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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures

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I'm Sam. An #urbanplanner and the most exasperated one you'll ever meet. Connect here! DM me and we can be pals on this app, which is simply better than TXwtr.

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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Losing Frank’s or…The City Almost Got Him Again open.substack.com/pub/sklar/p/... **NEW POST FROM guest author Tricia Davies remembering Frank Arroyo and making the case for small businesses in NYC!**
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Losing Frank’s or…The City Almost Got Him Again
As cost of living increases, what can the City learn from Frank's Bike Shop to help support small businesses in 2026?
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
substack.com/note/m-500a4... learning about private sector pricing incentives is helpful for your career
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Public 🤝 Private Partnerships: A Legacy, with Alexis Rosenberg
We dug into the the meat of the P3 process and an successful (with receipts!) example in Georgia.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The amount of vitriol I have toward liberals who do not understand that means testing does not make programs more fair is infinite
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Even when the authors posited something I know to be half-baked, I tried to learn from their intent, which is what I recommend here.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I also realize there’s an irony here of me promoting information that may not be totally correct or helpful—but that’s only super relevant if we’re treating the Playbook as gospel, instead of what it really is—level-setting.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Ranking the Essays Based on How Much I Learned The criticism has manifested and is unhelpful. Regardless of whether you think the essays are good or helpful or counterproductive or irrelevant, there’s something to learn from each essay.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Ranking Transit Abundance Playbook essays by how much I learned open.substack.com/pub/sklar/p/...
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Ranking Transit Abundance Playbook essays by how much I learned
The online "intellectuals" are too focused on what's wrong with the playbook instead of what's right.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
This Is Why We Can't Ever Stop Superspeeders open.substack.com/pub/sklar/p/... however, we must. #urbanism #transportation #visionzero
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This Is Why We Can't Ever Stop Superspeeders
Dangerous by Design indeed.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
i heard someone say yesterday that in the future we might manage traffic demand by literally preventing travel on roads where AADT has already been capped. induced demand is not possible. not sure how i feel about this.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
open.substack.com/pub/sklar/p/... policy analysis takes a deep dive into superspeeders.
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This Is Why We Can't Ever Stop Superspeeders
Dangerous by Design indeed.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
www.exasperatedinfrastructures.com/p/pitchfest-... full post here!
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Pitchfest 2026: Civic Tech in Action
I sat down with Cara Eckholm and we talk the future of Civic Tech, Philanthropy and the Power of Partnership. Interest forms due June 2nd! Don't delay.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
www.pilot.city/new-york-city here!
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Pitchfest | New York City
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
civic tech is essential for the modern and complex world. we can connect research with need—something @caraeckholm.bsky.social is doing with #pitchfest. get your letter of interest in by june 2!
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
super excited to be at the #waterfrontconference today at the museum of jewish heritage!
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
open.substack.com/pub/sklar/p/...
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Overthinking Transportation Funding Reform & Policy: Steelmanning Reauthorization III
I'm back and I'm focused.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
I took action with Ryder for New York 2026. Will you join me? Use this link to sign up: www.mobilize.us/ryderfornewy... @ryderkessler.bsky.social for assembly!
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Help Us Send Ryder Kessler to Albany! · Ryder for New York 2026
Ryder Kessler is a child of Assembly District 66: a gay kid born at St. Vincent’s Hospital who played little league basketball at Tony Dapolito and got his Bar Mitzvah cake at Veniero’s. He has spent ...
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
open.substack.com/pub/sklar/p/... hey @johnsurico.bsky.social it’s here too.
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Mini Exasperation #4
Doing stuff and a few small (big) articles.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
open.substack.com/pub/sklar/p/... you can just do stuff folks
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Mini Exasperation #3
You can just do stuff
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
#UrbanPlanning #Infrastructure #Urbanism #PublicPolicy #CityTwitter​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
please take this survey! it takes 5 minutes but will make my day!
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
hey friends! forms.gle/zHcv3Jdp2UUC... if you don’t know me or my work, i’ve been posting as exasperated infrastructures since mid-2020. i’ve got hundreds of posts and i’m looking for some community feedback to help guide my next years of work. it brings me great joy to write and connect.
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Exasperated Infrastructures Survey 2026
I have a few questions. All respondents will be entered into a random draw to get a free yearlong subscription. Two winners will be chosen by 1/31/26. More on that later. You can expect the survey to ...
