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• Commented on I Am So Popular: Open Letter To Jody Denberg
  All you can really do is admire a commenter who 1. Can't be bothered to know that Spike is a woman, 2. Takes her to task for using a profanity in a personal essay blog, and then 3. quotes that...
• Commented on Austin Among Most Dangerous Large Metro Areas for Pedestrians
  Drivers in this city don't know what to do with pedestrians, especially outside of downtown. Case in point, the new pedestrian signal on Lamar at the Triange. The signal is pedestrian-activated; first it gives drivers a solid red light for...
• Commented on Why We Don't Like You: Missouri Tigers
  Actually, the majority of Missourians (ie, the populations of St Louis and Kansas City) pronounce it Mizz-ur-EE. Mis-ur-uh is mostly limited to the southern and rural tier of the state....
• Commented on The Weekly What If?: What if children became our judges, our litmus test for whether we’ve done a good job of designing our streets and cities?
  When I was 8, I probably most liked to play in a cul de sac in my neighborhood where my best friend lived. I probably was allowed to travel no more than a half mile....
• Commented on The Weekly What If: What would happen if we removed Austin’s stop signs, stoplights and traffic signs? Carnage, chaos and fender benders galore?
  Bangkok has intense traffic and minimal traffic controls - very few signals, extremely few stop signs. From a pedestrian standpoint, it's complete fucking anarchy; one must dart between breaks in traffic in order to dodge flying cars and motorbikes to...