Hidden pricing, driver-coddling
This is in the TU this morning: State Senate targets junk fees, consumer protection in legislative package On the whole, these changes […]
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“Bipartisan” Opposition to Congestion Pricing?
The TU today has an article about some state legislators downstate joining a federal lawsuit against New York’s congestion pricing plan for […]
Read moreAfter another empty spectacle, can anyone find a path forward?
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Read moreRoute 17 study finds widening road would worsen issues over time
From the TU today: https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/rpa-report-route-17-project-18637369.php A similarly surprising study finds the Pope is Catholic.
Read moreIs it time to give up on old news?
I myself am fed up with old news’ wishful doomsaying, its credulous coverage of politics as sport, its bothsidesing and normalization of […]
Read moreComment on the Troy-Menands Bridge project
NYSDOT has been working on a project to repair or replace the Troy-Menands Bridge, which carries NY-378 over the Hudson River between […]
Read morePlenty of blame to go around
It’s good to see action finally being taken on the Central Warehouse, a structure that’s been a blight on the urban landscape […]
Read moreOn sabbaticals
I’m at a point in my life now where I feel I finally understand why academia (and other adjacent professions, like the […]
Read moreIn Praise of 2-hour delays
My children’s school district had a two-hour delay this morning.
I wrote about why we should do that more often and more widely.
Read moreAlbany’s new Episcopal bishop embarks on ministry of reconciliation
Bishop-elect Jeremiah Williamson will work to bring the Episcopal Diocese of Albany together divisions over LGBTQ issues and emphasize passions for ministry. […]
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