ok what's the deal with serial killers and interstates
November 6, 2026 at 11:01 PM
ok what's the deal with serial killers and interstates
If you have ever driven through the middle of Florida, away from the coasts and the interstates, it’s eye-opening.
November 10, 2026 at 12:55 PM
If you have ever driven through the middle of Florida, away from the coasts and the interstates, it’s eye-opening.
Nationalize the power grids; electric, natural gas, wind, solar, etc., just like interstates & the military. Allowing private companies to control & profit from OUR natural resources is unjust. If the government OF THE PEOPLE owned & operated these systems, it would be more affordable for everyone.
November 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Nationalize the power grids; electric, natural gas, wind, solar, etc., just like interstates & the military. Allowing private companies to control & profit from OUR natural resources is unjust. If the government OF THE PEOPLE owned & operated these systems, it would be more affordable for everyone.
Oh damn we were going to get Interstates with rails?!
November 11, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Oh damn we were going to get Interstates with rails?!
Ban on gas cars. All freeways/interstates highways to be converted into trains
What's your most ridiculous, newly emboldened political demand?
(Absurd answers only.)
(Absurd answers only.)
November 5, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Ban on gas cars. All freeways/interstates highways to be converted into trains
Drive around the suburbs of every US city and you will see apartment buildings feet from the lanes of highways and interstates.
Nobody chooses to live in a home next to a freeway, but we consistently build them for the lowest income residents of our cities.
Nobody chooses to live in a home next to a freeway, but we consistently build them for the lowest income residents of our cities.
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 11, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Drive around the suburbs of every US city and you will see apartment buildings feet from the lanes of highways and interstates.
Nobody chooses to live in a home next to a freeway, but we consistently build them for the lowest income residents of our cities.
Nobody chooses to live in a home next to a freeway, but we consistently build them for the lowest income residents of our cities.
It was a residential area at one point (including Mrs. O’Leary’s house on DeKoven St) but the interstates strangled out what little remained in the 50s–60s and it’s been a blighted backwater of dumpy warehouses and parking lots ever since
November 10, 2026 at 6:22 AM
It was a residential area at one point (including Mrs. O’Leary’s house on DeKoven St) but the interstates strangled out what little remained in the 50s–60s and it’s been a blighted backwater of dumpy warehouses and parking lots ever since
My standard is “most places, target 5 over. Chicago streets: exactly speed limit. Other residential streets, speed limit to 5-over. Chicago interstates, 15 over”
November 10, 2026 at 10:11 PM
My standard is “most places, target 5 over. Chicago streets: exactly speed limit. Other residential streets, speed limit to 5-over. Chicago interstates, 15 over”
Easy to travel between states, especially in the "golden age of serial killing" (after interstates / widespread car ownership, before computers). There were serial killings attached to train lines in the early 20th century for the same reason
ok what's the deal with serial killers and interstates
November 7, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Easy to travel between states, especially in the "golden age of serial killing" (after interstates / widespread car ownership, before computers). There were serial killings attached to train lines in the early 20th century for the same reason
We have no choice but to abolish the interstates @thewaroncars.bsky.social
ok what's the deal with serial killers and interstates
November 6, 2026 at 11:55 PM
We have no choice but to abolish the interstates @thewaroncars.bsky.social
Tear out the interstates and highways and make them all high speed rail.
November 4, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Tear out the interstates and highways and make them all high speed rail.
I do have a lot of thoughts of how badly roads, especially low-speed roads are designed in ways that _tell_ you you should be going faster, but like…y’know. I don’t get dinged by the traffic cams anymore now that I just go the speed limit.
(Not on the interstates, but they don’t count.)
(Not on the interstates, but they don’t count.)
November 10, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I do have a lot of thoughts of how badly roads, especially low-speed roads are designed in ways that _tell_ you you should be going faster, but like…y’know. I don’t get dinged by the traffic cams anymore now that I just go the speed limit.
(Not on the interstates, but they don’t count.)
(Not on the interstates, but they don’t count.)
We are close to this in Florida near the interstates.
something flying under the radar is that the EV fast charger buildout is basically done in the Northeast at least. New Jersey range test guy says he barely even plans anymore, he can just pull over wherever
November 6, 2026 at 4:53 PM
We are close to this in Florida near the interstates.
The IL capital should be Joliet.
-Closer to the population center (rather than geographic center) of the state
-Metra service from Chicago. Amtrak service downstate.
-downstate traffic does not have to pass through Chicago
-many interstates nearby
-space to locate new state buildings
-Closer to the population center (rather than geographic center) of the state
-Metra service from Chicago. Amtrak service downstate.
-downstate traffic does not have to pass through Chicago
-many interstates nearby
-space to locate new state buildings
Thread in which we discuss various ways of showing something that is difficult to show, which is how empty or populous various parts of IL are
PS, the state capital was moved northward two times because that's where the population grew.
And has been stuck in Springfield for quite a while
But.
PS, the state capital was moved northward two times because that's where the population grew.
And has been stuck in Springfield for quite a while
But.
This would be better if the counties were sized by population, like some of the state maps
November 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM
The IL capital should be Joliet.
-Closer to the population center (rather than geographic center) of the state
-Metra service from Chicago. Amtrak service downstate.
-downstate traffic does not have to pass through Chicago
-many interstates nearby
-space to locate new state buildings
-Closer to the population center (rather than geographic center) of the state
-Metra service from Chicago. Amtrak service downstate.
-downstate traffic does not have to pass through Chicago
-many interstates nearby
-space to locate new state buildings
That’s just so awesome. I bet you like the back roads v interstates, too.
