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@jluker.bsky.social
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Lexington Town Meeting mumbler and Planning Board gadfly also Transportation Advisory Committee and Forever DM (dog mom)

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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
for halloween i'm going as the plus in 2 br+ - probably a room with no windows (spooky) - potentially a walk-in closet that can fit a lot of monsters - let's be real: they're going to put a school-age kid in there you'll have to pay to educate
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(hollaback/cc) @drun.v25media.com · 03/10/2026
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Halloween costume for Gen X
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 29/09/2026
awoke this morning with a Vision
that diagram showing  the SUV blind spot in the front but it's lowly worm driving his little applemobile
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Found some useful Sightline content, including www.sightline.org/the-pro-home... Instead of talking about "density bonus" I'll say, "the zoning bylaw encourages homebuilders to preserve things that we like, and in exchange we provide the opportunity to build less expensive homes."
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Yes, I would like to know what Peter Norton thinks of the blue hill ave project
podcasts.apple.com
The Street Redesign No One Can Agree On
Podcast Episode · Upzoned · September 23 · 50m
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The one I'm thinking about requires retaining historic structures.
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hearing people argue over what's the right number of historic preservation hoops that should be jumped through to qualify for a density bonus, it really feels like it's more about preventing giveaways to greedy developers than it is about saving historic structures.
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What's another term for "density bonus" or "developer incentive" that's not as triggering for the folks who villainize developers?
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
look i’m not against cold weather, i’m just saying this process is moving too fast and not everyone was notified.
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Love this but when you wait until the end to drop the story about how a rando firefighter is responsible for north american elevator sizes it feels like burying the lede.
csindie.com
You should care more about elevators - Cambridge | Somerville Independent
As we replace, renovate and rebuild Massachusetts' aging housing stock, changing the way we think about elevators is a big step in that direction.
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The eunuch populism of the 119th Congress may be on the verge of getting, er, cut short, soon to be followed by the grifter populism of the executive branch.

But populism as a political force isn’t going away. From Andrew Jackson’s Trump-like contempt for democratic checks and balances and love of the spoils system to the hate-filled burn-it-down nihilism of today’s far left and right, it’s the political itch Americans just can’t stop scratching, even when it exacerbates the eczema.breaking bad "jesse what the fuck are you talking about" meme
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The latest Keller piece is really something (derogatory) massterlist.com/p/populist-n...
massterlist.com
Populist NIMBYism on the ballot
Keller on Marshfield, Minogue and the MBTA Communities Act
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
oh, jay… i’m not sure how to say this
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
isn’t it amazing how long the stakeholder list has to get when we try to do anything that’s not about making more cars go vroom?
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
jokerization intensifying
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"SpeedBumperville (complementary)"
NextDoor post that reads, I'd like to submit a proposal that we petition the city of Somerville to change its name. From now on I would like it to be referred to as "SpeedBumperville".
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Yeah knowing nothing about the current state and history of it, I'm just really surprised that MBTA is not the default choice. IDK what % of Arlington kids take the #77, but as a rider it feels like a lot and it's my impression that it's by design.
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Out here in Lexington some of us are trying to convince the town/school admin to better incorporate public transit options into student transportation. If they can't even figure this out in Cambridge it's not looking good for us.
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
wait, is CPS bus service free, or is it that this family paid for service that isn't working for them?
Hendricks said her older child now takes an MBTA bus to school because of anxiety about arriving late, requiring the family to pay for transportation CPS would otherwise provide. Her younger child transferred to a neighborhood school last spring, a decision Hendricks said was partly driven by anxiety associated with the school bus.
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Remember when people were interested in @wutrain.bsky.social‘s advice for the incoming NYC mayor?
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Which of my representatives will sponsor my proposed legislation? It’s called An Act To Strip Historical Commissions of Most of Their Powers and Prevent Jay Luker From Becoming the Joker.
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Am I missing something? You can’t even see most of it because of the dispensaries, beer garden, shake shack, IHOPs, et al, built up around it. $400k of CPA money wasn’t enough to address a situation described as a “prairie dog village but for rats”? Can we move on?
