@aaronjolly.bsky.social
Beloit College alum | safe streets advocate | USMNT & NSC fan | bike boi | (he/him)
(Opinions are my own and do not reflect those of my employer)
(Opinions are my own and do not reflect those of my employer)
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Driver: "Use the bike lane!"
The bike lane:
The bike lane:
Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge.
By popular demand, jumping some photos from last week's snowstorm to the front of the queue.
By popular demand, jumping some photos from last week's snowstorm to the front of the queue.
February 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Driver: "Use the bike lane!"
The bike lane:
The bike lane:
Issuing unshoveled sidewalk violations? Lovely. Nashville can’t even shovel its own public infrastructure like the pedestrian bridge.
Boston is working 24/7 to clear out snow from across our city. 89,000 cubic yards of snow have already been removed and more heavy machinery is hitting the streets tonight.
February 3, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Issuing unshoveled sidewalk violations? Lovely. Nashville can’t even shovel its own public infrastructure like the pedestrian bridge.
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This is straight up embarrassing at this point. People trying to get to the Preds game having to hold on to the rail so they don't fall on the ice.
It's been 9 days and there's still no safe way across the river.
It's been 9 days and there's still no safe way across the river.
Woulda been a real good day to clear up the ped bridge
February 3, 2026 at 12:20 AM
This is straight up embarrassing at this point. People trying to get to the Preds game having to hold on to the rail so they don't fall on the ice.
It's been 9 days and there's still no safe way across the river.
It's been 9 days and there's still no safe way across the river.
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Pedestrian bridge is still a mess, and the one "open" sidewalk on the Woodland Street bridge looks like this.
Not only do people still not have power, they can't even access the city without using a car.
Not only do people still not have power, they can't even access the city without using a car.
February 1, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Pedestrian bridge is still a mess, and the one "open" sidewalk on the Woodland Street bridge looks like this.
Not only do people still not have power, they can't even access the city without using a car.
Not only do people still not have power, they can't even access the city without using a car.
Should I put this in Hub Nashville? What can you do if the guys you call to ticket drivers that park in bike lanes also park in the bike lanes. We are not a real city.
February 1, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Should I put this in Hub Nashville? What can you do if the guys you call to ticket drivers that park in bike lanes also park in the bike lanes. We are not a real city.
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Protected bike lanes = One Weird Trick to Massively Increase Cycling
How a Small Canadian City Tripled Cycling Rates in Just 11 Years
Video: Victoria, Britiish Columbia has rapidly become "the strongest cycling city in North America that isn't widely known for it."
nextcity.org
January 29, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Protected bike lanes = One Weird Trick to Massively Increase Cycling
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Our priorities are exactly the opposite of what they should be as a society. Snow should be cleared off of sidewalks and crosswalks onto car lanes on the vast majority of streets in a major city. Clear a few emergency routes for ambulances and major bus routes and otherwise people should be walking.
January 29, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Our priorities are exactly the opposite of what they should be as a society. Snow should be cleared off of sidewalks and crosswalks onto car lanes on the vast majority of streets in a major city. Clear a few emergency routes for ambulances and major bus routes and otherwise people should be walking.
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Connect Downtown yesterday
Very cool read. With more particulate pollution from cars coming from tires than from tailpipes, even a full switch to EVs won’t be enough. If we want to protect Nashville’s health, we need prioritize less car traffic and more walking, biking, and public transit.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Connect Downtown yesterday
Nashville sidewalks and bike lanes are just as bad right now. If the most walkable city in the US can’t even get this right, should I feel better about Nashville or hopeless about this country as a whole?
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/26/c...
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/26/c...
Cycle of Rage: NYC Is A HELLSCAPE For Pedestrians - Streetsblog New York City
We can apportion the blame later in the day, but the greatest walkable city in North America is completely impassible to people on foot or in wheelchairs.
nyc.streetsblog.org
January 27, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Nashville sidewalks and bike lanes are just as bad right now. If the most walkable city in the US can’t even get this right, should I feel better about Nashville or hopeless about this country as a whole?
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/26/c...
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/26/c...
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Here are our full recommendations. 2026 should be the year of active transportation infrastructure in Nashville. We have the funding - let's do this.
December 31, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Here are our full recommendations. 2026 should be the year of active transportation infrastructure in Nashville. We have the funding - let's do this.
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Absolutely insane that we ripped out a block of a mobility lane with zero indication to its users that it’s gone. What was I even supposed to do here?
All for like 2 parking spots, with no ~community engagement~. Hard to see Connect Downtown as anything beyond a dead letter at this point
All for like 2 parking spots, with no ~community engagement~. Hard to see Connect Downtown as anything beyond a dead letter at this point
December 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Absolutely insane that we ripped out a block of a mobility lane with zero indication to its users that it’s gone. What was I even supposed to do here?
