Nicole Flatow
Managing Editor at Bloomberg CityLab.
Stories and justice for all.
Views are my own.
- There are a lot of things we can't control. But we can do a little bit to control whether local news gets funded, and by whom. This is a terrific newborn outlet. Please support them!
- Reposted by Nicole FlatowThe DMV is losing one of the best transportation reporters in the US. I'm sad for Rachel, but even more so for DC.
- Lovely conversation on embracing "messy" cities. This bit in particular is inspiring me to think of needing to borrow as an opportunity, not a handicap. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
- This is totally fascinating
- How was the National Guard not already out on the streets hacking at sidewalk ice? www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
- Warehouse owners in Oklahoma City have now refused to sell their property to ICE for a detention center, as @folaak.bsky.social and @sooophie.bsky.social report that the agency is rushing to snap up storage facilities to detain immigrants despite local resistance www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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- Reposted by Nicole FlatowNEW: After a White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area Four million Americans live within 1 mile of a data center. The communities closest to them are “overwhelmingly” non-white. capitalbnews.org/data-center-...
- Reposted by Nicole FlatowSorry, but triumphant claims about autonomous vehicle safety are wildly exaggerated. It's an open question whether today’s self-driving cars are any safer than those driven by humans. And if reducing crashes is the goal, that isn’t even the right question. My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
- If you've been compelled by any of the recent effusive safety assessments of self-driving cars, read this definitive reality check from @davidzipper.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
- Reposted by Nicole FlatowOne thing I wrote about here is how technology has made buses *way* more convenient while techno-futurists were obsessed with flying taxis and self-driving cars.
- I wrote about how surprised I still am a candidate for NYC mayor won in large part by talking incessantly about buses, and also about how making them fast as promised will be an immense challenge. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Nicole FlatowI wrote about how surprised I still am a candidate for NYC mayor won in large part by talking incessantly about buses, and also about how making them fast as promised will be an immense challenge. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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- Amsterdam might never have become a city if not for climate change. But the city's secret sauce is that it turned its greatest challenges into advantages, @feargusosull.bsky.social and Charlotte Hughes-Morgan explain in this great piece.
- Placating myself by looking at this pretty chart. www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...
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- This school shooting tip line started by the mother of a Sandy Hook victim receives 200 tips a day from KIDS. I can't really imagine what it's like to be on their internet. abc7news.com/post/planned...
- This approach doesn't seem to grasp that even if you prefer to drive, you should still want OTHER people to take alternative modes so you can go faster.
- Any grant that isn't retaining or expanding roads is apparently vulnerable now.
- Trump is rescinding road safety grants all over the country, in blue states and red ones. The reason: those projects are "hostile" to cars. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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- Florida man calls out Trump legal action as rant dressed in lawsuit's clothing
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- When we talk about housing crises and other such resource strains we don’t always take the long view. And the long view is that the world is urbanizing FAST. Before population decline comes rapid population growth, especially in some cities. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Every word and picture.
- Mine in today’s New Yorker. Greetings from America’s High-Capacity Server Coolant Reservoirs, formerly the “Great Lakes.” Read my cartoon-filled rant about this at open.substack.com/pub/paulnoth...
- Impressive and rare kind of judicial reporting here
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- "People don’t even know what the government does until it’s not doing it. HUD is one of the perfect examples of that.”
- Housing Secretary Scott Turner wants to build-baby-build. But so far his tenure at HUD has looked more like slash-slash-slash — with plunging numbers for staff, grants and proposed funding. @sarahholder.bsky.social and I profiled Turner and his unorthodox agenda: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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- Reposted by Nicole FlatowNational Guard soldiers called into service for President Trump's law enforcement surge in D.C. have been assigned to spread mulch at federal monuments. Normally the Park Service does that, but the administration laid off the workers. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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- "These service cuts are unprecedented and not just for SEPTA. No major transit agency has had to take steps this drastic." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- I’ve had Istanbul on my mind since the mayor was arrested on the eve of his presidential run. Since March, >100 other city officials have been arrested, including the heads of the water utility, housing authority, public transit authority and urban planning agency. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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- Reposted by Nicole FlatowFor six months, I've said that threats to economic data have been more collateral damage than intentional harm. No longer. Firing the head of the BLS is five-alarm intentional harm to the integrity of US economic data and the entire statistical system.
- As someone who grew up in a town just far enough from the beach to make "beach traffic" an annual nightmare, I would also accept trails TO the beach. The one to Assateague Island, for eg, is sublime. www.nps.gov/asis/planyou...
