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I'm getting very tired of APD seeing semi-pedestrianized streets and saying "we need to find a way to shove more cars through".
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Admission: I can still never consistently remember which one is "bearish" and which one is "bullish".
One of my nichest takes:
The USPS should have a 'digital address book' that can connect to all your other accounts.
That way, instead of updating 50 accounts every time you move, you can just update it on the USPS site and all your connected accounts auto-update.
On a walk, passing a playground.
Kid 1: Crying
Kid 2, consoling him:"I'm sorry you didn't get the lightning dragon"
I went for a walk yesterday. Some shitty sports betting app had plastered ads all over the sidewalk.
I removed every single one of 'em.
Me: "I want simple, high-quality health insurance."
Employers: "Here's a shitty app for career advice."
Hypothesis: a city spending on childcare might be good for its finances, if it keeps relatively high-earning families from leaving the city (and therefore the tax base).
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first “Parents’ Night Out” gave New York City parents free childcare for four hours on Aug. 16.
The NYC Parks program offered children ages 6 to 13 dinner and activities while their caregivers got time to themselves.
The NYTimes reported hat some parents went on dates or out to dinner, while others went home to relax, shopped or caught up on laundry.
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Hey @Austin_Police you guys mind storing the pedestrian barriers for 6th street somewhere that's *not* in the middle of the bike lane?
This is on San Jacinto, just North of 6th. Been this way for months. Please correct it.
ALT Construction barriers labelled 'APD DTAC' (Austin Police Department Downtown Area Command) obstructing a bike lane. Downtown Austin is in the background.
The year is 2006. You wake up on the couch - the TV's still playing.
It's on ABC Family. There's a commercial for a new show, "Kyle XY".
The plot?
He doesn't have a belly button.
Incredible article highlighting car-free and car-light Austinites!!!🚌🚲🚄
Traveling without a car is practical in many parts of the city - we should make it an option for more Austinites!
So grateful to Chelsey for writing this and all the folks who shared their story. 🙂
Can you live without a car in Austin? I do — but it takes some dedication. I wanted to hear from other carless or car-light Austinites about their experiences, so I talked to … 🧵
kut.org/transportation/2024-…
Not a favorite spot, but I'm always baffled how there's a literal scrap yard one block away from E 5th (Austin Metal & Iron).
Christian May retweeted
Ever wondered why you don't see buildings like this in Austin? One reason is our building code doesn't allow "single-stair" buildings, forcing builders into massive, inefficient designs. Staff is currently working to change this, but we need 5 big amendments to make it work 🏤 1/
ALT A photo of a lovely townhouse in Amsterdam, with 5 occupied floors, bikes parked in front of it, and green tramway tracks on the street in the foreground. The building is taller than it is wide, and the two entrances lead to spaces with access to a single means of egress each. If the building maintained access to two means of egress on each floor, the hallways would leave almost no space for rooms on a thin, shallow lot like this.