The wall presents difficult questions about maintenance and repairs. Property lines and responsibilities
with relation to the wall are unclear. As a dry-laid structure it has always been hospitable to rats. The soil
behind the wall is loose till which is susceptible to erosion and movement. Nearby construction has per-
haps destabilized some of areas. Most recently, heavy rain events have caused part of the wall to collapse
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
i’m only just learning about the historic rat wall but this sure sounds like some typical historical commission fuckery
cambridgeday.com
Unmended wall in Harvard Square needs a few good neighbors
Historic wall in Harvard Square has become “a prairie dog village … but with rats.” And there isn’t money to repair it.
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Alt Boo-reau of Lake-Monster Spook-tistics @domesticshoggoth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My obsession with bike lanes and zoning law is metastasizing. I feel the pull… to write my alderman and attend local political party meetings It’s too late for me. Soon I will become a Local Issues Nut. There’s no saving me now. Save the last bullet for yourself
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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026
As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
theverge.com
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
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Peter Norton @norton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Door-to-door school bus routes, two-car families and chauffeured children did not become common because people preferred them. They were the costly consequence of decades of planning that presumed falsely that everyone drives a car.
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
could be worse i guess!
latimes.com
The eight-mile gap in the L.A. River bike path downtown has a billion-dollar problem
Someday, you might be able to ride a bike from the western San Fernando Valley to Long Beach along the Los Angeles River. But an eight-mile gap downtown with a ballooning price tag remains.
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
They couldn’t even keep this kind of service working in downtown San Diego, but sure why not.
nbcsandiego.com
Downtown San Diego's Circuit shuttle service scheduled to shut down
Passengers in the downtown San Diego area are lamenting the fact that their low-cost rideshares in Circuit electric shuttles could soon come to a screeching halt at the end of this month.
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Microtransit service doing a one year pilot in the very sprawly suburbs of Burlington, Woburn, Reading, Wakefield. My expectations are low! www.burlington.org/m/newsflash/...
burlington.org
The Link Launches in Burlington
Burlington has a new way to get around.Town and regional leaders gathered Monday, August 31, to officially celebrate the launch of The Link, a new free, on-demand, all-electric shuttle service connect
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
a lot of the reactions to this could be characterized as whomstians with status quo interests co-opting the language of social justice. the goal here is energy efficiency retrofitting. the climate can’t wait for your demolition delay.
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Urgently needed energy efficiency retrofits to fight climate change doom for whomst?
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I guess I’ve been sleeping on the Belmont Community Path project, now estimated to cost nearly $50 million for 1.3 miles of bike path? 😅 This is from 2022 when it was still only going to be $21M. www.belmontcitizensforum.org/2022/05/08/b...
Most of the Belmont path is located on MBTA property, in some cases within 13 feet of the Fitchburg Line tracks. Thus every aspect of the project will require close collaboration with the MBTA, which has a reputation for bureaucracy and inefficiency, notwithstanding support for the path from top management. 

As an example, securing permits to drill for soil samples on MBTA land at Alexander Avenue (necessary for design of the tunnel) took more than a year, apparently because of miscommunication between Keolis, the company that operates the commuter rail system under contract to the MBTA, and the MBTA property office, and perhaps partly due to the pandemic. In consideration of the expected complexity of working hand in glove with the MBTA, the Belmont path budget includes not only a customary 10% contingency for unanticipated events, but an additional 10% contingency added by MassDOT, plus an additional 5% to reflect the cost of close cooperation with the MBTA.
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Ozzy of course likes to enjoy his treats on the most expensive rug in the house.
Ozzy gettin’ that treat
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
My first and last contribution to petfluencing, although I can’t imagine I invented this.
A can of pumpkin, a can of dog food, and some (1/2 cup?) unsalted peanut butterMixing it all up with a potato masherFreeze it in baby food ice cube traysShove the frozen cubes into a Kong toy
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
i think Dean’s mistake here is not accurately labeling what he’s describing as Total Boomer Luxury Communism
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JM =^D @jm539581.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Same.