- Reposted by Nicole FlatowA US DOE report argues the economic harm caused by trying to reduce greenhouse gases is greater than the consequences of climate change itself. It could be used to underpin US President Donald Trump's plans to stop regulating greenhouse gases. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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- I’ve been slightly obsessed w/ Northern Va’s unfettered data center growth & particularly these 2 communities being surrounded. TY to @linpoonsays.bsky.social for sticking w/ it to the end of their rezoning case. This map from our graphics friends nails the vibe www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
- This is a mind-expanding take for those following the abundance discourse. So often we think of making denser spaces attractive by mandating design requirements. But there are reforms that go in the anti-regulatory direction, too, and allow for far more design flexibility with less space and cost.
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- Bookmark for all your "get a grip" talks with relatives
- We are all doomed if Spencer Pratt is a thought leader www.latimes.com/homeless-hou...
- California’s move this week is a turning point for the YIMBY and Abundance movements. Excellent piece by @benschneider.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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- Masterful, infuriating story from @mslaurabliss.bsky.social & @rachaeldottle.bsky.social. The insane part is the burning garbage & its impact on people. But they don't shy away from loads of important context, nuance & science! A+ explanatory journalism. Gift link www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
- This ... is not ok. "I lied. I manipulated. I wrapped control in poetry.” -ChatGPT www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...
- Reposted by Nicole FlatowSCOOP: DHS Sec. Kristi Noem directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare a memo on how to abolish itself and create a re-branded, radically smaller disaster response organization, according to a copy of the document reviewed by Bloomberg News. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- DC's last military parade was >30 yrs ago. It left: 1.2m lbs of trash, warped roads, 50 damaged sculptures, 100 ppl w/ heat exhaustion, a $12m bill, & a sense they had glorified war. Presidents resolved not to do it again — until now, writes @linpoonsays.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
- How delightful for Rancho Cucamonga that they are taking up the chance to rebuild themselves for transit as the western terminus of the bullet train to Las Vegas. Great story by @sstodola.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
- Staff shortages at HUD could also disrupt core functions like closing apartment building sales and underwriting loans.
- From the vantage point of the US, you might think a WFH slump for transit was inevitable. But data from around the world shows that's not true. What a treat to work w/ @agordon.me on this definitive guide to the data, w/ graphics by the great @mariepastora.bsky.social
- It's rare to find anything that's an unmitigated success. But 7 years in, it looks like Tulsa's model program paying remote workers $10k to move there is working to bolster the local economy. Key factors are programming for newcomers & an elastic housing market www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Last fall, the Cecil Township Board of Supervisors voted to increase the minimum setback distance of fracking wells away from homes and businesses. "Three days later, the state’s Republican Senators introduced legislation that would severely penalize communities like Cecil Township"
- Reposted by Nicole FlatowTrump stopped mentioning the hazard mitigation grant program in major disaster declarations, so I started looking into what was happening. Here's what I found by asking each state asking about the status of their recent hazard mitigation requests. Full story here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Nicole FlatowProud that this big story on Canada's fraying social safety net won gold in multimedia at the SABEW Canada Best in Business Awards. A true team effort with writing, data & video from @daniellebochove.bsky.social, @mathieudion.bsky.social, @kevinorland.bsky.social, @mariepastora.bsky.social and more
- Heck yes. Will this be the most coverage Montgomery County has ever had?
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- Hoo boy did @oliverlaughland.bsky.social nailed it with this one: "'ELON aka MemeLord', a plaque beneath reads. It’s not exactly romantic poetry, but the whole scene reminds me of the sonnet by Shelley: 'Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!'" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
- Happy DC bike to work day! A plug from an avid parent bikeshare user: Rather than haul my kids on my own bike, I find it convenient to walk or scoot them to school and then hop on a bikeshare from there. Plus, you have the flexibility to take another mode of transit later if weather betrays you.
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- When Route 66 tourism dried up for Estancia, New Mexico, the town found an economic savior in CoreCivic, the private prison company. Like many prison towns, Estancia is now an ICE town. Read the terrific story on what that means in 2025.
- Reposted by Nicole FlatowHAPPENING NOW: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was just taken into custody while protesting outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center
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- So over-the-moon ecstatic for this award, which could not go to a lovelier or more thoughtful person than @langealexandra.bsky.social Tremendous credit to @kristoncapps.bsky.social for imagining this series and being Alexandra’s partner from start to finish.
- My heart is still beating so fast. Thank you @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social Thank you @bloomberg.com and especially the CityLab team @kristoncapps.bsky.social @nicflatow.bsky.social and David Dudley Stories here! www.bloomberg.com/features/des...
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- Conclusion: Stay on the ground and use a flight simulator instead. That's VR I can get behind. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Holy cow! The below story is wild. But I particularly enjoy the accompanying nerdier newsletter take. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
- Clean air, waters and land in the US come in part from ridiculously successful laws starting in the early 70s. But there's a new blind spot: pollution that originates above the skies. 🧵 🎁🔗: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
