Reposted by Job Itzkowitz Ray Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Proposed: if you’re a loyal regular at a coffee shop, you should be granted the ability to skip one song on that morning’s playlist 618610
Reposted by Job Itzkowitz Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 12/07/2026A city centre should not function as a shortcut for motorists passing through. It should serve as the 'gezellige' living room of the city: a place where residents and tourists feel comfortable spending time, where children move freely, and where local businesses benefit from a vibrant public realm. 215834
Job Itzkowitz @jobforphilly.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I recently returned from a trip to Prague/Bratislava/Budapest. And of course, identified some quality "why can't us?" content along the way. But since there was a heat wave there last week, and one here starting today, I'll start with this: misters! There were walk-through misters in each city! 1140
Job Itzkowitz @jobforphilly.bsky.social · 15/06/202668,000 people at the World Cup match. These are the parking lots. It's magic! 35412
Reposted by Job Itzkowitz Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 11/05/2026I’m going to add, because I can’t not, that Strasbourg is based on a settlement dating to *12 AD* and is fine having trams in the old city while Brampton was fretting about having them in its 20th-century “historic downtown“ 16311
Reposted by Job Itzkowitz Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Really we all should root for a Knicks-Sixers playoff series every year because it’s one of the few matchups where the teams commute back and forth via chartered Amtrak trains instead of chartered flights. Tons of C02 emissions saved (Sixers boarding train pics from 2024) 1165089596
Reposted by Job Itzkowitz Nick Piccone @piccone.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Sixers not getting swept? 🥹 21439
Reposted by Job Itzkowitz Pat Gallen, CBS Sports Philadelphia @patgallen.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Praying for a normal Sixers game in my lifetime. 2204
Reposted by Job Itzkowitz Daniel Pearson @dpearsonphl.bsky.social · 03/04/2026On Sunday, Philadelphia had equal numbers of homicides and traffic deaths. While the city has seen killings decline by nearly 80% since pandemic-era highs, progress on traffic deaths has been much slower. www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...inquirer.comImproving safety on Philadelphia’s roads is just as important as preventing violent crime in its streets | EditorialDespite the promise of successive administrations to eliminate traffic deaths, the toll remains stubbornly high. 14515
Job Itzkowitz @jobforphilly.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Shout out to all the people on this flight out of DFW decked out in Eagles gear! In March! 120
Reposted by Job Itzkowitz John Miklos @jctmik.bsky.social · 25/03/2026They should, uh, build #PAHSR instead 051
Job Itzkowitz @jobforphilly.bsky.social · 23/03/2026But we need tractor trailers to deliver on our small city streets! 020
Reposted by Job Itzkowitz Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 22/03/2026Currently on France TV, the new mayor of Paris Grégoire celebrating his victory by biking around on a bike share. He’s now taking an interview while riding. 132054488
Reposted by Job Itzkowitz peter k @peterskim.org · 21/03/2026We need more of these pickup trucks in the US. 1872188130
Reposted by Job Itzkowitz Simon Kuper @simonkuper.bsky.social · 15/03/2026And news from Paris: the left should hold on to power, with candidate Emmanuel Grégoire having beaten right-winger Rachida Dati quite big in 1st round, about 37%-25%. He'll likely win the 2nd round. This would mean Paris extending its pro-bike anti-car revolution www.ouest-france.fr/elections/mu...ouest-france.frMunicipales 2026 à Paris. Emmanuel Grégoire loin devant Rachida Dati, vers un second tour à quatre ou cinq candidats ?Selon les premières estimations, le socialiste Emmanuel Grégoire (entre 36,4 et 38 %) virerait largement en tête du premier tour des municipales à Paris devant l’ancienne ministre de la Culture Rachid... 04711
Reposted by Job Itzkowitz Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 28/02/2026In 1789, Thomas Jefferson writing to James Madison, extolled the Constitution for instituting “one effectual check on the Dog of war by transferring the power of letting him loose from the Executive to the Legislative body.” 4464183
