Drew
@thedrewreed.bsky.social
Half angeleno, half porteño. Mostly cities and urban related stuff with a side order of dumb memes.
This thing looks kind of like the Flying Spaghetti Monster, but it's different because the Flying Spaghetti Monster is a force for good in the world and this is the opposite.
July 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This thing looks kind of like the Flying Spaghetti Monster, but it's different because the Flying Spaghetti Monster is a force for good in the world and this is the opposite.
The circle population map app is blowing up online, so I thought I'd see the highest population I could get inside a 5km/~3mi radius circle (the default setting) for the four largest US cities:
July 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The circle population map app is blowing up online, so I thought I'd see the highest population I could get inside a 5km/~3mi radius circle (the default setting) for the four largest US cities:
Best analysis I've seen so far about the New York mayoral election: car ownership was the decisive split between Zohran and Cuomo.
June 27, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Best analysis I've seen so far about the New York mayoral election: car ownership was the decisive split between Zohran and Cuomo.
How to NIMBY-proof your train line:
June 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
How to NIMBY-proof your train line:
I don't have anything against folks who live on farms but I really wish they would stop buying into stuff like this.
They're fond of telling us that we eat the food they produce, but many of them wouldn't have electricity, water, gas, or internet without the support of people in cities.
They're fond of telling us that we eat the food they produce, but many of them wouldn't have electricity, water, gas, or internet without the support of people in cities.
June 12, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I don't have anything against folks who live on farms but I really wish they would stop buying into stuff like this.
They're fond of telling us that we eat the food they produce, but many of them wouldn't have electricity, water, gas, or internet without the support of people in cities.
They're fond of telling us that we eat the food they produce, but many of them wouldn't have electricity, water, gas, or internet without the support of people in cities.
I think I'd be a lot less annoyed by cars if the average car looked like this blue one here:
May 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I think I'd be a lot less annoyed by cars if the average car looked like this blue one here:
Graphic design is my passion
April 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Graphic design is my passion
A map of US counties with subways is making the rounds so I put one together that also shows counties with light rail (unfortunately the map doesn't let you take out the Great Lakes).
We've still got a long way to go. I'm sure a similar map of Europe would blow the US out of the water.
We've still got a long way to go. I'm sure a similar map of Europe would blow the US out of the water.
April 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
A map of US counties with subways is making the rounds so I put one together that also shows counties with light rail (unfortunately the map doesn't let you take out the Great Lakes).
We've still got a long way to go. I'm sure a similar map of Europe would blow the US out of the water.
We've still got a long way to go. I'm sure a similar map of Europe would blow the US out of the water.
We need a new pope who cares about solving the housing crisis. Someone like this guy.
April 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
We need a new pope who cares about solving the housing crisis. Someone like this guy.
Why isn't every city doing this?
April 21, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Why isn't every city doing this?
That's really sad and all, but maybe we should be paying more attention to foot traffic on actual sidewalks instead of inside Target stores?
April 9, 2025 at 3:57 AM
That's really sad and all, but maybe we should be paying more attention to foot traffic on actual sidewalks instead of inside Target stores?
Duffy and Adams are the public transit equivalent of Dumb and Dumber. Pretty much anyone who isn't Maga will be a better mayor than this guy.
April 7, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Duffy and Adams are the public transit equivalent of Dumb and Dumber. Pretty much anyone who isn't Maga will be a better mayor than this guy.
Get me to God's country:
April 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Get me to God's country:
These robo delivery carts seem to be taking over everything. I have mixed feelings but at least they are better than Waymos in that it's harder to use them as an excuse to try to kill public transit.
April 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
These robo delivery carts seem to be taking over everything. I have mixed feelings but at least they are better than Waymos in that it's harder to use them as an excuse to try to kill public transit.
The Severance season 2 finale in a nutshell.
March 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The Severance season 2 finale in a nutshell.
So far this is the most compelling argument I've seen around the whole "abundance" discourse online.
America has an objective housing shortage, fixing that would make real improvements in people's lives.
America has an objective housing shortage, fixing that would make real improvements in people's lives.
March 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
So far this is the most compelling argument I've seen around the whole "abundance" discourse online.
America has an objective housing shortage, fixing that would make real improvements in people's lives.
America has an objective housing shortage, fixing that would make real improvements in people's lives.
Some good news out of New York. After congestion pricing took effect, car travel speeds in the congestion zone went up a reasonable amount (without becoming dangerously fast). Speeds outside the zone were unaffected. Meanwhile other data shows transit ridership is increasing.
March 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Some good news out of New York. After congestion pricing took effect, car travel speeds in the congestion zone went up a reasonable amount (without becoming dangerously fast). Speeds outside the zone were unaffected. Meanwhile other data shows transit ridership is increasing.
Can't speak to all of this map but I've got family in western Mass so that part doesn't surprise me. They talk with the same "pahk the cah in Hahvahd Yahd" accent as folks in Boston but behind that are the same politics and convictions as lower Alabama.
March 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Can't speak to all of this map but I've got family in western Mass so that part doesn't surprise me. They talk with the same "pahk the cah in Hahvahd Yahd" accent as folks in Boston but behind that are the same politics and convictions as lower Alabama.
Literally every Republican today:
March 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Literally every Republican today:
How the Social Security database was created:
February 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
How the Social Security database was created:
Grimes: "The course of human history is like a vast and expansive tapestry woven from the threads of our multifaceted experiences stretching back to the dawn of the anthropocene."
Musk: "I'm going to use our kid to distract people while Big Balls kills social security lol!"
Musk: "I'm going to use our kid to distract people while Big Balls kills social security lol!"
February 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Grimes: "The course of human history is like a vast and expansive tapestry woven from the threads of our multifaceted experiences stretching back to the dawn of the anthropocene."
Musk: "I'm going to use our kid to distract people while Big Balls kills social security lol!"
Musk: "I'm going to use our kid to distract people while Big Balls kills social security lol!"
This tweet is possibly Sam Altman's greatest achievement, though I think a more realistic offer would have been to scrap the billion and just offer $9.74.
February 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
This tweet is possibly Sam Altman's greatest achievement, though I think a more realistic offer would have been to scrap the billion and just offer $9.74.
Came across this pic and for a split second I thought it was James Carville trying to be cool
February 11, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Came across this pic and for a split second I thought it was James Carville trying to be cool
My caveat to this is that houses like this should also be allowed to be near mixed use areas and midsize multifamily units. But yes, street facing porches are clearly superior to an ugly garage facing the street.
January 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
My caveat to this is that houses like this should also be allowed to be near mixed use areas and midsize multifamily units. But yes, street facing porches are clearly superior to an ugly garage facing the street.