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Posts by Olivia R Williams

This is Minneapolis:

Thousands of families are at risk of eviction bc they haven't been able to work in weeks & don't have $ for rent.

I heard about a family where "the son, who had access to the online account to pay rent, was abducted recently" so they don't have access to their account now.

💔

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Is there any mainstream publication that gets this stuff right? I've been regularly disappointed by others like the Washington Post, the Atlantic, the Economist, NPR, and the Guardian too. Not to discount what you said, but genuinely curious. Where to go?

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Reminder: measles causes immunological amnesia, wiping out acquired immunity whether from previous illnesses or vaccinations.

Humans only got permanent immunity, for anything, in 1963 after the measles vaccine ensured a measles outbreak a decade later wouldn't make you vulnerable again.

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New poll result: “Do you think the US military should get involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran?”
Yes — 16%
No — 60%

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This kid is 15, and so has a moral clarity and uprightness that no adult elected official would or could ever have. There aren't really and never have been two sides of this issue, but if it has to be argued as a binary thing I don't see how anything less than this could seem like the side to be on.

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A large public square filled with people on a sunny day on the Stroget iconic pedestrian street in central Copenhagen, Denmark.

A large public square filled with people on a sunny day on the Stroget iconic pedestrian street in central Copenhagen, Denmark.

One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.

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SF's hype man for this, Trevor Chandler, ran for the SF Dem Party Committee & D9 Supervisor cosplaying as a teacher, but returned to the world of surveillance. Makes sense since he was a gentile AIPAC lobbyist & CitizenApp flack.

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Can't we do better Canada?

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Had my first direct encounter with ICE agents staking someone out today and it was a lot like shooing rodents out of the garbage. Shine a light, make some noise, watch them scurry. 10/10 highly recommend.

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When you live in a proper city and want to walk to dinner, but your parents visiting from the suburbs insist on driving:

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When the Dutch Consul 🇳🇱 wears a helmet on a bike, it's your red flag that city infrastructure prioritizes cars over people in your very-major-city streets.

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HEADS UP! Posting this for the 1st time on Bluesky.

If you are holding a transportation film screening (or want to) OR if you have a festival and want to show Streetfilms here is the process.

1 - Ask. (Yes, they are free to screen)

It's a great way to get communities to talk about transportation.

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Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:

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I stopped eyeballing for that. Too scary!

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John Waters standing beside a wall with a sign that says: The John Waters Restrooms. All Gender. 
Not my photo.

John Waters standing beside a wall with a sign that says: The John Waters Restrooms. All Gender. Not my photo.

In 2000, John Waters donated 372 pieces of his art collection to the Baltimore Museum of Art. They named a rotunda after him in their gallery. He requested an all-gender restroom be named for him instead. #BOTD

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UO research looks at how climate change affects public transit A study of 48 US cities across nearly two decades is the most comprehensive review yet

A conundrum: Extreme weather deters transit use, which worsens climate change – and makes extreme weather more likely in the future.

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Kiddical mass every day 😍

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two kids biking on their street one is standing on the handlebars.

two kids biking on their street one is standing on the handlebars.

Youth Mobility + Youth Independence should be our key metrics of success.

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A drawing of a perfect phone that only has three buttons on it, one of them says IS HE DEAD one of them says AM I BROKE and the other one says RELAXING PUZZLE GAME

A drawing of a perfect phone that only has three buttons on it, one of them says IS HE DEAD one of them says AM I BROKE and the other one says RELAXING PUZZLE GAME

I invented a new phone to help save time in the morning

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How Well Is Congestion Pricing Doing? Very. One hundred days in, honking is down; bus speeds are up.

"We’re 100 days into the era of congestion pricing... The statistics from January into March, both all-in-one and otherwise, are rolling in, and they show a trend that is clear and unmistakable: It’s working."

Yesterday in @nymag.com:

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Sunday reading: how Virginia can speed up our intercity trains & VRE without expensive track realignments or 'high-speed rail' — simply by adding level-boarding platforms to reduce dwell times and catenary electrification for faster train acceleration.

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Trump Announces ‘Termination’ of ‘Illegal DEI’ Settlement Over Raw Sewage in Poor, Majority-Black Alabama Communities - Inside Climate News The Trump administration announced Friday that it was terminating a historic settlement aimed at improving wastewater treatment services for Alabamians in majority-Black communities harmed by raw sewa...

The Trump administration has canceled a Biden-era agreement requiring the state of Alabama to clean up raw sewage in poor, Black, rural communities where filthy toilet water has been flowing directly into the yards of homes where children play.

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Shortstack Mississippi utilized a hybrid system of panelized, wood-framed walls paired with Cross-Laminated Timber, delivering 36 new, mixed-income, multifamily units in 13-months to North Portland’s historic Mississippi District.

📍Portland, OR
🏗️ Shortstack Housing

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36k people showed up in LA for Bernie and AOC’s rally. In the off year.
Americans are pissed — and anyone ignoring that is making a big mistake.

-Keith Edwards

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i think it is incredibly important to share this news.

it was dropped on a weekend, likely reducing public awareness of the decision.

no coincidence it happened along with rejecting assistance to a city dealing with lead poisoning concerns.

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Info on its energy gobbling should be in every news story about AI. It is newsworthy. It is inseparable from the tech itself.

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New York City’s congestion pricing program open.substack.com/pub/betterci...

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I'm so delighted that Love on the Spectrum Season 3 has a new star, Pari, who is obsessed with transit (MBTA) and says a deal breaker for her would be a date who has a car and wants to drive to Boston instead of taking the train. 🚇 #trains #transit #loveonthespectrum

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