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I have a father and mother in law in Iran. I have a sister in law. A niece. She's 14. She likes silly pink headbands and purses and dresses, just like kids her age all over the world. There are 93 million people like her in Iran. People who do all the normal mundane life things as the rest of us.

Mamdani is not just filling the potholes with the crew. He's creating a visual and personal reminder of the dignity inherent in all of these anonymous government jobs.

a man sitting in front of a computer with a sign that says no smoking on the shelf behind him Alt: Richard Ayoade smiling as the character Moss in The British show IT Crowd

I knew Two Boots was going to be a great character when I heard Richard Ayoade’s voice. Maul: Shadow Lord is great so far and the city scenes are fantastic.

Yeah it’s kind of annoying they decided to do that when they have real images at thier disposal.

China Unveils the World’s Longest Outdoor Escalator, Revolutionizing Urban Transit Rising 905 meters, the Wushan Goddess Escalator in Chongqing stands as the world’s longest outdoor escalator, revolutionizing urban transit.

Monday's Most Read # 1 - China Unveils the World’s Longest Outdoor Escalator, Revolutionizing Urban Transit link.theoverheadwire.com/twnv8 Parametric Architecture

The Floridian beach town that looks like Santorini The striking all-white architecture of Alys Beach may conjure Europe and the Caribbean, but its walkable streets and luminous Gulf beaches are pure Florida.

Monday's Most Read # 2 -The Floridian beach town that looks like Santorini link.theoverheadwire.com/th6ud BBC Travel

The bottom rung is missing from America’s housing ladder. The ROOM Act can replace it. - Niskanen Center A model bill from the Institute for Justice offers states a clean, market-oriented path to restoring affordable shared housing.

Monday's Most Read # 3 - The bottom rung is missing from America's housing ladder. The ROOM Act can replace it. link.theoverheadwire.com/qgj4t @niskanencenter.bsky.social

WA takes another step to link its carbon market with California and Quebec • Washington State Standard Both supporters and critics of Washington’s cap-and-trade program say combining markets would benefit the state.

I missed this, but this is super cool news... washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/03/05/w... "Washington State's cap-and-trade program could soon link with carbon markets in California and Quebec, a move that agency officials say would decrease and stabilize decarbonization costs."

Where there are parking lots next to transit, there is potential! Excited to see this comprehensive Transit Oriented Development strategy launch for the Baltimore Region. We have some great assets in the existing Metro and Light Rail that can be maximized with TOD increasing access and ridership.

US Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Illinois’ law barring concealed carry of guns on public transit Nation’s high court declined Monday to hear a legal challenge to an Illinois law barring concealed carry permit holders from carrying loaded guns on public transportation.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a legal challenge to an Illinois law barring concealed carry permit holders from carrying loaded guns on public transportation, leaving intact the state’s 2013 prohibition on firearms aboard buses and trains. (gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/06/s...

Thanks, @rmartincole.bsky.social, for showing us items from the Northwestern University Transportation Library, including the famous "Transporting Watermelons in Bulk and Bins by Truck" report from USDA. Just one of many fascinating pieces. What a treat to get to see everything in person!

AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper-focused history The Associated Press says it will offer buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration away from the focus on newspapers and their print journalism that sust...

People should actually be very alarmed that while AP's business model is shot to bits, Americans are still very much reliant on the news it delivers. The alternatives in some cases are inferior or non-existent.
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Interesting to see how cities have / have not evolved their COVID-era slow/open street programs. Here is a snapshot of the toolkit along San Francisco’s Shotwell Street.

Absolutely incredible Nutella ad.

IIJA pushed up capital funding for transit projects to $3B+ if my memory serves. All of this downgrade is for war and instead of in the past where we hinted at it, it’s a pretty explicit trade now.

The Federal Transit Administration released its annual report on new transit projects to fund.

The report recommends a total of just $1.2 b for existing & new projects, a massive reduction from previous years. The federal role in funding new transit projects is being decimated.

Picture of part of my haul

Somehow managed to pick up produce, bread, meat, and cheese at Pike Place Market without driving my car through the middle of it. Ask me anything

I know, but it’s just insane to me, and not really targeted at Seattle, that we can’t figure out a way to do it better and faster.

How do you get $34b in the hole anyway? This seems like a racket and should be the cost for a full subway network. Someone should take a deep dive into the cost centers.

We live on the best spaceship in the universe.

Cover of "Safety Design Guide for Subdivision and Residential Area Street Systems" with a street diagram for a subdivision and residential area

Cover of a 1950 report from the State of New York titled "Solving Parking Problems: A Guide to Community Action," featuring a teal background and an illustration of 1950s-era cars lined up diagonally, receding into the distance.

Let’s lower the rent! As mayor, I will triple housing production by cutting red tape, lowering costs, and eliminating pointless bureaucracy.

Talking Headways Podcast: Civil Rights, Civic Transport — Streetsblog USA Let's talk about "disparate impact" — and why the Trump administration wants to gut it.

Talking Headways Podcast: Civil Rights, Civic Transport usa.streetsblog.org/2026/04/02/t... via @usa.streetsblog.org and @theoverheadwire.com

Talking Headways Podcast: Civil Rights, Civic Transport — Streetsblog USA Let's talk about "disparate impact" — and why the Trump administration wants to gut it.

New #TalkingHeadways podcast! We're chatting with Laurel Paget-Seekins @laurelintransit.bsky.social about how the Trump administration is looking to gut civil rights enforcement for transportat projects. Also transit agency power dynamics and public sector capacity - link.theoverheadwire.com/jg34x

Rooftop solar reaches 20% of Puerto Rico’s generation mix Rooftop solar capacity in Puerto Rico reached around 1.5 GW in 2025, passing natural gas and becoming the territory’s second-largest generation source, according to the Energy Information Administrati...

Rooftop solar has come out of nowhere and is now 20% of Puerto Rico's energy generation mix -- more than natural gas.

Thanks for coming in!

Always a pleasure to talk with Jeff @theoverheadwire.com! (Less a pleasure to hear my own voice recorded.) Thanks for having me on to highlight the threat to civil rights protections in transportation. Watch this space for updates on the pending US DOT rescission of Title VI regulations.