Reposted by Job Itzkowitz The Good Phight @thegoodphight.bsky.social · 26/02/2026This guy gets it 0111
Reposted by Job Itzkowitz Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Chris Rock uses a BMX bike to escape Ice-T in New Jack City (1991) BicycleBirthday Chris Rock Born on this day, February 7, 1965 1413
Job Itzkowitz @jobforphilly.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Public Comment at Philadelphia City Council has long been problematic, but it has gotten out of hand. My rare hot take: it's time for Philadelphia City Council to revisit Aleksee vs. City Council Of Philadelphia (link below).casemine.comALEKSEEV v. CITY COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA, 24 EAP 2010 (Pa. 11-17-2010), No. 24 EAP 2010. | Pa., Judgment, Law, casemine.comGet free access to the complete judgment in ALEKSEEV v. CITY COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA, 24 EAP 2010 (Pa. 11-17-2010) on CaseMine. 240
Reposted by Job Itzkowitz Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Man what a lovely tribute leading Defector right now 321032
Reposted by Job Itzkowitz John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Anne Hidalgo's positive impact on Parisian public space has been huge. But the ultimate significance of her leadership on mobility justice is global: demonstrating what is possible really highlights the commitment of other mayors to convenience for car owners at the expense of everyone else. 421766
Job Itzkowitz @jobforphilly.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Perhaps we could try to make the market...not suck? 3222
Job Itzkowitz @jobforphilly.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Seems like it would be good if Shapiro and Hochul had a friendly race to build the next subway line. 4110
Reposted by Job Itzkowitz Marco Chitti @chittimarco.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Today I was reminded that in Milan they call the tall and thin bollards "le parigine", i.e. the parisians 3614
Reposted by Job Itzkowitz Dr Yannick Veilleux-Lepage @yveilleuxlepage.bsky.social · 08/01/2026🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7 10271182459
Job Itzkowitz @jobforphilly.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Nowy Korczyn is where my family was from. Fortunately, they emigrated earlier, but they quite possibly knew this person as a child and/or his family. 030
Job Itzkowitz @jobforphilly.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Honored to receive the 5th Square Advocacy Urbanist Lifetime Achievement Award! Calling it a “lifetime” award in my 40s feels ambitious, but I’ll happily take it as motivation to keep pushing for better cities, better policy, and better outcomes. 1171
Reposted by Job Itzkowitz Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 10/11/2025My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard. We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions. We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING. 480254426492
Reposted by Job Itzkowitz The Mall Krampus @themallkrampus.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Baseball is like if the Book of Job was a sport. 940154
Job Itzkowitz @jobforphilly.bsky.social · 25/10/2025I am so impressed with the changes going on in Ann Arbor. Here's a mini-thread, staring with completed and under construction curbless environments on State St. 150
Job Itzkowitz @jobforphilly.bsky.social · 28/09/2025Me listening to the last half inning of the Mets game on Mets radio.media.tenor.coma man wearing a fur coat and a red hat says i hope all the bad things in life happen to youAlt: a scene from the player haters ball on Chappelle Show 150
Job Itzkowitz @jobforphilly.bsky.social · 25/09/2025When my VPOTUS joyfully checks out my complete streets project in progress. cc: @kamalaharris.com 2462
Reposted by Job Itzkowitz Lauren Vidas @broadandmarket.gobirds.online · 21/09/2025Channeling my inner @jobforphilly.bsky.social - “Why can’t us?” Ljubljana, Slovenia is a pedestrian paradise. It limits car traffic through its city center for most hours of the day. They instead have different evs that roam around offering free rides to those who need a lift. 1141
Reposted by Job Itzkowitz Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 20/09/2025Such a shame that the recent sanitation strike led to zero reconsideration of this policy, or the practice of doing door-to-door pickups in such a dense city. There is a cleaner, safer, cheaper, more environmentally friendly method waiting for you on your next Mediterranean vacation… 4433
