OB Cycler
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OB Cycler
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· Sep 5
Map of green space in Balboa Park sacrificed to cars, including parking, freeways and roads shown in yellow. Does not include the significant amount of the remaining park space devoted to buildings, golf course or landfill.
#sandiego #balboapark #safestreets
#sandiego #balboapark #safestreets
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Here's an idea for 2026...
January 2, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Here's an idea for 2026...
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while my mom was pregnant with me, she was delivering chinese food on bike in new orleans. i like to think that the music she heard in the streets made me the way i am now.
happy new year everyone!
happy new year everyone!
January 2, 2026 at 4:23 AM
while my mom was pregnant with me, she was delivering chinese food on bike in new orleans. i like to think that the music she heard in the streets made me the way i am now.
happy new year everyone!
happy new year everyone!
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“Survey after survey has shown that business owners overestimate how many customers drive to their stores vs walking or biking. In a 2012 Los Angeles study, more than half of the store owners on the bike-laned part of the boulevard thought most of their customers drove. The actual number was 15%.”
I read all the studies on the economic impact of bike lanes. Here's what I learned.
Research proves that bike lanes are good for business. So why do so many stores and restaurants still oppose them?
www.businessinsider.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:41 AM
“Survey after survey has shown that business owners overestimate how many customers drive to their stores vs walking or biking. In a 2012 Los Angeles study, more than half of the store owners on the bike-laned part of the boulevard thought most of their customers drove. The actual number was 15%.”
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Another year gone by, and that makes 3 full calendar years without driving a car: 2023, 2024, 2025. Last time driving was a few months after moving to Seattle. I have a valid driver's license and access to a car, but I choose to bike and use public transit instead. I own four bikes, though. 🚲❤️
January 2, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Another year gone by, and that makes 3 full calendar years without driving a car: 2023, 2024, 2025. Last time driving was a few months after moving to Seattle. I have a valid driver's license and access to a car, but I choose to bike and use public transit instead. I own four bikes, though. 🚲❤️
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There's a reason ambience videos never feature a six-lane stroad. People are instinctively drawn to tranquil, car-free spaces.
We shouldn't have to go to YouTube to find quiet, safe streets, we should be demanding the urban design changes that make them a reality.
We shouldn't have to go to YouTube to find quiet, safe streets, we should be demanding the urban design changes that make them a reality.
January 2, 2026 at 12:53 AM
There's a reason ambience videos never feature a six-lane stroad. People are instinctively drawn to tranquil, car-free spaces.
We shouldn't have to go to YouTube to find quiet, safe streets, we should be demanding the urban design changes that make them a reality.
We shouldn't have to go to YouTube to find quiet, safe streets, we should be demanding the urban design changes that make them a reality.
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"Not enough parking"
January 2, 2026 at 1:04 AM
"Not enough parking"
We've had too many bicyclists killed from behind by phone drivers, including in unprotected bike lanes.
Ticketing people who can't afford lights or whose battery just ran out isn't going to solve the underlying problem of distracted driving.
Ticketing people who can't afford lights or whose battery just ran out isn't going to solve the underlying problem of distracted driving.
Politics
New California traffic laws take effect Jan. 1: What drivers need to know
www.cbs8.com/article/news...
New California traffic laws take effect Jan. 1: What drivers need to know
www.cbs8.com/article/news...
New California Traffic Laws Take Effect Jan. 1, Expanding Move-Over Rules and DUI Penalties
Amid the hundreds to new laws set to take effect in 2026, rules of the road are included
www.cbs8.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:23 PM
We've had too many bicyclists killed from behind by phone drivers, including in unprotected bike lanes.
Ticketing people who can't afford lights or whose battery just ran out isn't going to solve the underlying problem of distracted driving.
Ticketing people who can't afford lights or whose battery just ran out isn't going to solve the underlying problem of distracted driving.
Letting these drivers keep endangering innocent people on the streets and inevitably kill is a policy choice.
January 1, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Letting these drivers keep endangering innocent people on the streets and inevitably kill is a policy choice.
