John Lloyd

3 things that are proven to make society better
1) running frequent bus service
2) helping people get stable housing that they consent to living in
3) giving people some consistent amount of money each month

1 thing proven to harm society: drastic wealth inequality

Under the current regime, America is running — full reverse — into the 19th century.

Truuuuuth!!!

People will be like "I would do anything for my kids!" right up until you suggest creating a walkable, bike-able community where kids can safely get around on their own

Good book! That strike was a big deal and had reverberations for decades.

We need to walk and chew gum at the same time. For housing that means more supply and more rental housing assistance.

The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit Treating the scandal as an aberration misunderstands the global epidemic of violence against women

"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."

Disbanding ICE and prosecuting everyone from at least middle management up remains the moderate response. I'm not a moderate tho, I think everyone on their payroll needs a referral to the Hague

When does the next bus come? GoTriangle reduces wait time on its busiest routes The regional agency joins GoDurham and GoRaleigh in offering bus service at 15-minute intervals between Durham and Chapel Hill.

Raleigh increased bus service from every 30 min to every 15 min on its route serving Glenwood Ave. Ridership then doubled in the year that followed.

Over last year, city’s high-frequency routes have had 89% ridership growth.

People will ride when you give them service that they can rely on!

Analysis: The US government has declared war on the very idea of climate change | CNN Politics Americans are used to whiplash in their climate policy. The US has been in and out and in and out again of the key Paris climate agreement over the past four presidencies.

“In his second administration, President Donald Trump is not just approaching climate science with skepticism. Instead, his administration is moving to destroy the methods by which his or any future administration can respond to climate change.“

I’m going to become the Joker with anyone who claims they voted for Trump because of “the economy.”

oh they will definitely hold that the 14th and 15th amendments dictate that nothing can be done to ameliorate racial inequality or past racial discrimination, even in voting and representation, despite the fact that the text of both amendments clearly allows for such.

The GOP vandalization of any federal agency that seeks to educate, inform, study, understand, or ameliorate the lives of ordinary Americans must never be forgotten or forgiven.

Typical dictator shit.

Trump’s illegal tariffs and budget-busting billionaire tax cuts have run down U.S. job growth but, instead of pulling back from these blunders, an inflamed Trump just blamed the messenger and fired the Commissioner of Labor Statistics.

I stand corrected! 😂

Sounds depressingly familiar

This is what the city of @kamloops.ca has done. They passed a declaration of vision zero and then have done next to nothing to actually change the road network to achieve that goal.

Wall Street Journal headline and deck: "New York Shooting Puts Mamdani on the Spot Over Policing Views: The killing of four people in a Midtown office building rattled a city where mass attacks are rare and violent crime has declined."

It's really weird to demand accountability from a NYC mayoral candidate for a deadly NYC shooting rather than the current NYC mayor, an ex-cop who campaigned on a "tough on crime" platform and promptly got indicted for crimes

bush v. gore

Are we winning yet

Not disagreeing, but this is a false dichotomy. Good design influences individual behavior.

UCLA’s anti-genocide protesters (many of whom are Jewish) were literally attacked by Kahanists. It was live-streamed. So if that’s what the DOJ means by “creating a hostile educational environment”…

Most North American cities that have a “Vision Zero” declaration have not actually done the work. Vision Zero works, but it’s not going to happen if we’re too afraid to inconvenience a single motorist.

Only the dumbest or most dishonest fossil fuel execs need apply for positions in this administration.

I’ve purchased 7 books this year that I first encountered through recommendations, mentions, or links here on Bluesky.

We Should All Be Biking Along the Beach Oceanfront bicycle paths aren’t just a joy to ride on. They can help relieve beach traffic and mitigate the ill effects of overtourism. Why are they so rare in the US?

I recently biked along the Baltic Sea, from Gdansk to Sopot in Poland. It was one of the most sublime rides of my life.

I wondered: Why are there so few places in North America where people can experience seaside cycling, separated from cars?

My exploration, in Bloomberg

It's a bizarre and frankly alienating feeling realizing that if you know the basic fact that the murder rate has gone down significantly since 1990 you're in the ~90th+ percentile of fact-knowers

Vision Zero is achievable in an urban context.

We know how, we just have to do it.