if only this building were legal on streets not adjacent to freeways www.sightline.org/2026/07/17/t...
November 12, 2026 at 10:42 PM
if only this building were legal on streets not adjacent to freeways www.sightline.org/2026/07/17/t...
This project is the definition of insanity. How many times are we going to widen freeways before we realize it does not work. I just want trains dude.
ODOT now concedes the I-5 Rose Quarter freeway widening will cost $3.6 billion, fully eight times more than the $450 million it told the Legislature the project would cost when it was approved in 2017. www.oregon.gov/gov/policies...
November 11, 2026 at 5:15 AM
This project is the definition of insanity. How many times are we going to widen freeways before we realize it does not work. I just want trains dude.
Hot take: the biggest inconvenience of biking in the rain is the noise level of the cars, especially on trails next to freeways
November 11, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Hot take: the biggest inconvenience of biking in the rain is the noise level of the cars, especially on trails next to freeways
Periodic reminder that speed camera fines in California look like this - and they're only allowed on city streets (not freeways):
November 10, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Periodic reminder that speed camera fines in California look like this - and they're only allowed on city streets (not freeways):
It’s not the time, it’s the traffic and also the freeways are scary.
November 11, 2026 at 4:12 PM
It’s not the time, it’s the traffic and also the freeways are scary.
I am more of an uncapped speeds on freeways + heavy enforcement on streets guy but any camera based system would be an inprovement over traffic stops
November 10, 2026 at 7:11 AM
I am more of an uncapped speeds on freeways + heavy enforcement on streets guy but any camera based system would be an inprovement over traffic stops
We either spend billions on freeways or we invest in preventing a 20% cut in transit service statewide.
Decisions, decisions!
Decisions, decisions!
Without additional revenue, we are predicting 20% drop in transit service statewide. Cuts will be felt across the state - cities, rural areas, frontier communities - reducing access to jobs and employment, healthcare, education.
November 11, 2026 at 6:45 AM
We either spend billions on freeways or we invest in preventing a 20% cut in transit service statewide.
Decisions, decisions!
Decisions, decisions!
Far be it from me to praise SPD on restraint, but this happens sometimes on the freeways in Seattle (there's signs on the overpasses) and the end result is the person gets arrested, not killed
November 11, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Far be it from me to praise SPD on restraint, but this happens sometimes on the freeways in Seattle (there's signs on the overpasses) and the end result is the person gets arrested, not killed
This is not disabusing me of the sentiment "the freeways are scary."
November 11, 2026 at 4:59 PM
This is not disabusing me of the sentiment "the freeways are scary."
their fiction seems insane today
pynchon and friends writing these multi-page panegyrics to never-congested freeways that let you, the young adult with money to burn, roar around in a state of pure liberation
pynchon and friends writing these multi-page panegyrics to never-congested freeways that let you, the young adult with money to burn, roar around in a state of pure liberation
November 11, 2026 at 8:37 PM
their fiction seems insane today
pynchon and friends writing these multi-page panegyrics to never-congested freeways that let you, the young adult with money to burn, roar around in a state of pure liberation
pynchon and friends writing these multi-page panegyrics to never-congested freeways that let you, the young adult with money to burn, roar around in a state of pure liberation
We as a country don't exactly have a great history in that department, especially when the plain statutory language would eliminate much of the legal protection that keeps the US from turning sacred Indigenous spaces into freeways.
But somehow, BAAJA gets EVEN WORSE.
But somehow, BAAJA gets EVEN WORSE.
November 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM
We as a country don't exactly have a great history in that department, especially when the plain statutory language would eliminate much of the legal protection that keeps the US from turning sacred Indigenous spaces into freeways.
But somehow, BAAJA gets EVEN WORSE.
But somehow, BAAJA gets EVEN WORSE.
"What are the odds that they would build the freeways exactly where all the cars drive"
November 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
"What are the odds that they would build the freeways exactly where all the cars drive"
We have some that can't merge on freeways, yet some make it on those tracks? 🤦🏻♂️
November 10, 2026 at 7:17 AM
We have some that can't merge on freeways, yet some make it on those tracks? 🤦🏻♂️
how it feels when I want to take a nice walk to clear my head but there are only freeways and concrete all around me
November 7, 2026 at 2:08 AM
how it feels when I want to take a nice walk to clear my head but there are only freeways and concrete all around me
So many new apartment buildings near freeways and stroads.
