Runal A. Patel
@runalapatel.bsky.social
Poasting about economic policy, urbanism, etc. Pluralist.
Opinions are mine. (he/him)📍DC via Chicagoland
Opinions are mine. (he/him)📍DC via Chicagoland
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Here's a quick and dirty one-page overview of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority legislation that the Illinois General Assembly passed early this morning. Reply w/questions. Link to bill: ilga.gov/documents/le...
October 31, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Here's a quick and dirty one-page overview of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority legislation that the Illinois General Assembly passed early this morning. Reply w/questions. Link to bill: ilga.gov/documents/le...
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NITA thoughts:
• 95% of riders – maybe more – will not notice any immediate changes. Operator funding levels would be locked in at current levels for years, and even NITA’s eventual service standards will dictate minimum levels of service: if operators can manage more frequency, they can do so.
• 95% of riders – maybe more – will not notice any immediate changes. Operator funding levels would be locked in at current levels for years, and even NITA’s eventual service standards will dictate minimum levels of service: if operators can manage more frequency, they can do so.
May 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
NITA thoughts:
• 95% of riders – maybe more – will not notice any immediate changes. Operator funding levels would be locked in at current levels for years, and even NITA’s eventual service standards will dictate minimum levels of service: if operators can manage more frequency, they can do so.
• 95% of riders – maybe more – will not notice any immediate changes. Operator funding levels would be locked in at current levels for years, and even NITA’s eventual service standards will dictate minimum levels of service: if operators can manage more frequency, they can do so.
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DC streetcar was so poorly designed:
—No dedicated lanes & thus frequently obstructed by traffic
—No connection to Metro or even the front of Union Station
—No enforced signal priority, slowing trains
—No real effort to improve the streetscape
—Too many stops (8 stations/2.4 mi)
—No dedicated lanes & thus frequently obstructed by traffic
—No connection to Metro or even the front of Union Station
—No enforced signal priority, slowing trains
—No real effort to improve the streetscape
—Too many stops (8 stations/2.4 mi)
Very sad coda to the circa 2010 vicious DC Streetcar blog debates: the H St. streetcar will be shut down and, supposedly, replaced with trolleybuses www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Mayor says D.C. Streetcar is going away, ‘next generation streetcar’ is coming
The streetcar that took more than a decade and $200 million to launch will shut down in two more years.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
DC streetcar was so poorly designed:
—No dedicated lanes & thus frequently obstructed by traffic
—No connection to Metro or even the front of Union Station
—No enforced signal priority, slowing trains
—No real effort to improve the streetscape
—Too many stops (8 stations/2.4 mi)
—No dedicated lanes & thus frequently obstructed by traffic
—No connection to Metro or even the front of Union Station
—No enforced signal priority, slowing trains
—No real effort to improve the streetscape
—Too many stops (8 stations/2.4 mi)
reopened bsky only so i could track what's going on with the Illinois transit bill
May 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
reopened bsky only so i could track what's going on with the Illinois transit bill
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I don't think I have ever seem a norm go from widely accepted to completely irrelevant as quickly as the importance of minimizing conflicts of interests
January 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I don't think I have ever seem a norm go from widely accepted to completely irrelevant as quickly as the importance of minimizing conflicts of interests
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A very snowy night in Washington DC
January 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
A very snowy night in Washington DC
give Cynthia Erivo every single award there is
November 27, 2024 at 2:44 AM
give Cynthia Erivo every single award there is
I’m convinced that some Trader Joe’s white label products have to be loss leaders because how are they consistently cheaper than anywhere but Costco (I’m thinking canned beans, rice vinegar, etc)
November 26, 2024 at 4:24 AM
I’m convinced that some Trader Joe’s white label products have to be loss leaders because how are they consistently cheaper than anywhere but Costco (I’m thinking canned beans, rice vinegar, etc)
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You can see my likes here…?
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November 14, 2024 at 4:07 AM
You can see my likes here…?
I cannot believe yall made me redownload blue sky
November 14, 2024 at 4:02 AM
I cannot believe yall made me redownload blue sky
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We're honestly not *that* far away from the possibility that Bluesky will have more daily active users than Threads while *still* being invite only. Not saying we're close yet, but just the fact that it's easily possible.
hey remember when threads was gonna take off
September 27, 2023 at 1:05 AM
We're honestly not *that* far away from the possibility that Bluesky will have more daily active users than Threads while *still* being invite only. Not saying we're close yet, but just the fact that it's easily possible.
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In the transit city, up to some (very high) critical value, every additional resident demands additional amenities and transit frequency and your life better.
In the auto city every additional resident adds traffic and makes your life worse.
In the auto city every additional resident adds traffic and makes your life worse.
July 27, 2023 at 1:21 AM
In the transit city, up to some (very high) critical value, every additional resident demands additional amenities and transit frequency and your life better.
In the auto city every additional resident adds traffic and makes your life worse.
In the auto city every additional resident adds traffic and makes your life worse.
hiiii Bluesky hiiii ☁️
July 27, 2023 at 2:37 PM
hiiii Bluesky hiiii ☁️