Melissa Beeler, AICP

Wow looks like they got more snow than Austin did

Time’s up! What wins has Biden notched and what has he left incomplete on transportation? - Transportation For America In November 2020, we sent the incoming Biden administration a memo outlining immediate and longer-term actions we urged the new president to initiate. Four years later, while modest progress has been ...

"The question … should not just be 'How can we steer the money we control toward good projects?' but instead, 'What changes can we institutionalize to disrupt the status quo and produce better results for years to come after we’re gone?'"

t4america.org/2025/01/15/t...

YouTube video by RMTransit The Mass-Produced Metros of China | Rapid Transit Standardization

Let's learn how to build a national metro system since China is America's hottest influencer rn.
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Why Cities Are Getting Rid of Decades-Old Parking Rules Hundreds of cities have cut back parking requirements for real estate projects. That’s led to more housing development, but it has also resulted in backlash from residents.

What Happens When There Are Fewer Spaces to Park?

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/b...

Thanks for covering the great work we’ve done in Austin and that’s being done across the country on removing parking minimums

Twitter can rest in peace, X can rot in hell

Hello world! Migrating here from Twitter (RIP). Looking forward to connecting on transit, urbanism, affordability, etc.!