Brer Marsh
@brerbear.bsky.social
California Knucklehead Architect - AIA -
The bicycle, the bicycle surely, should always be the vehicle of architects. It is the city hack that opens the door to great ideas.
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The bicycle, the bicycle surely, should always be the vehicle of architects. It is the city hack that opens the door to great ideas.
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Its true.
November 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Its true.
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Thank you SO MUCH to @nerd4cities.bsky.social for coming to San Diego and for giving Freeway Exit a shoutout in this video! youtu.be/rlpMRyVkqpY?...
California: The Delightful and the Rage-Inducing
YouTube video by Ray Delahanty | CityNerd
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October 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Thank you SO MUCH to @nerd4cities.bsky.social for coming to San Diego and for giving Freeway Exit a shoutout in this video! youtu.be/rlpMRyVkqpY?...
Focusing on the power that leads to speeding, the car itself, is the most direct way to stop habitual speeders. More efficient and affordable than trying to rebuild our streets and armor the public realm.
"We’ve been miseducated that the way to solve [traffic violence] is to have more squads of police chasing Americans so that they wouldn’t drive 120 miles per hour rather than arranging cars so they can’t go that fast." - NHTSA founder Dr. William Haddon
How State-Level ISA Bills Are Gaining Ground in a Polarized America — Streetsblog USA
Ten lessons from the front lines of the battle for speed limiter laws.
usa.streetsblog.org
October 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Focusing on the power that leads to speeding, the car itself, is the most direct way to stop habitual speeders. More efficient and affordable than trying to rebuild our streets and armor the public realm.
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Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
I'll repeat my opinions here and suggest that multimodal street design should consider both fast movers and slow movers in urban environments. Bio-mechanical and E-assist have slightly different needs and deserve to be considered equally.
E-motos are just motorcycles.
E-motos are just motorcycles.
I see this claim made a lot, namely that bikes that can go 28 mph under assist are *safer* than slower ones.
I know of no studies to back this up and would be very surprised if it were not, in fact, the opposite of true.
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I know of no studies to back this up and would be very surprised if it were not, in fact, the opposite of true.
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If we could get “20 is plenty“ across towns for cars as well, then sure, limiting ebikes makes sense. But as it is right now, it is a lot safer to go 20-28mph and flow with traffic than getting passed dangerously close by most drivers.
October 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I'll repeat my opinions here and suggest that multimodal street design should consider both fast movers and slow movers in urban environments. Bio-mechanical and E-assist have slightly different needs and deserve to be considered equally.
E-motos are just motorcycles.
E-motos are just motorcycles.
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The worst part of having to listen all time to the BS about "bikes running red lights" is having close calls with car drivers running reds, almost everyday. Just yesterday:
#sandiego #bikesky #safestreets
#sandiego #bikesky #safestreets
October 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The worst part of having to listen all time to the BS about "bikes running red lights" is having close calls with car drivers running reds, almost everyday. Just yesterday:
#sandiego #bikesky #safestreets
#sandiego #bikesky #safestreets
Drove a vintage Volkswagen.
What’s the closest you ever got to a “Nazi phase”?
Mine was my “Nietzsche is great, besides, he hated Christians, not Jews” moment in college
Either that or my Nation of Islam/Malcolm X fascination. Either way, specifically anti-Nazi!
Mine was my “Nietzsche is great, besides, he hated Christians, not Jews” moment in college
Either that or my Nation of Islam/Malcolm X fascination. Either way, specifically anti-Nazi!
October 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Drove a vintage Volkswagen.
Submissive robots are definitely useful. The moment I realized this was watching a messenger cyclist co-opt a Waymo into running rear guard for them while riding in heavy traffic.
Maybe I'm shortsighted but the looming danger of pedestrians being emboldened by the safety features of self-driving cars ... is just not a problem I can spin up much concern about.
Robotaxis Have a Bullying Problem
Dealing with pedestrians’ bad behaviour
www.changinglanesnewsletter.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Submissive robots are definitely useful. The moment I realized this was watching a messenger cyclist co-opt a Waymo into running rear guard for them while riding in heavy traffic.
I’ll be working with AIA-SD as Advocacy Director for the next year if you want to talk housing and development. 🚲🏠
October 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I’ll be working with AIA-SD as Advocacy Director for the next year if you want to talk housing and development. 🚲🏠
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you have trained for this moment, Philadelphia, do us proud
DoorDash Plans to Send Autonomous Robots into Bike Lanes.
