Reposted by Sam G
Bloomberg very carefully branded himself as “the mayor who took the subway” and it won him three elections.
Somehow people forgot that? It’s a city of transit wonks.
Somehow people forgot that? It’s a city of transit wonks.
Inbox— next cover of the New Yorker: “Mayor Mamdani,” by Edel Rodriguez
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Bloomberg very carefully branded himself as “the mayor who took the subway” and it won him three elections.
Somehow people forgot that? It’s a city of transit wonks.
Somehow people forgot that? It’s a city of transit wonks.
Cute.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Cute.
All door boarding in NYC would cost $0 to implement. The hardware is already installed in every bus, the contracts to operate it are signed.
It is simply turned off because of the moral panic about farebeating.
It is simply turned off because of the moral panic about farebeating.
The good news is that it’s entirely possible for NYC to expand/improve its bus service, such as:
- Deploying more buses
- Adding more bus lanes
- Consolidating bus stops
- Using all-door boarding
All of this would cost way less than the ~$1B/year of fare-free buses.
- Deploying more buses
- Adding more bus lanes
- Consolidating bus stops
- Using all-door boarding
All of this would cost way less than the ~$1B/year of fare-free buses.
Behind Schedule: How New York City’s Bus System Slow Rolls Riders
Executive Summary Over 1.1 million New Yorkers ride the bus every day – a population larger than most US cities. Buses remain the primary mode of public transit for much of the city, particularly in o...
comptroller.nyc.gov
July 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
All door boarding in NYC would cost $0 to implement. The hardware is already installed in every bus, the contracts to operate it are signed.
It is simply turned off because of the moral panic about farebeating.
It is simply turned off because of the moral panic about farebeating.
Reposted by Sam G
There is a parallel reality out there, where politicians are more daring and US road engineering norms less rigid and car-centric, where a treatment of Manhattan's grid like this wouldn't be not only thinkable but maybe actively explored for its feasibility.
May 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
There is a parallel reality out there, where politicians are more daring and US road engineering norms less rigid and car-centric, where a treatment of Manhattan's grid like this wouldn't be not only thinkable but maybe actively explored for its feasibility.
@mmasnick.bsky.social is famous — this is the launch screen from OpenVibe
January 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
@mmasnick.bsky.social is famous — this is the launch screen from OpenVibe
Road use taxes based on vehicle weight, parking fees based on vehicle footprint.
Larger vehicles have *costs* that drivers are currently allowed to freely externalize.
Larger vehicles have *costs* that drivers are currently allowed to freely externalize.
The answer (in part) = “Dutch drivers pay far more tax if they have a heavier car. The idea is to penalise those vehicles which most contribute to causing the potholes to help pay for the roads.”
How the Netherlands eradicated the pothole
Taxes on heavy cars ensure Dutch roads are among the smoothest in the world
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Road use taxes based on vehicle weight, parking fees based on vehicle footprint.
Larger vehicles have *costs* that drivers are currently allowed to freely externalize.
Larger vehicles have *costs* that drivers are currently allowed to freely externalize.
The fundamental attribution error that everyone seems to make in America is that we discount soft power.
January 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The fundamental attribution error that everyone seems to make in America is that we discount soft power.
This isn’t even a controversial take. Using watch time as their North Star metric was a mistake.
There were better shows on Netflix when it cost $10 a month
January 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This isn’t even a controversial take. Using watch time as their North Star metric was a mistake.
It’s really cool when I see globally famous DJs play the same tiny local venues my friends have played.
It helps if you live in New York and your tiny local venue is The Lot Radio, but still…
It helps if you live in New York and your tiny local venue is The Lot Radio, but still…
January 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
It’s really cool when I see globally famous DJs play the same tiny local venues my friends have played.
It helps if you live in New York and your tiny local venue is The Lot Radio, but still…
It helps if you live in New York and your tiny local venue is The Lot Radio, but still…
This aged poorly
Canoo is Schrödinger’s EV startup. Perpetually both alive and dead until you see one in the wild
January 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This aged poorly
Mercedes product managers: we know our big coupes are historically known for their pillarless construction, so how can we add even *more* pillars to the next one?
January 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Mercedes product managers: we know our big coupes are historically known for their pillarless construction, so how can we add even *more* pillars to the next one?
Spoken like someone who has read a lot of Tom Clancy.
A lot of the right-wing technothrillers from the ‘80s and early ‘90s read totally differently today.
A lot of the right-wing technothrillers from the ‘80s and early ‘90s read totally differently today.
one thing i’m stuck on is this idea that “masculine” energy means license to act like a chud in public, as opposed to more traditional notions of public masculinity, such as those that put a premium on the performance of integrity, honesty, honor and generosity.
January 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Spoken like someone who has read a lot of Tom Clancy.
A lot of the right-wing technothrillers from the ‘80s and early ‘90s read totally differently today.
A lot of the right-wing technothrillers from the ‘80s and early ‘90s read totally differently today.
I did the domain-identity thing. We continue to build features that require normal humans to understand DNS, thus bringing us further from god’s light.
January 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I did the domain-identity thing. We continue to build features that require normal humans to understand DNS, thus bringing us further from god’s light.
This makes me mad that I laughed. (only a small number of people will get this joke)
January 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This makes me mad that I laughed. (only a small number of people will get this joke)
Canoo is Schrödinger’s EV startup. Perpetually both alive and dead until you see one in the wild
January 9, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Canoo is Schrödinger’s EV startup. Perpetually both alive and dead until you see one in the wild
Reposted by Sam G
we have been calling the ethics disclosure 'the hardest launch'
January 8, 2025 at 4:01 AM
we have been calling the ethics disclosure 'the hardest launch'
A day in which @caseynewton.bsky.social outdoes everyone with his hard launch.
January 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
A day in which @caseynewton.bsky.social outdoes everyone with his hard launch.
Reposted by Sam G
“Cooking with fresh groceries is cheap” uhhh do you have any idea how much it costs to get four ubers to bring me four tomatoes? And that’s only one ingredient
January 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
“Cooking with fresh groceries is cheap” uhhh do you have any idea how much it costs to get four ubers to bring me four tomatoes? And that’s only one ingredient
Reposted by Sam G
Woke up this morning with this guy on my mind and thought "I simply must cross stitch him" and so, hours later, here he is.
January 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Woke up this morning with this guy on my mind and thought "I simply must cross stitch him" and so, hours later, here he is.
Reposted by Sam G
"I will take fewer discretionary car trips into the congestion zone" yes good
January 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
"I will take fewer discretionary car trips into the congestion zone" yes good
Leaving the congestion zone at 12:01am. As you do.
January 5, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Leaving the congestion zone at 12:01am. As you do.
As usual, @nickheer.com has the sanest take on the internet. pxlnv.com/linklog/appl...
Apple Files to Settle Siri Privacy Lawsuit – Pixel Envy
Jonathan Stempel, Reuters: Apple agreed to pay $95 million in cash to settle a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant violated users’ privacy. A preliminary set...
pxlnv.com
January 2, 2025 at 11:42 PM
As usual, @nickheer.com has the sanest take on the internet. pxlnv.com/linklog/appl...
A good thread.
January 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
A good thread.