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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We have ~4,930 parking spaces spread across 55 acres on the Ball Arena property in downtown Denver... Kind of crazy that this same land will someday have: ▪ 6,000 homes ▪ >10M sq. ft. of mixed-use ▪ >10 acres of parks ▪ & probably a bunch of parking too Plus, the Ball Arena isn't going anywhere.

Ball Arena Parking Lot.
Aug. 11, 2022.
Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite
https://denverite.com/2025/04/15/ball-arena-parking-lots-rezoning-donut-hole/

Ball Arena Redevelopment Plan
https://visionplan.ballarena.com/#future

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Look Both Ways with David & Wes @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Next livestream is all about transportation and the environment. David will report back from Climate Week NYC, brought to you by Waymo (or so it seemed). Wes will examine whether regional rail really is a climate solution. Join through the link ⤵️ on Tuesday at 6p ET.

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Look Both Ways LIVE with David & Wes: Ep. 31 on Transport + Climate

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I know @davidzipper.bsky.social is not a fan of free transit, but he's gotta like this...

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Is Waymo really the "missing middle" of urban transportation? Or is that just Climate Week greenwashing? Looking forward to discussing with @wesmars.bsky.social

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

And this slip lane stop sign is clearly not being used to help pedestrian safety

Slip lane with STOP sign AFTER the crosswalk

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Not an issue that I hear being talked about much, but it makes a difference where you place the stop sign

STOP SIGN comes AFTER the curb cut for the pedestrian crossing

STOP SIGN comes BEFORE the curb cut for the pedestrian crossing

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

@davidzipper.bsky.social and I spend a lot of time talking about what might be worth talking about on @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social... Suffice it to say that this topic has never come up

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Is it legal to ride an electric unicycle on the street? An Aurora man saw an e-unicycle whipping down Hampden Avenue at Chambers Road. Find out why officials said this is a complicated question at the link in the comments.

STREET LEGALITY OF ELECTRIC UNICYCLES IN COLORADO IS A TRICKY SUBJECT

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

At the last TRB conference, I presented about how we need to rethink our metrics for success when it comes to street design In that presentation, I highlighted Park Ave in NYC as an example of what our measures must've been focused on (to make us believe that these changes were a good idea)

Park Avenue in NYC from the early to mid 1920s looking up Manhattan towards Grand Central Station - and looking like a park with some side areas for cars

That same spot today, almost entirely dedicated to cars

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Look Both Ways with David & Wes @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

New episode is live! 🔹 Which car ads do David & Wes like or loathe? 🔹 Why did both of them change their minds about the value of speed limits? 🔹 Can—let alone should— autonomous vehicles always obey traffic laws? All that and more. Have a listen ⤵️

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Episode 30: Speed Limits + Should Robotaxis Have to Follow the L…

Speed Limits - David & Wes talk about speed limits: what they can do, what they can’t do, and the surprisingly complicated question of how robotaxis should handle t…

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

No offense to Denver, but I do tend to check the Boston news first... So what did I learn from the top headlines this morning? 1. Maybe the Belichick family doesn't have the best judgment these days. 2. Stay in your car. This shouldn't be as normal as it is.

MORNING SPORTS UPDATE

Steve Belichick resigns from role as North Carolina defensive coordinator

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LOCAL NEWS

16-year-old girl struck by car while walking home

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LOCAL NEWS

30-year-old woman killed in Framingham pedestrian crash

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MBTA

MBTA police release photo of lewd, lascivious Green Line suspect

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

People in South Park are up in arms about kids on e-bikes... I enjoyed the new episode a bit more than I probably should have

Resident Complaining about Youth on E-Bikes news clip from South Park

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

In this week's @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social, Wes asked which car ad I loathe most. Tough competition. I went with the Dodge Charger's salute to urban speeding, from the 2018 Super Bowl.

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Nobody should be surprised by this, which is why I noted what this same outlet wrote 4 days ago: "Commute times could double, or even triple, in areas near the construction site. That means rush hour traffic in the morning could start as early as 6:30 am, and evening traffic could last until 8 pm."

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I'll be presenting tomorrow morning at a cool event called "Safer Streets, Stronger Neighborhoods" hosted by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization (IMPO)... And even if you aren't local to Pawnee or central Indiana, you can still sign up & watch my webinar: indympo.gov/event/safer-...

Safer Streets, Stronger Neighborhoods banner

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

AVs will follow all the rules of the road, they said… AVs will treat every pedestrian the same, they said… This study did not directly compare the models with human drivers, but some of these results suggest that AI could amplify human bias rather than eliminate it (1/4) arxiv.org/pdf/2609.00192

LLM-Driven Autonomous Vehicles Inherit Human Driver Biases in Pedestrian Yielding: Results and Implications From A New Benchmark

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I've seen a lot of malfunctioning traffic lights in my time, but the one I saw this morning - with the ped countdown timer stuck on 10 seconds, even in the opposing phase - was new to me...

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

While I'm not generally a fan of trying to fix safety problems with signage, I'd definitely sign up more signs like this one...

Sign with Mr. T saying "I pity the fool who does a U-Turn"

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Unclear what role Tesla's tech played, but this sounds like the kind of crash that Wes and I warned about: "[The 91-year-old driver] was pretty shell shocked, and she got out she didn't realize what was happening. She said she tried to stop the Tesla, it was accelerating and she couldn't stop it."

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Woman killed, 4 injured after car plows into pedestrians outside Trader Joe's in Fairfax District

Multiple pedestrians were struck by a car in the parking lot of a Trader Joe's grocery store in the Fairfax District.

