As of 11a CT today, Minnesotans can apply for an e-bike rebate of up to $1,500. Story: www.startribune.com/starting-wed...www.revenue.state.mn.us/electric-ass...
In Bloomberg CityLab, I interviewed engineering prof Wes Marshall about his new book, Killed by a Traffic Engineer, and the reasons why US road designers prioritize car speed over street safety. Short 🧵 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is cool, but it would likely be much more impactful - and cheaper - to simply not build so many god damn highways.
A massive infrastructure project is underway to suture together the vast tracts of fragmented wildlife habitat that have been separated by the highway for decades. Construction on a key phase of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing began last month and it is expected to open in early 2026.
The construction is meant to give threatened animals a path over a 10-lane freeway instead of through it, hopefully extending their lives and their habitat.
One of the local train stations here in Austin just hosted a night market - it really brought the station to life 🙂 Had a fantastic time, and I hope there are more events like this to come.
Create an urban neighborhood that has: - Safe street design - Noise control - Daycare facilities *right next to* apartments - Local grocery And you've created a paradise for parenting. Suburban parenting requires *endless* errands for parents, and urban design can fix so much of that.
Was thrilled to be a small part of the Rethink35 rally yesterday to oppose the expansion of I-35 through Austin. Huge amount of credit to @kelseyhuse.com for making it actually happen. No one wants this project to happen - and we're going to do everything we can to make sure it doesn't.
It's a great day to be an Austin urbanist. Huge shoutout to everyone at AURA who pushed this one to the finish line.
A pedestrian died here today in Austin. It was likely preventable. The intersection has a large curb radius (red). This has two effects: 1. It allows cars to turn without slowing. 2. It forces pedestrian crossing to be longer - in this case, 75% longer. Both are very dangerous for pedestrians.
