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Read this korrent: The decline in transit ridership is not a permanent shift because its causes do not appear to be primarily related to technological change.
The decline in transit ridership is not a permanent shift because its causes do not appear to be primarily related to technological change.
Last stated 8 years ago
18 May 2018
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Yonah Freemark — holds since 2018-05-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The decline in U.S. transit ridership is partly due to the rise of ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft. — tap to centre the map on it
The decline in U.S. transit ridership is partly due to the rise of ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft.
Last stated 7 years ago
9 Sept 2019
YF
Yonah Freemark — holds since 2019-09-09 — 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 polycentric region does not cut commuting: transit ridership is weaker there than in cities with one strong centre.
Last stated 8 months ago
10 Mar 2026
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Alon Levy — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: U.S. transit providers have failed to increase service levels to match population growth. — tap to centre the map on it
U.S. transit providers have failed to increase service levels to match population growth.
Last stated 7 years ago
9 Sept 2019
YF
Yonah Freemark — holds since 2019-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Shifting commuters from cars to transit is a necessary strategy for urban environmental and social goals. — tap to centre the map on it
Shifting commuters from cars to transit is a necessary strategy for urban environmental and social goals.
Last stated 7 years ago
9 Sept 2019
YF
Yonah Freemark — holds since 2019-09-09 — 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 without heavy reliance on transit, and no new transport technology changes the space arithmetic that makes that true.
Last stated 12 years ago
4 Nov 2014
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Jarrett Walker — holds since 2014-11-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Expanding automobile circulation and doubling transit ridership are irreconcilable goals. — tap to centre the map on it
Expanding automobile circulation and doubling transit ridership are irreconcilable goals.
Last stated 8 years ago
17 Jul 2018
YF
Yonah Freemark — holds since 2018-07-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Another platform shift, not a break in history: the new technology will be built on for ten or fifteen years, then something else will replace it. — tap to centre the map on it
Another platform shift, not a break in history: the new technology will be built on for ten or fifteen years, then something else will replace it.
Last stated a year ago
2 Sept 2025
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Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An obvious technological shift can take so long to arrive that observers give up expecting it, only for it to happen right after they stop watching for it. — tap to centre the map on it
An obvious technological shift can take so long to arrive that observers give up expecting it, only for it to happen right after they stop watching for it.
Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
HD
Horace Dediu — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A future where Facebook is the global social infrastructure is a future with no refuge from advertising and number crunching. — tap to centre the map on it
A future where Facebook is the global social infrastructure is a future with no refuge from advertising and number crunching.
Last stated 10 years ago
3 Mar 2017
ER
Eugen Rochko — holds since 2017-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. — tap to centre the map on it
A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling.
Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. — tap to centre the map on it
A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress.
Last stated 7 months ago
21 Mar 2026
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Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens. — tap to centre the map on it
A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens.
Last stated 2 years ago
20 Jan 2025
DT
Donald Trump — holds since 2025-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A subsidy race combined with stronger carbon pricing efforts is superior to a tariff war. — tap to centre the map on it
A subsidy race combined with stronger carbon pricing efforts is superior to a tariff war.
Last stated 3 years ago
5 Apr 2024
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Gernot Wagner — holds since 2024-04-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A trade dispute escalated by aggressive tariffs can still end in a negotiated outcome that leaves all sides better off. — tap to centre the map on it
A trade dispute escalated by aggressive tariffs can still end in a negotiated outcome that leaves all sides better off.
Last stated a year ago
30 May 2025
GS
Guy Spier — holds since 2025-05-30 — tap for who they are
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