Thinking about picking up my book? Do it this week! all @islandpress.bsky.social print titles are 50% off until 11/16!
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also lots of other great books to grab as well -- thread below with some links of my favorites
islandpress.org/books/when-d...
also lots of other great books to grab as well -- thread below with some links of my favorites
When Driving Is Not an Option
islandpress.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Thinking about picking up my book? Do it this week! all @islandpress.bsky.social print titles are 50% off until 11/16!
islandpress.org/books/when-d...
also lots of other great books to grab as well -- thread below with some links of my favorites
islandpress.org/books/when-d...
also lots of other great books to grab as well -- thread below with some links of my favorites
Was just gonna angry post about how a KC Metro bus skipped the stop with three of us waiting. But then a passenger on the next bus gave my kid a hot rod car, so all is forgiven (and sometimes the 7 bus is the most amazing place and makes me love this city).
November 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Was just gonna angry post about how a KC Metro bus skipped the stop with three of us waiting. But then a passenger on the next bus gave my kid a hot rod car, so all is forgiven (and sometimes the 7 bus is the most amazing place and makes me love this city).
I've had my ballot rejected for both messy signature and forgetting to sign. But it was easy to fix! So double check!
Wow it’s gonna be close. For real, check to make sure your ballot got counted: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/... Sometimes a messy signature is all it takes to get flagged.
King County Elections
Led by Director Julie Wise, King County Elections conducts accurate, secure, and accessible elections for King County's over 1.4 million registered voters.
info.kingcounty.gov
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I've had my ballot rejected for both messy signature and forgetting to sign. But it was easy to fix! So double check!
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Big win for KCMO! Right-on-red banned in school zones. Thank you @mayorq.bsky.social
#VisionZeroKC #VisionZero
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#VisionZeroKC #VisionZero
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Kansas City, Missouri, prohibits right turns on red traffic signals in school zones
Soon, drivers in Kansas City, Missouri, will no longer be able to make right-hand turns on red traffic lights in school zones during school zone hours.
www.kshb.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Big win for KCMO! Right-on-red banned in school zones. Thank you @mayorq.bsky.social
#VisionZeroKC #VisionZero
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#VisionZeroKC #VisionZero
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Top of the Q&A at Town Hall tonight
November 6, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Top of the Q&A at Town Hall tonight
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So glad to have Anna on the podcast. Listen today!
So why do we need people who rely on transit on transit boards? Got to chat about my favorite topic on this Transportopia podcast -- released today!
Transportopia Podcast Episode 8: When Driving is not an Option
Podcast Episode · Transportopia: Public Transport Stories & Ideas · 11/04/2025 · 24m
podcasts.apple.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
So glad to have Anna on the podcast. Listen today!
In a Life After Cars, bookstores in super rainy climates would have plastic bags.
(Luckily I made it home before the book got totally soaked. Looking forward to getting my booked signed tonight at @thewaroncars.bsky.socialSeattle event!)
(Luckily I made it home before the book got totally soaked. Looking forward to getting my booked signed tonight at @thewaroncars.bsky.socialSeattle event!)
November 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
In a Life After Cars, bookstores in super rainy climates would have plastic bags.
(Luckily I made it home before the book got totally soaked. Looking forward to getting my booked signed tonight at @thewaroncars.bsky.socialSeattle event!)
(Luckily I made it home before the book got totally soaked. Looking forward to getting my booked signed tonight at @thewaroncars.bsky.socialSeattle event!)
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"Roughly one in four @transit.app users has some form of accessibility need, spanning from low vision to mobility limitations."
"Roughly one in four @transit.app users has some form of accessibility need, spanning from low vision to mobility limitations."
How the Transit App Is Redefining What It Means to Move Without a Car
Over a decade after launching in Montreal, Transit has grown into one of North America's most trusted mobility apps, proving that technology can make cities more human, not just more efficient.
www.metro-magazine.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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"Roughly one in four @transit.app users has some form of accessibility need, spanning from low vision to mobility limitations."
