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Sully

@sullyville.bsky.social

Urban planner, traffic engineer, video maker, writer, Strong Towns LC founder

190 Followers  |  874 Following  |  158 Posts  |  Joined: 18.11.2024  |  1.6944

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I wonder how long these special edition LA Metro maps will stay up. Also, can I have one when theyβ€˜re taken down?

01.10.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New fare gates have been installed at the 7th St/Metro Center station!

30.09.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm going to say something politically contentious: "high quality" is higher quality.

27.08.2025 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Santa Barbara Public Art Map - Google My Maps Santa Barbara Public Art Map

My city put together this awesome map of public art: www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v.... So many pieces I had never seen before. What's the wackiest one you can find? #art #publicart #santabarbara

12.08.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
They Finally Built a Train to LAX!
YouTube video by Sullyville They Finally Built a Train to LAX!

Do you wish you had ridden the first train ever into LAX?
Well I did! And I filmed it so you could come along too:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3hK...

07.08.2025 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I can't stop looking at this poster.

30.07.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes please!

28.07.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A look down the newly-viewable tunnel toward Wilshire/La Brea from the Wilshire/Western stations! We’ll be riding in that tunnel soon people!

28.07.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just spotted an archaic use of the word β€œfor” outside a coffee shop.

27.07.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What was Qanat? How did it work?

22.07.2025 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We shall use our bikes, emitting less carbon, and preserving good air quality while creating little noise pollution. This will create beautiful urban spaces for all"

22.07.2025 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think we need like an urbanist equivalent to this quote: Cities will preserve the country; I shall live near my office, walking distance to a coffee shop; my secretary will also live nearby and sometimes I will run into her at that coffee shop. We shall both have our own bike...

22.07.2025 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We shall use up tires, wear out road surfaces and gears, consume oil and gasoline. All of which will necessitate a great deal of work … enough for all. β€”LE CORBUSIER, THE RADIANT CITY (1967)”

22.07.2025 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThe cities will be part of the country; I shall live 30 miles from my office in one direction, under a pine tree; my secretary will live 30 miles away from it too, in the other direction, under another pine tree. We shall both have our own car... β€”LE CORBUSIER (1967)”

22.07.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We filled an entire parklet!
They say no one supports more bike lanes...but then a bunch of urbanists meet and use every outdoor chair at a restaurant and there's still not enough.
Way to go, Strong Towns Santa Barbara!

22.07.2025 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Checking out the new D Line stations from the bus thst I will stop riding once the D Line opens!

16.07.2025 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sometimes you start with a "ville" and end up with a whole "town."

15.07.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The mark of a good local urbanists meeting: you fill up the entire parklet.

14.07.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ok, can someone explain this?
The sign said the next train to NoHo was in 16 minutes, but it pulled in 6 minutes after I took that picture. As the train pulled in, the other sign said the next train was in 8 minutesβ€”even though it was right there!

09.07.2025 01:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bike (*?) on the train. Oh yeah!

08.07.2025 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Anyone else in a Reformation-type mood today?
#zoning #zoningreform #california

01.07.2025 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Newsom pushes major housing reform through California Legislature Gov. Gavin Newsom tied the state budget to the passage of policy to lessen environmental review standards to speed up the construction of housing in California.

As someone who had environmental stewardship pounded into my head throughout elementary school, it feel weird to say this: it’s great that environmental review has gotten out of the way of urban multi family development in CA!
www.latimes.com/california/s...

01.07.2025 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A lost era is still sometimes visible in Downtown LA.

01.07.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The look on the dog’s face when I show him the dog toy store is closed.

24.06.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When your parking lot is bigger than your attraction.
Like 10X bigger.

18.06.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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W need protected lanes, people!
A new study found that if every city expanded its bike lane network and redesigned streets to match Copenhagen, global walking and biking rates would increase by 412 billion miles per year β€” reducing emissions from private cars by 6%.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

17.06.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New homes with no parking? LA City Council considers ending parking requirements Two L.A. City Council members are putting forward a new proposal that could let developers skip on-site parking, with the goal of creating more housing.

Its about time.
laist.com/news/housing...

16.06.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I love a restaurant with paper tablecloths!

16.06.2025 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Interesting that the LA curfew map lines up with the freeway donut that surrounds downtown. Maybe there should be an actual city with residents inside that space instead of office buildings, warehouses, and 30% of land as parking lots.

12.06.2025 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How do you like flight updates in the BRT station that leads to the airport @thetransitguy.com?

11.06.2025 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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