Jonathan Fertig
@rightlegpegged.bsky.social
Senior Architect/Associate at Davis Partnership Architects | Certified Passive House Designer | Tactical Urbanist | Physicist | Cities for People, Bicycles for Transportation | #DemandMore
What's especially fun about yesterday discovering my shoutout in Life After Cars, is that this evening I'm delivering a talk to @wesmars.bsky.social's class at CU Denver on my exploits in tactical urbanism, for I believe the 7th year in a row.
I had to add a slide for the first time in a few years
I had to add a slide for the first time in a few years
October 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
What's especially fun about yesterday discovering my shoutout in Life After Cars, is that this evening I'm delivering a talk to @wesmars.bsky.social's class at CU Denver on my exploits in tactical urbanism, for I believe the 7th year in a row.
I had to add a slide for the first time in a few years
I had to add a slide for the first time in a few years
Got my copy of Life After Cars this weekend and after a tipoff from Doug that there might be a surprise in there, I decided to check out the index.
Just before Fietsersbond, good company!
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
Just before Fietsersbond, good company!
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Got my copy of Life After Cars this weekend and after a tipoff from Doug that there might be a surprise in there, I decided to check out the index.
Just before Fietsersbond, good company!
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
Just before Fietsersbond, good company!
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
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DBL Press Release after the Mayor’s team presents his final bond project list to Council tonight.
July 29, 2025 at 6:23 AM
DBL Press Release after the Mayor’s team presents his final bond project list to Council tonight.
I almost got run over by a maniac in a 2500 this morning.
First time in a long time #DemandMore
First time in a long time #DemandMore
July 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I almost got run over by a maniac in a 2500 this morning.
First time in a long time #DemandMore
First time in a long time #DemandMore
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If the Josh Kraft campaign or superpac is going to unsolicitedly text me their nonsense about bike lanes in Boston, I sure as hell am going to text them back pictures of the dead.
I’ve consoled hundreds because of our unsafe #Boston roads.
Kick rocks.
#Bospoli #VisionZero
I’ve consoled hundreds because of our unsafe #Boston roads.
Kick rocks.
#Bospoli #VisionZero
June 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
If the Josh Kraft campaign or superpac is going to unsolicitedly text me their nonsense about bike lanes in Boston, I sure as hell am going to text them back pictures of the dead.
I’ve consoled hundreds because of our unsafe #Boston roads.
Kick rocks.
#Bospoli #VisionZero
I’ve consoled hundreds because of our unsafe #Boston roads.
Kick rocks.
#Bospoli #VisionZero
It’s a beautiful evening in Denver, so I decided to take the long way home and ride around some neighborhoods I rarely visit. Rolled up to new-to-me Longtable Brewhouse and knew I was in the right spot @thewaroncars.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 12:18 AM
It’s a beautiful evening in Denver, so I decided to take the long way home and ride around some neighborhoods I rarely visit. Rolled up to new-to-me Longtable Brewhouse and knew I was in the right spot @thewaroncars.bsky.social
Colfax BRT is really happening, and I couldn’t be more excited! This is the first canopy structure that I’ve seen, and it feels like they’re making really good progress.
Still wish there was bike infra included as part of the project tho…
Still wish there was bike infra included as part of the project tho…
May 1, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Colfax BRT is really happening, and I couldn’t be more excited! This is the first canopy structure that I’ve seen, and it feels like they’re making really good progress.
Still wish there was bike infra included as part of the project tho…
Still wish there was bike infra included as part of the project tho…
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Before (2020) / After (2025) the Rue aux Ecoles Rue Charles Baudelaire in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. This street school was done in 2022, and is still one of the most picturesque.
April 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Before (2020) / After (2025) the Rue aux Ecoles Rue Charles Baudelaire in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. This street school was done in 2022, and is still one of the most picturesque.
This Thursday at noon, as part of the AIA Colorado COTE Committee, I'll be presenting on passivhaus with three other local architects. I'll cover its growth in Canada (BC) & in the US (east coast) and the state of policy in North America.
Link below to register (free for AIA members)
#0.6ACH
Link below to register (free for AIA members)
#0.6ACH
Empowering Architecture with Passive House
Join AIA Colorado's Committee on the Environment for a webinar presentation on the Passive House methodology.
www.eventbrite.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This Thursday at noon, as part of the AIA Colorado COTE Committee, I'll be presenting on passivhaus with three other local architects. I'll cover its growth in Canada (BC) & in the US (east coast) and the state of policy in North America.