What is the link between highways & residential development?
In new research in @uaanews.bsky.social, Will-Curran-Groome, Andrew Whittemore & I investigate.
Our findings in a nutshell: US planning is structured around concentrating building near roads—& exposing people to high levels of pollution.
In new research in @uaanews.bsky.social, Will-Curran-Groome, Andrew Whittemore & I investigate.
Our findings in a nutshell: US planning is structured around concentrating building near roads—& exposing people to high levels of pollution.
Home on a highway: How zoning, housing development, and highway construction shape pollution exposure
High-traffic roads serve as a framework for new development in the United States, but noise and air pollution from cars and trucks negatively impact surrounding neighborhoods. We review how zoning ...
www.tandfonline.com
November 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
So many new apartment buildings near freeways and stroads.
Boyle Heights & Bunker Hill in LA are perfect examples of ethnic neighborhoods being razed to the ground for freeways. Thousands of families & businesses displaced because of freeway construction.
November 10, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Boyle Heights & Bunker Hill in LA are perfect examples of ethnic neighborhoods being razed to the ground for freeways. Thousands of families & businesses displaced because of freeway construction.
computer quickest route to make these next 9 days go by faster. no freeways
November 9, 2026 at 4:45 AM
computer quickest route to make these next 9 days go by faster. no freeways
That’s long enough, you qualify as a Californian especially if call freeways the xyz.
November 11, 2026 at 1:55 AM
That’s long enough, you qualify as a Californian especially if call freeways the xyz.
I looked at zoning capacity near Portland freeways for Michael a few years ago. Wouldn't take me long to run this if you want :)
November 12, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I looked at zoning capacity near Portland freeways for Michael a few years ago. Wouldn't take me long to run this if you want :)
Freeways are not places you should stop your vehicle EVER. For ICE to do this placed the lives of dozens of people in danger.
November 9, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Freeways are not places you should stop your vehicle EVER. For ICE to do this placed the lives of dozens of people in danger.
Seriously. This was the next post in my feed. Former councillor liked to complain about our lack of downtown freeways, but every city that tried that is now working to remove them.
Look at what @mndot.mn.gov did to downtown Saint Paul and its neighborhoods. If last week's elections showed us anything, it's that people want enormous changes. Stop #RethinkingI94. No highway expansion. Bring back Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Build houses and our tax base.
November 10, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Seriously. This was the next post in my feed. Former councillor liked to complain about our lack of downtown freeways, but every city that tried that is now working to remove them.
Museums are many things: cultural institutions that serve as sources of inspiration, exhibitions of creativity, reflections of humanity, bridges to the past and freeways to the future. For Denis Villeneuve, museums have “always been super food.”
Denis Villeneuve Praises Creative Process Over AI Prompts and Stops Short of Naming New Bond at LACMA Art+Film Gala
Museums are many things: cultural institutions that serve as sources of inspiration, exhibitions of creativity, reflections of humanity, bridges to the past and freeways to the future. For Denis Villeneuve, museums have “always been super food.”
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November 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Museums are many things: cultural institutions that serve as sources of inspiration, exhibitions of creativity, reflections of humanity, bridges to the past and freeways to the future. For Denis Villeneuve, museums have “always been super food.”
Coming back from Japan where trains are around literally evey corner, and landing in gross car infested LA was such a reverse culture shock. We have ENDLESS freeways yet our train lines are essentially non-existent. But people bemoan living near a train or God forbid the poors can reach their town
November 8, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Coming back from Japan where trains are around literally evey corner, and landing in gross car infested LA was such a reverse culture shock. We have ENDLESS freeways yet our train lines are essentially non-existent. But people bemoan living near a train or God forbid the poors can reach their town
AI didn’t bulldoze Japan town and little Italy in Seattle, that was freeways
November 10, 2026 at 10:11 PM
AI didn’t bulldoze Japan town and little Italy in Seattle, that was freeways
Paul McCartney could build thirty major wildlife crossings over major freeways and still be worth half a billion.
November 10, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Paul McCartney could build thirty major wildlife crossings over major freeways and still be worth half a billion.