I hadn’t seen the news that Cobb completed the Silver Comet Connector section along Atlanta Rd. ❤️
Between that and the latest NW Beltline segment connecting up to the Woodall Trail, I rode from Ashby Marta to 285 yesterday without getting on any scary roads.
Between that and the latest NW Beltline segment connecting up to the Woodall Trail, I rode from Ashby Marta to 285 yesterday without getting on any scary roads.
November 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I hadn’t seen the news that Cobb completed the Silver Comet Connector section along Atlanta Rd. ❤️
Between that and the latest NW Beltline segment connecting up to the Woodall Trail, I rode from Ashby Marta to 285 yesterday without getting on any scary roads.
Between that and the latest NW Beltline segment connecting up to the Woodall Trail, I rode from Ashby Marta to 285 yesterday without getting on any scary roads.
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“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
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The Northwest Beltline Trail in Blandtown features some swings. Nice to finally see some seating along the trail.
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The Northwest Beltline Trail in Blandtown features some swings. Nice to finally see some seating along the trail.
I hadn’t realized that axing parking minimums could have an immediate impact on existing businesses. Cool!
I've been stopping at this great little restaurant to buy myself a breakfast burrito about once a week for the last decade as I bike to work.
In the short time since Denver got rid of their minimum parking requirements, they turned about half of their old parking lot into outdoor seating...
In the short time since Denver got rid of their minimum parking requirements, they turned about half of their old parking lot into outdoor seating...
November 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I hadn’t realized that axing parking minimums could have an immediate impact on existing businesses. Cool!
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
#AtlantaStreetsAlive was a lot of fun yesterday. The West End always has great music and dance, and we ran into some friends.
We biked from Ashby Marta Station, which now has a protected cycle track all the way to the Beltline 🙌
We biked from Ashby Marta Station, which now has a protected cycle track all the way to the Beltline 🙌
October 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
#AtlantaStreetsAlive was a lot of fun yesterday. The West End always has great music and dance, and we ran into some friends.
We biked from Ashby Marta Station, which now has a protected cycle track all the way to the Beltline 🙌
We biked from Ashby Marta Station, which now has a protected cycle track all the way to the Beltline 🙌
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A pedestrian attempts to safely cross Piedmont Avenue at a marked crosswalk, outside a Publix grocery store. Multiple cars fail to stop.
You can stand at this spot and watch this same scene play out over and over.
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You can stand at this spot and watch this same scene play out over and over.
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October 26, 2025 at 4:23 AM
A pedestrian attempts to safely cross Piedmont Avenue at a marked crosswalk, outside a Publix grocery store. Multiple cars fail to stop.
You can stand at this spot and watch this same scene play out over and over.
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You can stand at this spot and watch this same scene play out over and over.
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For people like my parents who were promised MARTA rail on I-20 East in the 1970s and 1980s but were always told it was “too costly” and the infrastructure needed years would take years.
To see GDOT do this in mere months with an unlimited budget is infuriating.
To see GDOT do this in mere months with an unlimited budget is infuriating.
October 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
For people like my parents who were promised MARTA rail on I-20 East in the 1970s and 1980s but were always told it was “too costly” and the infrastructure needed years would take years.
To see GDOT do this in mere months with an unlimited budget is infuriating.
To see GDOT do this in mere months with an unlimited budget is infuriating.
GDOT: C’mon, just FOUR more lanes, bro.
And they’re tolled, so they’re not for the poors.
And buses can use them, so that ACKSHULLY makes this a transit project.
And we’re very proud of that.
And they’re tolled, so they’re not for the poors.
And buses can use them, so that ACKSHULLY makes this a transit project.
And we’re very proud of that.
The East Side Express Lanes is part of a broader initiative to add tolled lanes to the north, east, and west sections of one of metro Atlanta’s most notorious roadways.
Residents trying to pump brakes on I-285 express lanes plan
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga: Lindmoor Woods residents express concern over I-285 expansion impacting their quality of life and property values. GDOT proceeding with East Side Express Lanes project, holding open...
www.decaturish.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
GDOT: C’mon, just FOUR more lanes, bro.
And they’re tolled, so they’re not for the poors.
And buses can use them, so that ACKSHULLY makes this a transit project.
And we’re very proud of that.
And they’re tolled, so they’re not for the poors.
And buses can use them, so that ACKSHULLY makes this a transit project.
And we’re very proud of that.
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Paris has achieved the goal of more than 300 “school streets”.
Lots of before & after pictures in this latest October 2025 update.
#paris #schoolstreets #15minutecity #urbanism #school #safety #safestreets #children
www.paris.fr/pages/57-nou...
Lots of before & after pictures in this latest October 2025 update.
#paris #schoolstreets #15minutecity #urbanism #school #safety #safestreets #children
www.paris.fr/pages/57-nou...
Plus de 300 « rues aux écoles » dans Paris
Expérimentées dans le cadre du déconfinement pour lutter contre la pollution, améliorer la qualité de l'air et végétaliser la ville, les « rues aux écoles » se multiplient à Paris. Ces piétonnisations...
www.paris.fr
October 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Paris has achieved the goal of more than 300 “school streets”.
Lots of before & after pictures in this latest October 2025 update.
#paris #schoolstreets #15minutecity #urbanism #school #safety #safestreets #children
www.paris.fr/pages/57-nou...
