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Mike Christensen, MCMP, CNU-A, AICP

@mrc-slc.bsky.social

Executive Director of the http://UtahRPA.org, home of @LinkUtah.org. Member of @cnunewurbanism.bsky.social, @strongtowns.org, and @railpassengers.org.

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Mixed-Use Building With 8 Restaurants Pitched for Central City A new building proposed for Denver Street in Central City would add apartments and micro restaurants to Salt Lake City.

Mixed-use building with 8 restaurants pitched for Central City buildingsaltlake.com/mixed-use-bu... via @buildingsaltlake.bsky.social and @jacobscholl.bsky.social

06.03.2026 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Talking Headways Podcast: The Annual Prediction Show with Yonah Freemark β€” Streetsblog USA Yonah Freemark joins Talking Headways for their annual discussion of future of transit in the United States (and Mexico).

Talking Headways Podcast: The Annual Prediction Show with Yonah Freemark - usa.streetsblog.org/2026/03/05/t... via @usa.streetsblog.org, @theoverheadwire.com, and @yonahfreemark.com

06.03.2026 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Stupendous Potential': Pay-Per-Mile Auto Insurance Would Cut Costs And Traffic Violence - Streetsblog New York City Lowering car insurance costs doesn't have to eviscerate crash victims's rights.

β€˜Stupendous Potential’: Pay-Per-Mile Auto Insurance Would Cut Costs And Traffic Violence - nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/03/05/s... via @nyc.streetsblog.org and @kevinduggan.bsky.social

06.03.2026 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Urban Truth Collective: Straight Talk About The Joy Of Cities In An Age Of Disinformation β€” Streetsblog USA The Three Tenors of Urbanism explain their latest effort: The Urban Truth Collective.

Urban Truth Collective: Straight Talk About The Joy Of Cities In An Age Of Disinformation - usa.streetsblog.org/2026/03/05/u... via @usa.streetsblog.org, @brenttoderian.bsky.social, @grantennis.bsky.social, and @tomflood.bsky.social

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Study: AVs Will Super-Charge VMT β€” Streetsblog USA Yes, robocars address many of our traffic violence troubles, but they may fail to uproot the deeper rot of car dependency that has hollowed out our society

Study: AVs Will Super-Charge VMT - usa.streetsblog.org/2026/03/05/s... via @usa.streetsblog.org and @keawilson.bsky.social

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Thursday's Headlines Try New Arguments β€” Streetsblog USA An urban planner makes a conservative economic case for tearing down freeways running through cities.

Thursday’s Headlines Try New Arguments - usa.streetsblog.org/2026/03/05/t... via @usa.streetsblog.org and @blakeaued.bsky.social

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Albuquerque's Hidden Deficit | Strong Towns How the city looks rich on paper but isn’t.

Albuquerque's Hidden Deficit www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026... via @strongtowns.org, @cmichelenstrofer.substack.com.web.brid.gy, and @bimby97.bsky.social

06.03.2026 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pacific Surfliner Train Service Shut Down This Weekend Between SLO, San Diego Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner trains will not operate this weekend between San Luis Obispo and San Diego while crews wrap up "critical" infrastructure

Continued critical track projects (signal upgrades, bluff stabilization, etc.) will cause a temporary shut down of Surfliner service between San Luis Obispo and San Diego this weekend

06.03.2026 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As part of the overall Frederick Douglass Tunnel project, Amtrak is seeking non-profits and city/state governments to apply for Community Investment Program (CIP) grants to help mitigate the impact construction will have.
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Federal judge says Trump administration can't kill NYC's congestion pricing tolls The order undermines President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign promise to "TERMINATE" congestion pricing.

Since implemented in Jan. of 2025, NYC's congestion pricing has brought about a 22% drop in particulate pollution, an 11% drop in traffic, and raised over $540M for public transit projects. Now a federal judge has ruled it can continue.

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The Big Sky North Coast Corridor is not just about Montana. We are positioned to demonstrate that the federal planning process can actually lead to implementation.

Pictured: BSPRA Chairman Dave Strohmaier and Corridor ID Team Lead Jeff Schultz of David Evans & Associates, on Capitol Hill

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What if you could do Pueblo by train? 🚊

It’s possible! Learn more about the Front Range Passenger Rail (FRPR) project. Link in bio! πŸ›€οΈ

#BuildFRPR
#BuildTheTrain
#SkipTheTraffic
#RideTheFrontRange

05.03.2026 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Long-term rail planning requires a reliable funding stream.

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Markwayne Mulling is a lying MAGA piece of shit

It’s time Democrats drop their Queensbury Rules and bring Ukrainepian drones to a gun fight

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Jesus

05.03.2026 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Ya see, the White House said Spain caved and agreed to US planes

Spain said, You Fucking Liars

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Jesus

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RFK Jr is Trump shitting on HHS
Kristi Noem is Trump shitting on DHS
Hegseth is Trump shitting on the Pentagon
Patel is Trump shitting on the FBI
Rubio is Trump shitting on foreign policy
Pam Bondi is Trump shitting on the rule of law
Tulsi Gabbard is Trump shitting on US intelligence
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They lie about everything

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Some MAGAs will say β€œTrump was ok then he went and did that war thing” showing they can’t understand that from the beginning it’s all just one seamless web of evil

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Modern Iranian history

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Release the Epstein files

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MAGA

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ListenπŸ‘‡

05.03.2026 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

This is the likely outcome

Helping oppressed Iranians is the last thing on their minds

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Shit happens

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