Daniel Huang
Dream Job: Retirement
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Jim Aloisi @jimaloisi.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
If you live in #mapoli's Second Middlesex District, I heartily recommend that you consider voting for Burhan Azeem @burhanazeem.bsky.social for State Senate. Burhan is the most talented & impactful young leader I've met in a very long time: smart, creative & knows how to get things done.
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
quick question: what the fuck is going on? i thought cyclists not getting killed was back in again.
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
what’s up, arkansas
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
how is this allowed and why would you even? sunrise is benefitting from the bikeway curb cut / ramp, and it’s just a parking lot!
sign at an entrance exit to the minuteman bikeway in arlington heights that says, 

SUNRISE,
SENIOR LIVING
RESTRICTED ACCESS RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES ONLY
PLEASE
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Oh yeah it totally could be. My point is that the characterization of the chatgpt usage is all coming from the DA. On its own, asking an AI to create gothic stories and characters isn‘t concerning behavior. But maybe the kid was searching “how to kill my family”. That would definitely be relevant!
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
shirtless male suspected of polishing his powder horn in public
Lexington, MA – Investigation of Potentially Armed Individual
On Friday, August 7, 2026, at approximately 3:20 PM, the Lexington Police Department Dispatch
Center received a report of a shirtless male with a gun in the parking lot of Grace
Chapel located at 59 Worthen Road in the Town of Lexington.
Responding officers quickly established a perimeter and had the building put on lockdown, which was
populated with numerous programs including those with children. A systematic search of the campus
was conducted. A short time later, officers located the individual. An on-scene investigation revealed
that the subject was waiting to pick up his wife who works in Grace Chapel. While he was waiting, he
was polishing a powder horn, which is a musket-era container in the shape of a bull’s horn used to store
gunpowder. The subject is an avid period reenactor. Due to the heat, he was doing this outside of his
vehicle. Security video was able to corroborate his account.
This incident required a strong police response which resulted in multiple cruisers responding to the
scene and the closing of the parking lot and parts of Worthen Road during the investigation. It is
understandable that this would cause a great deal of concern to members of the community, especially
parents with children in these programs.
The Lexington Police Department hopes that the release of this information will help alleviate any
concerns surrounding the incident and convey that there was no threat to anyone in the building or on
the campus at the time of this incident.
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Please don't make me defend chatgpt, but this framing is sus. Is chatgpt the new "listened to heavy metal" or "played D&D"? What is the DA trying to do here?
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Eh, ok. Looking at the source & methodology, out of a pool of 250 Gen Z Betterment survey responders identified as “traders”, meaning they were doing more than the basic 401k stuff, 26% of those said sports betting was part of their overall financial plan.
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Miser @misernyc.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Cities aren't loud
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I'm confused why you'd say, market-rate units don't cross-subsidize the deed-restricted units. It's not just a framing; my understanding is that it exactly happens that way assuming the market will bear the extra cost (which frequently it won't).
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
i know the kerfuffle here is about numbers of subsidized homes and some PiLU nonsense, but to that i say,
hank hill nimby meme
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
some people will do anything to avoid building 34 units of housing in a walkable town center with a commuter rail stop. winchesternews.org/20260814_win...
winchesternews.org
Winchester Select Board member’s removal was timed to affect housing boards
Legal documents Select Board members filed with the state — and later withdrew — explain what was happening behind the scenes during the permitting of 33 Mount Vernon St.
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I C-86 Dead People @jluker.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
haha spotted in lexington center back in may!
a heavily beflowered (with decals) cybertruck
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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Before Mass. voters approved the millionaire’s tax in 2022, only one fixed-route bus crossed into New Hampshire: @mevatransit.bsky.social Route 13! It connects Haverhill, MA & Plaistow, NH, which launched in 2020! 🚌 In April 2026, MeVa Transit Route 28 began connecting Lawrence, MA & Salem, NH! 🤝🏻
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