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DoorDash Plans to Send Autonomous Robots into Bike Lanes | Momentum Mag | Momentum Mag
DoorDash has begun rolling out Dot, its new autonomous delivery robot — a sleek, all-electric bot that can hit speeds of up to 20mph.
momentummag.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
you have trained for this moment, Philadelphia, do us proud
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San Diego Urbanists: Let's roll, grab some beers, check out some bike infra and hang out IRL.
Saturday October 25th, 10:15 am Fault Line Park
Stops:
1. Pizza Port OB
2. NP Beer Co in Hillcrest
3. Biersal in SP
Casual pace, all bikes welcome, reply or DM me if you plan to join.
#sandiego #bikesky
Saturday October 25th, 10:15 am Fault Line Park
Stops:
1. Pizza Port OB
2. NP Beer Co in Hillcrest
3. Biersal in SP
Casual pace, all bikes welcome, reply or DM me if you plan to join.
#sandiego #bikesky
October 15, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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"This investigation discovers that even large improvements to micromobility infrastructure have a minor effect on space allocated to automobiles."
"Backgrounded by climate change, traffic fatalities, the growing popularity of micromobility, and a realization that the form of the modern street is actively harmful, cities find themselves at an inflection point, with the opportunity to reshape their mobility landscape."
The cars are going to be alright: Examining micromobility infrastructure space allocation and potential improvement scenarios in Montréal
Many cities today are redesigning their streetscapes to redress the historical privilege afforded to the automobile in planning and policy. Much stree…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"This investigation discovers that even large improvements to micromobility infrastructure have a minor effect on space allocated to automobiles."
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This is the Ann-Arbor-Bridge is Tübingen, Germany
This bright blue bicycle bridge, along with a nearby tunnel, offer a convenient north-south link across the railway tracks and form part of the city's 'Blaue Band' (Blue Ribbon) cycling route.
#DCEnetwork
This bright blue bicycle bridge, along with a nearby tunnel, offer a convenient north-south link across the railway tracks and form part of the city's 'Blaue Band' (Blue Ribbon) cycling route.
#DCEnetwork
October 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is the Ann-Arbor-Bridge is Tübingen, Germany
This bright blue bicycle bridge, along with a nearby tunnel, offer a convenient north-south link across the railway tracks and form part of the city's 'Blaue Band' (Blue Ribbon) cycling route.
#DCEnetwork
This bright blue bicycle bridge, along with a nearby tunnel, offer a convenient north-south link across the railway tracks and form part of the city's 'Blaue Band' (Blue Ribbon) cycling route.
#DCEnetwork
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Why do so many people think when people get behind the wheel, they lose all agency?
(IMO, windshield bias)
It is a central theme in every class I teach that people respond to the built environment. But also that people have immense responsibility when they drive, and should act like it.
(IMO, windshield bias)
It is a central theme in every class I teach that people respond to the built environment. But also that people have immense responsibility when they drive, and should act like it.
October 4, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Why do so many people think when people get behind the wheel, they lose all agency?
(IMO, windshield bias)
It is a central theme in every class I teach that people respond to the built environment. But also that people have immense responsibility when they drive, and should act like it.
(IMO, windshield bias)
It is a central theme in every class I teach that people respond to the built environment. But also that people have immense responsibility when they drive, and should act like it.
Just want to point out that the prevailing dogma that “people speed because the infrastructure design made them do so” is proven wrong when speed cameras are installed and drivers learn there are consequences for speeding.
It's true that speed cameras generate revenue, but that does not negate the fact that we have lots of data showing these cameras reduce speeds *and* crashes. They work! And them making money does not change that fact.
October 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Just want to point out that the prevailing dogma that “people speed because the infrastructure design made them do so” is proven wrong when speed cameras are installed and drivers learn there are consequences for speeding.
One of two "Onions" awarded at last night's Orchids and Onions event, hosted by San Diego Architectural Foundation, was to the planned demolition of the SDMoA west wing (Panama 66 building).
sdarchitecture.org/project/plan...
