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John Niles, Seattle

@JN_Seattle

Commenting mostly on transportation, communications, & spatial issues, with emphasis on improving beneficial social impact per dollar ...more bang for the buck.

Seattle most of the time Katılım Haziran 2009
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John Niles, Seattle
John Niles, Seattle@JN_Seattle·
Extensive free preview of my co-authored End of Driving 2nd edition textbook is at sciencedirect.com/book/monograph…
John Niles, Seattle@JN_Seattle

Second edition of The End of Driving textbook (Elsevier 2025) by @BernGrush @EndOfDriving (that's me) @AndrewMillerYYZ is now published. Subtitle is "Automated Cars, Sharing vs Owning, and the Future of Mobility." Overview and best price to purchase here: shop.elsevier.com/books/the-end-…

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John Niles, Seattle@JN_Seattle·
@James_Gross If and when the "largest autonomous [freeway] transit network in the world" is in operation, the design may support movement in many multi-passenger vehicles in a variety of sizes, including buses of all sizes, six to 100 passengers each, mixing safely with small private cars.
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Zhang Heqing@zhang_heqing·
Who needs a roommate when you have a robot that makes the bed? Neat, quick, and totally in charge—this is the future we ordered! #Robot #BedMaking #FunnyRobot
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John Niles, Seattle@JN_Seattle·
What's YOUR reaction to AI output share.google/aimode/c7ohotb… on "As themes describing civilization on planet earth, CONTRAST the COMPETITIVE HUMAN ACTIVITIES at the Winter Olympics with the HUMAN CONFLICTS underway simultaneously in the Middle East, Ukraine and sub Saharan Africa."
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Jeremy Harris
Jeremy Harris@JeremyHarrisTV·
Serious situation developing in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico today. All flights between @flySEA and PVR are cancelled at this point. Local media reports cartels have blocked roads near the airport and started fires. Flight trackers show U.S. and Canadian airlines are cancelling/diverting flights. @komonews
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John Niles, Seattle@JN_Seattle·
Report: "Waymo's ridership [in driverless robotaxis] is growing faster than [human driven] Uber's in the Phoenix region [USA's leading Waymo market] in terms of percentage growth.., although Uber still holds a significantly larger total volume of rides." share.google/aimode/CKnPMfJ…
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chad luce@chadlucemaine·
@FBIDirectorKash Ok Internet, what brand jacket has that black strip across it?
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John Niles, Seattle@JN_Seattle·
Cross Lake light rail from @SoundTransit operated by @KingCountyMetro rail transit operations staff between Seattle and Bellevue being tested vigorously in present days through the end of March, getting ready for revenue service opening with customers aboard starting March 28th.
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John Niles, Seattle@JN_Seattle·
"Mercer Island light rail opening [with crossing of Lake Washington on the I-90 floating interstate highway bridge] is projected for later in 2026" mi-reporter.com/news/mi-light-… Q: Have you seen any @SoundTransit electric trains running [in test mode] on the bridge since December 1?
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Benny Polatseck
Benny Polatseck@BPolatseck·
You want to punish drivers to fund the transit system but you are unwilling to punish the thousands of people who are stealing from the transit system every single day by jumping the turnstile. We see it, and so do most New Yorkers. The hypocrisy is staggering and it’s time to fight back against the anti working-class politicians.
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John Niles, Seattle@JN_Seattle·
@BPolatseck BP: Can you name, aside from a few Tweeters, any NY State official, NYC govt official, regional planner, think tank pundit, or dues paying enviro activist who has written that the GOAL of pricing up Manhattan car travel is to ban private vehicles of working-class New Yorkers?
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Benny Polatseck@BPolatseck·
We need a pro-car alliance for working-class New Yorkers. Yes, we want safe streets. We also need to stop the activists trying to make driving a luxury only the rich can afford. The goal is to ban cars. If working-class people don’t unite, they’ll succeed.
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John Niles, Seattle@JN_Seattle·
@humantransit Jarrett: (1) NYC regional public transit is already the most extensive in USA, and could/should be improved. (2) The lower Manhattan road pricing zone established January 6, 2025 is making good progress in managing inevitably limited street space, and could/should be improved.
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Jarrett Walker
Jarrett Walker@humantransit·
Working-class New Yorkers need a great transit system. That’s the only way to make the city work for everyone, because there isn’t enough space for everyone to drive. Car lovers will always try to wrap their self-interest in “working class” vibes. Notice this, and be bored.
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We need a pro-car alliance for working-class New Yorkers. Yes, we want safe streets. We also need to stop the activists trying to make driving a luxury only the rich can afford. The goal is to ban cars. If working-class people don’t unite, they’ll succeed.

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