Jacob (he/him)

OpenStreetMap OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.

oh yeah it doesn't even suggest it! And in Open Street Map, it's indicated that it's "private access" www.openstreetmap.org#map=19/47.61...
So all that work has already been done. There's no reason for these drivers to be confused, other than "i used to could, and don't like change."

I emailed the council, and Joy replied, said they're looking into it. Sounds like they may not have been aware, like this was being done pretty quietly.

I'm all for adding the pedestrian signal for Route 2 to move back. but it being closed to cars has been working fine for the last few months.

If conversations were restarted, that should have been a new period of public comments, not privileged convos. That's the part that's squirrelly!

The "drivers from Madrona & Eastside are confused" sounds like "SDOT needs to work with Google & Apple to update their maps faster". Not "tear out applied work that makes the city better."

2019: telling miners to learn to code
early 2025: telling computer engineers to learn to mine
mid 2025: telling computer engineers to learn to code

Every single conservative is a stupid Nazi hog and nothing they say will ever be worth listening to

it is, again, intensely funny that the entire country threw a massive "fuck that guy's birthday party" party in response to trump's birthday party

(and the democratic party seems intent on pretending like neither is happening)

@msnbc.com reporter at the 1:15 mark.

“The chaos you’re seeing is not the result of peaceful protestors, it’s the result of actions of law enforcement, specifically the Los Angeles sheriff’s department.” #nokings

the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president

For an "understaffed" police force, why does #Seattle PD always have like 4 cars reporting to a single person? @divestspd.bsky.social

this is so huge for the working class in blue collar jobs working construction, police, fire fighting & other vehicle necessary careers. it puts the office commuters on the train where they should be and frees up the city for those who need vehicles in the city to have faster trips. seattle when?

By age 22, Einstein had already discovered that groove was in the heart

How Did This Beloved Thing Get So Bad?

a guy wanted to get richer

What Happened To All Thos— let me stop you there. a guy wanted to get richer

Why Is Th— a guy wanted to get richer

Have You Noticed Th— a guy wanted to get richer

Where Did— a guy wanted to get richer

I thought about it for a day and I guess my main view about Jimmy Carter is that he’s the only guy who seems to have felt adequately guilty about having been President and then tried his best to make up for it

When I wrote for Law & Order, we fake-murdered more people on all three shows than were actually murdered in NYC that year. And that was just three shows on one network.

Murder mysteries make good stories. But they’re just stories.

You’re safer than you think.

And the human nature to overweight personal anecdote vs statistical rigor. "my neighbor got taxed out of her home" will override any stats about total housing rates and median costs.

Every time I see a whooping cough outbreak story I am going to remind you: you can pop into a pharmacy and get a TDAP to protect yourself and your community from pertussis!

This is what segregationists said about media depicting blacks as normal or interracial relationships as ok

the whole purpose of the moral panic about bathrooms is to enforce gender conformity on cis women.

I’ve posted about this before but I’ve talked to multiple cis women who’ve had this happen.

“Advocates” say? Or the data SHOWS?

If it’s the data, just say that.

Like, physicists don’t SAY the earth is round. Physicists just share the data SHOWING the earth is round.

Enough of this “one side says” stuff if one side has the actual data.

A study of over 7 million people from 2000-2019 across 37 countries found a significant impact of cash transfers on all-cause mortality. Women's deaths fell by 20%. Deaths of kids under age 5 fell by 8%. The greater the amount and universality, the greater the impact.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Universal Basic Income saves lives. It is a life-saving policy.

Like, the city also has to follow its own zoning laws. I don't understand left-NIMBYs opposing zoning updates. Where are we going to build the social housing without it?

If You Want a Car This Heavy, You Should Pay Through the Nose It’s time to tax vehicles for weighing too much—even if they’re electric.

Car bloat imposes myriad costs that fall on society instead of the vehicle owner (dirty air, dangerous streets, etc). It's a classic example of a market failure.

The economist's response: Make owners of giant cars pay for the harms they inflict on everybody else.

slate.com/business/202...

Parisians Vote to Triple Parking Fees for Big S.U.V.s and Other Hefty Cars The city authorities say that large cars pollute more and are dangerous for pedestrians. Opponents say the mayor is on a crusade against motorists.

My top mobility policy of 2024: Higher parking fees for huge cars

Paris is tripling parking costs for oversized cars. Montreal, Lyon, & Cologne are taking similar steps.

Giant cars worsen pollution and safety, and they use more curb space. Owners should pay extra.

www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/w...

Mrs. McCallister, your son, he… No, he’s completely fine, it’s just… these things he’s done, the brutalities he’s visited upon the human body… We think it’s appropriate that he speak to a specialist as soon as possible. For fear of what he might become

Before and after of central Paris street, cars have been replaced with people.

Think about all the things that can fit when we just stop surrendering most of our urban space to cars.

Urban life can fit.

Before & after street pedestrianization of Rue Rambuteau in Paris. HT to @emmanuelspv.bsky.social