patrick.kennedy
@thedotcity.bsky.social
Cities for choice in housing, neighborhood, transpo; universal access, opportunity & upward mobility.
Prof of Sustainable Development @SMU; Board of Directors Dallas Area Rapid Transit; Founder: THE.City & the American Dream
Prof of Sustainable Development @SMU; Board of Directors Dallas Area Rapid Transit; Founder: THE.City & the American Dream
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patrick.kennedy
@thedotcity.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Great Idea: Freeways Without Futures
Reducing state and federal infrastructure costs while boosting local economies by strengthening urban places is a win-win from in-city freeway transformation.
www.cnu.org
Read my interview for CNU's 25th anniversary compendium of Great Ideas (posting to pin basically). www.cnu.org/publicsquare...
No phone has ever gotten better after an update
November 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
No phone has ever gotten better after an update
Oh good. the 50-year mortgage. That should solve everything.
November 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Oh good. the 50-year mortgage. That should solve everything.
Weigh in on TxDOT's first ever multimodal plan. Take this short survey and tell them to priotize funding. www.surveymonkey.com/r/F6RQFQN
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November 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Weigh in on TxDOT's first ever multimodal plan. Take this short survey and tell them to priotize funding. www.surveymonkey.com/r/F6RQFQN
In summary, telling people that believe in the great man theory that they indeed are the great men is the easiest grift in history.
"Forward"...for whom?
I think the founders had some thoughts about this.
I think the founders had some thoughts about this.
November 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
In summary, telling people that believe in the great man theory that they indeed are the great men is the easiest grift in history.
Had a chance to review a recent UNT Transit-Oriented Development analysis. Most important data point for me, rents 10-12% higher 0 to .5 miles from stations compared to .5 to 1 mile proximity for resi and commercial real estate.
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Had a chance to review a recent UNT Transit-Oriented Development analysis. Most important data point for me, rents 10-12% higher 0 to .5 miles from stations compared to .5 to 1 mile proximity for resi and commercial real estate.
"Forward"...for whom?
I think the founders had some thoughts about this.
I think the founders had some thoughts about this.
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"Forward"...for whom?
I think the founders had some thoughts about this.
I think the founders had some thoughts about this.
good for you, @mcuban.bsky.social www.sportico.com/law/analysis...
Mark Cuban Joins Legal Fight Against Dark Money and Super PACs
Through a brief authored by the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School, Mark Cuban and 4 other billionaires argue in favor of Maine's SuperPAC law.
www.sportico.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
good for you, @mcuban.bsky.social www.sportico.com/law/analysis...
who couldve guessed
NEW: The End of the Line: the centrepiece of Saudi Arabia’s Neom gigaproject - a 500m tall, 170km long wall-like building intended ultimately to house 9 million people - can’t get out of the ground, say more than 20 former Neom architects, engineers and senior executives.
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End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
who couldve guessed
go to hell
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
go to hell
@clmarohn.bsky.social question from the audience at Texas Downtown conference: "a lot of what youre saying sounds like a strong towns message. what if anything do you disagree with him on?"
November 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
@clmarohn.bsky.social question from the audience at Texas Downtown conference: "a lot of what youre saying sounds like a strong towns message. what if anything do you disagree with him on?"
the most rewarding part of political engagement is the social aspect.
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
the most rewarding part of political engagement is the social aspect.
Speaking of design competitions. I have been encouraging DART staff to hold an ideas competition for the East End transfer facility. I expect it to happen.
November 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Speaking of design competitions. I have been encouraging DART staff to hold an ideas competition for the East End transfer facility. I expect it to happen.
Perhaps taking 16% of tax base off the rolls for highway ROW was a bad idea and led to an excruciating exsanguination of the city and its capacity to maintain itself and its public services.
November 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Perhaps taking 16% of tax base off the rolls for highway ROW was a bad idea and led to an excruciating exsanguination of the city and its capacity to maintain itself and its public services.
and who exactly thinks this is happening? Drawings are but cartoons.
November 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
and who exactly thinks this is happening? Drawings are but cartoons.
When all you build is dangerous roads, all you get is dangerous roads.
Drivers in Tarrant County may start to see a “heightened” law enforcement presence on highways, tollways and local roads.
You’ll soon see a heightened law enforcement presence on Tarrant County roads. Here’s why
The uptick in law enforcement presence comes as a result of the county’s new campaign, which aims to “curb hazardous driving behaviors and enhance roadway...
www.dallasnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
When all you build is dangerous roads, all you get is dangerous roads.
Is the data center equivalent of the skyscraper index the landscraper index?
“When all the data centers in New Carlisle are built, they will demand more power than two Atlantas”; “AI-related spending now contributes more to the nation’s GDP growth than all consumer spending combined” … www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Here’s How the AI Crash Happens
The U.S. is becoming an Nvidia-state.
www.theatlantic.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Is the data center equivalent of the skyscraper index the landscraper index?
I dont have much faith in AI nor nvidia but imagine trading that stock for beans bc you already lost the bean trade.
October 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I dont have much faith in AI nor nvidia but imagine trading that stock for beans bc you already lost the bean trade.
Think we can hold off on the crash until 2029 for rhyming purposes?
October 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Think we can hold off on the crash until 2029 for rhyming purposes?
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you see this happen a lot in "streetwear." people who co-opt a streetwear aesthetic frozen in time while making cities more hostile to the people who gave that aesthetic meaning — less affordable housing, more crackdown on noise, more policing, etc.
October 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
you see this happen a lot in "streetwear." people who co-opt a streetwear aesthetic frozen in time while making cities more hostile to the people who gave that aesthetic meaning — less affordable housing, more crackdown on noise, more policing, etc.
why what was going on in 2009?
October 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
why what was going on in 2009?
We will be talking state and local zoning/code reforms with CNU North Texas chapter: www.eventbrite.com/e/impacts-of...
Impacts of Zoning Reform & Legislative Changes
Learn how new legislation from Austin & Dallas could unlock a wave of affordable housing & suburban retrofit. Come hear from the panel!
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October 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
We will be talking state and local zoning/code reforms with CNU North Texas chapter: www.eventbrite.com/e/impacts-of...
Sounds like Plano intends to hold a withdrawal election next year. This is the right thing to do, IMO, rather than going to the legislature again, which I stated in my testimony in Austin. The voters elected to get in, ask them if they still want service. www.dallasnews.com/news/transpo...
DART’s future in Plano in question as City Council considers vote to withdraw
The future of the region’s rapid transit system could take a major hit when the Plano City Council holds a special session next week to consider a ballot...
www.dallasnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Sounds like Plano intends to hold a withdrawal election next year. This is the right thing to do, IMO, rather than going to the legislature again, which I stated in my testimony in Austin. The voters elected to get in, ask them if they still want service. www.dallasnews.com/news/transpo...
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Paris shows what happens when cities put people before cars: cleaner air, greener streets, and healthier lives. The data (and the air) speak for themselves! 🌱🚶♀️🚴
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Paris shows what happens when cities put people before cars: cleaner air, greener streets, and healthier lives. The data (and the air) speak for themselves! 🌱🚶♀️🚴
Fall break and off for election day?! Do kids even go to school anymore?
October 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Fall break and off for election day?! Do kids even go to school anymore?
Highways wiped 14.29% of Milwaukee's property tax base off the map.
October 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Highways wiped 14.29% of Milwaukee's property tax base off the map.