Patrick Wheatley
@pwheatley.bsky.social
Weirdness, Science, Spatial, Walkability. Northern Virginia. Sometimes on Sciencesortof.com.
In this week's MapLab, the geographer Nat Henry tells us how he built a travel-time map that reveals the proximity to key destinations, from any block in the US www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
A Map That Visualizes Walkable Neighborhoods Across the US
An interactive map allows anyone in the US to see their proximity to grocery stores, playgrounds, schools and more.
www.bloomberg.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:21 PM
In this week's MapLab, the geographer Nat Henry tells us how he built a travel-time map that reveals the proximity to key destinations, from any block in the US www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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In terms of mobility, e-bikes are selling faster & having bigger effects on emissions than EVs, much less self-driving EVs. And yet they get vastly, vastly less attention.
www.fastcompany.com/90994141/why...
www.fastcompany.com/90994141/why...
Why 2023 was the year of the e-bike and not the self-driving car
E-bikes and self-driving cars both entered the year with momentum. Only one maintained it.
www.fastcompany.com
December 4, 2024 at 7:58 PM
In terms of mobility, e-bikes are selling faster & having bigger effects on emissions than EVs, much less self-driving EVs. And yet they get vastly, vastly less attention.
www.fastcompany.com/90994141/why...
www.fastcompany.com/90994141/why...
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In Slate, I explained why a newborn, job change, or closed highway can disrupt our travel habits, leading us to form new ones – and perhaps leave the car at home.
It’s a lesson with major implications for policy. 🧵
slate.com/technology/2...
It’s a lesson with major implications for policy. 🧵
slate.com/technology/2...
Driving to Work Is the Worst. So Why Can’t We Quit It?
Even when better options are available, switching modes is tough.
slate.com
December 3, 2024 at 1:37 PM
In Slate, I explained why a newborn, job change, or closed highway can disrupt our travel habits, leading us to form new ones – and perhaps leave the car at home.
It’s a lesson with major implications for policy. 🧵
slate.com/technology/2...
It’s a lesson with major implications for policy. 🧵
slate.com/technology/2...
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🦑 Squid Anatomy🦑
I am so genuine- if you are a marine biologist who has written or wants to write a comic, please consider this post my application.
🐡🌊💥
I am so genuine- if you are a marine biologist who has written or wants to write a comic, please consider this post my application.
🐡🌊💥
November 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM
🦑 Squid Anatomy🦑
I am so genuine- if you are a marine biologist who has written or wants to write a comic, please consider this post my application.
🐡🌊💥
I am so genuine- if you are a marine biologist who has written or wants to write a comic, please consider this post my application.
🐡🌊💥
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Okay, I have to do a thread on this pretty amazing article because it is just seriously chockers with eye-opening stats about 'direct air capture' - ie, sucking up air and trying to remove carbon dioxide from it
news.mit.edu/2024/reality...
news.mit.edu/2024/reality...
Reality check on technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the air
An MIT Energy Initiative study finds many climate-stabilization plans are based on questionable assumptions about the future cost and deployment of “direct air capture” and therefore may not bring abo...
news.mit.edu
November 26, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Okay, I have to do a thread on this pretty amazing article because it is just seriously chockers with eye-opening stats about 'direct air capture' - ie, sucking up air and trying to remove carbon dioxide from it
news.mit.edu/2024/reality...
news.mit.edu/2024/reality...
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Despite the national mood, voters overwhelmingly supported local measures to improve mass transit from Arizona to Tennessee.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Subways, Buses and Bike Lanes Scored Billions in Local Ballot Wins
Voters overwhelmingly supported local measures to improve mass transit from Arizona to Tennessee.
www.bloomberg.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Despite the national mood, voters overwhelmingly supported local measures to improve mass transit from Arizona to Tennessee.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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New >> California and New York are projected to lose up to 8 electoral votes in 2030. Texas and Florida are projected to gain 8.
If Kamala Harris had to compete with that map, even winning Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin wouldn’t have saved her. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
If Kamala Harris had to compete with that map, even winning Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin wouldn’t have saved her. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Democrats’ Electoral College Squeeze
In the future, even winning the former “Blue Wall” states won’t be enough for the party’s presidential nominees.
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2024 at 4:47 PM
New >> California and New York are projected to lose up to 8 electoral votes in 2030. Texas and Florida are projected to gain 8.
If Kamala Harris had to compete with that map, even winning Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin wouldn’t have saved her. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
If Kamala Harris had to compete with that map, even winning Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin wouldn’t have saved her. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...