Brooks Pipher
@brookspipher.bsky.social
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Brooks Pipher
@brookspipher.bsky.social
· Nov 14
It's because of my Christian faith that I feel compelled to reasonably reduce my car travel. Following Jesus requires that I love my neighbor. I demonstrate love to my community in part by making most short trips, as often as possible, either walking or by bicycle.
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From the brilliant @tomflood.bsky.social
![Things kids have sacrificed for drivers:
Playing on their street
Safe streets
Walking to school
Biking to school
[Etc]
Things drivers have sacrificed for kids:
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December 7, 2024 at 12:13 PM
From the brilliant @tomflood.bsky.social
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From a piece I wrote a few years ago on vehicle repositioning for @usa.streetsblog.org
usa.streetsblog.org/2022/05/25/o...
usa.streetsblog.org/2022/05/25/o...
April 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
From a piece I wrote a few years ago on vehicle repositioning for @usa.streetsblog.org
usa.streetsblog.org/2022/05/25/o...
usa.streetsblog.org/2022/05/25/o...
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I saw a post the other day with a teen behind a steering wheel with her drivers license and the mom saying “she just got her greatest freedom.”
No, she didn’t. She got trapped into thinking that she needs thousands of steel to meet her basic needs.
No, she didn’t. She got trapped into thinking that she needs thousands of steel to meet her basic needs.
April 16, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I saw a post the other day with a teen behind a steering wheel with her drivers license and the mom saying “she just got her greatest freedom.”
No, she didn’t. She got trapped into thinking that she needs thousands of steel to meet her basic needs.
No, she didn’t. She got trapped into thinking that she needs thousands of steel to meet her basic needs.
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🚲 Are San Francisco’s Slow Streets really working?
With Telraam, the city found that speeds were still too high & car traffic returned when signage was removed.
📊 Thanks to data-driven insights, the strategy was refined - making streets safer for all!
telraam.net/en/case/slow...
With Telraam, the city found that speeds were still too high & car traffic returned when signage was removed.
📊 Thanks to data-driven insights, the strategy was refined - making streets safer for all!
telraam.net/en/case/slow...
April 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🚲 Are San Francisco’s Slow Streets really working?
With Telraam, the city found that speeds were still too high & car traffic returned when signage was removed.
📊 Thanks to data-driven insights, the strategy was refined - making streets safer for all!
telraam.net/en/case/slow...
With Telraam, the city found that speeds were still too high & car traffic returned when signage was removed.
📊 Thanks to data-driven insights, the strategy was refined - making streets safer for all!
telraam.net/en/case/slow...
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We really have seen such a huge increase in cycling in East Oxford. These two green circled roads, running parallel, now have around 2.5k bikes per day.
Really recommend telraam traffic counters (community powered!) to track traffic.
telraam.net#11/51.7338/-...
Really recommend telraam traffic counters (community powered!) to track traffic.
telraam.net#11/51.7338/-...
March 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
We really have seen such a huge increase in cycling in East Oxford. These two green circled roads, running parallel, now have around 2.5k bikes per day.
Really recommend telraam traffic counters (community powered!) to track traffic.
telraam.net#11/51.7338/-...
Really recommend telraam traffic counters (community powered!) to track traffic.
telraam.net#11/51.7338/-...
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🙏🏽
“Congratulations! Telraam have been selected by our expert jury to participate in the Scaleup Hamburg soft landing programme 2025! Our jury members are convinced that your company is offering solutions with a high potential to move innovation forward!” hamburg-business.com/en/news/five...
“Congratulations! Telraam have been selected by our expert jury to participate in the Scaleup Hamburg soft landing programme 2025! Our jury members are convinced that your company is offering solutions with a high potential to move innovation forward!” hamburg-business.com/en/news/five...
Five GreenTech innovations for Hamburg's economic strength
Scaleup Hamburg is bringing five international GreenTech growth companies to Hamburg with its Soft Landing Programme.
hamburg-business.com
March 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
🙏🏽
“Congratulations! Telraam have been selected by our expert jury to participate in the Scaleup Hamburg soft landing programme 2025! Our jury members are convinced that your company is offering solutions with a high potential to move innovation forward!” hamburg-business.com/en/news/five...
“Congratulations! Telraam have been selected by our expert jury to participate in the Scaleup Hamburg soft landing programme 2025! Our jury members are convinced that your company is offering solutions with a high potential to move innovation forward!” hamburg-business.com/en/news/five...