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
The Best Book I Read All Year open.substack.com/pub/sklar/p/... @malgeo.bsky.social @islandpress.bsky.social
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The Best Book I Read All Year
Hold your nose and hope for thes best. It's not "Life After Cars," but something totally different.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
He Zohran, He Zohwon and Now We Must Fight open.substack.com/pub/sklar/p/...
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He Zohran, He Zohwon and Now We Must Fight
So where do we start? WIth the current table as it's set.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
i am not convinced that people scared of socialism or democratic socialism actually know what the words mean or, more jarring, are literate.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
open.substack.com/pub/sklar/p/... what would make a successful mamdanistration? do we need a zohreckoning? yes! read on
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Percent Zohran
The Mayor-elect's platform is ambitious and quasi-DOA on paper. But the political and pundit machine are missing how powerful even 30% success for Mayor Mamdani could be for real people in New York.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
open.substack.com/pub/sklar/p/... what counts as a success for a mamdanistration?
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Percent Zohran
The Mayor-elect's platform is ambitious and quasi-DOA on paper. But the political and pundit machine are missing how powerful even 30% success for Mayor Mamdani could be for real people in New York.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
#mamdani #urbanplanning #futureofnyc
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
open.substack.com/pub/sklar/p/... Wrote about Zohran's burgeoning and exciting campaign for mayor, the challenges he might face and a little table setting for a rethink about his upcoming Mamdanistration. thanks to @jgee.bsky.social for the edits and for helping me think through this piece!
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Percent Zohran
The Mayor-elect's platform is ambitious and quasi-DOA on paper. But the political and pundit machine are missing how powerful even 30% success for Mayor Mamdani could be for real people in New York.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
okay mamdanistration. coining it now.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
josh kraft response: yea but my daddy owns patriots.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
A Review: The Transit Guy's Review of The Inter-borough Express (IBX) www.exasperatedinfrastructures.com/p/a-review-t... @thetransitguy.com and i collaborated on his review of the IBX. He wrote it, i just did a lil #exasperation on top.
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A Review: The Transit Guy's Review of The Inter-borough Express (IBX)
Shining up the words and ideas of a great thinker and friend.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
let’s start selling the idea.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
hot take: the MTA should ghost in the IBX onto all of its digital maps. (@queenslink too)
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Y’all I figured it out I figured out why Fulton Street doesn’t look as good as it could need more trees and a bike lane and no cars and frequent buses and thriving businesses and amazing people that’s all
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
what happened to us where traffic death is normal and expected and blamed but other death isn’t? why are we not enraged that thousands of people die every year-preventably-on our roads. why isn’t the pursuit of arriving home safe the key to our system? it’s money and power and it’s all made up.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
this thing
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
i said what i said
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
play smart games win smart prizes
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
curious if any readers read this how i did.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
There are four main reasons why @ndhapple.bsky.social's Momentum continues to be eminently readable, rereadable, and relevant. Candor, personality, and voice. Data relevance, not dependence. Reader-centered narrative arc. Reality-checked solutions. This paper is as much style as substance.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
this simply makes me want to run headfirst into a wall. i don’t understand why we have 8.5 million people and we continue to elect the absolute dumbest of all of us.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
happy to review something delightful, exasperatedly. cheers!
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
i hope everyone knows this was meant as a joke obviously you rule. (thank you for your work @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social)
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
more more!
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
i love it so much
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
yea but have you considered he’s so unbelievably stupid and captured by bad actors.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
bsky.app/profile/sams... real *this* energy.
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
it’s not for lack of ideas but this type of back-into-the-point editorializing hurts so much more than saying nothing at all. i get the games app has a little hustle as a reporting machine, but when did it start treating its readers like idiots?
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
how does the paper of record continue to sound like a broken one? seriously? is there no one in the editor bullpen that has any idea how the built environment exists, let alone works?
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Sam Sklar \\ Exasperated Infrastructures @samsklar.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
huge W at the Maxjmum New York organizing session today! @danielgolliher.bsky.social and @nycpolitics101.bsky.social really inspired everyone at the event and i could feel @abundanceny.bsky.social VIBES coursing through everyone who gave 2 hours on a sunday to do #onmorething
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