone cookie with tajín.
You can see here the relative pop density of the 10-minute-walk catchment areas for the stations. Idea came about because of a lot of density in Panorama City/North Hills getting missed, and that PE ROW right there. Operationally I'm sure it would be a nightmare and this is stupid, but... maybe?
June 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
You can see here the relative pop density of the 10-minute-walk catchment areas for the stations. Idea came about because of a lot of density in Panorama City/North Hills getting missed, and that PE ROW right there. Operationally I'm sure it would be a nightmare and this is stupid, but... maybe?
Wacky, probably unworkable idea of the day: turning the ESFV line - already designed as a hyper-local, fully at-grade line - into a multiple-branch local-service system for the north SFV using partly more PE ROWs and modeled after London's Tramlink. Serves as a giant feeder into ML and Sepulveda
June 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Wacky, probably unworkable idea of the day: turning the ESFV line - already designed as a hyper-local, fully at-grade line - into a multiple-branch local-service system for the north SFV using partly more PE ROWs and modeled after London's Tramlink. Serves as a giant feeder into ML and Sepulveda
Guess I’m bougie but not TOO bougie
June 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Guess I’m bougie but not TOO bougie
this would be me as mayor lol:
June 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
this would be me as mayor lol:
And people say Bluesky isn’t real life
June 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
And people say Bluesky isn’t real life
Doing the thing. Not in order. Also considering Parasite, Fellowship of the Ring, In Bruges, Lady Bird, and probably forgetting a bunch of rank similarly
June 24, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Doing the thing. Not in order. Also considering Parasite, Fellowship of the Ring, In Bruges, Lady Bird, and probably forgetting a bunch of rank similarly
Well, jacaranda ice cream was a bit of a bust because even with a lot of blossoms, it was hard to extract much flavor. VERY subtle floral flavor. I swirled in honey to make it more interesting. (And accentuated the color with dye).
June 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Well, jacaranda ice cream was a bit of a bust because even with a lot of blossoms, it was hard to extract much flavor. VERY subtle floral flavor. I swirled in honey to make it more interesting. (And accentuated the color with dye).
Other side of my sign was an Andor reference, couldn’t help it
June 15, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Other side of my sign was an Andor reference, couldn’t help it
Went to the Malibu protest because we’re visiting friends over here today and it was a surprisingly big crowd!
June 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Went to the Malibu protest because we’re visiting friends over here today and it was a surprisingly big crowd!
hrm CIG scores are actually not great on cost effectiveness, though congestion relief and mobility improvements are high. 1 performs notably worse making it riskier for federal investment and perhaps taking it off the table. cost effectiveness issues could perhaps be ameliorated by P3 financing
June 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
hrm CIG scores are actually not great on cost effectiveness, though congestion relief and mobility improvements are high. 1 performs notably worse making it riskier for federal investment and perhaps taking it off the table. cost effectiveness issues could perhaps be ameliorated by P3 financing