Rob Toftness
@nosquish.bsky.social
Co-Founding member of the Denver Bicycle Lobby. I ride around Denver a lot. Just trying not to get squished 🚫🚴♂️💥🚙 (he/him)
Brownstein is a law firm that has represented clients in Denver opposed to projects that would have done positive things for street safety.
Here they are donating to our premiere street safety organization. Is this penance?
Here they are donating to our premiere street safety organization. Is this penance?
February 11, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Brownstein is a law firm that has represented clients in Denver opposed to projects that would have done positive things for street safety.
Here they are donating to our premiere street safety organization. Is this penance?
Here they are donating to our premiere street safety organization. Is this penance?
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What a pathetic excuse for a party.
Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction.
House GOP launches Bad Bunny probe: 'Worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction'
Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction."During a Tuesday interview on Real America's Voice, Alford told the hosts that he and other House Repu...
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February 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
What a pathetic excuse for a party.
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This technology already exists and is widely used. It doesn't involve 'government surveillance' and would not allow ICE or any other government agency to stop individual cars.
Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed!
www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...
Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed!
www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...
Speed Limiters Now Mandatory in All New EU Cars
Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA) isn't an ironclad speeding prevention system, but could be just annoying enough to spark a backlash.
www.autoweek.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
This technology already exists and is widely used. It doesn't involve 'government surveillance' and would not allow ICE or any other government agency to stop individual cars.
Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed!
www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...
Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed!
www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...
I need to know more about this golden snake youtu.be/pgxVmTADJPY?...
ZOHRAN MAMDANI press conference TURNS ADORABLE thanks to GOLDEN SNAKE kid
YouTube video by Diario AS
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February 9, 2026 at 8:48 PM
I need to know more about this golden snake youtu.be/pgxVmTADJPY?...
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This. For the disabled they are a vital tool, and without mine, I am housebound. The inherent ableism infuriates me, especially since I am a careful rider. In every incident I have been in, and there are very few, I was the victim not the cause. Every time.
February 9, 2026 at 7:13 PM
This. For the disabled they are a vital tool, and without mine, I am housebound. The inherent ableism infuriates me, especially since I am a careful rider. In every incident I have been in, and there are very few, I was the victim not the cause. Every time.
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No it wouldn't lol
I feel obligated to point out that if cars worked this way, the same tech would also enable Cops/ICE/etc. to stop any car they wanted remotely, to say nothing of a potentially malicious hacker.
I get the sentiment but this is a terrible idea.
I get the sentiment but this is a terrible idea.
My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area.
(15 in Manhattan btw)
(15 in Manhattan btw)
February 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
No it wouldn't lol
"I am the law" as I walk away from the exploded husk of a vehicle parked in a bike lane
I nominate all of BikeSky as a communal Traffic Court Judge Dredd
Probate Judge Dredd
Social Security Judge Dredd
Traffic Court Judge Dredd
Social Security Judge Dredd
Traffic Court Judge Dredd
February 7, 2026 at 7:50 PM
"I am the law" as I walk away from the exploded husk of a vehicle parked in a bike lane
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This is Minneapolis:
At Whipple where expired dicks are being thrown at ICE vehicles and those believed to be agitators. The area has been a place of protest since thousands of federal agents arrived in the city.
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
February 7, 2026 at 7:21 PM
This is Minneapolis:
They are all unavailable now becuase they are all "temporary festival" parking. Which festival? Make one up.
Mayor Daley blow up an airfield over night, Chicago can figure this out.
Mayor Daley blow up an airfield over night, Chicago can figure this out.
Almost? Feels more like a Mostly...
www.youtube.com/shorts/swCZxbE7UJI
www.youtube.com/shorts/swCZxbE7UJI
In which @wesmars.bsky.social invokes Taylor Swift to fix Chicago's parking meter fiasco—and it almost makes sense.
From the new episode, coming later this week.
From the new episode, coming later this week.
February 7, 2026 at 12:07 AM
They are all unavailable now becuase they are all "temporary festival" parking. Which festival? Make one up.
Mayor Daley blow up an airfield over night, Chicago can figure this out.
Mayor Daley blow up an airfield over night, Chicago can figure this out.
LOL
We tried to invite Ontario Premier Doug Ford to our live show in Toronto on Thursday, February 5th, hosted by @cycletoronto.bsky.social, so we brought two comically large tickets to Queen's Park. Here's how it went.
Get normal sized tickets here:
boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...
Get normal sized tickets here:
boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...
February 6, 2026 at 7:16 AM
LOL
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Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 2, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Side note: the Denver mayor recently directed our Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency office (which had worked on things like green infrastructure, e-bike rebates, and car free streets) to focus solely on EVs.