Link below to register (free for AIA members)
#0.6ACH
Link below to register (free for AIA members)
#0.6ACH
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‘Tesla Takedown’ protesters planning ‘biggest day of action’
‘Tesla Takedown’ protesters planning ‘biggest day of action’
500 events, 277 showrooms, March 29th
buff.ly
March 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
‘Tesla Takedown’ protesters planning ‘biggest day of action’
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Back on the beat with a story about a dramatic upzoning for Cambridge. It's now legal to build up to four stories, by right, citywide, with an affordable-bonus up for two more stories.
How Cambridge leapfrogged every YIMBY reform to build Haussmann for Harvard:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How Cambridge leapfrogged every YIMBY reform to build Haussmann for Harvard:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How Upzoning in Cambridge Broke the YIMBY Mold
By making buildings up to four floors legal by right across the city, the hometown of Harvard and MIT has set a new benchmark for the abundant housing movement.
www.bloomberg.com
March 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Back on the beat with a story about a dramatic upzoning for Cambridge. It's now legal to build up to four stories, by right, citywide, with an affordable-bonus up for two more stories.
How Cambridge leapfrogged every YIMBY reform to build Haussmann for Harvard:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How Cambridge leapfrogged every YIMBY reform to build Haussmann for Harvard:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Thanks to some nudging from @bikewalkbus.bsky.social, I just sent in my letter of support for eliminating mandatory parking minimums citywide in Denver.
Join me!
bit.ly/NoParkingMins
Join me!
bit.ly/NoParkingMins
Modernizing Parking Requirements - Comment Form
Have a question or comment on the "Citywide ADUs" zoning code project? Share it with the project team!
bit.ly
February 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Thanks to some nudging from @bikewalkbus.bsky.social, I just sent in my letter of support for eliminating mandatory parking minimums citywide in Denver.
Join me!
bit.ly/NoParkingMins
Join me!
bit.ly/NoParkingMins
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Whose streets?
Chinese Students Went on Mass Night Bike Rides. Officials Shut Them Down.
Making the impromptu five-hour ride between two Chinese cities became a craze among young people. But as their numbers swelled, the authorities shut it down.
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2024 at 6:09 AM
Whose streets?
14th Ave in Cheesman Park was repaved last week, and then restriped with the same deadly three-lane one-way configuration. No bike infrastructure.
@DenverDOTI are we doing #Visionzero or nah?
@DenverDOTI are we doing #Visionzero or nah?
November 22, 2024 at 9:28 AM
14th Ave in Cheesman Park was repaved last week, and then restriped with the same deadly three-lane one-way configuration. No bike infrastructure.
@DenverDOTI are we doing #Visionzero or nah?
@DenverDOTI are we doing #Visionzero or nah?
I'd like to congratulate @GeigerBiz on writing what is likely the laziest article on bicycle infra that I've read in a long time.
This is a real throwback to the times when reporters did zero critical thinking and just reported NIMBY claims...
This is a real throwback to the times when reporters did zero critical thinking and just reported NIMBY claims...
November 22, 2024 at 9:28 AM
I'd like to congratulate @GeigerBiz on writing what is likely the laziest article on bicycle infra that I've read in a long time.
This is a real throwback to the times when reporters did zero critical thinking and just reported NIMBY claims...
This is a real throwback to the times when reporters did zero critical thinking and just reported NIMBY claims...
FOUND IT!!!
We cruised the areas with encampments and found a guy sitting next to it on the sidewalk at Lawrence & 22nd.
Two flat tires (which still hold air) and some missing tools, but otherwise intact.
@NoSquish with the rescue pump.
Woo hoo!...
We cruised the areas with encampments and found a guy sitting next to it on the sidewalk at Lawrence & 22nd.
Two flat tires (which still hold air) and some missing tools, but otherwise intact.
@NoSquish with the rescue pump.
Woo hoo!...
November 22, 2024 at 9:34 AM
FOUND IT!!!
We cruised the areas with encampments and found a guy sitting next to it on the sidewalk at Lawrence & 22nd.
Two flat tires (which still hold air) and some missing tools, but otherwise intact.
@NoSquish with the rescue pump.
Woo hoo!...
We cruised the areas with encampments and found a guy sitting next to it on the sidewalk at Lawrence & 22nd.
Two flat tires (which still hold air) and some missing tools, but otherwise intact.
@NoSquish with the rescue pump.
Woo hoo!...
Hey #BikeDen
Our Ventana El Gran Jefe fat tandem was stolen out of our garage last night after our garage door opener malfunctioned and left the door open all night.
