It’s actually a ‘pretty’ diagram to measure housing and employment and retail density options returns in relation to public investment (streets/parks). Being hand-drawn it ‘feels’ more conceptual than final. Will frame the public workshop discussions following an @urban3.bsky.social presentation.
Hand drawing in 2026
Enjoying designing creeks, parks, streets, blocks, and public/private buildings for 10 complete neighborhoods with innovation and downtown districts, along parkway corridors by hand! This photo only captures half of the drawing.
Had to doublecheck the date on this
www.axios.com/2026/03/05/b... The oligarchs are winning… and now our political system.
www.axios.com/2026/03/05/v... Pleased to have stopped feeding Meta money by dropping Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp.
Connected…
Excellent story. We’re a #2 bus (but 1 car) family too. My wife works downtown, so she’s a regular. And I work from home.
I'm hearing even from close friends that did not know how/why I initially stopped driving 8+ years ago bc they've only known me as a biker. No, I have not always been a radical activist, I really did just make an economic choice that made the most sense at the time!
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WATCH: If you STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown and all the urban parts of your city, watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes with #Urban3 & @strongtowns.bsky.social. And PLEASE SHARE it as much as possible.
I’ve sent it to a LOT of politicians.
It seems like every young adult in America has to have that experience of an illegal war in the Middle East, wrought on them by a Republican President. Welcome, Gen Z.
Always… #LuvSD
WATCH: When I spoke to Downtown Sacramento in 2023, I quoted my friend @jeffspeck.bsky.social, & quoted him again in our Sacramento Downtown Livability Strategy (link in Jeff’s post below).
As this year’s excellent speaker, Jeff kindly returned the favor (sort of)!
GREAT stuff on street design etc
Shhh… I helped Andy to put this together. And I understand the many tradeoffs. The issue is that for the next +3 years, BP is going to be drastically underfunded. The parking district stays and the garage should be built cheaper in the canyon. It’s only 8-years and specific for BP, not general fund.
Well, we also use the same light-rail commuter train as a streetcar in downtown, as a rapid bus in inner-cities, and as commuter rail to our edge cities…
An overhead view of a tram gliding along a grass right of way next to a cyclist using a red asphalt protected bike lane along a river in Bilbao, Spain.
Trams on grass: Bilbao edition.
Chris is delighted to be back in beautiful Basque Country to speak at the ‘Metropolis of the Future’ International Seminar on behalf of the @dutchcycling.nl Embassy.
Expect plenty of dispatches over the next few days; exploring the region on two feet and two wheels.
Maybe some folks don’t like podcasts. In that case, you can listen to my new interview with @thewaroncars.bsky.social on youtube: youtu.be/mDs-WwY48jY?...
And while you’re at it you can follow @sgoodyear.bsky.social & @brooklynspoke.bsky.social, buy their new book, & follow @urbantruth.bsky.social!
Toronto. What is it about this city?
Join us as we dive into the urbanism, architecture, evolution, and culture of one of NA’s most dynamic cities on the latest episode of CITY BUILDERS !
Please Listen and Subscribe.
youtu.be/dWtwf_dzKH4?...
The channel can be found on YouTube @citybuilderslog
Nick Shirley: “30 voters registered at a California UPS store!” 🤔
Paul Mitchell: um, people live above it. Look up, bro. 🙃
As usual this dude’s *reporting* is full of holes
As the guy who wrote the book on zoning abolition, I'd like to go on record as saying: if you can use zoning to stop the concentration camps, fucking go for it.
Cool dive into the use of LIDAR for mapping ancient Mayan ruins. Also discussion on the possible reasons for the fall of Mayan civilization (not just the climate one Brian Fagan has argued) www.theguardian.com/news/2026/fe...
This is the funniest objection to a bike lane yet
I’m over curling… please be another 8-12 years before I have to watch this drool again.
Does University Heights actually exist or is it San Diego's fakest neighborhood? Matt and Andy dive in:
youtube.com/shorts/oEy9t...
We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair — the cavalry is coming! Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be taking the stage this spring from Minneapolis to California to Texas to Washington, D.C. for the Land of Hope And Dreams American Tour.
Wow.
“Are they really going to make people pay the meter in front of their home all day?” she asked. “This is crazy.”
That space belongs to the city, not to whoever is living next to it. If you want a place to store your car, pay for it or be willing to walk to someplace where there's no parking fee.
New episode of the San Diego Politics Show premieres tomorrow morning, February 14. Here's a sneak peek:
www.youtube.com/shorts/q51Sb...
“He’s telling us to turn the page on the Epstein scandal. But he’s on that next page too.”
Screenshot of Tommy Ten Names, claiming he's afraid and fleeing the UK.
Just checking, it's now ok to flee your homeland, because you're afraid for your safety, and seek refuge in another Country?
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
