1/ @yonahfreemark.com wrote an interesting piece about how to improve public engagment in the US, which he correctly notes is relevant not just to transportation projects, but also housing and climate. @thefoxandthecity.com has a good thread about it below. As a former pollster, I have thoughts!

I had it multiple times while there. It was delicious.

Thinking about the 2021 BNSF train-barge collision where the post-accident interviewer was asking the train crew if they can steer the train

What kind of person who calls themselves a reporter would denigrate other reporters who covered super important issues?!?

Fucking nativist pathetic shit.

Google maps "satellite" view of Central park with the E-W bike connection in red

it is on the transverse.

It goes right over Bethesda Terrace, there are a few awkward conflicts and it's hilly, but it's as good as it can be

I read the article and it's $15m more per year....I'm pissed because you should raise that on private cars driving to the airports, but $15m isn't that bad (60% made me think it's be far worse)

And famously stonewall was landmarked months before the uprising!

It's kind of wild watching the business community torch Kathy's years of incredible work so quickly.

Turns out that running the Partnership requires knowing NYC!

I think this panelized faux brick and stone shit that ramsa does for rich people in Manhattan sucks shit and we should just build cool new buildings instead of dressing them up in a third rate imitation of second rate early 20th century taste

And therein is the problem with the NR I guess

E with a location move? I dunno....no integrity!

A passover selection of bagels baclava rugelac, babka, and other assorted chametz

Park slope!!!

Ya well manna went through a lot of iterations over those 40 years....

This is the problem with announcing any kind of plan or proposal on April 1, is that your opponents can simply release a statement amounting to "Look at this clown in their clown shoes"

wishing a very happy opening day to people who love the endurance, whimsy, and small victories throughout a baseball season. wishing a very unhappy opening day to people who call players assets and complain about their market value.

The council forced him to exclude historic districts!!

Too bad state level VRAs likely make this impossible:(

Really great thread detailing how thousands of acres of forest can be cut down for mansions, but an afford apt building for seniors gets mired in red tape

Sure! I just think requiring a vote was silly and residents pay the price ultimately

Albany said "to join the Trust there must be a vote" and NYCHA prioritizes the projects with highest capital needs for votes. But when if they vote "no" there's no alternative for these sites. So I'm saying Albany should have been forced to reckon with this by funding the capital work themselves

I assume this poisoned the community against any change :(

The new developments which prioritize giving NYCHA residents new apts in the new buildings via transfer of assistance seem more promising (like the air rights deal at Howard)

When Albany decided that the Trust has to have a vote they should have also shackled themselves to the results by requiring any development that doesn't vote for the Trust/PACT to get an automatic capital grant from the state for repairs

Isaacs needs ~$250 million in investment over the next 5 years. NYCHA had a plan to invest that money all while remaining landlord. Instead ill informed cranks decided it was better to keep the status quo. Now the building will languish because shockingly no one else has a plan for $250 million

Ya 485x has to fund the iz or everything breaks down

Ya ELURP in low density won't trigger MIH, but R6 and beyond it will. I think that the council isn't ready to kill MIH so a clever homeownership MIH that works in the interim would be good to develop/model

The charter amendments all rely on MIH so it's not going away. So we do need a condo friendly MIH option lol

Is there a 'fix' for how to make MIH work with condos? What would a homeownership MIH that works look like?

The thing is the met never could exist except for wealthy donors, so even if young people started showing up and selling out every show they'd still be in trouble. Really need some billionaires

Not sure how you solve this issue unfortunately :(