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Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under America America Everything filed under infrastructure infrastructure Everything filed under electric vehicles electric vehicles Everything filed under self-driving cars self-driving cars Everything filed under housing housing Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: No dense city anywhere runs without heavy reliance on transit, and no new transport technology changes the space arithmetic that makes that true. No dense city anywhere runs without heavyreliance on transit, and no new transporttechnology changes the space arithmeticthat makes that true. Last stated 12 years ago 4 Nov 2014 JW Jarrett Walker — holds since 2014-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Replacing big transit vehicles with small ones puts more vehicles on the street to move the same people, which is the one thing a dense city has no room for. — tap to centre the map on it Replacing big transit vehicles withsmall ones puts more vehicles on thestreet to move the same people,which is the one thing a dense cityhas no room for. Last stated 10 years ago 21 Jul 2016 JW Jarrett Walker — holds since 2016-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Bus grids cannot function as a city's primary transit backbone at the scale of a very large, low-density city like Los Angeles, no matter how much priority the buses get. — tap to centre the map on it Bus grids cannot function as acity's primary transit backbone atthe scale of a very large,low-density city like Los Angeles,no matter how much priority thebuses get. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jul 2026 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: In low-density places driverless taxis really will beat buses, and transit agencies should hand that work over and concentrate on dense corridors. — tap to centre the map on it In low-density places driverlesstaxis really will beat buses, andtransit agencies should hand thatwork over and concentrate on densecorridors. Last stated 12 years ago 4 Nov 2014 JW Jarrett Walker — holds since 2014-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Self-driving cars will not fix commuting; the US needs public transportation instead. — tap to centre the map on it Self-driving cars will not fixcommuting; the US needs publictransportation instead. Last stated 2 months ago 19 Aug 2026 AR Armin Ronacher — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are JW Jarrett Walker — holds since 2014-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Spreading jobs into a polycentric region does not cut commuting: transit ridership is weaker there than in cities with one strong centre. — tap to centre the map on it Spreading jobs into a polycentricregion does not cut commuting:transit ridership is weaker therethan in cities with one strongcentre. Last stated 7 months ago 10 Mar 2026 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Transit-oriented development should be defined by walking distance to rail stations, not by zoning along arterial street corridors. — tap to centre the map on it Transit-oriented development shouldbe defined by walking distance torail stations, not by zoning alongarterial street corridors. Last stated 3 months ago 15 Jul 2026 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Today's level of city living depends on cheap fossil fuels and is unlikely to survive without them. — tap to centre the map on it Today's level of city living dependson cheap fossil fuels and isunlikely to survive without them. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Technology never changes geometry: a transport problem has to be solved spatially before it is solved at all. — tap to centre the map on it Technology never changes geometry: atransport problem has to be solvedspatially before it is solved atall. Last stated 10 years ago 21 Jul 2016 JW Jarrett Walker — holds since 2016-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it "Carbon intensity" metrics let oilcompanies claim climate progresseven as their total emissions risefrom increased production. Last stated a month ago 9 Sept 2026 EA Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supplychain should just buy the index —which works only in the world whereAI ends up commoditised rather thanconcentrated. Last stated 5 months ago 4 Jun 2026 AI Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre should be split intoindependent power blocks feddirectly at 1500 volts DC, ratherthan run through one centraldistribution system. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A clear path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is compatible with enforcing the law — tap to centre the map on it A clear path to citizenship forundocumented immigrants iscompatible with enforcing the law Last stated 13 years ago 30 May 2013 OW Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2013-05-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A hybrid is a poor machine because it carries two complete powertrains, and most e-bikes repeat the same mistake. — tap to centre the map on it A hybrid is a poor machine becauseit carries two complete powertrains,and most e-bikes repeat the samemistake. Last stated 5 years ago by 9 Nov 2021 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2021-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: An acre of solar panels powering electric cars carries you orders of magnitude further than an acre of crops grown for fuel. — tap to centre the map on it An acre of solar panels poweringelectric cars carries you orders ofmagnitude further than an acre ofcrops grown for fuel. Last stated 3 years ago 5 Sept 2023 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2023-09-05 — tap for who they are MG Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-06-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: China leapfrogged the West on cars by treating internal combustion as obsolete and mastering the technology that replaces it. — tap to centre the map on it China leapfrogged the West on carsby treating internal combustion asobsolete and mastering thetechnology that replaces it. Last stated 2 months ago 29 Aug 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-08-29 — tap for who they are
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At the centre No dense city anywhere runs without heavy reliance on transit, and no new transport technology changes the space arithmetic that makes that true. Last stated 4 Nov 2014 · 12 years ago Holds Jarrett Walker Read this korrent →