Tod Newcombe

What's the Right Way to Fund Struggling Transit Systems? governing.com/transportation…

@SpfldHistorian @edmundward1 Thanks for posting. I've always wondered about the placement of the Barney home and carriage house. I pass this spot several days a week on my walk in Forest Park.

This is the layout of Everett Barney’s home and carriage house with better lighting for @edmundward1 As indicated earlier, this is taken from a plate of Forest Park in the 1899 atlas of our town.

“Giving city agencies more control over the funding and timeline of projects is a really effective way to be able to address the traffic safety issues that cities are experiencing.” - NACTO's Jenny O'Connell in @GOVERNING governing.com/community/feds…

“A lot of people acknowledge it's important not to let transit fall apart. But when push comes to shove in the tug of war of a bad budget year, we have fewer allies,” Wiener says.

@mnolangray @yitgordon Just finished a 3-day stint in DC and had the same pleasant experience on Metro. Rode it numerous times, never waited more than 6-7 minutes for a train. Reliable service is all I ask for and I got it.

Since people mostly tweet about transit to share bad experiences, I'd like to say that WMATA was wonderful these past three days. I don't think I ever waited for more than 10 minutes for a train, cars and stations were all clean and orderly, and the buses were all on time.

Corruption - it's pretty simple. Is there a state anywhere in America where utilities aren't one of the most powerful lobbies and where there haven't been corruption scandals involving them? governing.com/now/why-are-st…

Closing the Toilet Gap - my thoughts on public restrooms in @GOVERNING governing.com/community/clos…

Kansas City tenants have formed a power base and are seeking equal footing with the forces that have traditionally defined how the city is governed.” @GOVERNING on @KCTenants and the possibility of co-governance. hubs.ly/Q01JWbr-0

“The truth is, if you look at anything in American society that has cash behind it, it usually has a pretty good reputation. And all the things that don’t have money are where we’re like, There’s problems in that agency.” Read my Q&A with @bloom17_bloom governing.com/community/publ…

@SpfldHistorian Do we know what Springfield's population was in 1889?

According to a note in pencil, this is our town in 1889. The print is small, but you’ll see many changes over the past 134 years. Note the North End’s Hampden Park on the riverbank where we raced horses and bicycles. East Springfield is vacant land as is the Island Pond area.

I'm not saying @SarahEMcBride is amazing....I am saying she is REALLY amazing. You should follow her.

My bearishness on transit’s future in America, reinforced

“There’s a concern of that crowding out capital projects,” Shipman says. “There’s also a question about just their ability to deliver…. in an inflationary environment, you have even more incentive to move quickly” governing.com/community/atla…

“In terms of sheer jobs created, 2021 and 2022 were the best years for hiring in government records going back to 1940” abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wireSto…

“The value of transit is increased the more people are using it. We need to keep our eye on the ball of getting more riders, because that is where 100% of the climate benefits come from.” @MTCBATA 🚇 @jaredbrey @GOVERNING governing.com/finance/city-t…

Great work by @katherineeinst @CharleyWillison on the opportunity for cities to incorporate zoning reform as part of their toolkit in addressing homelessness. Proud that @BUonCities can support this work w/ @cmtysolutions #MeninoSurvey governing.com/community/few-… @GOVERNING

"If you’ve been in a nearby coffeehouse lately, you’ve probably noticed that something has changed. There aren’t as many places to sit — at least not as many comfortable places." via @GOVERNING governing.com/assessments/co…

#AI is here. How will state and local government use it -- and regulate it? #ArtificialIntelligence governing.com/next/ai-is-her…

It's not enough to just revive the Baltimore Red Line LRT. We also need to change the governance structure of transit so that Baltimore and it's surrounding counties have greater local control of transit decisions independent of the State of Maryland. governing.com/community/revi…

Gold-Certified @KansasCity was a trailblazer for eliminating all transit fares in 2020, but how's it going today? 🚏🚎 @Governing has the update: governing.com/community/what…