Grant Hamilton
@gramiq.bsky.social
Nine-fingered cyclist who’s riding all 21 stages of the 2025 Tour de France to raise money for Cure Leukaemia.
Sure, even if you kind of have to drive partly because we’ve built so much exurban development and not any regional transit.
But I’m talking about moving through an urban core and yet still being pushed away from walking because all the streetscaping favours cars and trucks.
But I’m talking about moving through an urban core and yet still being pushed away from walking because all the streetscaping favours cars and trucks.
February 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Sure, even if you kind of have to drive partly because we’ve built so much exurban development and not any regional transit.
But I’m talking about moving through an urban core and yet still being pushed away from walking because all the streetscaping favours cars and trucks.
But I’m talking about moving through an urban core and yet still being pushed away from walking because all the streetscaping favours cars and trucks.
“So you think we should stop plowing and sanding our streets?”
I think we should be smarter about designing our cities so we can mitigate this problem.
I think we should be smarter about designing our cities so we can mitigate this problem.
February 5, 2026 at 4:18 PM
“So you think we should stop plowing and sanding our streets?”
I think we should be smarter about designing our cities so we can mitigate this problem.
I think we should be smarter about designing our cities so we can mitigate this problem.
Just another way we make life easier for drivers at the expense of literally everyone else.
February 5, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Just another way we make life easier for drivers at the expense of literally everyone else.
It’s lovely outside and it should have been a pleasant day for walking to work but we’ve spent ungodly amounts of money dumping sand and salt on our streets so I have to gingerly pick my way across thick mucky slop at every disgusting pigsty of an intersection.
February 5, 2026 at 4:18 PM
It’s lovely outside and it should have been a pleasant day for walking to work but we’ve spent ungodly amounts of money dumping sand and salt on our streets so I have to gingerly pick my way across thick mucky slop at every disgusting pigsty of an intersection.
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Tues. free:
LAST CHILD IN THE STREET?
Globally renowned Tim Gill on 'Building the case for cities that truly put kids before cars.'
FREE webinar #Cities4Everyone
Invite: Cities for Better Health & 8 80 Cities
Tues. Feb. 10, 11am
Register and pls share:
bit.ly/3N6JwY9
LAST CHILD IN THE STREET?
Globally renowned Tim Gill on 'Building the case for cities that truly put kids before cars.'
FREE webinar #Cities4Everyone
Invite: Cities for Better Health & 8 80 Cities
Tues. Feb. 10, 11am
Register and pls share:
bit.ly/3N6JwY9
February 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Tues. free:
LAST CHILD IN THE STREET?
Globally renowned Tim Gill on 'Building the case for cities that truly put kids before cars.'
FREE webinar #Cities4Everyone
Invite: Cities for Better Health & 8 80 Cities
Tues. Feb. 10, 11am
Register and pls share:
bit.ly/3N6JwY9
LAST CHILD IN THE STREET?
Globally renowned Tim Gill on 'Building the case for cities that truly put kids before cars.'
FREE webinar #Cities4Everyone
Invite: Cities for Better Health & 8 80 Cities
Tues. Feb. 10, 11am
Register and pls share:
bit.ly/3N6JwY9
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How can we ensure every person moves freely and safely through their entire journey—from first mile to last?
This introductory toolkit is a resource for designers, planners and policymakers seeking to integrate gender-inclusive mobility into their processes.
www.genderinclusivemobility.com/toolkit
This introductory toolkit is a resource for designers, planners and policymakers seeking to integrate gender-inclusive mobility into their processes.
www.genderinclusivemobility.com/toolkit
February 4, 2026 at 5:50 PM
How can we ensure every person moves freely and safely through their entire journey—from first mile to last?
This introductory toolkit is a resource for designers, planners and policymakers seeking to integrate gender-inclusive mobility into their processes.
www.genderinclusivemobility.com/toolkit
This introductory toolkit is a resource for designers, planners and policymakers seeking to integrate gender-inclusive mobility into their processes.
www.genderinclusivemobility.com/toolkit
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Pet Peeve: Saying that sidewalks are the responsibility of the property owner and not the city ignores the fact that it's *the city* that is ultimately responsible for enforcement.
...and if that accountability system doesn't work, then its *the city* that then is in charge of creating new system.
...and if that accountability system doesn't work, then its *the city* that then is in charge of creating new system.
January 31, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Pet Peeve: Saying that sidewalks are the responsibility of the property owner and not the city ignores the fact that it's *the city* that is ultimately responsible for enforcement.
...and if that accountability system doesn't work, then its *the city* that then is in charge of creating new system.
...and if that accountability system doesn't work, then its *the city* that then is in charge of creating new system.
