Relevant fact: half of the City of Atlanta still doesn't have sidewalks.

Residents overwhelmingly passed a referendum to fund infrastructure improvements, but only 10% of that money has been spent in three years, mostly in white and wealthy neighborhoods

www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...

I loved Dead Wake. Fascinating story and incredibly well written.

🤬🤬🤬

Eastside Beltline light rail work secretly halted last year A group made up of officials with the city of Atlanta, the Beltline and MARTA made the decision in a closed-door meeting without ever informing the public.

Unbeknownst to the public, a small group of officials from the city of Atlanta, the Atlanta Beltline and MARTA voted to stop all work on the Eastside Beltline light rail project more than six months ago: www.ajc.com/news/2026/01...

Eastside Beltline light rail work secretly halted last year A group made up of officials with the city of Atlanta, the Beltline and MARTA made the decision in a closed-door meeting without ever informing the public.

“A group of officials with the city of Atlanta, the Beltline and MARTA made the decision in a closed-door meeting without ever informing the public.”

Gonna need this article outside the paywall for all Atlantas to read.

www.ajc.com/news/2026/01...

This area has always struck me as drive-to urbanism at its finest.

Sinkhole in Georgia Ave between the Zoo & Summerhill.

Great time to make a protected cycle track from Cherokee to Capitol Ave

This is about elections.

Just signed up! Can’t wait to see you in Atlanta!

1. Thread: Why America fails to build public infrastructure cost effectively.

High Costs Are Not an Engineering Problem
They Are a Political–Fiscal Design Problem

Countries like Sweden and Germany do not build transit cheaply because they have better engineers per se. They build cheaply because:

I feel seen

Jealous

CDC shooter! They shot at CDC! They were near Emory. Did not shoot at Emory but CDC buildings are riddled with bullet holes.

Not at Emory. They’re shooting at CDC. Near Emory.

Goodness that’s a lot of parking 🤦‍♀️

What on earth Sierra Club??? Electric cars are not the answer to climate change. Why are you schilling for car companies?

Ooo I thought those were rivers you were building to take care of Atlanta’s missing water feature problem. 😂 My preference would be to flood i20 though.

Missing anything to Clifton Cooridor though.

Currently in Paris with my kiddo and loving it! We’ve metro’d, bused, walked. Only issue is the complete lack of bike rentals for parents! We walked a million miles and were totally exhausted. Drooled over the ubiquitous ebike rentals but felt completely forgotten as a parent of a young kid.

I never want to see another human trot across a crosswalk, hurry their stroller/kids/mobility device or rush a senior resident through an intersection or any road.
It’s ridiculous, like we’ve been gifted some incredible act of patience from those driving.

If you're like why would they do this? Because the goal is to privatize weather forecasts. They've been really clear about this. It won't work and a lot of people will die. But some other people might get rich so

Also wish they didn’t clear cut each new segment. At least parts of the Eastside trial have regrown trees but South/Southwest is terrrrrrible.

Still many times higher than the rate for bus or rail travel. Whether you’re on the absolute or relative scale, cars are more dangerous than any other form of motorized transportation. injuryfacts.nsc.org/home-and-com...

Cars kill over 40,000 people a year in the US. So no, not “fairly safe” at all.

Teton national forest stock photo

Under the “Big Beautiful Bill,” federal lands like Teton National Forest will be put up for sale to pay for tax cuts for the rich. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Call your senator, please.

An overwhelming majority of Georgians want climate-smart policies. Fewer would hold local officials accountable. (Visuals by Alex Ip)

I support providing tax rebates for energy-efficient vehicles or solar panels (73%)

I support the U.S. economy transition from fossil fuels to 100% clean energy by 2050 (68%)

I think my local officials should do more to address global warming (55%)

Just 1% of active voters in Georgia (74,464 people) voted early in the primary for Public Service Commission, despite an overwhelming majority supporting climate-smart policies, such as energy efficiency subsidies and the adoption of clean energy.

Election Day is THIS Tuesday!
#gapol

Cutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care Catastrophe This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...

Over the next 25 years, if proposed cuts in NIH funding are made real, “In a population of more than 340 million, this reflects **82 million** fewer years of life.”

In the US alone.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

I sent ATLDOT some questions this morning. Story to come Friday about the Streets Alive partnership with Uber/Waymo!

Apply for ACIP Membership Access the online application for ACIP membership and learn about qualifications.

This is not true. Congress doesn’t approve ACIP members. www.cdc.gov/acip/apply-f...