In 2024, I had the phenomenal privilege to visit the island of Ireland to observe their elections. There's a lot the US can learn from Ireland.
We made a documentary — American Troubles: A Tale of Two Democracies — about what we saw. I hope you'll check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfbN...
2 beer cans in hand over a kitchen counter: Rhinegeist McCool and Streetside Black Velvet Band
I didn't buy enough beer for this
Okay Boomer
But did you get the chicken version???
I have 12 tabs open atm
Also, this is an incredibly exhausting cycle. All the challengers with gas are running to the right of the incumbents. Boomer ass election
Whoever won't cave to reactionaries when BRT needs approval. I figure that's:
Albi
Cramerding
James
Jeffreys
Nolan
Owens
Walsh
I'll probably pick 2 other also-rans who seem like good people, like Prophett
Condiment Sow, how about a Condiment Cow?
I tried to explain to my wife where the phrase "batting a thousand" comes from and she just stares at me blankly: "yeah I just blacked all of that out"
Sticker collection about to become infinite
The scoring is weighted to prioritize infrastructure in poor shape (15% of score), with high traffic volumes (5%), and how much bus service it has (19% for fixed, 2% for paratransit). So it's covered
Ultimately, SORTA can't do the work for the local governments. They have to choose to want to do it
Screenshot of Cincinnati Business Courier article titled "Cincinnati developer Rob Smyjunas faces drug, resisting arrest charges in Indiana"
I was told this article gets more ridiculous as it goes along and boy I was not disappointed
The right wing grift comes for us all
Their scoring rubric they use includes pedestrian generators, specifically listing those that children would frequent
4 neighborhoods don't have community councils and likely never will
Paddock Hills could have combined their 2 requests into 1
Cincinnati FY26/27 traffic calming community priority requests scoring Page 1 - Major streets
Cincinnati FY26/27 traffic calming community priority requests scoring Page 2 - Major and minor streets
Cincinnati FY26/27 traffic calming community priority requests scoring Page 3 - minor streets
The City of Cincinnati has uploaded the results of the latest round of traffic calming requests from community councils
15 neighborhoods are not listed
2 neighborhoods only submitted 1 request
Construction is currently scheduled for next summer
The last rumor I heard earlier this year is that the county is waiting to develop their lot until property values get higher
Yes, I also listened to Backed Up lol
The Miami 2 Miami up north is probably one of the most disappointing proposals though. Clearly everyone involved has higher priorities, but I imagine it'll be big domino once it's really going
tristatetrails.org/communities-...
Was it just a coincidence that they were able to do it for the cost that it was, because they already obliterated property values with the one-way highways?
Only 12 burritos??? Gotta get those numbers up
Map of Human Development Index Score in the USA & Canada
Ohio: at least we're not Kentucky
US national rail network map, 1861
US national rail network, 1861. The Midwest was built on rail
@allaboardohio.org
New @wandrer.earth challenge just dropped @uarctos.bsky.social
If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything
Politicians hide themselves away
They only started the war
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that role to the poor
Time will tell on their power minds
Making war just for fun
Treating people just like pawns in chess
Wait 'til their judgement day comes
A poster that says 15 minute cities in blue No big conspiracy just lazy
To all the tired dads out there, I have a city design for you.
