sandypsj.bsky.social
Transit geek. Planner. Cat dad. Cubs fan. Deputy Director of Regional Transit Planning at MBTA. Blogging much less than I'd like at www.itineranturbanist.wordpress.com. Opinions my own.
👤 Joined on 23 October 2023
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@sandypsj.bsky.social“We can’t have express lanes or congestion pricing to fund better transit because it would be a cost burden on the working class” is something said by a person who can never imagine themselves taking transit, not someone who’s at the margin of making a very costly decision to buy a car.
Show PostA very powerful psychological force for many people on the left - especially in California, and ESPECIALLY in Los Angeles County, unfortunately - is convincing themselves that they are not acting selfishly, but actually, doing it out of noblesse oblige.
Show Postoh no this is how I get into stringlines like @a320lga.bsky.social isn't it @sandypsj.bsky.social
Show PostDon't do it! You'll need to go deeper than you think, to clear truck trailers. Then, it'll likely flood in heavy rainstorms. You'll have to upgrade the sewer lines, and maybe even install pumps.😉
Show PostReverse move is fine. Happens all over the world all the time. Until we’re running semi hourly services in every direction a rebuild into a mini Berlin Hbf isn’t worth it.
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