Lots of before & after pictures in this latest October 2025 update.
#paris #schoolstreets #15minutecity #urbanism #school #safety #safestreets #children
www.paris.fr/pages/57-nou...
What an absolute service to #DecaturGa and #DekalbCountyGa.
Being an informed voter is hard. Functioning democracy depends on it, and guides like this help a lot.
Being an informed voter is hard. Functioning democracy depends on it, and guides like this help a lot.
The Decaturish team proudly presents this voters guide as a service to our readers voting in the Nov. 4 general election. Races on the ballot include the state Public Service Commission and city elections.
The Decaturish Nov. 4 Voters Guide
The Decaturish team proudly presents this voters guide as a service to our readers voting in the Nov. 4 general election. Races on the ballot include the state Public Service Commission and city elect...
www.decaturish.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
What an absolute service to #DecaturGa and #DekalbCountyGa.
Being an informed voter is hard. Functioning democracy depends on it, and guides like this help a lot.
Being an informed voter is hard. Functioning democracy depends on it, and guides like this help a lot.
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The only thing more vulnerable than a child while they are being hit by a driver in a three ton metal box, is a driver's ego if anybody questions their automotive rights.
October 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The only thing more vulnerable than a child while they are being hit by a driver in a three ton metal box, is a driver's ego if anybody questions their automotive rights.
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Atlantans would *love* modal filters to mitigate cur through drivers in their neighborhoods and make the streets safer for kids & walking around again 👀
October 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Atlantans would *love* modal filters to mitigate cur through drivers in their neighborhoods and make the streets safer for kids & walking around again 👀
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One of the dirty secrets in ATL urban planning is that traffic is down (WAY down in some cases) despite adding tens of thousands of new residents. Here’s a pic of me easily riding my bike down the center lane of Peachtree during Monday rush hour, and there are more pedestrians than car drivers.
September 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
One of the dirty secrets in ATL urban planning is that traffic is down (WAY down in some cases) despite adding tens of thousands of new residents. Here’s a pic of me easily riding my bike down the center lane of Peachtree during Monday rush hour, and there are more pedestrians than car drivers.
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Doing a pit maneuver in a city's downtown is absurd.
This morning, GA State Patrol did a PIT maneuver that caused a car to crash into the Avis car rental on Courtland Ave in Downtown Atlanta, nearly hitting two unhoused people on the sidewalk.
This is awful in so many ways.
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www.11alive.com/article/news...
This is awful in so many ways.
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www.11alive.com/article/news...
September 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Doing a pit maneuver in a city's downtown is absurd.
The street grid and Beltline near Sylvan Middle have so much potential to provide safe routes for kids. Glad the city is talking about improving bike infrastructure nearby.
atl.direct/safe-routes-...
atl.direct/safe-routes-...
Safe Routes to School program providing APS students the confidence and competence to bike safely to school
Safe Routes to School "Cone Crusher" Bike Safety Program
atl.direct
September 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The street grid and Beltline near Sylvan Middle have so much potential to provide safe routes for kids. Glad the city is talking about improving bike infrastructure nearby.
atl.direct/safe-routes-...
atl.direct/safe-routes-...
I need a NIMBY to please explain the opposition to reducing the minimum house size here. I read the article and I truly do not understand it.
Very interesting story by Zoe Seiler.
DeKalb commission divided over minimum unit size amendment
The DeKalb County Commission is considering reducing the minimum unit size for single-family homes. The legislation is slowly moving through the approval process. Commissioners deferred the item for a...
www.decaturish.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I need a NIMBY to please explain the opposition to reducing the minimum house size here. I read the article and I truly do not understand it.
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As a developer and architect, who lived in a 1949 dekalb house built at 800sf, expanded to 1,008, I find it absolutely insane we have a minimum unit size. It just hurts housing availability. Makes it harder to provide starter, and downsize homes, and increases the barriers of entry for homeowners.
September 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
As a developer and architect, who lived in a 1949 dekalb house built at 800sf, expanded to 1,008, I find it absolutely insane we have a minimum unit size. It just hurts housing availability. Makes it harder to provide starter, and downsize homes, and increases the barriers of entry for homeowners.
Love this place.
Walking into Guild + Journeyman, one can find a cup of coffee, a bike repair shop and a friendly conversation.
Guild + Journeyman offers unique blend of coffee and bikes
DECATUR, Ga. — Walking into Guild + Journeyman, one can find a cup of coffee, a bike repair shop and a friendly conversation.
www.decaturish.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Love this place.
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Under 300 families benefitting from the housing program, and 20k people have left the city due to displacement. @atlantabeltline.org didn't suffer bc it was the first of its kind, it's bc of corporate greed. All these developers got subsidies for "beach front," & now they're reneging on promises.
September 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Under 300 families benefitting from the housing program, and 20k people have left the city due to displacement. @atlantabeltline.org didn't suffer bc it was the first of its kind, it's bc of corporate greed. All these developers got subsidies for "beach front," & now they're reneging on promises.
Speed cameras work. Maybe one day GA govt will let us use them for more than just school zones.
At the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition annual summit yesterday, Shannon Hake of SFMTA's Livable Streets division presented some *very impressive* early results from their automated speed camera program.
Short 🧵
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August 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Speed cameras work. Maybe one day GA govt will let us use them for more than just school zones.