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Wake up, workers of the world, a new second-person plural pronoun dropped.
January 31, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Wake up, workers of the world, a new second-person plural pronoun dropped.
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Tonight I watched Prime Minister Mark Carney take the actual Heated Rivalry Canada fleece from Hudson Williams, slip it on and say: “This is true soft power.”
January 30, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Tonight I watched Prime Minister Mark Carney take the actual Heated Rivalry Canada fleece from Hudson Williams, slip it on and say: “This is true soft power.”
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me, emotionally writing an essay on the use of force by federal agents: ok but what if i packaged this in the most insane way possible www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
Best gas masks
“How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.
www.theverge.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:25 PM
me, emotionally writing an essay on the use of force by federal agents: ok but what if i packaged this in the most insane way possible www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
My cat thinks the most important thing is the world is snuggling, and you know what, she might be right.
January 27, 2026 at 10:37 PM
My cat thinks the most important thing is the world is snuggling, and you know what, she might be right.
Thread.
TIL “percolation theory” which is cool
TIL “percolation theory” which is cool
"Disconnected" is the word I want to highlight here. Percolation Theory 101 says in order for something/someone to move from point A to point B through a network, there must, at minimum, be a connected, continuous path for them to traverse. If that path doesn't exist, then the trip doesn't happen.
My biggest problem with this this argument is that while Portland’s bike network has grown in the past 16 years, very little of what has been built is that great, and when it is, it’s disconnected.
January 27, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Thread.
TIL “percolation theory” which is cool
TIL “percolation theory” which is cool
I have notification text set to the minimum size.
January 27, 2026 at 10:31 PM
I have notification text set to the minimum size.
Why is Apple putting the actual sleep score at the end, so that it’s cut off in their own notifications? @gruber.foo
January 27, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Why is Apple putting the actual sleep score at the end, so that it’s cut off in their own notifications? @gruber.foo
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A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.
— G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man
James Clear, in his latest 3-2-1 newsletter, may have found for me the source of this “Only dead fish go with the flow”
My previous attribution was “a sign in a pub in Wales” =)
— G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man
James Clear, in his latest 3-2-1 newsletter, may have found for me the source of this “Only dead fish go with the flow”
My previous attribution was “a sign in a pub in Wales” =)
January 26, 2026 at 3:56 PM
A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.
— G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man
James Clear, in his latest 3-2-1 newsletter, may have found for me the source of this “Only dead fish go with the flow”
My previous attribution was “a sign in a pub in Wales” =)
— G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man
James Clear, in his latest 3-2-1 newsletter, may have found for me the source of this “Only dead fish go with the flow”
My previous attribution was “a sign in a pub in Wales” =)
I keep adding stuff to my cart and then the shipping costs are just prohibitive. Any chance of a Canadian outlet?
(Fair warning I have no idea how that works, but I’d hope that a fan 🙋♂️ might volunteer to be a reshipper and there could be a bulk cross-border order or something?)
(Fair warning I have no idea how that works, but I’d hope that a fan 🙋♂️ might volunteer to be a reshipper and there could be a bulk cross-border order or something?)
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 AM
I keep adding stuff to my cart and then the shipping costs are just prohibitive. Any chance of a Canadian outlet?
(Fair warning I have no idea how that works, but I’d hope that a fan 🙋♂️ might volunteer to be a reshipper and there could be a bulk cross-border order or something?)
(Fair warning I have no idea how that works, but I’d hope that a fan 🙋♂️ might volunteer to be a reshipper and there could be a bulk cross-border order or something?)
Ahhhhhh gotcha! Thank you. I typically use a chain not a U-lock so that’s not always top of mind for me.
January 19, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Ahhhhhh gotcha! Thank you. I typically use a chain not a U-lock so that’s not always top of mind for me.
I dont understand the difference between the blue/red ones in tier B and the Toronto-style circle-on-a-post one in S tier? Is it just the sizes?
January 19, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I dont understand the difference between the blue/red ones in tier B and the Toronto-style circle-on-a-post one in S tier? Is it just the sizes?
I’d do it for Brandon if we had 9 significant construction projects planned this year 🤷♂️
January 17, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I’d do it for Brandon if we had 9 significant construction projects planned this year 🤷♂️
Mildly disappointed that these weren’t ranked or placed into some kind of bracket
January 17, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Mildly disappointed that these weren’t ranked or placed into some kind of bracket
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If we switch to hard stuff, we can live forever!
January 17, 2026 at 4:43 AM
If we switch to hard stuff, we can live forever!
Health Canada recommends two beers a week, or 104 beers a year. According to Health Canada, I am 180 years old.
January 17, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Health Canada recommends two beers a week, or 104 beers a year. According to Health Canada, I am 180 years old.