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Danny Pleasant

@pathmaker.bsky.social

I have enjoyed a long career helping develop vibrant communities by planning, designing, building, operating, and maintaining streets and transport systems that work in urban and neighborhood settings. I love family, outdoor activities and travel.

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Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip

Chinese universities are rapidly expanding research output, overcoming top U.S. universities. The gap will widen as the federal government continues to slash research funding.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...

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Source?

12.09.2025 03:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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Keep Colbert on Air! We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition t...

We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition to demand they reverse their decision and keep Colbert on air! sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...

19.07.2025 15:46 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Why US army swore in tech executives as lieutenant colonels The Silicon Valley executives come from companies like Meta and OpenAI.

Why US army swore in tech executives as lieutenant colonels www.snopes.com/fact-check/a...

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A few photos of signs from yesterday's NO KINGS march in Charlotte:

15.06.2025 18:18 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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I've been seeing Teslas around town with bumper stickers and license plate frames reminding folks that something changed. My favorite was "F ELON"
#tesla #regret #f_elon

06.05.2025 04:05 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

He might need to brush up on his Latin ...and Bible knowledge.

30.04.2025 16:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What is the DC Mayor doing about this?

18.03.2025 03:00 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I hope they ensure elevators are sized to accommodate power wheelchairs.

22.02.2025 04:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Disgusting and Un-American

03.02.2025 04:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I keep telling people this. If I have a choice of doing a dedicated 30 minutes of cardio in my house and then running an errand by car that takes say 25 minutes, I'd rather just run that errand by bike in maybe 40 minutes and save time overall. It's very doable.

18.11.2024 16:26 — 👍 43    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0

Fighting against car dependency is fighting for more affordability, among many other important things.

THAT’S common sense.

THAT’S freedom.

#CarDependency

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This Program Wants To Coach Cities Through Setting Safer Speed Limits — Streetsblog USA Lowering speed limits is one of the most effective things cities can do to save lives. A new program wants to help.

Lowering speed limits — and backing them up with better infrastructure, enforcement and messaging — is one of the most effective things cities can do to save lives.

A new program wants to help them navigate the inevitable challenges that come when they try. usa.streetsblog.org/2024/11/18/t...

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