Tom Weyandt
@tomwey.bsky.social
Retired urban planner - worked on transit and land use issues at local government and regional planning organization. Director of Transportation for 1996 Paralympic Games. Maker of Shaker boxes. Help my kids in their nut milk and chocolate businesses.
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Is your city still stuck “doing the wrong things better?” How about “trying to have your cake and eat it too?”
I created these “5 Steps To Better Cities” as a tool to support a conversation about urban change in the cities I work with. It works. Then I turned it into this @fastcompany.com article.
I created these “5 Steps To Better Cities” as a tool to support a conversation about urban change in the cities I work with. It works. Then I turned it into this @fastcompany.com article.
5 steps to making better cities
Before you can do the right thing, you have to do the right thing badly. And before that, you have to do the wrong thing.
www.fastcompany.com
August 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Is your city still stuck “doing the wrong things better?” How about “trying to have your cake and eat it too?”
I created these “5 Steps To Better Cities” as a tool to support a conversation about urban change in the cities I work with. It works. Then I turned it into this @fastcompany.com article.
I created these “5 Steps To Better Cities” as a tool to support a conversation about urban change in the cities I work with. It works. Then I turned it into this @fastcompany.com article.
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Wilmer Hale should tell Trump to go to hell. So should Jenner.
History will not be kind to the cowards at Paul Weiss nor any other firm that collaborates with Trump to destroy the rule of law.
History will not be kind to the cowards at Paul Weiss nor any other firm that collaborates with Trump to destroy the rule of law.
Trump’s latest law firm target?
Wilmer Hale.
Read the Executive Order here: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Wilmer Hale.
Read the Executive Order here: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Addressing Risks From WilmerHale
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:Section 1. Background.
www.whitehouse.gov
March 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Wilmer Hale should tell Trump to go to hell. So should Jenner.
History will not be kind to the cowards at Paul Weiss nor any other firm that collaborates with Trump to destroy the rule of law.
History will not be kind to the cowards at Paul Weiss nor any other firm that collaborates with Trump to destroy the rule of law.
Given what happened with the group chat about the Houthi raids - I see no reason to believe that Musk did NOT get the China briefing from SecDef.
March 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Given what happened with the group chat about the Houthi raids - I see no reason to believe that Musk did NOT get the China briefing from SecDef.
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priorities
March 16, 2025 at 11:26 AM
priorities
I wonder what little Marco imagines his legacy to be on 5 - 10 - 15 years? Here or in Cuba?
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I wonder what little Marco imagines his legacy to be on 5 - 10 - 15 years? Here or in Cuba?
You know something is going bad when you can’t tell the difference between the CSPAN live feed and the SNL cold open.
March 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
You know something is going bad when you can’t tell the difference between the CSPAN live feed and the SNL cold open.
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The best transportation plan is a great land-use plan. But too many cities still let flawed traffic modelling actually prevent smarter land-use decisions, resulting in what I call the “sweet spot of failure” — enough density to cause all those local traffic problems, but never enough to solve them.
February 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The best transportation plan is a great land-use plan. But too many cities still let flawed traffic modelling actually prevent smarter land-use decisions, resulting in what I call the “sweet spot of failure” — enough density to cause all those local traffic problems, but never enough to solve them.
As of December 2024, the average price for a dozen Grade A large eggs in the United States was $4.15, reflecting a 36.8% increase from the same period in the previous year. Let’s see what the Orange Guy can do…
January 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
As of December 2024, the average price for a dozen Grade A large eggs in the United States was $4.15, reflecting a 36.8% increase from the same period in the previous year. Let’s see what the Orange Guy can do…
OK - I have returned to MSNBC
January 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
OK - I have returned to MSNBC
I am tired of streaming series using text messages on cell phones to move the plot along. Lazy writers…
December 10, 2024 at 12:34 AM
I am tired of streaming series using text messages on cell phones to move the plot along. Lazy writers…
I had cataract surgery in one eye a week ago and have learned that nothing is the color I thought it was…
November 27, 2024 at 12:35 AM
I had cataract surgery in one eye a week ago and have learned that nothing is the color I thought it was…