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Everything filed under infrastructure infrastructure Everything filed under America America Everything filed under crypto crypto Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under self-driving cars self-driving cars Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: 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. Replacing big transit vehicles with smallones puts more vehicles on the street tomove the same people, which is the onething a dense city has 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: No dense city anywhere runs without heavy reliance on transit, and no new transport technology changes the space arithmetic that makes that true. — tap to centre the map on it No dense city anywhere runs withoutheavy reliance on transit, and nonew transport technology changes thespace arithmetic that makes thattrue. Last stated 12 years ago 4 Nov 2014 JW Jarrett Walker — holds since 2014-11-04 — 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: Frequent fixed-route buses are the only way to cover a whole city with useful transit quickly, which makes them a land-use decision rather than a fallback. — tap to centre the map on it Frequent fixed-route buses are theonly way to cover a whole city withuseful transit quickly, which makesthem a land-use decision rather thana fallback. Last stated 10 years ago 21 Jul 2016 JW Jarrett Walker — holds since 2016-07-21 — 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: The quality of a transit system is determined more by its ability to connect to important places than by its scale. — tap to centre the map on it The quality of a transit system isdetermined more by its ability toconnect to important places than byits scale. Last stated 4 months ago 25 Jun 2026 RM Reece Martin — holds since 2026-06-25 — 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: Transit investment should prioritize raising ridership on already well-used lines over creating minimal service where none exists. — tap to centre the map on it Transit investment should prioritizeraising ridership on alreadywell-used lines over creatingminimal service where none exists. Last stated 4 months ago 7 Jul 2026 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2026-07-07 — 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 ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated 3 weeks ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — 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 bill marketed as bringing regulatory clarity to crypto can instead carve the industry out of the scrutiny applied to similar financial products. — tap to centre the map on it A bill marketed as bringingregulatory clarity to crypto caninstead carve the industry out ofthe scrutiny applied to similarfinancial products. Last stated 3 weeks ago 2 Oct 2026 MW Molly White — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tracing requirement in an encrypted messenger gives up the confidentiality of who sent what, which is the part that protects the sender. — tap to centre the map on it A tracing requirement in anencrypted messenger gives up theconfidentiality of who sent what,which is the part that protects thesender. Last stated 5 years ago 1 Aug 2021 MG Matthew Green — holds since 2021-08-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Bitcoin creates more upside and downside than traditional money because it makes users power users with no system administrator to fall back on. — tap to centre the map on it Bitcoin creates more upside anddownside than traditional moneybecause it makes users power userswith no system administrator to fallback on. Last stated 3 months ago 12 Jul 2026 BS Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — 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. 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At the centre 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. Last stated 21 Jul 2016 · 10 years ago Holds Jarrett Walker Read this korrent →