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I’ll take the stairs
iPhone 16 Pro
San Diego Convention Center. San Diego, CA
#california #nightphotography #nightout #cityscape #latenights #picoftheday #streetphotography #cinematic #photography #peaceful #nightshots #urban #cities #night #nightphotos #iphone #nightskies #solitude #raw #mobile
iPhone 16 Pro
San Diego Convention Center. San Diego, CA
#california #nightphotography #nightout #cityscape #latenights #picoftheday #streetphotography #cinematic #photography #peaceful #nightshots #urban #cities #night #nightphotos #iphone #nightskies #solitude #raw #mobile
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I’ll take the stairs
iPhone 16 Pro
San Diego Convention Center. San Diego, CA
#california #nightphotography #nightout #cityscape #latenights #picoftheday #streetphotography #cinematic #photography #peaceful #nightshots #urban #cities #night #nightphotos #iphone #nightskies #solitude #raw #mobile
iPhone 16 Pro
San Diego Convention Center. San Diego, CA
#california #nightphotography #nightout #cityscape #latenights #picoftheday #streetphotography #cinematic #photography #peaceful #nightshots #urban #cities #night #nightphotos #iphone #nightskies #solitude #raw #mobile
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If you live in a car dependent community & are or become unable to drive, you are likely to be isolated, forced into dependence on unaccountable others (which, as well as forcing you to fit travel around their lives, also makes you more vulnerable to abuse) or forced out of your community entirely.
You didn't say that in as many words. I admit misinterpreting because I'm toggling to a different "fuck rural America" tab of skeets. However, you are talking about "reducing car dependency", which will inevitably infringe on the right to travel. Congestion pricing on public roads is exactly that.
January 1, 2026 at 7:08 PM
If you live in a car dependent community & are or become unable to drive, you are likely to be isolated, forced into dependence on unaccountable others (which, as well as forcing you to fit travel around their lives, also makes you more vulnerable to abuse) or forced out of your community entirely.
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Portland already has a car network.
Who’s ready for a complete bike network rapidly deployed throughout PDX in 2026 – including street diverters that keep our kids safe when they walk and bike?
These are our shared streets. We can decide to make streets work for all of us!
(join us)
Who’s ready for a complete bike network rapidly deployed throughout PDX in 2026 – including street diverters that keep our kids safe when they walk and bike?
These are our shared streets. We can decide to make streets work for all of us!
(join us)
January 1, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Portland already has a car network.
Who’s ready for a complete bike network rapidly deployed throughout PDX in 2026 – including street diverters that keep our kids safe when they walk and bike?
These are our shared streets. We can decide to make streets work for all of us!
(join us)
Who’s ready for a complete bike network rapidly deployed throughout PDX in 2026 – including street diverters that keep our kids safe when they walk and bike?
These are our shared streets. We can decide to make streets work for all of us!
(join us)
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2026 is the year we hold Chicago’s leaders to account for the promises they made and have abandoned.
No, you do not get to kill #PlowTheSidewalks, fight against safe streets legislation, rip out safe streets infrastructure — or threaten to defund it — and call yourself a transportation champion.
No, you do not get to kill #PlowTheSidewalks, fight against safe streets legislation, rip out safe streets infrastructure — or threaten to defund it — and call yourself a transportation champion.
January 1, 2026 at 7:53 PM
2026 is the year we hold Chicago’s leaders to account for the promises they made and have abandoned.
No, you do not get to kill #PlowTheSidewalks, fight against safe streets legislation, rip out safe streets infrastructure — or threaten to defund it — and call yourself a transportation champion.
No, you do not get to kill #PlowTheSidewalks, fight against safe streets legislation, rip out safe streets infrastructure — or threaten to defund it — and call yourself a transportation champion.
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Birmingham has made a concerted effort to vastly improve biking infrastructure over the last 3-4 years. Every time a road is resurfaced, that road is evaluated for additional uses, such as the installation of bike lanes. #safestreets #streetlife #bike #bikelife #urbanism
January 1, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Birmingham has made a concerted effort to vastly improve biking infrastructure over the last 3-4 years. Every time a road is resurfaced, that road is evaluated for additional uses, such as the installation of bike lanes. #safestreets #streetlife #bike #bikelife #urbanism
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Heads Up Out There, Folks: San Diego County is under a Flash Flood Warning for many areas. This means FLOODING IS OCCURING! Be smart if you're out and about and remember: Turn Around, Don't Drown!!
January 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Heads Up Out There, Folks: San Diego County is under a Flash Flood Warning for many areas. This means FLOODING IS OCCURING! Be smart if you're out and about and remember: Turn Around, Don't Drown!!
