Blair Lorenzo / The Fox and the City
@thefoxandthecity.com
The world-famous urban theorist who…wait, this has to be honest‽
Independent Professional Urbanist and Writer, creating in-depth critiques of urban spaces, places, & systems.
My work:
thefoxandthecity.com
Also ED @etany.org
She/her
Independent Professional Urbanist and Writer, creating in-depth critiques of urban spaces, places, & systems.
My work:
thefoxandthecity.com
Also ED @etany.org
She/her
Lifestyle Activity Center
December 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Lifestyle Activity Center
There is simply no excuse for the MTA to not be ordering walk-through open gangway trains anymore, and the fact that they are so reticent is baffling.
Always great to talk to @davecolon.bsky.social
Always great to talk to @davecolon.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
There is simply no excuse for the MTA to not be ordering walk-through open gangway trains anymore, and the fact that they are so reticent is baffling.
Always great to talk to @davecolon.bsky.social
Always great to talk to @davecolon.bsky.social
Also, always good to see the holiday trains!
December 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Also, always good to see the holiday trains!
New Metro-North Charger locomotive in Grand Central... on the wrong side of the train!?
December 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
New Metro-North Charger locomotive in Grand Central... on the wrong side of the train!?
Love this welding mask I caught on the train. You don't see enough woman ironworkers.
December 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Love this welding mask I caught on the train. You don't see enough woman ironworkers.
I appreciate the little side LCDs in Ottawa, but they'd be far more useful if they were at every door
December 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I appreciate the little side LCDs in Ottawa, but they'd be far more useful if they were at every door
And of course, @rmtransit.bsky.social is in The Star today with a very thoughtful piece that I hadn't seen before writing this thread.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
December 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
And of course, @rmtransit.bsky.social is in The Star today with a very thoughtful piece that I hadn't seen before writing this thread.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
I think this is the crux of the recent debate brought up by the Finch LRT in Toronto.
It's led to some interesting but to me confusing conversations that I think need some grounding:
It's led to some interesting but to me confusing conversations that I think need some grounding:
December 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I think this is the crux of the recent debate brought up by the Finch LRT in Toronto.
It's led to some interesting but to me confusing conversations that I think need some grounding:
It's led to some interesting but to me confusing conversations that I think need some grounding:
Great piece by @chittimarco.bsky.social on the proper role of trams in cities and how to evaluate them.
I particularly appreciate his very clear typology that I think helps make systems more or less comparable.
marcochitti.substack.com/p/build-tram...
I particularly appreciate his very clear typology that I think helps make systems more or less comparable.
marcochitti.substack.com/p/build-tram...
December 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Great piece by @chittimarco.bsky.social on the proper role of trams in cities and how to evaluate them.
I particularly appreciate his very clear typology that I think helps make systems more or less comparable.
marcochitti.substack.com/p/build-tram...
I particularly appreciate his very clear typology that I think helps make systems more or less comparable.
marcochitti.substack.com/p/build-tram...
Fun little site!
My year to date... yeah, makes sense.
Also, see! This website says I touch plenty of grass!
My year to date... yeah, makes sense.
Also, see! This website says I touch plenty of grass!
December 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Fun little site!
My year to date... yeah, makes sense.
Also, see! This website says I touch plenty of grass!
My year to date... yeah, makes sense.
Also, see! This website says I touch plenty of grass!
Here, have a view of downtown from the western peninsula (like a 40min drive from downtown).
December 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Here, have a view of downtown from the western peninsula (like a 40min drive from downtown).
December 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Got back and just missed the flurries
November 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Got back and just missed the flurries
Bitter wind when it really got going.
November 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Bitter wind when it really got going.
I'm not sure if I picked the best or the worst day to head up to Walkway Over the Hudson.
Wind = very cold.
Wind = very cold.
November 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I'm not sure if I picked the best or the worst day to head up to Walkway Over the Hudson.
Wind = very cold.
Wind = very cold.
What the hell!? This is making the NY region look sensible. Almost.
I mean, if no other agency's accept OMNY, at least there aren't stupid issues...
::head. hit. keyboard.::
I mean, if no other agency's accept OMNY, at least there aren't stupid issues...
::head. hit. keyboard.::
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
What the hell!? This is making the NY region look sensible. Almost.
I mean, if no other agency's accept OMNY, at least there aren't stupid issues...
::head. hit. keyboard.::
I mean, if no other agency's accept OMNY, at least there aren't stupid issues...
::head. hit. keyboard.::
Rainy night on 42nd St.
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Rainy night on 42nd St.
November 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
What, it couldn't have been that bad, right?
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
What, it couldn't have been that bad, right?
I was curious to learn more and, well, I found the first Google result humorous.
November 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I was curious to learn more and, well, I found the first Google result humorous.
Very good piece that covers the basics well. We don't know what we want from public outreach, and we've forgotten (if we ever knew) how to weigh it against democratic legitimacy.
That said, I'm skeptical that the process can easily be transformed into a fact-focused one—even if I'd prefer that too.
That said, I'm skeptical that the process can easily be transformed into a fact-focused one—even if I'd prefer that too.
November 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Very good piece that covers the basics well. We don't know what we want from public outreach, and we've forgotten (if we ever knew) how to weigh it against democratic legitimacy.
That said, I'm skeptical that the process can easily be transformed into a fact-focused one—even if I'd prefer that too.
That said, I'm skeptical that the process can easily be transformed into a fact-focused one—even if I'd prefer that too.
Also on the committee.
Oh dear, those might be some fun meetings...
Oh dear, those might be some fun meetings...
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Also on the committee.
Oh dear, those might be some fun meetings...
Oh dear, those might be some fun meetings...
Amazing resources showing maps of municipal fragmentation in the US, and its (often dramatic) fiscal effects.
Some images I hadn't seen others share. Texas I thought might be different for having long allowed forced annexation, but not really.
The Detroit metro is what you'd expect.
Some images I hadn't seen others share. Texas I thought might be different for having long allowed forced annexation, but not really.
The Detroit metro is what you'd expect.
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Amazing resources showing maps of municipal fragmentation in the US, and its (often dramatic) fiscal effects.
Some images I hadn't seen others share. Texas I thought might be different for having long allowed forced annexation, but not really.
The Detroit metro is what you'd expect.
Some images I hadn't seen others share. Texas I thought might be different for having long allowed forced annexation, but not really.
The Detroit metro is what you'd expect.
Behold, a cubism!
November 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Behold, a cubism!