"Roughly one in four @transit.app users has some form of accessibility need, spanning from low vision to mobility limitations."
So why do we need people who rely on transit on transit boards? Got to chat about my favorite topic on this Transportopia podcast -- released today!
Transportopia Podcast Episode 8: When Driving is not an Option
Podcast Episode · Transportopia: Public Transport Stories & Ideas · 11/04/2025 · 24m
podcasts.apple.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
So why do we need people who rely on transit on transit boards? Got to chat about my favorite topic on this Transportopia podcast -- released today!
Appreciate that in collecting demographic data as part a rider survey, Sound Transit asks about access to driving options.
November 4, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Appreciate that in collecting demographic data as part a rider survey, Sound Transit asks about access to driving options.
The AI cannot compute.
(No part of this trip was taken in a car)
(No part of this trip was taken in a car)
November 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The AI cannot compute.
(No part of this trip was taken in a car)
(No part of this trip was taken in a car)
The leaves on Rainier Ave are making a pretty convincing argument that the center turn lanes don't get much use -- lots of excess road space that could be protected bike infrastructure.
November 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The leaves on Rainier Ave are making a pretty convincing argument that the center turn lanes don't get much use -- lots of excess road space that could be protected bike infrastructure.
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This passage from @nondriver.bsky.social makes a really important point about how access to recreation and open spaces is often car-dependent. Increasing safe non-car transit options isn't just about commuting or getting groceries. It's about being able to live a fulfilling life!
October 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This passage from @nondriver.bsky.social makes a really important point about how access to recreation and open spaces is often car-dependent. Increasing safe non-car transit options isn't just about commuting or getting groceries. It's about being able to live a fulfilling life!
Running 55 years early, this 7 bus
November 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Running 55 years early, this 7 bus
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PROWAG Passed. Now What? - usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/23/p... via @usa.streetsblog.org and @nondriver.bsky.social
PROWAG Passed. Now What? — Streetsblog USA
"Even though we do not yet have a set of comprehensive federally enforceable rules telling us how to make our streets and sidewalks accessible, there is still lots of work to do."
usa.streetsblog.org
October 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
PROWAG Passed. Now What? - usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/23/p... via @usa.streetsblog.org and @nondriver.bsky.social
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Absolutely, it's wild the lengths anti-housing people will go to stop housing from being built.
There's an occasional push to truncate Metro route 14 for the same reason. This is partially why RR G doesn't closer to Madison Park, and why trolleys were originally written out of being "HCT".
There's an occasional push to truncate Metro route 14 for the same reason. This is partially why RR G doesn't closer to Madison Park, and why trolleys were originally written out of being "HCT".
This was definitely a fear of mine with Washington State TOD upzone debates -- I'd argue its politically more palatable for people to oppose transit expansions then to oppose housing because transit riders are viewed as insignificant in most US cities.
A new law makes it easier to build homes near buses. Guess what housing opponents are doing now
After Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law to allow mid-rise apartment buildings near major transit stops, opponents of new housing have a new reason to battle the bus.
calmatters.org
October 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Absolutely, it's wild the lengths anti-housing people will go to stop housing from being built.
There's an occasional push to truncate Metro route 14 for the same reason. This is partially why RR G doesn't closer to Madison Park, and why trolleys were originally written out of being "HCT".
There's an occasional push to truncate Metro route 14 for the same reason. This is partially why RR G doesn't closer to Madison Park, and why trolleys were originally written out of being "HCT".
This was definitely a fear of mine with Washington State TOD upzone debates -- I'd argue its politically more palatable for people to oppose transit expansions then to oppose housing because transit riders are viewed as insignificant in most US cities.
A new law makes it easier to build homes near buses. Guess what housing opponents are doing now
After Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law to allow mid-rise apartment buildings near major transit stops, opponents of new housing have a new reason to battle the bus.
calmatters.org
October 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
This was definitely a fear of mine with Washington State TOD upzone debates -- I'd argue its politically more palatable for people to oppose transit expansions then to oppose housing because transit riders are viewed as insignificant in most US cities.
