Austin city council just approved the go-ahead for building the supports for caps over I-35

- Cesar Chavez to 7th Street
- 11th to 12th St
- Two stitches for Redline hike/bike trail

I can't begin to describe how happy I am to see this move forward. Here are the details... Cesar Chavez to 4th Street Cap

Tump just launched the largest tariff increase in over a century on Canada, Mexico, and China.

Let’s go line-by-line and break down how this will impact the ever-increasing cost of housing in America and make our housing crisis even worse 🧵 Here's the details on the tariffs:
- 25% on imports from Canada
- 25% on imports from Mexico
- 10% increase on imports from China

Now let's take a look at what it takes to build a home and what come from these countries.

I'm a transportation maximalist.
I love weird and niche transit systems.

Here are the 12 most unique transit systems in the US: 1. Morgantown PRT

The average NEPA impact statement takes 4.5 years to complete. That's ridiculous.

Here's a list of things that took less time to BUILD than it takes to complete a 575 page impact statement...

1. Golden Gate Bridge - 4 years, 4.5 months

https://twitter.com/AlecStapp/status/1828462397821952430

2. Empire State Building - 1 year, 45 days

There have been so many good Triangle Factory memes and I've been saving them all week.

Here are some of the best ones I've saved:

1. Samsung Factory 2. Hitachi Factory

After 30 years as Detroit's most iconic symbol of decay, Michigan Central Station's will now serve a new purpose: It's symbol of hope for the future.

Ford's 6-year extremely thoughtful renovation of Michigan Central is a white pill for the future.

See it for yourself:

🧵 1/11 The Grand Hall.

🧵 2/11

Imagine if the UK had their own Robert Moses and his focus was to make their culture and their icons more auto-centric... a thread.

1. Sterling Castle 2. Westminister

For every 10 likes this gets, I will ask ChatGPT to make this neighborhood more transit-oriented 🚄🚊🚇

Effective Urbanism –– e/urb

In the heart of every metropolis lies a promise - a promise of opportunity, connection, and progress. Effective Urbanism seeks to fulfill this promise by embracing urban growth and evolution.

1/10 1. Embrace Density

Cities thrive when they are dynamic and dense. We champion developments that maximize space, promote mixed-use areas, and foster vibrant communities. Density isn't just about buildings; it's about fostering connections.

High speed rail in the US has long been a dream. So long, in fact, that creating conceptual and fantasy HSR maps has become a national pastime.

Here's a list of some of the most realistic, ambitious, ridiculous, and even infamous maps from over the years...

🧵 1/16 The infamous "United States High Speed Rail System Map" (2013)

It would be criminal not to start this list with the most popular fantasy US HSR map of all time.

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The US has a rich history of rail travel. While American passenger rail may be falling behind other countries when it comes to passengers and daily departures, its beautiful stations are no slouch.

Here are 10 of America's most beautiful Amtrak stations... Union Station (Washington, D.C.)

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