It’s hard to miss, so let me know if you see someone who’s not me riding it.
Our Ventana El Gran Jefe fat tandem was stolen out of our garage last night after our garage door opener malfunctioned and left the door open all night.
It’s hard to miss, so let me know if you see someone who’s not me riding it.
November 22, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Hey #BikeDen
Our Ventana El Gran Jefe fat tandem was stolen out of our garage last night after our garage door opener malfunctioned and left the door open all night.
It’s hard to miss, so let me know if you see someone who’s not me riding it.
Our Ventana El Gran Jefe fat tandem was stolen out of our garage last night after our garage door opener malfunctioned and left the door open all night.
It’s hard to miss, so let me know if you see someone who’s not me riding it.
I’m up in Victoria BC for the @PassiveHouseCan Conference, and I’ve got the whole day to explore tomorrow.
What should I do/see?
I’m out for a walk around downtown tonight before moving over to UVic for the rest of the week tmrw night.
This bike lane on Superior St is gorgeous.
What should I do/see?
I’m out for a walk around downtown tonight before moving over to UVic for the rest of the week tmrw night.
This bike lane on Superior St is gorgeous.
November 22, 2024 at 9:28 AM
I’m up in Victoria BC for the @PassiveHouseCan Conference, and I’ve got the whole day to explore tomorrow.
What should I do/see?
I’m out for a walk around downtown tonight before moving over to UVic for the rest of the week tmrw night.
This bike lane on Superior St is gorgeous.
What should I do/see?
I’m out for a walk around downtown tonight before moving over to UVic for the rest of the week tmrw night.
This bike lane on Superior St is gorgeous.
If you missed the book launch event for #KilledByATrafficEngineer earlier this week, @CUDenverENGR has posted the Q&A with Wes Marshall.
https://youtu.be/t-3fvL8ZD1g?si=MoNYRLr-98Uc-PFK
https://youtu.be/t-3fvL8ZD1g?si=MoNYRLr-98Uc-PFK
November 22, 2024 at 9:34 AM
If you missed the book launch event for #KilledByATrafficEngineer earlier this week, @CUDenverENGR has posted the Q&A with Wes Marshall.
https://youtu.be/t-3fvL8ZD1g?si=MoNYRLr-98Uc-PFK
https://youtu.be/t-3fvL8ZD1g?si=MoNYRLr-98Uc-PFK
Very much looking forward to the official book release of Wes Marshall’s #KilledByATrafficEngineer this evening at Ironworks Denver, where the @CUDenver Human Centered Transportation Program will also be launched.
See you there!
See you there!
November 22, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Very much looking forward to the official book release of Wes Marshall’s #KilledByATrafficEngineer this evening at Ironworks Denver, where the @CUDenver Human Centered Transportation Program will also be launched.
See you there!
See you there!
I love how the new Populus Hotel from @studiogang is finishing up.
Turned on its side, the relief provided by the textured facade looks familiar to these Denver eyes.
Turned on its side, the relief provided by the textured facade looks familiar to these Denver eyes.
November 22, 2024 at 9:40 AM
I love how the new Populus Hotel from @studiogang is finishing up.
Turned on its side, the relief provided by the textured facade looks familiar to these Denver eyes.
Turned on its side, the relief provided by the textured facade looks familiar to these Denver eyes.
Anyone know what the story is with these Delaware DOT self-driving shuttles parked in a lot in RiNo?
November 22, 2024 at 9:40 AM
Anyone know what the story is with these Delaware DOT self-driving shuttles parked in a lot in RiNo?
This sucks.
Another data point confirming @holz_bau’s long-running argument that the ICC is irredeemably fucked.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/icc-iecc-building-codes-energy-climate_n_65f89e3de4b030e8357af5cc
Another data point confirming @holz_bau’s long-running argument that the ICC is irredeemably fucked.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/icc-iecc-building-codes-energy-climate_n_65f89e3de4b030e8357af5cc
Gas Industry Guts Building Codes Meant To Make Going Elec...
The decision caps off the latest drama in the ongoing cli...
www.huffpost.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:40 AM
This sucks.
Another data point confirming @holz_bau’s long-running argument that the ICC is irredeemably fucked.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/icc-iecc-building-codes-energy-climate_n_65f89e3de4b030e8357af5cc
Another data point confirming @holz_bau’s long-running argument that the ICC is irredeemably fucked.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/icc-iecc-building-codes-energy-climate_n_65f89e3de4b030e8357af5cc