November 7, 2026 at 12:22 AM
That’s just so awesome. I bet you like the back roads v interstates, too.
my concern is that LSV's are TOO limited to replace a lot of stuff, wearas kei trucks/cars can do pretty much anything a normal car can do except go on interstates and win drag races
November 10, 2026 at 6:20 PM
my concern is that LSV's are TOO limited to replace a lot of stuff, wearas kei trucks/cars can do pretty much anything a normal car can do except go on interstates and win drag races
Texas has been the center of America's roadbuilding obsession. Despite local objections, TxDOT widened interstates in Houston, Dallas, and Austin. (TxDOT went to war with Biden's USDOT over the Houston project).
Vehicles in TX emit 0.4% of CO2 *worldwide.*
Maybe, just maybe, that will now change.
Vehicles in TX emit 0.4% of CO2 *worldwide.*
Maybe, just maybe, that will now change.
November 4, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Texas has been the center of America's roadbuilding obsession. Despite local objections, TxDOT widened interstates in Houston, Dallas, and Austin. (TxDOT went to war with Biden's USDOT over the Houston project).
Vehicles in TX emit 0.4% of CO2 *worldwide.*
Maybe, just maybe, that will now change.
Vehicles in TX emit 0.4% of CO2 *worldwide.*
Maybe, just maybe, that will now change.
Most autonomous data comes from controlled, urban-mapped deployments rather than high-speed rural interstates or severe weather conditions."
Could the perception of autonomous vehicles being "safer" be because fewer miles driven have been accumulated in the statistics?
Could the perception of autonomous vehicles being "safer" be because fewer miles driven have been accumulated in the statistics?
November 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Most autonomous data comes from controlled, urban-mapped deployments rather than high-speed rural interstates or severe weather conditions."
Could the perception of autonomous vehicles being "safer" be because fewer miles driven have been accumulated in the statistics?
Could the perception of autonomous vehicles being "safer" be because fewer miles driven have been accumulated in the statistics?
anyway now i hate driving and ESPECIALLY being on interstates at all bc EVERYONE ELSE STILL SPEEDS all the fucking time and I’ve seen what it can do, i was a few model years away from all that force going into my body instead of my crumple zones! cut that shit out!!!!!
November 10, 2026 at 8:01 PM
anyway now i hate driving and ESPECIALLY being on interstates at all bc EVERYONE ELSE STILL SPEEDS all the fucking time and I’ve seen what it can do, i was a few model years away from all that force going into my body instead of my crumple zones! cut that shit out!!!!!
And what ever happened to the Tesla commercial vehicles? I thought they were going to be dominating the interstates
November 6, 2026 at 1:53 PM
And what ever happened to the Tesla commercial vehicles? I thought they were going to be dominating the interstates
I haven’t been to a Buc-ees myself, but I have seen a couple of them along interstates and I think to myself “Do I NEED anything that badly?” Always packed etc. doesnt seem like a place one could just pop in and out. 😄good job ! Give those pups some pets for me.
November 10, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I haven’t been to a Buc-ees myself, but I have seen a couple of them along interstates and I think to myself “Do I NEED anything that badly?” Always packed etc. doesnt seem like a place one could just pop in and out. 😄good job ! Give those pups some pets for me.
I’m calling Senator Whitehouse’s office in DC (202) 224-2921 because indigenous people deserve a say over what happens on their land, and I’m no NIMBY but I don’t trust developers to do what’s best for our communities. Think of how interstates slashing though cities wrecked neighborhoods in the 60s.
Providence Preservation Society’s statement opposing proposed changes to the National Historic Preservation Act outlined in a U.S. Senate Bill
“PPS opposes changes to the NHPA... that we believe directly conflict with the original intent and spirit of the 1966 Act and harm communities across RI...”
“PPS opposes changes to the NHPA... that we believe directly conflict with the original intent and spirit of the 1966 Act and harm communities across RI...”
Providence Preservation Society’s statement opposing proposed changes to the National Historic Preservation Act outlined in US Senate Bill
“PPS opposes changes to the NHPA proposed in S. 5653 that we believe directly conflict with the original intent and spirit of the 1966 Act and harm communities across Rhode Island and the country.”
steveahlquist.substack.com
November 8, 2026 at 1:17 PM
I’m calling Senator Whitehouse’s office in DC (202) 224-2921 because indigenous people deserve a say over what happens on their land, and I’m no NIMBY but I don’t trust developers to do what’s best for our communities. Think of how interstates slashing though cities wrecked neighborhoods in the 60s.
@ajsadauskas @0xabad1dea Actual photo of the person who decided to put the school there
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_Doom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_Doom
November 8, 2026 at 3:37 AM
@ajsadauskas @0xabad1dea Actual photo of the person who decided to put the school there
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_Doom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_Doom
I am thinking of safest ways to add protect bike lanes to interstates to give bicyclists the same opportunity to follow get around more directly if necessary
November 11, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I am thinking of safest ways to add protect bike lanes to interstates to give bicyclists the same opportunity to follow get around more directly if necessary
“The bandmates were nomads born too late, would-be troubadours who wanted steam engines and dirt roads but made do with Greyhounds and interstates.”
Dan Piepenbring reviews Dead Dharma and Friends of the Devil for New Books.
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Dan Piepenbring reviews Dead Dharma and Friends of the Devil for New Books.
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November 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM
“The bandmates were nomads born too late, would-be troubadours who wanted steam engines and dirt roads but made do with Greyhounds and interstates.”
Dan Piepenbring reviews Dead Dharma and Friends of the Devil for New Books.
buff.ly/3i5lgTs
Dan Piepenbring reviews Dead Dharma and Friends of the Devil for New Books.
buff.ly/3i5lgTs