I grew up on transit, bike, & work w/ AI transport. Everyone deserves good mobility options! Tweets are my own & don't speak for my employer. DC/PHL, now in PGH
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13 Feb 2023
Going #carfree is challenging, albeit rewarding, especially in a smaller city like #Pittsburgh. This does a great job of covering the challenges & considerations when making this jump.
How to go car-free — or car-light — in Middle America vox.com/future-perfect/23578… via @voxdotcom
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Bring your fun, style, and energy to Philly’s events this summer. You can leave the car at home with this guide map from the @CleanAirCouncil & @DVRPC gophillygo.cleanair.org/
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Curious what it looks like moving an 80,000 lb. railcar? 🤔
Here’s Metro’s original 1000-series train making its journey from Greenbelt Rail Yard to the National Mall late Sunday night, and our 8000-series mockup arriving by crane Monday morning. 🏗️🚇
To get the 1000-series off the semi-truck, a ramp was constructed, and a tow truck gently pulled the car forward onto a custom set of tracks.
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Jun 14
This article demonstrates why we need trains or at the very least, many buses. Autonomous Vehicles can contribute to a diverse, useful, multimodal system, but they cannot fully replace public transit anytime in the near future, if ever at all.
Of course there were cranks so upset about the travel restrictions on cars in NYC/NJ saying they were unneeded, imagine h ok w much worse it could have been.
Seems those people who opted to take Ubers/carshare were worst impacted.
TAKE MASS TRANSIT!
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Jun 14
The week starts tomorrow. 🇩🇪
One German word to carry into it:
𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗻.
= to stick with it. To stay on it. To not let go.
𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘯 = on it. 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘯 = to stay.
Not to rush. Not to force.
Just to stay on the thing.
Whatever you are building - the language, the habit, the goal you keep circling back to —
it does not need you to be perfect this week.
It needs you to 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘯.
Stay on it.
𝘎𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘵. 🌙🇩🇪
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Jun 14
Allegheny-West. 720 Allegheny Ave - Wendy’s. Caller is an employee and says a banned DoorDash driver is in the drive-through pounding on the window. They would usually handle that but they’ve been reminded to stay out of the news.
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Jun 13
Context is everything in German. 🇩🇪
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Jun 14
Please keep trams out of the bike lanes!
Honestly a nice complete Street in q city doesn't need to be this chaotic, IMO
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Jun 13
And the worst part is that this is that way too much affordable housing looks like in Atlanta -- stuck on suburban-style streets (not an urban street grid) that are very difficult to serve with transit, and difficult for walking. That needs to change.
Jun 13
If you build apartments in a cul-de-sac where public transit can't get to them, you should be held responsible for increasing traffic congestion. That's what high density without non-car options ALWAYS means.
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Jun 12
Free sansom street from the shackles of the automobile
Then the outdoor dining can give pedestrians space to walk!!!!
Jun 12
NYC does amazing things! Where is that in Philly?! Soccer fever for real here!
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Jun 12
Ah yes, I absolutely need to ensure I'm on the East Coast to celebrate!
Jun 12
Celebrating 50 years of America’s Transit System at the Great American State Fair!
From June 25 - July 10, catch Metro’s original 1000-series railcar next to a new 8000-series mockup located on the eastern end of the National Mall. 🚇
Find out more: wmata.com/news/america-s-met…
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The fest is scheduled to begin on June 20 and will run on Fridays and Saturday nights until Sept. 12. cbsloc.al/4xw4TVF
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Pitt hires Boston design firm Sasaki to reimagine the Craig Street corridor in Oakland that it shares with Carnegie Mellon University. bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/n…
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In a rule change announced Wednesday and published Thursday without public comment U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy eliminated disparate impact liability, a key tenet of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, from the U.S. DOT’s regulations.
kqed.org/news/12087114/trump…
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Jun 11
This is incredible! Also, this reminds me of how much I miss these cars. I'm glad a set was saved and restored!
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Jun 10
Is it just me or is it still wild that we have heard nothing about the fkn hate crime that happened in philly 2 days ago? 15 guys smashed up a bar and maced/beat the people inside. The place is still closed and boarded up and nobody is talked about it
Jun 8
254 was attacked last night and i haven’t seen a single post about it. found out through a friend who was there that about a dozen men came in and maxed everyone, smashed windows and terrorized the place. absolutely horrific. was anyone else there?
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Jun 11
Another place I need to visit when I return home! This looks great!
The Plaza at @RdgTerminalMkt presented by @JeffersonUniv is now open!
The new pedestrian-friendly plaza transforms the 1100 block of Filbert Street into an outdoor gathering space in the heart of Center City with expanded seating, shopping, entertainment, and beverage options.
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Jun 10
If you're in South Side and see a small black wiener dog with a purple harness running around, the owner called Zone 3 looking for it and asking if anyone has seen it.
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Jun 9
Wait, so we were told to take shorter showers, turn off the tap while brushing our teeth, and conserve water at every opportunity… but data centers can show up and use millions of gallons like it’s nothing?
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Jun 10
Wherever you can no longer use your SEPTA Key Card to ride local transit.
That's as far west as Coatesville now (though really, it feels like West Chester or Paoli is the boundary), and Pottstown, and as far North as Doylestown
Jun 9
Where does it stop being "Philly Suburbs" and starts being just "Pennsylvania"?
Phoenixville? Boyertown?
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We’re excited to help launch Montgomery County’s 250th Anniversary! 🎉🚌
Today we unveiled a commemorative Ride On bus celebrating our shared history.
Look for it on the road all summer!
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