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Paul Supawanich

@paulsupa.bsky.social
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Redesigning streets for people and riding bikes in business casual. Urban transportation professional. Former fitness instructor and forever trolleybus enthusiast. Current: Adjunct Faculty @ Georgia Tech School of City and Regional Planning

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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚇 MARTA is on Amex Rewards?!
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Railroad loops mini-thread: I’m up in Western North Carolina today and one of the cool things in this area are the Old Fort Loops, a set of track bringing trains up over 1000’ from the east towards Asheville.
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
TIL: The mighty Colorado River is basically sucked dry of water from it's headwaters on it's journey to Mexico, such that upon its crossing of the border, it basically drys out and no longer makes it to the ocean. Here's the last extraction point (for irrigation) near the border at Yuma, AZ.
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It's been impressive to watch the expansion of cycling infrastructure around Georgia Tech's campus in the past few years, and it's evident in the parking demand. This new parking area was just installed in August, and the uptake has been immediate!
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
After a long hiatus... I am back on Bluesky! This fall, I started teaching urban transportation at Georgia Tech and have been putting together highlights of the class (from my perspective) in short videos. Here's the first one (and I'll also share other random facts from my research here)
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
When the sketch actually turns into reality. 💯💯💯 📍Georgia Tech campus, Atlanta
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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Why should we subsidize public transit? Transport scholar Todd Litman lays out all the arguments: www.planetizen.com/blogs/134716...
planetizen.com
Why Should We Subsidize Public Transportation?
Many public transit agencies face financial stress due to rising costs, declining fare revenue, and declining subsidies. Transit advocates must provide a strong business case for increasing public tra...
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Atlanta's Eastside Beltline Trail meets the 10th St, an orchestra of movements, but nicely done to prioritize the pedestrians and cyclists on a warm spring day.
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Peter Norton @norton.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Statistics: • America’s road traffic safety record is a disaster. The US Secretary of Transportation: • Keeping driving everybody. Rail transit is the safety disaster.
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
However, despite efforts otherwise, Milan's vehicle ownership per capita has only gone up in recent years, which has meant, cars parked **everywhere* What you're seeing is vehicles who use the sidewalk as block-long driveways to park in any space possible. Unlawful, but unenforced.
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Greetings from Milan’s Corso Buenos Aires, one of Europe’s busiest shopping streets. Even though the transformation of vehicle lanes to bicycle lanes isn't done, the lanes are full—and local businesses are going benefit!
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
After 11 years, Atlanta's 10th Street cycletrack is finally receiving some important protection upgrades!
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
If you love cities, cycling, and are passionate about collecting and telling stories with data, we may have a unique role for you: We're seeking our first Data Associate to work on our Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure -- more here! globaldesigningcities.org/about/careers/
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
If you love cities, cycling, and are passionate about collecting and telling stories with data, we may have a unique role for you: We're seeking our first Data Associate to work on our Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure -- more here! globaldesigningcities.org/about/careers/
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Creating a cycling city starts with safe infrastructure, but in many countries access to good bicycles is not far behind. This week, we got a tour of Fortaleza's new city-sponsored "bicycle rehabilitation center" to help fix donated bikes to be given back to the community. It's the first in Brazil!
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Random hobby: taking photographs of post offices and finding doppelgängers in different corners of the US. 📍 Rockmart, GA please meet 📍Lewistown, IL
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Planning school: zoning transects Atlanta: hold my beer
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Benjamin Schneider @benschneider.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
And because of that, Caltrain can offer 25% faster travel times, and 20% more service, with the same number of trains as before. benjaminschneider.substack.com/p/the-magic-...
benjaminschneider.substack.com
The Magic of Electrified Trains
Electrified Caltrain service will finally demonstrate the benefits of this proven technology to American cities
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
New Beltline segment and 10th/Monroe crossing opened this week with some new features! - tighter turn radius (slower turns) - raised table intersection - bollards protecting the corners - fresh kermit Perfect fall day was a bonus. (video at 3x to show the full cycle)
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
This week on the app has some real "old friends stroll into a party with my new friends" energy and it is awesome.
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 07/09/2024
While Atlanta has gradually become more friendly to bike, Georgia Tech is delivering some impressive projects to connect campus (and Midtown Atlanta) for those walking and rolling.
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 04/09/2024
New research coming out of Toronto Met. University showing the magnitude of Toronto's cycle network growth (by type) over the past 15 years. Today's story: If they're building it, it's separated or a cycletrack.
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 31/08/2024
Atlantans: The next time there is a transportation crisis, rest assured that HoneyBaked Ham was a contender for your emergency catering services.
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 29/08/2024
Greetings from Addis Ababa, where they are building a whopping 100km of cycling infrastructure (50km of which was delivered in the past **6 months**)
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 21/07/2024
Does anyone know why transit cars in Japan have embossed numbers? Super small detail, but very classy.
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 21/07/2024
Japan: a masterclass in all-weather kid transportation by bike.
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 25/06/2024
Whenever I need a quick boost of amusement, I turn to the city procurement instagram where someone made a bid that was 41000000% higher than the others, yet still placed middle of the pack.
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 24/06/2024
Is it just transportation where stock photo irony is just rampant?
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 23/06/2024
I love that for every person who says: "you can't expect someone to carry [that] on a bike." There is a photo of someone carrying [that] on a bike.
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 22/06/2024
Transportation is one of the leading source of carbon emissions yet it’s “business as usual” for most state DOTs. In a first, the Hawaii State DOT was legally challenged for their fossil-fuel driven priorities and lost. www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...
theguardian.com
Youth activists win ‘unprecedented’ climate settlement in Hawaii
State’s transport department given a 2045 deadline to fully decarbonize and achieve zero emissions under agreement
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 25/10/2023
This is how they confirm you are not a child. I'm gutted.
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
Everytime I'm at the Atlanta airport, I like to check in on the (now-defunct) Relay bikeshare bike that refuses to go quietly into the night. This city desperately is missing a robust and reliable bikeshare system.
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
As much as I curse the tepid protection on the 10th Street Cycletrack, something has clearly changed in the past year. Now, after every major event, the delineators are replaced in full with new ones! Progress!
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
This may look like common sense, but these new colored curb extensions are still deemed "unsafe" through some federal guidance. Happy to see DC proving otherwise.
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Paul Supawanich @paulsupa.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
Hello Bluesky friends! After a long break from posting about my usual muses of transportation and cities, I'm excited to join the community here. Any tips welcome!
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