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Boulder County, CO
Joined January 2009
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Richard M. Hackett π² retweeted
Crews currently on scene for an active wildfire near Stone Canyon Road, Lyons, CO. Text BOCOinfo to 888777 for updates or go to BoulderODM.gov
Richard M. Hackett π² retweeted
Moving to a 32-hour workweek with no loss of pay is not a radical idea. It's time for working people to benefit from advancements in AI, automation, and new technology, not just corporate CEOs and wealthy stockholders on Wall Street.
Richard M. Hackett π² retweeted
This police department in Colorado is piloting a four-day working week
finance.yahoo.com/news/policβ¦
Richard M. Hackett π² retweeted
Learn about the improvements coming to CO119 β aka The Diagonal Hwy. β between Boulder and Longmont that will make traveling through the corridor safer for all, as well as faster and more reliable for public transit.
π² Online: codot.gov/projects/co119-mobβ¦
π£ In-person open house: Wednesday, Dec. 13, 5:30-7 p.m. at Left Hand Grange, 195 2nd Ave, Niwot, CO 80544
@ColoradoDOT @RideRTD @bouldercolorado, @cityoflongmont #VisionZero #CO119
ALT Drivers of automobiles and a motorcycle travel along The Diagonal Highway with the Boulder Flatirons on the background in a CO 119 Safety, Mobility and Bikeway Project - Construction Phase graphic image.
Richard M. Hackett π² retweeted
According to some obscure rag called, uh, the New York Times, CROSSINGS is one of the best books of 2023 β "a fascinating and sensitive look at the costs of roads."
nytimes.com/interactive/2023β¦
Richard M. Hackett π² retweeted
Boulder County is hiring a Vision Zero Program Manager to build a Vision Zero program from the ground up, developing and sustaining a data-driven and proactive approach that supports our Transportation Master Plan goal of eliminating fatal and serious injury crashes in unincorporated Boulder County by 2035. The position has an annual salary of $68k-$113k, and closes Nov 27, 2023. governmentjobs.com/careers/b⦠#VisionZero
ALT Rural road in Boulder County, Colorado.
Richard M. Hackett π² retweeted
Colorado once again leads the nation in having the biggest gap between teacher pay and pay for other college-educated workers. Teachers made an average 37.4% less in 2022 than their similarly educated peers. #copolitics #coleg #cogov epi.org/publication/teacher-β¦
Richard M. Hackett π² retweeted
Join us for the Boulder to Erie Regional Trail (BERT) master plan public meeting at the Erie Community Library on Wed 9/13, anytime from 5-7 p.m. A project presentation will begin at 5:30. Learn about rail options between Boulder and Erie!
Learn more at boco.org/BERT
Richard M. Hackett π² retweeted
This is why we believe people should play a part in designing the places they live.
ALT desire path next time walking/biking lane
Richard M. Hackett π² retweeted
In Opinion
"The longer I stayed, the more I became curious about my home," Cassady Rosenblum writes. "I finally wanted to know what everyone always wants to know about West Virginia: How can we be both so beautiful and so damned?" nyti.ms/3O0DKEh
Richard M. Hackett π² retweeted
Lawmakers promised Utah's toughest-in-the-nation DUI law would save lives. But the state set a new record for fatalities in 2022 (and 2021 and 2020).
The law isn't working because 0.05 doesn't target the real problem. #utpol
sltrib.com/opinion/2023/06/1β¦
Richard M. Hackett π² retweeted
1/ Surveying indoor ventilation in the US as I travel to a conference
I'll use Aranet4 CO2 meter (see next tweet for details)
At the @RideRTD Bus to the airport ventilation is very poor, worse than what I measured previously (but similar to meas. by others such as @DougChem )
Richard M. Hackett π² retweeted
New @USDOTFHWA @NHTSAgov guidance shows that evidence for speed camera effectiveness is solid: highways.dot.gov/sites/fhwa.β¦
Questions exist around implementation, prioritization of cameras vs. infrastructure, and especially around geographic distribution and equity of impacts
Richard M. Hackett π² retweeted
Hey check it out, the thing a lot of neutral observers said would happen is happening.
Thereβs no plan to figure out how to make electric car charging work outside the home. Because β¦ it probably wonβt! bostonglobe.com/2023/03/26/bβ¦
Richard M. Hackett π² retweeted
Robinson gets the OSBT spot. Here's his TED talk, if you're interested
youtube.com/watch?v=1yvtnNEMβ¦
Richard M. Hackett π² retweeted
NEWS: Cochrane says lead author of a mask review misrepresented its findings, apologizes for summary statement that was imprecise and says they will update it.
They say their review did NOT find masks don't work.
Plus, I examine the actual evidence.
nytimes.com/2023/03/10/opiniβ¦
Richard M. Hackett π² retweeted
Study of 4-day workweek at UK companies:
-employees like it
-fewer workers quit
-absenteeism dropped
-46% of companies said productivity remained about the same, 34% reported a slight improvement, and 15% a significant improvement.
wsj.com/articles/after-testiβ¦
Richard M. Hackett π² retweeted
IT WORKS.
β 92% of companies keep it
β Burnout down by 71%
β Sick days down by 65%
β Revenue up 1.4% on avg.
No question about it - the UKβs 4-day week trial was a ππͺππ success.
Itβs time for the 4-day week to go mainstream.
#4DayWeek
