Reposted by Jaume BalmesSarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social · 16/03/2025This thread is so, so good and interesting. 1128
Reposted by Jaume BalmesMike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 16/03/2025you know how i keep harping on the mayor's comp plan limiting density to arterials? this is the filter on a passivhaus over a block off MLK. the dirty one was replaced 24 february. 20 days. the white one is what it looks like brand new. due to road particulates, needs to be changed monthly. 1633677
Jaume Balmes @jaumebalmes.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Ayer me hice con unos libros de texto de matemáticas de hace 25 años. Hechos con la LOGSE que ya suponía un descalabro en el nivel importante frente a EGB. Pues resulta que lo que hacen en 5º de Primaria ahora, en LOGSE era materia del primer ciclo (1º o 2º). A ver si nos estamos pasando… 100
Reposted by Jaume BalmesNoah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 18/02/2025After talking to sources on every side, it's become clear the stakes in the Eric Adams case are far higher than one man's fate. MAGA is looking to tame the famously-independent US Atty's office in Manhattan. They're trying to take DOJ's "crown jewel" for itself. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...vanityfair.com“This Is Some New and Very Dangerous Development.” Inside the Bloody Battle Over the DOJ's Crown JewelCurrent and former SDNY colleagues of Emil Bove, Danielle Sassoon, and Hagan Scotten describe an office fighting to keep its independence under Trump, as its stars wage war against one another. 281534528
Reposted by Jaume BalmesDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 06/02/2025There's a standard pattern when a city like London or Stockholm adopts congestion pricing: It's initially unpopular b/c drivers view congestion pricing as a tax, but support grows as locals see it reducing traffic and improving urban life. Looks like it's happening in NYC, too -- and quickly.cbsnews.com6 in 10 say they want NYC congestion pricing to continue, new poll findsA new poll finds a majority of voters want New York City congestion pricing to stay. 14664117
Reposted by Jaume BalmesSam Morey @pensandlighters.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Every word I read about congestion pricing reminds me of when they reintroduced wolves in Yellowstone and the whole ecosystem started working correctly again. 131405310
Reposted by Jaume BalmesTatiana Berg @tatianaberg.bsky.social · 05/02/2025I LOVE CONGESTION PRICING 135973
Reposted by Jaume BalmesSarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social · 05/02/2025You know what EVs have, just like conventional cars? 1030058
Jaume Balmes @jaumebalmes.bsky.social · 25/01/2025The mayor of Barcelona, known because he used the “war on cars” rethoric during the campaign, said that congestion pirce will never work as an argument to bury the project. 200
Reposted by Jaume BalmesGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 17/01/2025I'm glad to see more people emphasizing the benefits of reduced noise pollution. It doesn't get as much attention, but noise pollution can affect health!medicalxpress.comLost sleep and jangled nerves: The rising onslaught of noise harms mind and bodyMike Thomson's friends refuse to stay over at his house anymore. 2386
Jaume Balmes @jaumebalmes.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Ya sabéis que he sido de siempre del equipo Nutella. Pero desde que salió Nocilla Noir me he pasado al otro bando. Eso sí es «negra sexy». 000
Reposted by Jaume BalmesThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 04/12/2023"...the Cybertruck is essentially Elon Musk in vehicular form: innovative in some ways, but also enacting a loudly performative stupidity, sure that it’s super-cool and a source of envy while most everyone in the world looks at it and laughs." Via @paulwaldman.bsky.socialpaulwaldman.substack.comAnnouncing the All-New 2024 Tesla DouchemobileThe preposterous Cybertruck, and what our cars say about all of us. 3578
Reposted by Jaume BalmesRevan @revan.eurosky.social · 08/11/2023I am shocked to announce that there are angles that make the Cybertruck look *even worse* 1271650306