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James May: “Obviously I’ve spent a lot of time over the years writing about cars and making TV about them, and I love cars, but I do think in my bones they don’t really belong in towns.”
“It amazes me that people go to the shops a mile away in the car.”
www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
“It amazes me that people go to the shops a mile away in the car.”
www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
Cars don't belong in cities, says Top Gear's James May
TV star has idea for Hammersmith bridge - and calls anti-cycling council ‘tw*ts’
www.standard.co.uk
March 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
James May: “Obviously I’ve spent a lot of time over the years writing about cars and making TV about them, and I love cars, but I do think in my bones they don’t really belong in towns.”
“It amazes me that people go to the shops a mile away in the car.”
www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
“It amazes me that people go to the shops a mile away in the car.”
www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
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66% of Parisians voted today to create 500 additional pedestrian streets, replacing over 10,000 parking spots with green space and enhanced pedestrian infrastructure.
📍 Paris 🇫🇷
📍 Paris 🇫🇷
March 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
66% of Parisians voted today to create 500 additional pedestrian streets, replacing over 10,000 parking spots with green space and enhanced pedestrian infrastructure.
📍 Paris 🇫🇷
📍 Paris 🇫🇷
Reposted by Brooks Pipher
Navigate to any device on the Telraam map to view public data for that street. Every Telraam device offers basic data summaries for the past two weeks.
If the device has a premium or network subscription, additional features like live traffic data are also available to everyone.
If the device has a premium or network subscription, additional features like live traffic data are also available to everyone.
March 24, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Navigate to any device on the Telraam map to view public data for that street. Every Telraam device offers basic data summaries for the past two weeks.
If the device has a premium or network subscription, additional features like live traffic data are also available to everyone.
If the device has a premium or network subscription, additional features like live traffic data are also available to everyone.
Reposted by Brooks Pipher
"Modern monitoring devices are becoming increasingly user-friendly, sometimes as simple as plug-and-play. For instance, our Telraam traffic counters, the installation is remarkably straightforward: securely attach the device, plug it in, and it’s ready to go."
🔗 www.net4cities.eu
🔗 www.net4cities.eu
March 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"Modern monitoring devices are becoming increasingly user-friendly, sometimes as simple as plug-and-play. For instance, our Telraam traffic counters, the installation is remarkably straightforward: securely attach the device, plug it in, and it’s ready to go."
🔗 www.net4cities.eu
🔗 www.net4cities.eu
Reposted by Brooks Pipher
Very few Dutch cyclists wear helmets. Yet theirs are among the safest streets on earth. Why?
They understand it’s more beneficial to calm motor traffic, build dedicated infrastructure, and nurture a culture of everyday cycling. Not force the most vulnerable users to armour up.
youtu.be/P7trv9paMxA
They understand it’s more beneficial to calm motor traffic, build dedicated infrastructure, and nurture a culture of everyday cycling. Not force the most vulnerable users to armour up.
youtu.be/P7trv9paMxA
March 6, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Very few Dutch cyclists wear helmets. Yet theirs are among the safest streets on earth. Why?
They understand it’s more beneficial to calm motor traffic, build dedicated infrastructure, and nurture a culture of everyday cycling. Not force the most vulnerable users to armour up.
youtu.be/P7trv9paMxA
They understand it’s more beneficial to calm motor traffic, build dedicated infrastructure, and nurture a culture of everyday cycling. Not force the most vulnerable users to armour up.
youtu.be/P7trv9paMxA
.@telraam.bsky.social Just getting my device set up and it's working well so far!
Is it possible to access a trial or monthly payment plan of the advanced data? I'm not ready to commit to a year — but would like to try it.
Thanks!
Is it possible to access a trial or monthly payment plan of the advanced data? I'm not ready to commit to a year — but would like to try it.
Thanks!
March 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
.@telraam.bsky.social Just getting my device set up and it's working well so far!
Is it possible to access a trial or monthly payment plan of the advanced data? I'm not ready to commit to a year — but would like to try it.
Thanks!
Is it possible to access a trial or monthly payment plan of the advanced data? I'm not ready to commit to a year — but would like to try it.
Thanks!
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Every day, 64 000 children cycle to school in the Province of Utrecht.