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Plans to Demolish The SDMA West Wing (Panama 66) - San Diego Architectural Foundation
One of San Diego’s most iconic, elegant and successful mid-century modern buildings is the SDMA West Wing addition designed by Robert Mosher in the 1960’s. The open-air sculpture court, which houses P...
sdarchitecture.org
October 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
One of two "Onions" awarded at last night's Orchids and Onions event, hosted by San Diego Architectural Foundation, was to the planned demolition of the SDMoA west wing (Panama 66 building).
sdarchitecture.org/project/plan...
sdarchitecture.org/project/plan...
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The fact that SF cameras have already caught thousands of people going more than 15 miles over the speed limit is a perfect illustration of why these cameras were needed in the first place. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...
S.F. speed cameras are generating mountains of tickets and fines. Here are the totals so far
August was the first month that San Francisco’s automated speed cameras generated citations with a fine. One camera accounted for a quarter of all the tickets, according to data.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The fact that SF cameras have already caught thousands of people going more than 15 miles over the speed limit is a perfect illustration of why these cameras were needed in the first place. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...
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"The solution to pedestrian deaths isn't "defensive walking," as NPR says, but investment in public transit. Don't give us advice on how best to play Frogger on roads full of texting drivers, give us buses that give those drivers a safer place to text."
Read More: www.jalopnik.com/1979666/defe...
Read More: www.jalopnik.com/1979666/defe...
No, Defensive Walking Isn't The Solution For Road Deaths - Jalopnik
It's victim-blaming, it's bull, and it's not the solution we need.
www.jalopnik.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"The solution to pedestrian deaths isn't "defensive walking," as NPR says, but investment in public transit. Don't give us advice on how best to play Frogger on roads full of texting drivers, give us buses that give those drivers a safer place to text."
Read More: www.jalopnik.com/1979666/defe...
Read More: www.jalopnik.com/1979666/defe...
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PeopleForBikes separates fact from fiction to protect the future of electric bicycles in America, and clarifies what qualifies as a legal electric bicycle. Read about The E-Bike Problem is an E-Moto Problem now at https://www.peopleforbikes.org/news/the-e-bike-problem-is-an-e-moto-problem
September 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
PeopleForBikes separates fact from fiction to protect the future of electric bicycles in America, and clarifies what qualifies as a legal electric bicycle. Read about The E-Bike Problem is an E-Moto Problem now at https://www.peopleforbikes.org/news/the-e-bike-problem-is-an-e-moto-problem
Cities won’t give away E-bikes because then more people will ask for protected bike lanes, and they don’t want that.
The money they could potentially save on road repairs and public health isn’t enough to take on car culture.
The money they could potentially save on road repairs and public health isn’t enough to take on car culture.
We are headed the wrong direction when it comes to #sustainablemobility, #safestreets, and #publichealth.
Here's the math on e-bike giveaways.
An electric cargo bike is a car-replacement in most urban areas.
This is a savings of approx. $5-6k a year - and even upwards of $12k.
Here's the math on e-bike giveaways.
An electric cargo bike is a car-replacement in most urban areas.
This is a savings of approx. $5-6k a year - and even upwards of $12k.
a cartoon cat wearing sunglasses is holding a bunch of money .
ALT: a cartoon cat wearing sunglasses is holding a bunch of money .
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September 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Cities won’t give away E-bikes because then more people will ask for protected bike lanes, and they don’t want that.
The money they could potentially save on road repairs and public health isn’t enough to take on car culture.
The money they could potentially save on road repairs and public health isn’t enough to take on car culture.
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I have a major piece in Bloomberg Citylab today. Should the US let transit fail, as Pennsylvania is already doing? And if not, what are the arguments we need to let it succeed?
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Should We Let Public Transit Die?
Urban-rural hostility is fueling a public transportation crisis in US cities. But demands to abandon bus and train riders ignore the economic and social costs of cutting service.
www.bloomberg.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I have a major piece in Bloomberg Citylab today. Should the US let transit fail, as Pennsylvania is already doing? And if not, what are the arguments we need to let it succeed?
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@strongtowns.org hates this one weird housing trick!
We should build more homes near public transit stops. That’s why we introduced & passed SB 79 — more homes, stronger transit systems, less traffic congestion, lower carbon emissions.
It’s a win all around.
It’s a win all around.
September 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
@strongtowns.org hates this one weird housing trick!
