JD

If you have time you should really check out the Indiana-side trails west of the Big Four. Best in the region

“Crying man with gun” meme with text “when the war on cars happens and I have to ban the tiny van”

Also the kei trucks

New meta-analysis of 26 published studies concludes that AVs will lead people to use cars a lot more — which would thicken congestion and worsen pollution (even if AVs are electric).

"AV deployment is anticipated to lead to an overall increase in Vehicle Miles Traveled."

doi.org/10.1016/j.tb...

“Left ear right ear” meme where right ear is “November Kelly podcast” and left ear is “another November Kelly podcast”

It’s the only way to keep up

You’re about to have such a good time

It’s called ‘vs code’ because the code is an enemy you are fighting

In 2350 will Holden’s family be considered woke (polycule) or trad (Montanan farmers)?

5 years is a long deal for a 3B if they think Shaw will improve. Seems like the plan is to deal Hoerner or Shaw at some point

I know people on this website are likely to be more amenable to this than I am, but I want to stress that institutional investor purchases of single family homes are a microscopic share of the market and so you’re basically not gonna see material changes in home prices from this

We Still Don’t Know if Robotaxis Are Safer Than Human Drivers And even if self-driving technology proves to be less dangerous, there are many better ways to improve traffic safety and prevent fatal crashes.

Sorry, but triumphant claims about autonomous vehicle safety are wildly exaggerated.

It's an open question whether today’s self-driving cars are any safer than those driven by humans.

And if reducing crashes is the goal, that isn’t even the right question.

My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵

Crazy that this works. Feels like a glitch

there's no such thing as a "heritage american" and brain-damaged constitutional law professors and members of the vox cinematic universe treating it with respect is bad, and they should be berated

borders are fake, and america is what it is in the best sense due to periodically recognizing that

This has been common knowledge since cars were introduced. Disney made a short about it in 1950!

Agree that you probably couldn’t do it all at once. The highest speed limit in the US is 85 (80 if you ignore TX). Why can any US car exceed that speed? I’d start there

This was part of the IIJA! It was (is?) supposed to go into effect next year

again, ignition interlocks are one of those things where there basically *really is* a technological solution to the problem that greatly mitigates that tradeoffs, and it's a policy failure that they aren't mandatory for five years after your first DUI.

Everybody’s talking about the CBA but the real top issue facing MLB is every team wearing the same three colors

Trump Wants Asia’s ‘Cute’ Kei Cars to be Made and Sold in US President Donald Trump, apparently enamored by the pint-size kei cars he saw during his recent trip to Japan, has paved the way for them to be made and sold in the US, despite concerns they’re too sma...

All of that said, Trump has created a golden opportunity for Democrats, who can now badger his administration about legalizing small electric vehicles that would be fantastic for urban mobility.

Here's hoping they'll seize it.

this should just immediately write you a ticket when you turn it on

Me starting an email:
Hi all! We begin, as always, with the boundary conditions of the universe

Self-driving cars will transform urban economies A robotaxi boom is coming. The impacts might be broader than you expect

Really can't overstate how problematic robotaxis become at scale:

"Urban traffic is constrained by the fact that getting around by car either requires (expensively) paying someone else to drive or (inconveniently) driving oneself. Without such constraints the result could be brutal gridlock."

There’s been a good bit of development downtown. See also Clarksville bootstrapping a new downtown from scratch across the river

East of 2nd Street, north of Liberty: NuLu

East of 2nd Street, south of Liberty: Germantown

Beuchel is Germantown. Prospect is NuLu

4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...

Car Size

xkcd.com/3167/

Federal Infrastructure Spending on Transportation, Four Years after the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is up for reauthorization in 2026. New analysis shows that the act increased spending on transportation infrastructure, but…

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed 4 years ago. In new research @urbaninstitute.bsky.social we study its effects.

US transport spending increased by 30%, but:
—Funding for non-highway projects flatlined
—Construction cost increases resulted in no actual increase in infrastructure

Incredible that new fixed-route transit = *lower* property values in some people’s minds

@brett-taylor.bsky.social free post idea in this thread

This is…not pleasant to think about as a Cubs fan excited from a good 2025

Wild. So where did all that extra ERA come from?