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Ted Rosenbaum

@MassTransited

Inertia is the cause of--and solution to--all of life's problems.

 Denver, CO
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Joined February 2011
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The best maps have no roads but rail, just gotta get this framed now. Not sure I'd include NJ, Delaware, and MD among the "central states" but who am I to quibble with 1871? Full details: davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet…
HH Lloyd 1871 map of the central states, showing railroads from Iowa to NJ and Kentucky to the Canadian border

ALT HH Lloyd 1871 map of the central states, showing railroads from Iowa to NJ and Kentucky to the Canadian border

Title plate of the 1871 HH Lloyd map of the central states from the atlas of the United States

ALT Title plate of the 1871 HH Lloyd map of the central states from the atlas of the United States

That thing where it's your first #trbam as a committee chair and you arrive early to the room and worry that no one else will show up.
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Related: come to the Light Rail committee at 1:30 in Mint (M4)! We'll have the usual business as well as a great presentation from @trnsprtst #trbam
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Bonus if you're under 35, we're always looking for young members--that's how I got started, and heaven help us, I'm leading the committee now #TRBAM
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Make Colorado more Albertan. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk
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No one actually spells out "pantograph", c'mon
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Sadly I didn't realize you needed to register to be eligible to get write-in votes, but I'll still be writing myself in for District C (I wouldn't hate a couple extra uncountable votes if you're so inclined)
Jon Murray (@JonMurray) profile pictureJon Murray@JonMurray24 Oct 2022
New: half of the @RideRTD board seats on the ballot have only write-in candidates. At a time when metro Denver’s sprawling transit agency faces historic challenges, few people stepped up to run for its board. For this story, I probed why that is. denverpost.com/2022/10/24/rt…
RTD faces historic challenges, so why are so few seeking election to its governing board?

RTD faces historic challenges, so why are so few seeking election to its governing board?

When voters in large chunks of metro Denver unfold their ballots, they’ll notice a conspicuous blank — with not even one candidate listed to represent their district on the Regional Transportation...

denverpost.com
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Even though they're well inside the lines, @DenBicycleLobby can I get an over/under on how long until drivers have crushed most of these?
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And finally, file this as another data point in the "multiple years of meetings leads to a design that's both mostly toothless and also could've been installed in about 48 hours at any time"
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Honest question: shouldn't the posts go where the lines are painted so this actually narrows the roadway? These are only about 24" from the gutter, so this entire design really only reduces the road width by 4 feet.
Newly installed paint and flex posts creating curb bump outs at the corner of 45th & Perry in Denver

ALT Newly installed paint and flex posts creating curb bump outs at the corner of 45th & Perry in Denver

Flex posts installed about 2 feet inside the freshly drawn curb bump out paint

ALT Flex posts installed about 2 feet inside the freshly drawn curb bump out paint

Flex posts installed about 2 feet inside the freshly drawn curb bump out paint

ALT Flex posts installed about 2 feet inside the freshly drawn curb bump out paint

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Hey @CityofEvanston you might want to get your house in order. Probably don't want to be the last thing named after John Evans cpr.org/2022/10/06/mount-eva…

A panel will begin the renaming process for Mount Evans next week

It’s part of a process to rename a dozen of the state’s mountains and waterways long considered offensive, controversial or both.

cpr.org
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Has any other agency struggled to even get candidates for the board the way RTD is?
Nathaniel Minor (@nbminor) profile pictureNathaniel Minor@nbminor30 Sep 2022
The only competitive RTD race in Denver is no longer competitive. Steven Gibson told me today he's pulled out of the race, which means @RuschaWrites is the lone candidate in District B (she's a write-in).
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I'm so glad @DenverDOTI didn't water down the plans for the Perry St bikeway. These new stencils will definitely slow drivers down and keep people safe. It's finally obvious that bikes have priority here--just ignore the unfettered free parking on both sides of the street
A 2-way sharrow symbol down the middle of a street with parking on both sides

ALT A 2-way sharrow symbol down the middle of a street with parking on both sides

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Fun @POTUS bait at InnoTrans
A Stadler locomotive with "Rail Force One" painted on the side

ALT A Stadler locomotive with "Rail Force One" painted on the side

Acceptable Sunday evening headways
Arrival sign at Moritzplatz U-bahn station showing arrivals in 4 and 9 minutes

ALT Arrival sign at Moritzplatz U-bahn station showing arrivals in 4 and 9 minutes

My German is non-existent, but I think Berlin has a little park with kid-sized streets where they can learn to bike and how to follow traffic signals?
A sign in German about learning to bike

ALT A sign in German about learning to bike

A mini streetscape where kids can safely learn to bike

ALT A mini streetscape where kids can safely learn to bike

If anyone wants to write me in for the RTD District C seat this November (replacing @AMalpiede) I wouldn't be upset...
Every crash injury lawyer billboard is a policy failure
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Parker Higgins@xor18 Aug 2022
i don't know why i felt compelled to make these but once i started i couldn't stop
The word "cubs" in the style of the CTA circle logo

ALT The word "cubs" in the style of the CTA circle logo

The words "Oakland A's" in the style of the BART logo

ALT The words "Oakland A's" in the style of the BART logo

The word "Mets" in the style of the NYC MTA logo

ALT The word "Mets" in the style of the NYC MTA logo

The word "Braves" sort of in the style of the MARTA logo, although this one has had some liberties taken with it. The logotype and device are stacked, which doesn't happen in official MARTA branding.

ALT The word "Braves" sort of in the style of the MARTA logo, although this one has had some liberties taken with it. The logotype and device are stacked, which doesn't happen in official MARTA branding.

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This feels like a better version than when I tried to do the mashup in reverse
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Parker Higgins (@xor) profile pictureParker Higgins@xor18 Aug 2022
i don't know why i felt compelled to make these but once i started i couldn't stop
The word "cubs" in the style of the CTA circle logo

ALT The word "cubs" in the style of the CTA circle logo

The words "Oakland A's" in the style of the BART logo

ALT The words "Oakland A's" in the style of the BART logo

The word "Mets" in the style of the NYC MTA logo

ALT The word "Mets" in the style of the NYC MTA logo

The word "Braves" sort of in the style of the MARTA logo, although this one has had some liberties taken with it. The logotype and device are stacked, which doesn't happen in official MARTA branding.

ALT The word "Braves" sort of in the style of the MARTA logo, although this one has had some liberties taken with it. The logotype and device are stacked, which doesn't happen in official MARTA branding.

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Never expected to catch a stray from a Tuesday puzzle, but here we are
The NYT crossword where the clue is "concern for punters and field goal kickers"she the answer is "low snap"

ALT The NYT crossword where the clue is "concern for punters and field goal kickers"she the answer is "low snap"

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