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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We found the perfect affordable, moderate density housing format and then just made them illegal

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Whoa that’s crazy. I hear the other side demanded right sized elevators.

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Kent Lind @camasonian.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

But in the history of the US, no fire chief has ever showed up at a public meeting to oppose on-street parking. Which DRASTICALLY curtails access far more than bike lanes. In fact wide bike lanes are perfect for emergency vehicle access.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

A U.S. fire chief will show up at a public meeting proposing this & call it an unacceptable public safety hazard. That the trees impede fire response. As does that bike lane. The bus lane will cause an increase in response times & untold deaths, despite being able to be used as an emergency lane.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

This is in fact not the top priority in many cases when it comes to American fire departments. “Tradition, pride, history, honor, patriotism.” No facts at this time please.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

“Yeah but European fire helmets are stupid looking” An actual reason American firefighters will say the first example here is better. Just before then telling me a 10 second delay in response speed from safer streets will kill people.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The Paris Fire Brigade (serving a metro of 10M) has an average fire response of 12 minutes. 7 for EMS. Houston as a US example has 90th-percentile times of 13 minutes for fire & 15 for EMS. Smaller apparatus & alternative vehicles improves medical response times without out sacrificing capability.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

BREAKING: lobbyists disguised as public servants, still wearing their former uniforms while selling an unwanted, complicated solution to a nonexistent problem to give a multibillion dollar corporation a mandated monopoly loses. Rare code body win for common sense

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

“Dad, why don’t we build streets that allow cars, pedestrians and bicyclists to all use them?” “We can’t, we don’t know how. But we also can’t copy them from elsewhere because this is America. Now stop this nonsense, we’re got a 20 minute drive to get milk & traffic is terrible”

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The same people who acted as if the creation of Uber et al was a cataclysmic event are now saying Waymo being allowed to disrupt them will mean urban ruin and mass unemployment so I’m admittedly suspicious of their doomsday prophesying.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The Vienna fire department downsized their fire engines to save weight & space after determining their water network made the prior spec excessive. Meanwhile American FDs mandate 300’ hydrant spacing but buy oversized engines while fighting 10’ lane widths like the city will spontaneously combust.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Brexit Brits being forced to sell their apartments in Spain to newly wealthy Poles is genuinely entertaining to me ngl.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Behold, the magical device that allows cars and walkable density to exist in the same space at the same time, defying the laws of American urban physics.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

You’re never going to believe this but our apartment in Vienna is next to a fire station.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Two weeks in Scandinavian cities and I’ve not seen a single fire truck. Lots of vans. No ladders. No engines. It’s almost like if you don’t send them out on the 97% of calls that aren’t fires you need fewer of them and can use cheaper & faster vehicles for those.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Our kid walked in last night and asked where we are right now because his older cousins asked in a group chat and he doesn’t know. He’s 16.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Urban beaches and street food

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The “nonprofit” behind this happens to share an address w/ Johnson Controls, maker of the only approved system. Johnson & other manufacturers who make related required equipment are its funders. The retired fire chiefs who lobby for it on their behalf are highly compensated for such. Such a scam.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

“If you take away space for bikes and pedestrianize streets contractors can’t work on buildings and delivery trucks can’t get inventory to businesses. The whole idea is ridiculous.” European streets are like European fire trucks. Better spatial discipline, more flexibility, higher ~actual~ utility.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Kind of get the 🇳🇴 fjord hype now

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Norway has wood buildings and smaller fire trucks and somehow it hasn’t all burned down.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

There is simply no available space to make American fire trucks any smaller. Every square inch is occupied with a large amount of specialized equipment that’s unique to us. Elsewhere people just die because they can’t hold the needed equipment on their smaller trucks.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

This feels like a better option for handicap accessible restrooms. Far more flexibility in terms of layout with these drop down arms compared to the fixed 18” from the wall ADA setup. And a lot easier for a retrofit situation vs tearing out concrete, running new waste lines.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Had a real life “why building code matters” with our son in Stockholm. Coming back from some exploring a door was open to the interior courtyard at our building & we could hear kids playing. As we walked out there was an elevated patio area where three young ones were practicing riding their bikes

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Stockholm’s pedestrian fatality rate per 100k is 0.45. The U.S. is over 5x that. Like much of the EU Stockholm uses standards of 9.8’ for city street lanes and allows for 10.8’ in bus and truck corridors. The U.S. sets a 26’ minimum width for streets and common lane widths are 12-14’.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

We have already spent a somewhat ridiculous amount on bike rentals here in Stockholm.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Lots of cars in Stockholm. Lots of bicycles. Lots of pedestrians. Seems fine?