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The driver here was 91 years old...

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Crashes have dropped by ~50% since New Haven flipped Chapel Street from one-way to two-way...

New Haven Register
New Haven made part of Chapel Street two-way:
Crashes have dropped sharply since

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Tesla's deceptive marketing is convincing seniors that "Full-Self Driving" can safely operate their car even if they aren't capable of doing so. This is incredibly dangerous—not just for elderly Tesla owners but for anyone sharing the road with them. From the new @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The headline makes it seem like this bicyclist just rode himself right into a pickup truck, but the first sentence pretty clearly shows that isn't what happened. And if you read the full article, you'd have no idea whether there was even a driver in this pickup truck...

Local News
Bicyclist, 30, dies after collision with pickup truck in Lynn
He was declared dead at a nearby hospital, the DA's office said.
By Samantha Genzer

September 1, 2026 | 7:14 PM
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A 30-year-old bicyclist was killed after being struck by a pickup truck in Lynn on Monday night, authorities said.

The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of Broad Street and Silsbee Street, involving a bicycle and a 2025 Honda Ridgeline pickup truck, the Essex County District Attorney’s office said in a statement.

The bicyclist was taken by ambulance to Salem Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the DA’s office.

Officials said they are withholding the bicyclist’s identity until his family has been notified, but noted he was 30 years old.

The Lynn Police Department and State Police are investigating the incident.

Authorities did not specify whether charges have been filed or if any arrests have been made.

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Russ Schumacher @rschumacher.cloud · 30/08/2026

This is terrible news. Tour de Fat is the most joyous day of the year in our town and it’s awful that it ended this way

coloradoan.com

1 dead after vehicle crash during Tour de Fat

1 is dead and 5 others are injured after a crash in Old Town during Tour de Fat.

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I'll be at an event called "Purpose Hour" in 2 weeks - which they describe as "a monthly gathering where bold ideas meet community insight to spark inspiring conversations and civic action for Colorado’s future" If you'd like to join me, reserve a spot here: civico.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Re...

September Purpose Hour

By Design: Rethinking American Roads

Every road, intersection, and curb in our city was designed by someone, but probably not with you in mind. This month's Purpose Hour pulls back the curtain on how our streets got built, why they're failing us, and what it would look like to actually choose differently.

We drive, walk, and bike our streets every day but most of us have never stopped to ask: who decided our streets should look like this, and why?

Join us for a conversation about the hidden assumptions baked into our infrastructure, the real costs of building cities around cars and speed, and what's possible when communities start making different choices.

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Are raised crosswalks effective? Yes. Yes they are.

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Oh good, this will definitely solve the problem

Ad for MASS DOT PSA contest where high school kids have to make a video tell kids using e-scooters or e-bikes to wear a helmet, not to ride on the sidewalk, and to follow the rules of the road

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

If this guy wants to put these efforts towards a master's thesis, I'm here for it...

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Look Both Ways with David & Wes @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

On Tuesday David & Wes are going global: 🔹 Why is the US the only country voting *against* road safety in the UN? 🔹 Are Americans really more likely to die in a crash than Russians? 🔹 Why do "car-free" European cities like Pontevedra still have cars in them? Join the livestream at 6p ET ⤵️

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Look Both Ways LIVE with David & Wes: Episode 28 on Global Road Safety

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I am a simple goat that just want to ride the bus to the Ragu Festival that I heard about on the AM radio

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Always fun when people start to figure out what they might be missing... "I’m from Boca Raton, Florida, and I went to Boston with my girlfriend for the first time, and we absolutely loved it. I know vacationing is different than living at a place, but it just felt so much better." (1/3)

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From the boston community on Reddit: My trip to Boston made me realize my hometown sucks

Explore this post and more from the boston community

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

It's a simulation study. I'm not sure you know any more or less than you did yesterday. At the same time - of course having to pay by the minute nudges people towards behaviors that might be considered less than safe. I don't need any study to tell me that is true.

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

One of the sports podcasts I sometimes listen to was filled with some terrible transportation-related takes today... Seriously - put on your seatbelt Bill!

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Less driving --> Safer cities "Urban areas with lower commute mode share by car and, to a lesser extent, lower VMT are most strongly associated with lower per capita transportation fatality rates." @wesmars.bsky.social doi.org/10.1108/JTAS...

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Look Both Ways with David & Wes @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Our new episode answers all your most pressing questions: 🔹 Can Trump really freeze transit funding? 🔹 Why do robotaxis keep blocking bike lanes? 🔹 Which HOF 76ers player commuted from NYC — where he ran a Harlem night club? Available below, or on your favorite pod platform

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Episode 27: The Federal Transit Funding Freeze-Out + Bike Lanes …

Transit Funding Freeze - David & Wes dig into our frozen federal transit funding situation and what happens when major transit projects are not officially killed, b…

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Got a new paper out today... "Urban areas with lower commute mode share by car and, to a lesser extent, lower VMT are most strongly associated with lower per capita transportation fatality rates." (and it's open access if you are the type of person who wants to read a research paper)

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What drives urban transportation safety? Exploring the role of modal composition and travel exposure

Purpose. Past urban transportation safety efforts have largely focused on controlling road user behavior through tactics such as speed management and separating users in space and time. This research ...

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Coming LIVE to a YouTube near you in like half an hour...

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Love this place... end of an era

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

As someone who drives a 2000 Jeep Wrangler - and gets annoyed by the so-called bells & whistles when driving most other cars - I don't disagree...

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