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In the 30-block-zone that makes up the Theater District, there were 486 reported crashes last year. It should be a no-brainer to ban private motor vehicles there, given that it has the best public transit access of any similarly-sized area in the US. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/03/30/to-…

@spokanerising Only in if they accept Suica and there are also Japanese vending machines at every bus stop

NEW: Mayor Lisa Brown announced this morning that the city will develop a konbini pilot program in partnership with Lawson, one of Japan’s largest convenience store chains. The goal is to open 5 locations along City Line, with the first store opening near STA Plaza this fall.

The median voter isn't ready to hear the truth about firefighters, some of the biggest urban policy villains out there. slowboring.com/p/make-townhou…

2 car garages aren't large enough for most families That's why we made the 2 story garage that blends seamlessly with the rest of the house 5 covered parking spots + an elegant parking ramp Optional upgrade: Add parking meters for your guest parking spots to add some passive income to your garage

Remember, if you’re interested in what REALLY “drives” a lot of regional growth & infrastructure politics, it’s pretty much this. Great drawing via @IanLockwoodPE

Emmanuel Grégoire has won the race to succeed Anne Hidalgo, the transformational leader since 2014, as the next Mayor of Paris. He’s pledged to build on her legacy, continuing the expansion of the City's bike network & growing the city’s network of neighborhood green spaces. 🇫🇷

Outgoing Mayor Anne Hidalgo championed a car-free agenda, leaving Paris greener, cleaner and better for walking and biking. Take a journey through the city to see how it's changed. Read more: bloom.bg/4rPgL0N 📷️: Getty Images

That’s 82 years of Amtrak funding. But we don’t have any money for trains!

7 years ago, we got laughed out of the room. Now, leaders from all over the country are visiting Culdesac Tempe asking, "How can I bring this to my city?"

@AustinTunnell I miss when high-end meant “would last the longest”, not “has fragile, unrepairable embedded tech”

Visited a new plumbing/hardware supplier store. The main pitch: 1) backlit mirrors! 2) smart toilets! 3) heated floors! 4) heated towel racks! What happened to a well place sconce? Or, you know, lifting up the toilet seat…manually (gasp!). Feels like architectural slop masquerading as luxury to me. If you have the budget or it brings you a ton of joy—go for it. I don’t mean it’s inherently bad or something. But it bothers me that THIS is the main pitch. These things aren’t what make a great home, or what make your life better. I love useful tech and we incorporate it wherever we feel it adds real value. But I would much rather live in a Dumb Home than a Smart Home, personally. At Building Culture we default to analogue and the tactile nature of hardware, unless there is a very good reason to add tech to it. Tech in service of people, not people in service of tech.

@ everyone opposed to bike lanes and nicer sidewalks on Spokane Falls Blvd

affordable housing and luxury housing are fake words they do not exist. the only housing that exists without government subsidies is market rate housing, and building more of it will make prices go down, that's how supply increases work

@bobbyfijan It is sad though that a rear garage eliminates a back patio/yard

If you need a 2 car garage in a rowhouse, this is how you make it work, even in a 16’ wide unit It can still fundamentally look the same from the street, but you end up with a ground floor “office” on the ground floor … and I can’t imagine a parent doing a kids room there.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health studied over 1000 streets on a quest to save lives. The result was something that any psychologist could tell you: DESIGN INFLUENCES BEHAVIOR. 🚘

@ryanmjohnson Exciting! Are they stacked or townhomes?

Project 3 cranking along

@YIMBYLAND With such narrow gaps between them, wouldn’t connected buildings with concentrated green space be better? Not to make perfect the enemy of good, just wanting to learn

Found this project in Austin where they're putting 6 units on a triangular 7,800 sqft SF-zoned lot! Each of the units is a 3 story home with 2bd, 3ba, 900sqft. These would have been impossible to build 2 years ago, but were made possible by Austin's HOME initiative! HELL YEA!

With two double yellow lines (ie no turn lane), designing this crosswalk without a ped refuge island — even one made of plastic sticks, but best case concrete — is criminal. It could have been very cheap and could saved this individual’s life.

I just want places like this to walk to

@the_transit_guy If you’re bored after the first two I have bad news. I think they only get more gently paced as it continues

This show is visually stunning and has incredible cinematography, but I’ve been really bored after the first two episodes.

@spokanehouse @SpokesmanReview No one wants to, but the stops had 0-1 boardings per day. Isn’t it better to use those resources where the demand is higher?

@SpokesmanReview Why would they do that? This doesn’t make any sense. People need access.

The Spokane Transit Authority is considering removing bus service from Peaceful Valley in 2026, which would trigger a cascade of route changes across the city. spokesman.com/stories/2025/d…