After decades of lock-step "build more roads" policies, finally we have a novel US data point, & no longer can this "American Exceptionalism" auto-focused stonewall hold.

One thing is clear: Congestion Pricing in NYC has already opened a new Overton Window of city policies that will not easily be closed again.

RT @NJSpotlightNews: “We’re the most populous county in the state, most dense, and we don't have the ability to take mass transit rail serv….

Truly epic levels of car-brain rationalizations in the replies.

Caltrain is doing well. NJT did better than it feel like it did. @monicamallon

What? The NYPD is STILL interested in the CEO murder and his killer? Why?. I mean, we had "thoughts & prayers" over 3 days ago now. We had hand-wringing & concern, and a bit about "the gun". Surely by now we're moving on as for the other 40K traffic deaths and 40K gun deaths?.

RT @jahorne: We love a good curb extension! Better visibility and safety for all people who use the street. Credit to: 07sketches https:/….

knock-knock. Anybody still here?. I've been happily not on here for a week or more. Not missing it yet. Never gonna put up with trolls and right-wing bots again. Y'all shouldn't either.

Note that capitalism doesn't ever guarantee market clearing; for example, markets rarely offer housing at prices that all can afford. Yet we force every business & every developer of every sort of property in almost every city in the US to provide completely free parking. Why?.

Here, I see plenty of comments from grown men saying that NYC trains are scary and dangerous. I saw an unaccompanied young woman breast-feeding an infant on the busy E-train on a Saturday afternoon. Sure, there are PLENTY of valid complaints, but people don't ride in fear.

OK, peeps, I cannot imagine anobidy who transfers from the E Train to the Q70 free bus for LGA doesn’t curse the MTA & Port Authority. The time & hassle is 10x the fare. How dysfunctional can a city get?. Note: this is the same cursing I had for Path & EWR a few months ago.

Systems Engineering Minute: Downs-Thomson Paradox

RT @eaconner: .@Josh4Jersey puts out these pathetic "game on" tweets about congestion pricing while @StevenFulop is getting praised for tak….

RT @nikicaga: Boomer resistlib meme but how does stuff like this genuinely not make Republicans rethink policy

I bet it's at about 1% probability of ticketing. I wonder if there is a study about this?. Loud exhaust? Illegal tint? Too-bright headlights? Obscured plate? Driving drunk? 10-over speeding? Yellow-curb parking? Rolling a stop sign? Blocking the box?. All similar, probably?.

Assertion: I bet that there is a policing/enforcement probability curve for basic social behaviors with cars/ebikes for parking and driving laws where above a point the chance of being ticketed effectively modifies behavior, and below it the average person pushes the limits.

After my last trip I was going to note how much better wayfinding and next-train annunciation is in most EU systems, even as a second-language, but that irritation has been overshadowed by lack of accessibility.

Grove Path elevator was broken. Other system elevators were broken, or didn’t exist. Escalators aren’t even universal. How can transit be thus bad after so many decades of ADA?.

RT @eaconner: This Albion Hotel project is now headed to its third meeting. A hotel with a restaurant, lounge, and co-working space seems l….

My debate partner thinks this will cause worse problems for deliveries and trades blocking streets, and late-night workers failing to find spots, and it's not solving the core issue of too much demand & too many cars. Should I push for the simple first step, or real solution?.