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Three different kinds of illegal stepping out of our Stockholm apartment.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

There is simply no room in American fire trucks to reduce their size. They are completely full due to the high amount of equipment they must carry. We couldn’t try to incorporate examples from elsewhere. We’re just too different.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Smaller Euro style trucks aren’t lesser equipped. They just carry it more efficiently. Spatial discipline is a good thing.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The honest answer to why American fire trucks are so big is because they can be. Elsewhere they started with spatial discipline and designed around that. We did the opposite. No spatial discipline, just make it bigger. So when you see a Euro engine packed there is ~no~ empty space.

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Push The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The even better point is that code officials should not let firefighters dictate building science. They don’t know what they’re talking about.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The core, real question re: single stair buildings to rank and file firefighters should be this: Which of these 2 buildings would you prefer in an active fire? Which is more likely to reach a point where you need to call in more help, delaying full response and increasing risk for anyone inside?

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Arguments against single stair buildings don’t hold up once you see what’s considered a safe distance currently. Fire code allows a 250 ft corridor for a sprinklered apartment building. You might say “but they have 2 stairs if one is compromised”. Except code also allows a 50’ dead-end corridor.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

American Fire Truck Myths: Pump Size One of many “reasons” preventing right-sized fire trucks is pump size. We have wood buildings, we need more water flow. A common EU engine pumps 790-925 gallons/minute while common U.S. is 1,500. (NFPA requires 750gpm and a standard attack line is 150gpm)

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

How do I capture this populist zeitgeist for banning private equity from building rental homes & redirect it to banning private equity from building oversized, expensive fire trucks so they finally deliver the right-sized, affordable trucks Americans actually need?

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

That big ladder truck? It’s not there for you, sorry. In US fire response departments demand huge ladder trucks that don’t serve the purpose most assume. “They’re big to reach high distances.. Smaller trucks would mean less safety for people stuck in a building during a fire, duh” Except..

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

On ladder trucks: A Pierce (US) 100’ ladder is ~46’9” in length. A Rosenbauer (EU) 105’ turntable ladder is 33’9”. -13’ (28%) shorter -5’ MORE reach -articulates AROUND obstacles vs straight ladder -Cheaper -More nimble -Faster setup -Superior extraction for disabled or injured

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

From NACTO & the USDOT Volpe Center re: research supporting the downsizing of fire trucks in urban areas. 1/ Smaller, more maneuverable emergency response trucks often have similar, or **better**, capabilities than the most common trucks on U.S. streets.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I absolutely love the marketing photos from Pierce for their ladder trucks. What do you notice?

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Ever wonder how the International Code Council handles voting for building code changes? You're going to love it, I promise 1st, only governmental members may vote; I.e. code officials. 2nd, the voting structure (see next) heavily weights votes in favor of smaller jurisdictions.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Where are International Code Council (ICC) board members from? (And why should you care?) Those who decide the base forms of our cities are largely rural to suburban in preference, reflecting a reputation of code officials who dislike cities while dictating the design for those who live in them.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

1/ Time to remind people of this excellent article from a fire protection engineer, where he rightly notes model code is set by self-nominated “experts” and special interests, and those writing the code are consistently pro suburban, anti-urban. (Ask your fire marshal where he lives).

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Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 06/06/2026

I appreciate @agounardes.bsky.social standing strong as the ONLY Dem in the entire New York State legislature to do the right thing and vote against enshrining operational inefficiency on the NYC Subway by banning OPTO expansion. If this bill becomes law, it’ll make IBX significantly less useful

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Subway staffing: State Senate and Assembly pass transit union-backed bill to make two-person crews permanent | amNewYork

The state Senate and Assembly this week passed a measure that would require the MTA to maintain two-person train crews on every subway line that currently has

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

“See we save lives by having wide fast streets, so the biggest fire trucks can respond quickly to all the accidents caused by the wide fast streets that we need because of the accidents that the….”

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Charlie Day Conspiracy: Pepe Silvia

ALT: Charlie Day Conspiracy: Pepe Silvia

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Let’s discuss an org called Firefighter Air Coalition (FAC) and how it reflects a contrived safety-need-to-profitable-monopoly pipeline common in fire code. fFAC’s address? PyroChem, a Johnson Controls subsidiary. JCI happens to make the very expensive FARS system this "nonprofit" advocates for.

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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Anyone know why we are letting antiquated building codes that predate modern improvements become golden calves to worship?

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