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@cdtownley.bsky.social

I miss the good Internet, maybe I am getting old. Cosplaying as a transportation planner by day. Other interests include old houses, whisk(e)y, photography, and spatial data science. I probably won't talk about any of them though. Jersey grown.

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This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY

08.10.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 624    πŸ” 253    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 24
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a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it . Alt: a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it .

No you don’t understand.

They can’t give you public transportation because then you wouldn’t be spending a bunch of money in their system

05.10.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know what most of those words mean, but I agree with the last part.

26.09.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

...is this real?

23.09.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I haven't gone in yet but it's looking great from the outside!

23.09.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think "pain only hurts" is my new favorite phrase.

22.09.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Does anyone know of a good way to do a wikimap in #AGOL? Trying to collect community input using points and lines. #gischat

09.09.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Where did they publish these? Could you share or send me a link please?

27.08.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Union Station is also where a lot of people enter DC for protests.

27.08.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Off topic, but am I the only one who sees irony in wearing camouflage and a hi-vis vest?

27.08.2025 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Go comment. Bike lanes make our communities safer and better.

18.08.2025 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.Β 

Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

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People who work the overnight shift at Waffle House are basically first responders and should be paid accordingly.

30.07.2025 04:09 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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My joint statement with @booker.senate.gov on the Trump Administration's Firing First Assistant Desiree Grace.

23.07.2025 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 144    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3

I like micro mobility, I don't like lazy people who leave scooters where they don't belong

23.07.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Last night in Metuchen. Toddlers love public spaces!

16.07.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

At this point, I'd settle for an administration that understood what "100-year flood" meant.

15.07.2025 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Become ungovernable

14.07.2025 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

There's no justification for using Twitter, folks. Not saying you have to delete your account, but if you're actively using it... come on.

12.07.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 259    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

If ya'll know anyone interested in a transportation planning job in Princeton, NJ focused on safe routes to school and vision zero, send them my way.

11.07.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They better wait until all the parker piles are gone or they'll get stuck in the trash at the very least.

07.07.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"I know it's a good bill because the left hates it." Is something I heard a congressman say on the radio this morning. Is this really how we want to govern? Can we make a two-thirds majority a requirement for everything so maybe people will have to learn to work together again?

02.07.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Ruling Is a 5-Alarm Catastrophe Society / June 27, 2025 The Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Ruling Is a 5-Alarm Catastrophe In Trump v. CASA, the court hands the president yet more unaccountable authorityβ€”and yanks us into a ...

β€œEventually, executive power will become completely uncontainable, and our beloved constitutional Republic will be no more.” www.thenation.com/article/soci...

28.06.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would love to see more of this kind of analysis in NJ.

23.06.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty amazing that a former president will sit quietly as one of his successors orders US troops into American cities and ships innocent people off to concentration campsβ€”but feels compelled to speak up when a fellow HR nightmare is at risk of losing to another member of the same party.

22.06.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 11962    πŸ” 2466    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 135

Amazing that nearly all 535 members of Congress - ostensibly some of the most ambitious, power-hungry people in the country - are acting as if they’re totally fine with being made irrelevant.

22.06.2025 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 767    πŸ” 186    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 12

I am looking for congressional leaders to come out quickly and forcefully against this. We need unequivocal opposition. We need theatric demonstrations of defiance. We need to see leadership. Trump will steamroll us all if we display weakness. Where are our leaders?

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Letter: Sen. Lee’s response to the assassination of Minnesota senator are sickening β€” and should be his downfall Letter: Sen. Lee’s response to the assassination of Minnesota senator are sickening β€” and should be his downfall

Letter: In Minnesota, as we mourn Melissa Hortman and her husband, we ask you, Utah, to remember Mike Lee’s lies and cruel jokes when he comes up for reelection.

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Mike Lee confronted by Minnesota colleague over shooting comments "Honestly, he seemed a little surprised to be confronted," Sen. Tina Smith said.

Tina Smith confronted her Senate colleague Mike Lee over his social media post that blamed the Minnesota lawmaker shootings on β€œMarxists.”

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