All for like 2 parking spots, with no ~community engagement~. Hard to see Connect Downtown as anything beyond a dead letter at this point
All for like 2 parking spots, with no ~community engagement~. Hard to see Connect Downtown as anything beyond a dead letter at this point
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We warned you that self-driving cars would just create self-driving traffic jams, and here they are.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
We warned you that self-driving cars would just create self-driving traffic jams, and here they are.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
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A reminder that cars aren’t a technology problem. They’re a geometry problem.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
A reminder that cars aren’t a technology problem. They’re a geometry problem.
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Every intersection in Germantown should be day lit with bike parking. Kill two birds with one stone. Prevent drivers from parking illegally and provide sorely needed bike parking.
October 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Every intersection in Germantown should be day lit with bike parking. Kill two birds with one stone. Prevent drivers from parking illegally and provide sorely needed bike parking.
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This is the main issue I have with so much of the coverage around e-bikes. It's not that there aren't legitimate issues. But there is a panic around e-bikes and crickets regarding the daily toll of cars. And that's because the harm of cars is just accepted. It's baked into our society.
The deference we give to drivers is astonishing: speeding, blowing through red lights, crashing without a whisper; yet we jump on non-drivers the moment they step out of line.
October 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This is the main issue I have with so much of the coverage around e-bikes. It's not that there aren't legitimate issues. But there is a panic around e-bikes and crickets regarding the daily toll of cars. And that's because the harm of cars is just accepted. It's baked into our society.
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"Ginning up a moral panic over public transportation is a thinly veiled pretext to starve it of the resources that could make it even safer." @via @katearonoff.bsky.social
Republicans Want to Scare You off Mass Transit. Cars Are Scarier.
A fatal stabbing on Charlotte Light Rail set off a panic about the risks of public transportation. There’s just one thing: It’s worlds safer than cars.
newrepublic.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
"Ginning up a moral panic over public transportation is a thinly veiled pretext to starve it of the resources that could make it even safer." @via @katearonoff.bsky.social
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Today's bike lane blockages. 2706 Natchez Trace, 971 Church, and same company, same truck as last week at 947 Church. @nashvilledot.bsky.social can save money by installing concrete protection instead of flexiposts that drivers ignore & sending "enforcement" personnel where violations have ended.
September 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Today's bike lane blockages. 2706 Natchez Trace, 971 Church, and same company, same truck as last week at 947 Church. @nashvilledot.bsky.social can save money by installing concrete protection instead of flexiposts that drivers ignore & sending "enforcement" personnel where violations have ended.
@nashvilledot.bsky.social y’all got any more of them giant concrete balls? Demonbruen hill could use them so that drivers won’t drive through the bike lane or over the concrete, damaging it, in order to park for free along the curb.
September 15, 2025 at 1:19 AM
@nashvilledot.bsky.social y’all got any more of them giant concrete balls? Demonbruen hill could use them so that drivers won’t drive through the bike lane or over the concrete, damaging it, in order to park for free along the curb.
Nashville’s hottest parking lot is the Church St bike lane. @nashvilledot.bsky.social @hubnashville.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Nashville’s hottest parking lot is the Church St bike lane. @nashvilledot.bsky.social @hubnashville.bsky.social
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"Cities are facing a two-wheeled traffic jam."
Bullshit. They're suffering from a 4-wheeled infestation.
Bullshit. They're suffering from a 4-wheeled infestation.
From E-Bikes to Scooters, Roads Are Getting More Crowded and Confusing
Cities are trying to figure out how to accommodate the boom in two-wheelers that threaten safety for pedestrians and riders.
www.wsj.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"Cities are facing a two-wheeled traffic jam."
Bullshit. They're suffering from a 4-wheeled infestation.
Bullshit. They're suffering from a 4-wheeled infestation.
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Hey @jkupin4d19.bsky.social didn’t my government just rip out some bike lanes around the corner from this to put in some loading zones? Why are we letting box trucks load in the Church St bike lanes? And how can we get some concrete protection for these lanes?
August 7, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Hey @jkupin4d19.bsky.social didn’t my government just rip out some bike lanes around the corner from this to put in some loading zones? Why are we letting box trucks load in the Church St bike lanes? And how can we get some concrete protection for these lanes?
There has to be a way to keep a nice park at the end of our main tourist strip looking a little more put together than this. Moving and re organizing dockless mobility devices should not fall on BCycle and NDP workers. @hubnashville.bsky.social @nashvilledot.bsky.social @limebike.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
There has to be a way to keep a nice park at the end of our main tourist strip looking a little more put together than this. Moving and re organizing dockless mobility devices should not fall on BCycle and NDP workers. @hubnashville.bsky.social @nashvilledot.bsky.social @limebike.bsky.social
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On gridded neighborhood streets with no sidewalks like this, we should just make them either one way or two way shared no parking. Take a lane and make a protected multi use path
July 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
On gridded neighborhood streets with no sidewalks like this, we should just make them either one way or two way shared no parking. Take a lane and make a protected multi use path