This is climate negligence.
This is climate negligence.
I'm not anti-EV. I'm anti "EVs solve all the problems caused by combustion cars so we don't need to solve the problems caused in general by cars"
Still need to remove parking, increase transit, lower speeds, create car free spaces, support active mobility.
People like to avoid that "because EVs"
Still need to remove parking, increase transit, lower speeds, create car free spaces, support active mobility.
People like to avoid that "because EVs"
Notice that most of the world has these things, and also EVs. I think it suggests the problem might not be the EVs.
February 2, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Side note: the Denver mayor recently directed our Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency office (which had worked on things like green infrastructure, e-bike rebates, and car free streets) to focus solely on EVs.
This is climate negligence.
This is climate negligence.
I'm not anti-EV. I'm anti "EVs solve all the problems caused by combustion cars so we don't need to solve the problems caused in general by cars"
Still need to remove parking, increase transit, lower speeds, create car free spaces, support active mobility.
People like to avoid that "because EVs"
Still need to remove parking, increase transit, lower speeds, create car free spaces, support active mobility.
People like to avoid that "because EVs"
Notice that most of the world has these things, and also EVs. I think it suggests the problem might not be the EVs.
February 2, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I'm not anti-EV. I'm anti "EVs solve all the problems caused by combustion cars so we don't need to solve the problems caused in general by cars"
Still need to remove parking, increase transit, lower speeds, create car free spaces, support active mobility.
People like to avoid that "because EVs"
Still need to remove parking, increase transit, lower speeds, create car free spaces, support active mobility.
People like to avoid that "because EVs"
Because EVs are often used as the reason to fight against good transit and mobility infrastructure. They still demand parking spaces that could be used for bike lanes, drive lanes that could be bus lanes, and do nothing to break car dependency
I'm definitely not a car guy but it does surprise meI'm definitely not a car guy but it does surprise me given the way we used to talk about climate that people are so negative about good cars that emit no CO2!
February 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Because EVs are often used as the reason to fight against good transit and mobility infrastructure. They still demand parking spaces that could be used for bike lanes, drive lanes that could be bus lanes, and do nothing to break car dependency
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Some jawdropping CBP crime statistics here...
February 1, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Some jawdropping CBP crime statistics here...
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this guy was also an economic advisor to george w. bush, john mccain, and mitt romney, which helps illustrate that the rot is not just within maga but runs deep throughout the republican party
February 1, 2026 at 5:50 PM
this guy was also an economic advisor to george w. bush, john mccain, and mitt romney, which helps illustrate that the rot is not just within maga but runs deep throughout the republican party
Same paper who employees this guy who wiped his business site when called out for his one sided journalism
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/01/did-...
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/01/did-...
January 31, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Same paper who employees this guy who wiped his business site when called out for his one sided journalism
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/01/did-...
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/01/did-...
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There is always a Streetsblog angle nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/t...
The Streetsblog Angle: The 70th Street Bike Lane Is In the Epstein Files! - Streetsblog New York City
Somewhere, maybe, Woody Allen finally regrets opposing that bike lane.
nyc.streetsblog.org
January 30, 2026 at 8:31 PM
There is always a Streetsblog angle nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/t...
The Safety Stop rules
We Oregonians are so lucky to have stop-as-yield for bicycles at stop signs. Probably the easiest thing any state can do to make bike riding instantly easier and safer.
Thank you Sen. Floyd Prozanski, Rep. Barbara Smith Warner, and @bjornwarloe.bsky.social. Was a close vote in 2019!
Thank you Sen. Floyd Prozanski, Rep. Barbara Smith Warner, and @bjornwarloe.bsky.social. Was a close vote in 2019!
Oregon passes version of "Idaho Stop" law that allows bike riders to treat stop signs as yields
16 years after it was first proposed, we finally did it.
bikeportland.org
January 29, 2026 at 11:15 AM
The Safety Stop rules
I don't think my mayor really cares about anything. I thought he did but I grow more and more convinced he doesn't really like his job and wants to do anything else.
January 29, 2026 at 6:06 AM
I don't think my mayor really cares about anything. I thought he did but I grow more and more convinced he doesn't really like his job and wants to do anything else.
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Ilhan Omar: “In the 4 years when Biden was president, my death threats went to almost zero — now they are back up — so there is a clear correlation between his presidency & the political violence that we see & the political danger that a lot of members of Congress & electeds feel across the country”
January 28, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Ilhan Omar: “In the 4 years when Biden was president, my death threats went to almost zero — now they are back up — so there is a clear correlation between his presidency & the political violence that we see & the political danger that a lot of members of Congress & electeds feel across the country”