Greg Shill

@gregshill.com

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Professor of Law at Arizona State University • Student of firms, cities & transportation (and Seinfeld) • Papers: ssrn.com/author=887547 • Newsletter: gregshill.substack.com • Cohost, Densely Speaking podcast http://www.denselyspeaking.com/ • gregshill.com

Ben Affleck smoking meme
Metra Electric train and catenary
From a random FB-algo-fed post: “In 1953, the 634-foot-long, 70-foot-wide Marine Angel transited the Chicago River. The freighter had only seven inches of clearance on each side at Van Buren Street, and was the largest ship to ply the river, and also set a record as the largest vessel to navigate the Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway.”
Worst day of your life so far meme where public school politics are far worse than land use politics
Shareholder wealth cartoon critiquing CTA Red Line extension
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/work-from-home-is-here-to-stayeven-if-some-ceos-dont-love-it-5bd6690a?st=hq9Wsk&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
U Chicago campus
Stages of grief
https://x.com/Prof_Kalkyl/status/2037946247844069676
https://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/legislation/nepa/memo_additional-flex.aspx
Crosswalks carve out a refuge where motorists must yield to people outside the vehicle. But crosswalks are creatures not just of engineering, but of law. The law everywhere protects pedestrians on foot in crosswalks, but that category is narrower than many likely expect. This Article shows that crosswalk protections vary widely and sometimes contradict the ordinary expectations of road users. Far from a safe harbor, the result is a form of jeopardy by law—a physical and legal space this Article calls Schrödinger’s crosswalk. This Article presents the first comprehensive study of crosswalk right-of- way law across all 50 U.S. states. Drawing on a systematic review of state statutes, administrative codes, and judicial decisions, it maps drivers’ legal obligations toward different categories of crosswalk users, including pedestrians on foot, wheelchair users, babies in strollers, bicyclists (conventional and electric), and e-scooter riders. In some states, drivers must yield to a person crossing in a wheelchair but not to a baby in a stroller; in others, the same crossing offers only ambiguous legal protection. A recent 70% surge in pedestrian fatalities makes strengthening these protections urgent. The Article follows its comprehensive study with a recommendation as bold as it is straightforward: states should amend statutory language governing crosswalks to map onto the intuitive concept of a pedestrian as someone unprotected by a vehicle. Like the cat in Erwin Schrödinger’s famous thought experiment—simultaneously alive and dead until observed— a non-motorist today may be legally required to use a crosswalk yet not legally protected in it. As the population ages, transportation technology evolves, and SUVs and trucks grow further in popularity, this protection must be clarified and fortified.
Blackrock proposed asset allocation of 50 equities, 30 bonds, 20 private assets
Conwy Castle