Writer, biker, ukulele player, cinephile, YIMBY. Connoisseur of all things interesting. Pick my brain @bikelakecity or pitch me a story at [email protected]
SLC, UT
Joined May 2009
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Friends! A new issue of @CityWeekly is out NOW online and heading to newsstands. This week, Wes Long takes a last walk through the halls of the old West High, before it meets the wrecking ball and is reborn across the street. #slc #utpol #uted cityweekly.net/news/administ…
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Drivers have this completely unfounded belief that the second a red light activates and traffic stops, the economy starts losing money.
It’s nonsense. There is no “cost” to making a driver wait a few seconds. None. In fact there’s a societal benefit to slowing traffic down
If one pedestrian crossing the road is holding up hundreds of cars, the cost benefit simply does not work. And you guys hate what you call "beg buttons" you want a 45-second phase for pedestrians, even where there are none
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Hadn't updated my spreadsheet in a bit. Democrat Zane Woolstenhulme has reclaimed the lead from incumbent Rep. Tiara Auxier in HD4. Margin now stands at 565 votes. #utpol
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Luke Searle has fallen back behind Celeste Johnson in the race for Rep. Mike Kohler's seat in HD59.
Most of these new numbers are an improvement for Republicans, but then you have outliers like this that are swinging left even against the late-count trends. #utpol
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New @CityWeekly: Mike Lee can kiss his Supreme Court dreams goodbye. #slc #utpol
cityweekly.net/opinion/mike-…
UDOT approved $5 million for a pedestrian bridge in Lehi.
This is comparable to where the Kensington Byway intersects with 700 East. The crossing there cost a fraction of a bridge’s cost.
UDOT would rather build 1 Lehi Bridge than 10 Kensington crossings. Think about that.
And in a media market with actual professionals, I wouldn’t be the only one who notices ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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New @CityWeekly: SLC abandons Capitol Hill bike lanes under pressure from state ban on safe streets work. #slc #utpol
cityweekly.net/news/slc-aban…
To toot my own horn for a minute: Back in 2018 I reported for @sltrib about how the Utah House supermajority was inflated and vulnerable to a wave. I still didn't see the tsunami coming, but I've been waiting 8 years for this exact scenario to play out. sltrib.com/news/politics/201…
New @CityWeekly: U of U Academic Senate questions timing, scope of legislative audit on faculty tenure. #slc #utpol #uted
cityweekly.net/news/u-of-u-a…
Down in Utah County, Democrat David Chappell has *increased* his lead over Rep. Norm Thurston #utpol
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New @CityWeekly: Utah GOP's House supermajority washed away by Blue Tsunami midterm election. #slc #utpol cityweekly.net/news/utah-gop…
