Ryan Johnson

Applying traffic laws strictly only to AV Ridehail would be hypocritical.

Just had the key concrete pour for pocket neighborhood #2 (neighborhood #3). So much less complicated this time not competing with TSMC for raw materials.

Glass half empty: this is only because car drivers treat golf cart drivers much better than people on bikes

Glass half full: this is still much better than cars, pushes us more away from cars, and fits into the mobility portfolio

Tomorrowland replacement stage wasn’t bad but this would have been better

If you had told me in 2013 that we wouldn’t get to see how Opendoor does in a downmarket until 2025, I would not have believed you.

The best part about not having a car for 15 years is I get to ignore 5 text messages a day trying to scam me with an undue violation rn

When I get to a new city, I ask where the oldest part of town is. And that takes me right to the best spot.

Back in Europe!

We even hosted multiple bike launches by Lectric here. And I took my first Waymo Jaguar ride from here to Culdesac Tempe.

But what I’ll miss more than any of this is all the memories and friendships made here.

It’s a sad day for my bike collection, however, since it was the storage spot for most of them. At least for now, my collection will shrink down.

I’ll always have nostalgia for the bike collection at its peak. I’ll miss showing people all the wonderful options for car replacers.

We especially have loved our reclaimed driveway and our parking lot that we turned into a little parklet. It is on the street with the most foot traffic in the city, and tens of thousands of passerbys were able to see a microcosm of our broader vision here.

Exciting news for Tempe - our downtown Tempe office will soon turn into something much larger. We have loved being there going back to before Culdesac Tempe opened.

A second line, and faster frequencies on the line that passes through Culdesac. Huge day

Came home to some graffiti tonight

Thanks for the shade at our light rail stop @valleymetro.org

YouTube video by Hard Reset 24 Hours in an Illegal, Car-Free Community

The biggest reason we don’t have more walkable neighborhoods is because they are illegal

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UAZ...

24 hours in an illegal, car-free community What happens when you ban cars? Step inside the first walkable neighborhood of its kind in the US.

This is perhaps the best-produced piece on Culdesac ever. @freethink.com is fantastic

www.freethink.com/series/hard-...

If you ever change your mind about Tempe, come visit!

Best line so far, to justify the removable screen.

“Let’s say that you order your bike, and on the one way one of our shipping partners decides to shotput it”

Watching the reveal of the next generation of the third best selling electric vehicle in the US, the Lectric XP 4.0.

The best ebike sale I’ve seen in years. $800 for an XP 3.0 is exceptional.

No way they’re discontinuing this like the famous Rad Mission sale. More likely, the 4.0 is about to replace this. But even still, this deal is exceptional.

ASU Waymo!

When your uncle, who helped build the Phoenix light rail system, sees the fruits of his labor.

Living Car-Free in Arizona, on Purpose and Happily One community near Phoenix is taking a “completely different” approach to development.

The NYT came back to cover Culdesac now that it is open and thriving. It is presented as part of 50 Fixes for 50 States. And indeed, building more walkable neighborhoods is as good a fix as there is for climate, health, happiness, cost of living, and even taxes.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/c...

We’re on the cusp of AV Ridehail eliminating most of the nation’s car fleet, but somehow it’s still illegal to build neighborhoods without parking in most of the country.

Great news for walkable neighborhoods. Giving up your car now saves over $1000/mo on average.

Morning Brew wants to know where residents of Culdesac go to kiss.

Valentine’s Day Update 2

Aaaaaand while in a Waymo we passed a crime scene. A human driver, who was definitely not drunk, ran into the median and crossed into oncoming traffic.

What was interesting is the third time it said 15 minute wait. But it gave me the option to either take the soonest or to keep a 15 minute wait.

Never seen this before in ridehail.

Valentine’s Day update - Waymo is underpromising on wait times tonight. Like 18-> 5 minute level underpromising. Still enjoying the beer garden here
@culdesac
so I actually wanted the long wait.

Have canceled twice now since it doesn’t feel bad canceling on a robot.