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Whether they're my 20mi weekday pre-work training rides or 100+mi endurance rides, my rides all end with 5.5mi of climbing on city streets. Depending on my return route, the last 1.6mi or 2.3mi have nothing but sharrows, and that's exactly where every close pass and verbal assault happens. 😡
January 1, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Whether they're my 20mi weekday pre-work training rides or 100+mi endurance rides, my rides all end with 5.5mi of climbing on city streets. Depending on my return route, the last 1.6mi or 2.3mi have nothing but sharrows, and that's exactly where every close pass and verbal assault happens. 😡
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Here's hoping 2026 is the year our local elected officials finally take their oaths of office seriously and act urgently to crack down on the mushrooming epidemic of driver violence that is destroying our communities, our lives, and our nation.
December 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Here's hoping 2026 is the year our local elected officials finally take their oaths of office seriously and act urgently to crack down on the mushrooming epidemic of driver violence that is destroying our communities, our lives, and our nation.
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Not one but two cars stopped in the bus lane at rush hour. And there were two more on the next block.
Buses need to be able to issue photo tickets or the lanes are just going to keep becoming more meaningless.
Buses need to be able to issue photo tickets or the lanes are just going to keep becoming more meaningless.
January 1, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Not one but two cars stopped in the bus lane at rush hour. And there were two more on the next block.
Buses need to be able to issue photo tickets or the lanes are just going to keep becoming more meaningless.
Buses need to be able to issue photo tickets or the lanes are just going to keep becoming more meaningless.
"I see the blue-grey Nissan coming as it ran the stop sign and swung right onto Thayer. It takes me a second to realize it’s not slowing down."
"She points to my shirt, which is for a podcast. 'Wait, what does your shirt say? The War on Cars?' she asks. 'Well, that’s right. Now you have a war on cars.'"
GGWash Picks 2025: A driver hit me and my dog, and here’s the proof
GGWash Picks 2025: This year, my dog and I became members of a not-so-exclusive club: the 60,000 pedestrians who will be injured in a car crash each year. In the process of writing about this I get st...
ggwash.org
January 1, 2026 at 8:56 AM
"I see the blue-grey Nissan coming as it ran the stop sign and swung right onto Thayer. It takes me a second to realize it’s not slowing down."
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We’re at that crossroads where the police do nothing about the horrible driving on our streets to help prevent these tragedies and then do nothing to help implement changes after the fact. But if we beg for automated enforcement, you can bet they’ll scream that there’s no need for it.
December 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
We’re at that crossroads where the police do nothing about the horrible driving on our streets to help prevent these tragedies and then do nothing to help implement changes after the fact. But if we beg for automated enforcement, you can bet they’ll scream that there’s no need for it.
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The worst part of this story, after the death itself, is that no investigation determining the causes will be released. A child died yet no-one has any power to determine what can be changed to prevent the next child being killed. Because cars. www.nsnews.com/local-news/n...
December 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The worst part of this story, after the death itself, is that no investigation determining the causes will be released. A child died yet no-one has any power to determine what can be changed to prevent the next child being killed. Because cars. www.nsnews.com/local-news/n...
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It never ceases to amaze me, how I can plan an 50km ride, designed as best as I can to come into proximity or shared space with cars in only two places. And you can damn well bet I'll get home having had two bad car experiences on that trip. 🤦♂️🤬
January 1, 2026 at 5:22 AM
It never ceases to amaze me, how I can plan an 50km ride, designed as best as I can to come into proximity or shared space with cars in only two places. And you can damn well bet I'll get home having had two bad car experiences on that trip. 🤦♂️🤬
pickup trucks fafo
January 1, 2026 at 3:15 AM
pickup trucks fafo
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Imagine how much it cost to build & maintain the pavement in this photo. Guessing it could fund fare-free bus service for a mid-sized metro area for an entire year.
Anyone who says "California is trying to take away your cars", has obviously never been here or is simply lying.
January 1, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Imagine how much it cost to build & maintain the pavement in this photo. Guessing it could fund fare-free bus service for a mid-sized metro area for an entire year.
Anyone who says "California is trying to take away your cars", has obviously never been here or is simply lying.
January 1, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Anyone who says "California is trying to take away your cars", has obviously never been here or is simply lying.