Summer of Protocols

Concrete Jungle

Ever wonder why NYC doesn't have more public bathrooms? This review explains why it's a microcosm of many of the problems our city faces
 https://nycpolitics101.substack.com/p/why-nyc-public-toilets-cost-so-much

I recently learned that the movie Perfect Days started off a commissioned commercial for the Tokyo Toilet Project. The quality of a public toilets is a great proxy for the efficiency of a city government/services.

Bridge-building @ V6A Labs. SoP 23 ☀️

Same way hyper clean streets can also serve as a reliable indicator for authoritarian governance (or alternatively, people who take pride in their city, but I'll believe that when I see it)