Research Fellow @joinFAI; opinions mine not theirs | Working to make US transportation faster, cheaper, more reliable, & less safe | prev: Econ & CS @UChicago

Inside the Beltway, USA
Joined January 2022
some important descriptive statistics which more people in transit should be aware of
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Replying to @sitch_monitor
even if you didn't like the black people or immigrants there are better places to be posting about (but WV is like 50% richer than Estonia)
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yeah this seems like it really sucks?
an america of 100 million
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Replying to @metr0politics
sure and maybe i should have replied to him and not you but "native NYers don't use public parks" is like maximum crackhead schizo posting, just not remotely true in any possible sense
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Replying to @boxcartransit
How would construction on 42nd and 9th lower speeds in the I-495 express bus lane? I would have assumed that the section from 495 into PABT is mostly a closed system. How would congestion due to manhattan surface streets "leak" back into the bus-only section?
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Replying to @emre_mayo
yeah like i don't want to be mean but what were they thinking lmfao
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Replying to @metr0politics
what the fuck are you talking about
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In this specific case "give up" was actually correct, whatever discount was on offer for LGA was obviously not worth it. (the uber was like $150 each way lmfao). I'm sure Newark would have been fine, or failing that, the JFK rail connection is quite good
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The problem with large cities is that if either your origin or destination are not near a train, your trip is certain to be very painful. If neither are near the train, you might as well give up.
Replying to @bigseb31213
i live in new jersey.
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Replying to @headwaysmatter
i am going to assume this is just boilerplate they weren't really focusing on
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This feels like an insane thing to put in a document about transit governance during an allegedly conservative administration. Like what are we doing here
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FTA I think they call that an "unweighted average"
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who the fuck is "chud the builder"
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Replying to @Philadeliberty
The domestic flight market is liquid enough that you're getting something approximating marginal flight cost as-is
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Lucas Pombo (aka Lib Development) retweeted
Nate, Cheesecake Factory stands for ABUNDANCE LIBERALISM! Please take your reactive richardsonism elsewhere
Evan I thought your book was OK, and I'm certainly very receptive to the idea of D organizations having become too woke/progressive/etc but this Cheesecake Factory stuff makes you look like a humorless reactionary idiot take the fucking L.
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Could God create a councilmember so stupid that even He would vote to impeach? 🧵⬇️
Every year, thousands of DC residents lose their homes over unpaid rent. Most owe less than $5,000. Going to court is stressful for tenants, expensive for landlords, and slows down the system. We need a better way to resolve rent issues. 🧵⬇️
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Annual Ranking of US Airlines: Tier 1: The Tier 2: cheapest Tier 3: convenient Tier 4: flight Tier 5: you Tier 6: people Tier 7: are Tier 8: all Tier 9: insane. Tier 10: Frontier
My annual rankings of US airlines: Tier 1: Delta Tier 2: United, Alaska Tier 3: American, Spirit, JetBlue Should be shut down and sold for parts: Southwest
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Replying to @RichardMCNgo
I think if you asked them they would just give you an extremely direct “the army is good” shtick? What would the analogy even be here, succession?
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