Colby Brown @colby@transportation.social

But no matter how much public transit we install, there's always going to be *some* personal vehicles on the road, and not just bikes, ebikes and scooters. Between deliveries, accessibility, and stubbornly low-density regions, there's going to be a lot of cars, vans and trucks on the road for the foreseeable future, and these *should* be electric.

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my dad asked me if "I like trains" is some sort of code in the queer community because he has been seeing it in telegram bios a lot

this is too funny wtf

Happy Juneteenth everyone!

#Juneteenth #AmericanHistory #BlackHistory #History

Tuesday's Most Read # 3 - Banks Are Finally Realizing What Climate Change Will Do to Housing https://bit.ly/3VrpxUG Wired Magazine

Bruno Marchand, the mayor of Quebec City, shows how to masterfully handle a bad-faith reporter.

So wish there were more politicians like this able to dismantle prevailing #motonormativity arrogance in the media.

#QuebecCity #Quebec #CarCulture #Cycling #WinterCycling #SnowRemoval #PropertyTaxes

The kid was returning a BB gun to a mall, which is not something that carries the death penalty last I checked.

The man—who was a danger—decided the child—who was in danger—was a danger.

He was encouraged to do this by our dominant cultural narrative.

https://www.the-reframe.com/cruel-luxuries/

The world's first solar powered train

https://slrpnk.net/post/8725312

Remembering Alan Turing, died on 7 June 1954, victim of prejudice and ignorance 💔 He was a mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and computer scientist and is widely considered to be the father of computer science and artiticial intelligence. He was also homosexual in a time when homosexuality was illegal. After his conviction he was given a choice between chemical castration and prison. He chose chemical castration, and later chose to kill himself. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing

@trochee @bengerman @AlSweigart Oh, hey, look, Google's AI says it's real.

The business prospects of Trump Social aren't good. But it's getting a chance because it's being propped up by MAGA investors.

This should have happened with Air America, the progressive radio network that was cancelled after barely existing. There are many other instances of this, sadly.

The left must do better at supporting its own content creators. /end

Also...did not want you to miss this discussion of the legend of the Gloucester Sea Serpent: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-05-22/regaling-tales-of-the-gloucester-sea-serpent-a-forgotten-legend-of-cryptozoology #cryptozoology

“In one of those moments that you can’t believe is not satire, Antony Blinken met with Arab-American leaders and warned them that if Palestine got statehood, the US would defund the United Nations and potentially the World Food Program, plunging the developing world into starvation. It wasn’t enough for these fascists to starve innocents in Palestine, they’re now threatening to do it across the world. They would really rather kill millions more than stop doing genocide.”

https://www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/blinken-suggests-the-world-food-program

Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 and replaced it with a restored stream, 1000 acre park and improved transit, not only did it transform the city’s public life & economic success, but the traffic got better.

The traffic got BETTER.