Doubling of shared escooter/ebike crashes in Seattle this year.
I would also love to see the geography of these crashes in relationship to where bike infrastructure exists.
I would also love to see the geography of these crashes in relationship to where bike infrastructure exists.
Seattle scooter incidents on the rise | FOX 13 Seattle
YouTube video by FOX 13 Seattle
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Doubling of shared escooter/ebike crashes in Seattle this year.
I would also love to see the geography of these crashes in relationship to where bike infrastructure exists.
I would also love to see the geography of these crashes in relationship to where bike infrastructure exists.
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A school bus is a great way to get to school from urbanist standpoint! It’s so odd that there is a day where people would choose not to send their kid on the bus so that they can bike. It seems totally performative rather than a logical mode shift.
October 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
A school bus is a great way to get to school from urbanist standpoint! It’s so odd that there is a day where people would choose not to send their kid on the bus so that they can bike. It seems totally performative rather than a logical mode shift.
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The issues are really deep seated.
Every new school I have seen in the 3 communities where we have lived has been built way out in rural farmland on arterial roads. Not in walkable neighborhoods. How we plan new communities is absolutely atrocious.
Every new school I have seen in the 3 communities where we have lived has been built way out in rural farmland on arterial roads. Not in walkable neighborhoods. How we plan new communities is absolutely atrocious.
October 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The issues are really deep seated.
Every new school I have seen in the 3 communities where we have lived has been built way out in rural farmland on arterial roads. Not in walkable neighborhoods. How we plan new communities is absolutely atrocious.
Every new school I have seen in the 3 communities where we have lived has been built way out in rural farmland on arterial roads. Not in walkable neighborhoods. How we plan new communities is absolutely atrocious.
I initially wrote about my hesitation about bike buses in this piece, but decided to cut that section because I knew it would face backlash and I didn't want to lose the message that school dropoffs are a microcosm of what is broken about our transportation system...
School Dropoff Is Everything That Sucks About Car Culture
We need better transportation options — not just for kids, but for everyone.
www.romper.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I initially wrote about my hesitation about bike buses in this piece, but decided to cut that section because I knew it would face backlash and I didn't want to lose the message that school dropoffs are a microcosm of what is broken about our transportation system...
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"When we think of children’s transportation as separate and different from the transportation needs of other nondrivers, we lose the potential of scalable solutions that work better when more people take advantage of them..."
And believe it or not, I don't think everyone driving is the solution
School Dropoff Is Everything That Sucks About Car Culture
We need better transportation options — not just for kids, but for everyone.
www.romper.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"When we think of children’s transportation as separate and different from the transportation needs of other nondrivers, we lose the potential of scalable solutions that work better when more people take advantage of them..."
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10+ years ago Portland's Community Cycling Center published a report on barriers to cycling in non-white communities. And what hit me over the head, finally, was that a place to keep your bike is not available for So Many kids.
October 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
10+ years ago Portland's Community Cycling Center published a report on barriers to cycling in non-white communities. And what hit me over the head, finally, was that a place to keep your bike is not available for So Many kids.
I'm in Iowa City today for a lecture and discussion at noon and a bike ride and happy hour this evening. Come join me if you're in town!
October 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I'm in Iowa City today for a lecture and discussion at noon and a bike ride and happy hour this evening. Come join me if you're in town!
Uff the reactions to this just reaffirm all my deep skepticism about bike advocacy and why I feel much better about the transit advocacy world.
If it's not important to you *who* doesn't have transportation access, we don't have many shared values.
If it's not important to you *who* doesn't have transportation access, we don't have many shared values.
I still think bike buses do more harm than good because of how they reinforce stereotypes about biking being an elite activity. In communities like the Seattle neighborhood I live in with big wealth and racial disparities it's only kids...
October 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Uff the reactions to this just reaffirm all my deep skepticism about bike advocacy and why I feel much better about the transit advocacy world.
If it's not important to you *who* doesn't have transportation access, we don't have many shared values.
If it's not important to you *who* doesn't have transportation access, we don't have many shared values.