@Alon

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I write about public transport and do research for NYU's Marron Institute. I've previously lived in Tel Aviv, Singapore, the Riviera, New York, Providence, Vancouver, Stockholm, Paris.
LocationBerlin
Websitehttp://pedestrianobservations.com
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Email[email protected]
AlonFeb 26

The Jewish-Arab net income gap is a factor of 1.5 per household, but 1.9 per capita, i.e. Arabs have larger households. But Arab and Jewish birthrates are about even. Is it higher Arab poverty rates driving up multigenerational living rates? (https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/publications/DocLib/2023/rep_14/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A7%202%20%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%95%D7%97%D7%AA%20%D7%94%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%99%D7%94,%20%D7%AA%D7%A2%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%94%20%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%9E%D7%AA%20%D7%97%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D.pdf p. 153)

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AlonFeb 24
In the picture: a disabled humanities Ph.D. whose children were murdered by the Nazis.
AlonFeb 19
I calmly walked onto the S-Bahn even having just missed the previous train, got to Hauptbahnhof 4 minutes before my intercity departure was scheduled, and got on the ICE with 2 minutes to spare.
AlonJan 15
Why is Astoria, so close to Manhattan on a subway line that's underfull, only zoned R5? That's a floor area ratio of 1.25. https://www.nyc.gov/content/planning/pages/zoning/zoning-districts-guide/residence-districts
AlonDec 29
Glasgow's parking lots suggest some more policies for Scotland:
* Abolish the NHS, make it England-only
* Institute very high tuition fees
* Switch to driving on the right
* Legalize the murder of trans people (self-ID already abolished)
* Abolish school uniforms
AlonDec 27
Graffiti at Hermannplatz.
AlonDec 25
Spotted on Bluesky:
AlonDec 11
This is what happens when I'm in the same city as Kinokuniya. I'm only flying with a bookbag and a carryon.
AlonDec 11
You see? It is possible to run trains in an English-speaking country frequently.
AlonNov 14