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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Can’t stop putting names in! #holidaytime #obsessed Here’s the link >>> name-age-calculator.randalolson.com

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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

TTW your paper of record says “#transit is too expensive” #82Alliance

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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Getting ready to vote in #Austin? This piece from @jackcraver.bsky.social drops some worthwhile nuggets about city tax policies, which will be on the ballot as Prop Q. www.austinpolitics.net/nobody-under...

austinpolitics.net

Nobody understands property taxes

Save Austin Now is lying.

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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Yes. A demo as part of the F1 Fan Zone.

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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

The #Zoox “toaster” has the feel of a horse-drawn carriage — as imagined by 2001: a Space Odyssey — complete with climate control, music control, and wireless charging. Consider me officially bullish on the future of shared, autonomous mobility. #autonomousvehicles #TDM

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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Fall in #Austin = traffic + packed events. 🚦 Beat both by #carpooling, #biking, or taking #transit to the fun. Track trips w/Carbon Cred or ConnectSmart & enter to win $100 gift cards! 🎃 movabilitytx.org/fall-festival-challenge #FallFestivalChallenge #DecongestCTX

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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

"The modern city is a paradox. Designed to bring people together, it increasingly keeps us apart, stranded in traffic, saddled w/debt, and choked by air pollution. The root cause isn’t a mystery. We built our cities around cars, not people." www.fastcompany.com/91385004/why... #WeekwithoutDrivingATX

fastcompany.com

Why we built cities for cars, not people, and how we can fix that

A five-point plan

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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Are you ready for TranspoBingo? Walk, bus, scoot, explore -- so many ways to join in the #WeekWithoutDrivingATX fun in Central Texas! SCREENSHOT THIS CARD or grab a full-size version: drive.google.com/drive/folder... @movability.bsky.social @cnunewurbanism.bsky.social @americawalks.bsky.social

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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Austin City Council has been sending mixed messages about what development should look like near Lake Travis -- especially at 620 & 2222. The Planning Commission & ZAP need clarity if we're going to create consistent policy: austinmonitor.com/stories/2025...

austinmonitor.com

Zoning and Platting recommends planning process west of Loop 360 - Austin Monitor

As the Austin Monitor has previously reported, the Zoning and Platting Commission was considering recommending that the city initiate a planning process for the area west of Loop 360 on the north side...

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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

MARK YOUR CALENDAR for a family-friendly #transit summer picnic at Pease Park in #Austin! CapMetro Routes 5 or 18 will get you there RSVP: bit.ly/connectingau... @capmetroatx.bsky.social / @aura-atx.org

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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Looks like the #Austin Convention Center construction is kicking off a new bikeway treatment on 5th Street 🤩. @movability.bsky.social @downtownaustin.org

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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

"It needs to be possible to imagine communities without cars. We lived that way before cars were invented, and there are places where it’s doable today.... And they’re connected to #landuse, #housing, and housing #affordability..." yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/01/amer... #transportation

yaleclimateconnections.org

A third of Americans don't drive. So why is our transportation so car-centric? » Yale Climate Connections

Anna Zivarts explains how reimagining transportation could benefit non-drivers and the climate.

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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Know someone seeking a rewarding job & career in Central Texas? Encourage them to attend this FREE job fair, meet-and-greet & panel session hosted by @capmetroatx.bsky.social & #WorkforceSolutionsCapitalArea on Jan 28. RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/connect-wi... #austinjobs #joboftheday #austintx

eventbrite.com

Connect with CapMetro: A Networking Event

Join us for a fun event to explore career paths within our organization and connect with exciting opportunities!

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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

❄️ On our way back from the holiday party ❄️ #magicoftransit @capmetroatx.bsky.social

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Jonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

In a 1972 study, Donald Appleyard showed how traffic rates influence social interactions & friendships. People living on HEAVY TRAFFIC streets; 0.9 Friends 3.1 acquaintances People living on LIGHT TRAFFIC streets; 3.0 friends 6.3 acquaintances Prioritize people over traffic.

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Parking Reform Network @parkingreform.org · 05/12/2024

Don't say "Parking Requirements" Instead use "Costly Parking Mandates" The language we use evokes emotion and mental shortcuts; we like to create coherent stories. Framing the story of parking reform in a compelling way will help us succeed. 🧵/7

Framing The Story of Parking Reform
The language we use evokes emotion and mental short cuts; we like to create coherent stories.
Framing the story of parking reform in a compelling way will help us succeed.
Don't Say: Parking Requirements
The word “requirements” indicates something is required, implicitly that it is needed. It is also value-neutral.
Instead Use: Costly Parking Mandates
Remind people parking costs money and land to provide. And use the term “mandates” which implies a heavier hand.
Parking Reform Network - parkingreform.org
This work draws on Evan Manvel’s work for the Transportation and Growth Management program at the State of Oregon

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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Thank you Zoning & Platting Commissioners! Today, #Austin got one step closer to ending the Euclidean stranglehold: "THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the following commercial uses be added to the list of ALLOWABLE uses in all MF zoning categories... and CONDITIONAL uses in all SF zoning categories"

services.austintexas.gov

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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

This is why, all else being equal, a two-way protected bikeway is better than two one-way protected bikeways. The former allows passing, while the latter is often too narrow. This is not a universal problem, but has been the case with a number of recent Bay Area projects.

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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Join me & this all-star host committee to celebrate the one-and-only TX State Senator @saraheckhardttx.bsky.social! Come for an evening of fun & good company to support a great leader doing important things for our community! CLICK TO RSVP and DONATE IF YOU CAN>> secure.ngpvan.com/vrNa4qytW0WP...

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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

The city is currently deciding whether to invest in bike lockers OR expanding bikeshare. I’ve gotta say: I’m team bikeshare everywhere.

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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

...these projects could induce the equivalent of more than 77 million cumulative metric tonnes of CO2e emissions above pre-IIJA baseline levels from 2022 and 2040. This is equivalent to the CO2e emissions produced from running 20 coal-fired power plants for a year.".

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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Over $37 billion in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs (IIJA) funding has gone toward new highways and wider roads. Using emissions increase and reduction output modeling figures...

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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

"It’s useful to think of every new highway or new lane like a new fossil fuel power plant, guaranteeing emissions for years to come from the additional miles of driving each will induce." t4america.org/fueling-the-...

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Fueling the crisis - Transportation For America

On November 15, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law. The IIJA included a five-year transportation authorization for U.S. Department o...

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Let’s do a roll call (with starter packs if applicable) — what professional communities have been growing FAST here on Bluesky in the last few weeks? The growth in the urbanism & city-building community has been lightning-fast & massive (see pack below) —what OTHERS are here now? go.bsky.app/G7isZfk

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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Mid rise construction without mobility easements = mid rise suburbia

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Lonny Stern @lonnystern.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Would these bike lids convince you it’s safe to park your e-bike on the street? www.dart.org/guide/suppor...

dart.org

Bicycle Parking

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