Mike Christensen, MCMP, CNU-A, AICP

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.

718 Followers 385 Following 2,665 Posts Joined Nov 2024
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Arrival in Roanoke. 😀

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Departing Atlanta. 😀

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Boarded. 😀

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Boarding... finally!

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7 hours ago
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SLC Mayor Pleased With Progress Made in 2026 Legislative Session Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall said the city benefited from the 2026 Utah Legislative Session and thanked lawmakers for discussions.

Unlike 2025, Mendenhall says SLC benefited from Utah legislative session buildingsaltlake.com/unlike-2025-... via @buildingsaltlake.bsky.social and @jacobscholl.bsky.social

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SLC Doles Out $8.1M to Help Fund Nearly 600 Affordable Units - Building Salt Lake Salt Lake City Council allocated over $8 million to four affordable housing developments, including projects in Poplar Grove and Ballpark.

SLC doles out $8.1M to help fund nearly 600 affordable units buildingsaltlake.com/slc-doles-ou... via @buildingsaltlake.bsky.social and @jacobscholl.bsky.social

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Wednesday's Headlines Are Leading the Blind — Streetsblog USA Unfortunately, many city streets and subway stations are still not ADA compliant.

Wednesday’s Headlines Are Leading the Blind - usa.streetsblog.org/2026/03/11/w... via @usa.streetsblog.org and @blakeaued.bsky.social

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Trump's Funding Freeze Has Derailed Transit, Undermining Growth and Economic Opportunity For All Americans — Streetsblog USA American cities used to have some of the longest per-capita rail networks in the world. Not anymore.

Trump’s Funding Freeze Has Derailed Transit, Undermining Growth and Economic Opportunity For All Americans - usa.streetsblog.org/2026/03/11/t... via @usa.streetsblog.org and @keawilson.bsky.social

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Eventually even the most elaborate psychotic delusions collide with reality

The longer it takes the worse the reckoning

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City of Cambridge Reports Better Bike Lanes Led to Surge In Bike Traffic - Streetsblog Massachusetts The city has recorded a 250 percent increase in bike traffic since 2004.

City of Cambridge Reports Better Bike Lanes Led to Surge In Bike Traffic - mass.streetsblog.org/2026/03/10/c... via @mass.streetsblog.org

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Neutrality Is a Myth and It’s Costing Cities More Than They Realize | Strong Towns "Cities must give themselves permission to act like the stewards they already are."

Neutrality Is a Myth and It’s Costing Cities More Than They Realize www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026... via @strongtowns.org

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Delayed! 🤬

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Amtrak Is Revamping Its Run-Down Fleet. Check Out the New Trains. Step inside the sprawling factory in California where the largest fleet replacement in Amtrak’s 55-year history is coming together piece by piece.

(Gift Article) NYT travel reporter Gabe Castro-Root heads to Northern California to check in on the building of Amtrak's new Airo fleet.

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A push to reopen SEPTA's ticket office at Wilmington Train Station gains momentum The SEPTA ticket office at the Wilmington Train Station has not been staffed for nearly three months.Might that change?

Closed due to SEPTA's budget constraints late last year, the Delaware Transit Coalition are bringing their advocacy to elected officials in The First State to highlight the critical need for reopening the ticket office in Wilmington.

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Trump's Funding Freeze Has Derailed Transit, Undermining Growth and Economic Opportunity For All Americans — Streetsblog USA American cities used to have some of the longest per-capita rail networks in the world. Not anymore.

American cities used to have some of the longest per-capita rail networks in the world. Not anymore.

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From commuter service to full regional rail system: New Virginia Railway Express CEO lays ambitious expansion plans Virginia Railway Express is on track for a big expansion in service by 2030, with its new CEO hoping for a total transformation of the system by 2050.

www.insidenova.com/news/prince_...

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18 hours ago

Another way to make this point:

Every time an American decides to ride Amtrak instead of drive a car, the US transportation network gets a little safer.

NHTSA never says this, but they should.

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action alert!
ask your legislators to support HF3176 | SF2887

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Support expanded passenger rail! Ask your legislators to support HF3176 | SF 2887, directing @mndot.mn.gov to submit applications to the Federal Railroad Administration to study two corridors.

allaboardmn.org/news/blog/re...

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10 hours ago

Hegseth’s pentagon only lies to you

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Evangelicals have created the corrupt pedophile-protecting deep state their political crusade was supposed to expose

No surprise here

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Pedo protectors

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Straight from the horse’s ass

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None of these assholes has actually read the Constitution. It’s just a thing they rub all over themselves to give them magical powers

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Layover. 😉

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10 hours ago
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Plane train! 😀

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11 hours ago
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Arrival in Atlanta. 😀

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Landing in Atlanta. 😀

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12 hours ago
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Farms in Kansas and clouds over Missouri and Kentucky. 😀

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So, I just flew over my brother! He's down below at the Denver International Airport waiting to board a flight.

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