@marcuscnelson

🇭🇹🇺🇸 | Building cities, transit, and change | Find me anywhere @marcuscnelson (he/him)

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It’s pretty hard to summarize the Ultimate Urban Circulator in even two and a half hours. But I’ve given it a shot! Watch or listen to @wtyppod below!
Well There's Your Problem Podcast@wtyppod24 Apr 2024
new EPISODE about PODS with @marcuscnelson
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۟@botanebbieOct 24
didn't realize pythagorean theorem day was a thing and now i get to experience my first and last one of my lifetime
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🚨Breaking news🚨 The Northeast Corridor is fully funded!
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Jacksonville’s metromover equivalent in motion in this shot. Will be shut down November 1st due to JTA mismanagement 😴:
Bold City Beat
@BoldCityBeatOct 8
A slow afternoon in Downtown Jacksonville 🚊 🎥: bxh904 (IG)
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big_pedestrian@big_pedestrianOct 8
One of the biggest things wrong with public transporation in America is the people who lead it and run it don’t use it. So they view it as a charity, jobs program, political football or transport of last resort rather than the *only* way to safely move people at scale in cities.
Chicago 2100 Urbanism
@Chicago2100Oct 7
Suspicious amount of folks waiting for Ubers and taxis after the Public Transportation conference
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I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1
Acyn
@AcynOct 1
Vance: When Angie Nixon calls herself a socialist, I think the right response is to say, then get the hell out of here. You don't belong in America.
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Bob O’Malley@bomalleySep 23
This is actually positive news about @GoBrightline. It will ensure that operations—which have been very successful and popular—will continue while the debt from the capital cost of building the railroad is restructured. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Brightline Preparing for Bankruptcy Filing as Soon as This Week

Brightline, the struggling Florida private passenger railroad, is laying the groundwork to restructure some of its debt through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing as soon as this week, according to...

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They went in on a driverless van that never drove on it's own, at the expense of fixing up Skyway now both are getting canned, because Florida wants more people to have to drive during a fuel shortage
News4JAX@wjxt4Sep 17
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority will reduce its Fiscal Year 2027 budget by $39 million, suspend passenger service on the Skyway and pause Navi service as it works to balance revenue and expenses, Interim CEO Cleveland Ferguson said. news4jax.com/news/local/2026…

JTA planning additional layoffs as it works to cut $39 million from FY 2027 budget, suspend Skyway...

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority will reduce its Fiscal Year 2027 budget by $39 million, suspend passenger service on the Skyway and pause Navi service as it works to balance revenue and...

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ActionNewsJax
@ActionNewsJaxSep 17
Sources: JTA planning sweeping layoffs, major project changes, funding shift due to financial issues actionnewsjax.com/news/local…
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We are a broken nation. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians were living and working legally, paying taxes, and contributing. Haiti remains completely unsafe. But Trump hates Haitians, and the White House wanted videos of Black people in chains, so they stripped them all of status.
Homeland Security
@DHSgovAug 27
Haiti TPS has been TERMINATED. Those with terminated TPS are in our nation Illegally. They have two options: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY or be DEPORTED. DHS.GOV/CBPHOME
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Jarrett Walker
@humantransitAug 24
Why should we fund transit when we see empty buses? Lots of people need this explainer. Pass it on. humantransit.org/2020/04/wha…

What's Wrong with an Empty Bus? — Human Transit

When people want to imply that public transit is irrelevant or failing or wasteful, they always point to relatively empty buses or trains.  To the layman it certainly seems as though buses with few...

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DUUUUUUVVVVVAALLLLL!!!! 💙🔥 Congratulations to Council Member-elect Moné Holder on flipping a county-wide Jacksonville City Council seat RED 🔴 BLUE 🔵. Duval Dems had something to say tonight 👏!
Duval County Democratic Party@DuvalDECAug 19
Congratulations to Council Member-elect Moné Holder on her HUGE victory for Jacksonville City Council At-Large Group 1! Duval voters showed up, made their voices heard, and flipped this seat from RED ➡️ BLUE. Jacksonville is moving forward — and we’re just getting started!
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Mayor Donna Deegan@MayorDeeganAug 19
I’m excited to work with Councilwoman-Elect Moné Holder and keep Jacksonville’s momentum going. She took the time to sit down with me to talk about affordability and those kitchen table issues so important to our community – and that’s the message she carried throughout her campaign. She’ll be a voice for every person and a trusted partner on the City Council.
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We did it ya'll. Thank you to every person that put their heart into this campaign. I'll be going live soon on Instagram and Facebook. Join me to celebrate how far we have come, and get ready, the fight has just begun.
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Andy Boenau
@BoenauAug 10
This is such a great explainer video of the express sidewalk (aka transit lane).
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Good thing they always make sure to do exactly this for all highway projects, picture definitely unrelated…
A rendering of the under-construction Signature Bridge in Miami, Florida.

ALT A rendering of the under-construction Signature Bridge in Miami, Florida.

Dilan Esper
@dilanesperAug 1
Replying to @dilanesper
But you actually want to do major transportation projects to the dollar cheaply as possible, with the only extravagances on safety issues. Because when something is this expensive you have no dollars to spare on leftist BS.
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ActionNewsJax
@ActionNewsJaxJul 15
Departing Jacksonville Transportation Authority CEO Nat Ford selected as CEO for DART actionnewsjax.com/news/local…
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Ben Becker@BenBeckernewsJul 11
‘Ready to pull the plug’: JTA’s $65 million partially autonomous shuttle program, NAVI, has run for over a year — and new data shows it’s already low ridership is down even more actionnewsjax.com/news/local…

‘Ready to pull the plug’: NAVI ridership peaks at two months; decreases by about 15% in first year

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority’s $65 million autonomous shuttle program, NAVI, has now been running for over a year — and data shows that ridership is down. Numbers obtained by Action News...

actionnewsjax.com
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Rory Diamond
@RoryDiamondJul 11
Ben Becker@BenBeckernewsJul 11
‘Ready to pull the plug’: JTA’s $65 million partially autonomous shuttle program, NAVI, has run for over a year — and new data shows it’s already low ridership is down even more actionnewsjax.com/news/local…

‘Ready to pull the plug’: NAVI ridership peaks at two months; decreases by about 15% in first year

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority’s $65 million autonomous shuttle program, NAVI, has now been running for over a year — and data shows that ridership is down. Numbers obtained by Action News...

actionnewsjax.com
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Pull the plug. I said this was a bad idea for Jacksonville when it was introduced and it’s been exactly that.
Ben Becker@BenBeckernewsJul 11
‘Ready to pull the plug’: JTA’s $65 million partially autonomous shuttle program, NAVI, has run for over a year — and new data shows it’s already low ridership is down even more actionnewsjax.com/news/local…

‘Ready to pull the plug’: NAVI ridership peaks at two months; decreases by about 15% in first year

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority’s $65 million autonomous shuttle program, NAVI, has now been running for over a year — and data shows that ridership is down. Numbers obtained by Action News...

actionnewsjax.com
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JAKE SING@jakesing_Jul 1
Happy birthday America.
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