“Eliminating parking requirements can have this huge impact on the quality of life and sustainability of a community,” said Sara Bronin, an architecture professor at Cornell University. “It is among the most significant changes that a local government can make.”

#TheWarOnCars #parking #cars

https://www.wsj.com/articles/parking-problem-too-much-cities-e94dcecf

I don't think Heather is on Mastodon yet to tag, but this quote is on fire:

“I don’t really care about journalism, the industry that has a product for sale. That’s not what I care about saving or fixing. I care about journalism, a service to the public that requires quality news and information in order to navigate their lives. To me, that’s the only real journalism.”

https://medium.com/centerforcooperativemedia/q-a-heather-bryant-on-how-collaboration-empowers-small-local-news-startups-29f9f1641409

Seems we might have an answer for why, on the eve of the 2016 election, someone at the FBI lied to the NYTimes about the links the FBI saw between Trump and Russia.

Because the then-head of counterintelligence for FBI in NY was just indicted for money laundering and helping Russian oligarchs evade sanctions.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/23/nyregion/fbi-money-laundering-charles-mcgonigal.html

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/press-release/file/1563476/download

RT @[email protected]

This is solid gold advice that I wish I could print on T-shirts & give as presents. Every business wants to be on a monthly subscription model that’s impossible to cancel online. Just reset billing address to CA and, b/c of state law, a one-click cancellation button will pop up. https://twitter.com/ryan_hassett/status/1616638127006679041

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/mucha_carlos/status/1616655939465089025

There's a good chance that the exact same information on this Twitter account is also available from an RSS feed, and maybe even an API provided by Metro.

It's pretty reasonable for city services to provide information on multiple channels, including social media that has a lot of use by its customers.

The problem is not really about Metro having this info on a Twitter account, but Metro customers depending on this Twitter account for crucial commuting information.

Just my ¢¢.

@ethanz

This is appalling. The oligarchic right wing (Koch brothers; oil magnates; Musk) despise public transit.

Many public services, including transit agencies and police departments, got in the habit of using Twitter to broadcast information. What would it take to help Mastodon become a useful replacement?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/01/10/dc-metro-twitter-account-suspended/