Cutter W. González

As I said a few days ago: ALWAYS substitute “Google’s autocomplete function” for “ChatGPT”, and if your thought sounds silly, it probably is.

I ♥️ these people so much.

We’re really fortunate to have a weekly space to talk urban issues with people who love Austin, are tireless learners, and have never met a stranger. Good vibes every Friday to anchor the week.

And y’all are welcome to join any time too!

Same here!

Screenshot of an intersection with arrows showing how the right turn lane and the bike lane interact/overlap

Picture of a bike lane that widens as it meets an intersection

Today in Waymos > human drivers:

1️⃣ For the 1st time, a car yielded to bikes (they’re supposed to) from the right turn lane.

2️⃣ A bike lane looks like it turns into a right turn lane, leading a Waymo into it. Before it finished changing, though, it saw me coming & adjusted into the correct lane.

The funny thing about how European countries and the US are responding to protestors for Palestine is that it shows we don’t just need to free Gaza, we need to free ourselves as well

I’m glad they’re pushing back… but the language is all financial, not taking a stand on free expression. Makes me a little skeptical.

U.S. college is first to decline federal science grants because of new DEI language Williams College says NSF and NIH requirement related to discrimination “undermines” academic freedom

I want to give some credit to Williams College here:

www.science.org/content/arti...

Yes, will do. Thank you!

Car parked in bike lane

This driver found the one small stretch of the 3rd St bikeway that no longer has barriers (thanks to The Republic being built) 🔪🔪🔪

@zoforaustin.bsky.social @paige-ellis.bsky.social can we PLEASE do something about this? Waiting for light rail to redo the street (10 years) is not viable for S Congress, and won’t do anything to fix Congress north of the river.

Car parked in bike lane

Car parked in bike lane

Car parked in bike lane

Music Lane has been a problem since it opened. Cars park in the FIRE LANE so long as it’s also a bike lane.

The commercial vehicle is occupying the lane DESPITE PARKING RIGHT NEXT TO IT! And the guy wheeled around and shouted at me for reporting it!!!

Car parked in bike lane

Car parked in bike lane

Car parked in bike lane

Bruh sometimes I am so tired of this city. SIX cars parked in the Congress bike lane between Music Lane and 6th.

I have submitted so many 311 requests for enforcement & asked for re-installing barriers where this batch is. (And was told a vendor request was submitted. No visible progress.)

The correct news headline for this is not "Trump to Lay Out His Plan for Reducing Crime in Nation’s Capital" (Bloomberg) or "Trump to speak at White House on violent crime in D.C." (CNBC), but rather "President Lies About Crime in DC."

News outlets are obligated to maintain a grip on reality!!

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Fully remote with good benefits, great team, and meaningful work! 🏘️

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Come join our growing comms team at Welcoming Neighbors Network! 🏘️

We're hiring a Communications Associate to help pro-housing groups create policy change in communities across the country. It's a fully remote gig with good benefits, great colleagues, and meaningful work.

Glassy entrance to Café Crème Coffeeshop @ Eatery with a store sign and a “we are open” sign

🚨🚨 new meeting location 🚨🚨

We’re going to beat the heat and meet at Café Crème’s new Austin Public Library location this Friday, 6:30 PM!

📍710 W. Cesar Chavez St

I don't think people realize that so much of advocacy + organizing is just asking people to do simple things. People are ready and willing!

YouTube video by ChappellRoanVEVO Chappell Roan - The Subway (Official Music Video)

I do love how place-based so much of Chappell Roan's music is — Midwest Princess moniker, songs like Pink Pony Club, The Subway.

Feels really grounding and cinematic IMO.

Being in the room and speaking to eliminate parking minimums was something else.
Congrats to Denver City council for repealing parking minimums! #copolitics

The fact that they are reinstalling it means this whole confederate statues thing remains salient, motivating to their base.

The public isn't campaigning for this; they could have let this go. Instead, they are actively reintroducing monuments to foment racial tension.

Racism gets them votes.

Senate pulls AI regulatory ban from GOP bill after complaints from states A proposal to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade was soundly defeated in the U.S. Senate.

I don't think we talked enough about the fact that the big ugly bill almost banned states from regulating AI for 10 years

Like, that means there's some insidious AI lobbying shit happening in the Capitol that we are not even hearing about

Car-free streets are popping up in cities around the world Pedestrian-only zones are having a moment as a trend that started during the pandemic—from wider sidewalks to communal gathering spaces—is becoming the new normal in these popular destinations.

Austin when

Squidward grimacing with a raised fist, ready to throw a punch

me before I got to the last sentence of your reply

One of the worst things about driving is other drivers. One of the best things about cycling is other cyclists.

Crazy small world moment: McCrery and I exchanged emails when I was a late teen/early 20-something and was considering architecture. (I was a devout Catholic at the time.)

Latest technodystopian term to draw my ire: microlearning

Austin's the only place I've lived with adequate public pools. It was WILD trying to find a place to cool off in Houston.

Moody is wild but feels unsurprising

More reason for Texas Dems to keep denying quorum

Criminalizing homelessness doesn’t work, study finds As federal policy shifts toward punishment, a new study calls on cities to reconsider enforcement-based approaches in favor of housing and care.

in other news, water is wet