Jimmy McBroom

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people are constantly telling me that driving 55mph on I-94 thru Detroit (the current speed limit!) is irresponsible and dangerous.

do you have any predictions about the forthcoming "terms of use"

its been finished for years, i think it's just such a permanent installation that nobody really wanted to dedicate their land to it until they finally found someone willing.

some more info! detroit1701.org/LeFleuve.html

To be more concrete: imagine 10% of the people on an 8-car subway train decided to take the bus instead to save money. You'd have to pay for a whole new bus and bus driver to keep up with no net new demand in the system.

Gotta say he's got a point, but I'll go further.

Overreliance on NGOs is a symptom of American civil service dysfunction and the deliberate effort to simultaneously silo off government jobs from all other jobs and to make them significantly more miserable, precarious, highly regimented workplaces.

Opinion | Don’t Fear Self-Driving Cars. They Save Lives.

If one feels so strongly that AVs are necessary because driving by people is too unsafe, they should take that idea further and support reducing the need to drive in all or most circumstances. We don’t need AVs to make safety improvements, and we shouldn’t get stuck on tech fixes. Gift link

who up reëntering

The Joe Louis Greenway already has 6 miles open, another 6 miles under construction, and is on its way to becoming a powerful nearly 30 miles loop uniting neighborhoods all across Detroit. Clearing blight and transforming into a vibrant pathway of connection and renewal. 🌿✨

Dan Gilbert, private interests steered QLine plans, study finds From the vantage point of Metro Times' new Midtown office, we've gotten used to the sound of the regular clanging of the QLine's electronic streetcar...

www.metrotimes.com/news/private... has some insight into how Detroit's decision came about

our latest service change is literally cutting trips from the schedule. these are great investments that should make more service possible but it's just hard to get excited when we're still doing two steps forward, one step back

GitHub - opentripplanner/OpenTripPlanner: An open source multi-modal trip planner An open source multi-modal trip planner. Contribute to opentripplanner/OpenTripPlanner development by creating an account on GitHub.

this is the ugly debugging interface for open trip planner github.com/opentripplan... -- but working on a better front end for this!

cross-border transit trip planning is back on the menu: otp.det.city?variables=%2...

(sample trip: Detroit Amtrak to Windsor VIA rail)

Things to do in Detroit: Thanksgiving week edition Catch up on Thanksgiving shopping or have some sober fun the night before — here’s a rundown of things to do in Detroit.

There’s nothing like the perfect Thanksgiving (event) menu.

Detroit just dropped the best one: listen to poetry, talk about politics, experience Ghettotech, enjoy some cupcakes and dance at sober disco. Sounds almost as good as mac and cheese. 😋

Pick your flavor.

46% of total revenue last time I checked ☝️

parking authority that happens to operate an airport

everything you need to know: the Airport Authority gets an absurd amount of revenue from parking fees and has a vested interest in making it difficult to get to the airport without driving and parking.

i don't understand why they aren't talking about the fact that our elections are off-year. easy way to boost turnout is to align with presidential

there's no way for a boat to get from SSM to Quebec without passing detroit

Okay so I live just north of this house and didn’t realize they had repainted all their cars from silver to this electric blue bsky.app/profile/ever...

The most remarkable price tag I've seen here in the US is the Ann Arbor - Detroit bus service that costs only 6$.

at least they mostly came at the very end in blowout time -- we started out 20 for 22

Street view imagery of 2459 RIOPELLE captured on Mar 17 2019

Street view imagery of 2459 RIOPELLE captured on Jan 16 2025

2459 RIOPELLE
Parcel ID: 07002270.
Year built: 1913
Zoned MKT
Tax status: TAXABLE
Image dates: Mar 17 2019 on left; Jan 16 2025 on right

it is short enough for bluesky :)

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definitely still a good strategy to build in some kind of delay to your expectations, i think! but the really long ones are getting rarer. i think about ~5% of all trips are delayed >90m

eastbound to DET is basically the same as westbound to CHI: 12 min avg delay, 1 min median delay

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constantly asking people who haven't taken the train in years to give it another shot. it's a solidly reliable service and today's wolverine doesn't deserve the reputation it had a decade ago.