Patrick Wheatley
@pvwheatleyScience, walkability, spatial, data, weirdness. Semi-regularly on @Sciencesortof talking science and things that wish they were science.
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Oversized SUVs and trucks worsen a slew of societal problems, including crash deaths, climate change, and tire pollution. But rather than restrain car bloat, federal policy has actively encouraged it. In @voxdotcom I explained how. 🧵 vox.com/future-perfect…
Why We Care About Some Transportation Tragedies More Than Others usa.streetsblog.org/2024/03/28/why…
Know how a lot of airports have internal trains? That's partly bc an FAA rule prevented airports from helping to pay for train lines shared by non-airport users. The FAA just changed that rule, and we have the #WMATA Silver Line to thank for it! vice.com/en/article/z3v…
These maps were the most interesting things I found today
Whew! There were a lot of Infrastructure Deal funding announcements for Virginia passenger rail projects this week 🚄🤑 It's a lot to keep up with, so we contextualized it for you! The full PDF version is here 👉 ow.ly/6MtR50QgA5S
Huge news for passenger rail in Virginia this morning. The federal government will provide $729 million toward the new Long Bridge over the Potomac River, creating a second span for dramatically improved @VaRailExpress & @Amtrak service.
BREAKING: Alexandria, Virginia has eliminated single-family zoning! strongtowns.org/journal/2023/1…
.@TheWarOnCars, Kim Stanley Robinson seems so close... he tiptoed right up to the edge. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
"Travel lanes must be 12 ft wide because firetrucks need to be able to speed." "Are drivers required to get out of the way of firetrucks?" "Yeah, but--" "Do any other developed countries in the world use firetrucks this size?" "No, but--"
"Cities must start negotiating with states on how to buy back their streets. Without city ownership, bike lanes, wider sidewalks, and slower streets may continue to be a pipe dream bogged down by state bureaucracies" strongtowns.org/journal/2023/5…
I've been impressed by Mexico City's street design One detail I particularly like: their streets narrow at many intersections, shortening the distance that pedestrians need to cross and encouraging cars to slow down:
Imagine if you lived in a quiet, small town where access to a train that comes every 30 minutes was just a simple walk or bike ride away. Good transit and urbanism doesn’t have to be exclusive to big cities. (Marcoxmarques)
Has MARC or VRE's awful service made them not an option even though they go where you want to go? The unrealized potential of our regional rail is huge, and in my latest map, I imagined what it could look like if we treated our mainline rail as it deserves. 🧵
Where did all the US transit go? commonedge.org/why-mass-trans…
Just hit #BTWD23 at @Workhouse_Arts in Lorton. Thanks to all the sponsors, especially @BikeToWorkDay and @WABADC @DanStorck @KathyKLTran @ssurovell, let's do everything we can to make Fairfax County easier to bike by getting more safe bike infrastructure (protected bike lanes).
US lawmakers urge @nhtsa to include pedestrian safety in US New Car Assessment Programme as fatalities soar by nearly 18% between 2019 & 2022. autosafety.org/rep-raskin-imp…
Absolutely devastated 😢 💔🐢 The last known female of the entire species of Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) the largest freshwater turtle species in the world, has died.
For decades, environmentalist spent most of their time saying "no" to bad things. But environmentalism must also be about saying "yes" to good things—especially in the case of infill housing: motherjones.com/environment/20…
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