To make sure that the routes are safe and accessible, they survey the routes and ask students how they feel on the bike.
https://buff.ly/40L8jUZ
To make sure that the routes are safe and accessible, they survey the routes and ask students how they feel on the bike.
https://buff.ly/40L8jUZ
February 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Every day, 64 000 children cycle to school in the Province of Utrecht.
To make sure that the routes are safe and accessible, they survey the routes and ask students how they feel on the bike.
https://buff.ly/40L8jUZ
To make sure that the routes are safe and accessible, they survey the routes and ask students how they feel on the bike.
https://buff.ly/40L8jUZ
Just ordered a Telraam S2 — I'm very excited to begin counting vehicles and pedestrians on my street in Burbank, California
February 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Just ordered a Telraam S2 — I'm very excited to begin counting vehicles and pedestrians on my street in Burbank, California
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If walking costs you $1, we all pay $0.01. If biking costs you $1, we all pay $0.08. If bussing costs you $1, we all pay $1.50. If driving costs you $1, we all pay $9.20. Via study that still underestimates climate cost.
This isn’t about choice. It’s about who pays for your choice.
#citymakingmath
This isn’t about choice. It’s about who pays for your choice.
#citymakingmath
January 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
If walking costs you $1, we all pay $0.01. If biking costs you $1, we all pay $0.08. If bussing costs you $1, we all pay $1.50. If driving costs you $1, we all pay $9.20. Via study that still underestimates climate cost.
This isn’t about choice. It’s about who pays for your choice.
#citymakingmath
This isn’t about choice. It’s about who pays for your choice.
#citymakingmath
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Cars have killed somewhere in the region of 80 million people since invention, but somehow people still manage to get more annoyed with cyclists.
January 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Cars have killed somewhere in the region of 80 million people since invention, but somehow people still manage to get more annoyed with cyclists.
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Two identical twins leave two identical houses to go to two identical jobs
One walks, the other gets into a car that causes pollution and danger
Explain to me why the former twin is made to wait for the latter, rather than the other way round
One walks, the other gets into a car that causes pollution and danger
Explain to me why the former twin is made to wait for the latter, rather than the other way round
December 30, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Two identical twins leave two identical houses to go to two identical jobs
One walks, the other gets into a car that causes pollution and danger
Explain to me why the former twin is made to wait for the latter, rather than the other way round
One walks, the other gets into a car that causes pollution and danger
Explain to me why the former twin is made to wait for the latter, rather than the other way round
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The Netherlands invest every year 33+ EURO per citizen. Thats all that needed if you do it over years.
A friendly reminder: This are 33+ EURO.
In a year!
Merry Christmas to all.
A friendly reminder: This are 33+ EURO.
In a year!
Merry Christmas to all.
December 24, 2024 at 10:27 AM
The Netherlands invest every year 33+ EURO per citizen. Thats all that needed if you do it over years.
A friendly reminder: This are 33+ EURO.
In a year!
Merry Christmas to all.
A friendly reminder: This are 33+ EURO.
In a year!
Merry Christmas to all.
Children should have freedom to live like this.
Why is cycling so popular in the Netherlands?
BBC reporter @annaholligan.bsky.social explores why cycling is so popular among children and what factors make it so easy for them to bike.
www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/vi...
BBC reporter @annaholligan.bsky.social explores why cycling is so popular among children and what factors make it so easy for them to bike.
www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/vi...
December 15, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Children should have freedom to live like this.
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Americans Are Lonely & Disconnected. Better Civic Spaces Can Help. “We need more welcoming public places where people can connect in person—high-quality, well-maintained parks, trails, libraries & community centers. Investing in them is good for us & for democracy.” www.governing.com/infrastructu...
Americans Are Lonely and Disconnected. Better Civic Spaces Can Help.
We need more welcoming public places where people can connect in person — high-quality, well-maintained parks, trails, libraries and community centers. Investing in them is good for us and good for de...
www.governing.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Americans Are Lonely & Disconnected. Better Civic Spaces Can Help. “We need more welcoming public places where people can connect in person—high-quality, well-maintained parks, trails, libraries & community centers. Investing in them is good for us & for democracy.” www.governing.com/infrastructu...
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Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
December 10, 2024 at 7:27 AM
Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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”The benefits of a ‘car-less’ household are myriad, but few are as quantifiable as the $ people sink into a depreciating asset that sits unused 95% of the time. I haven’t had to think about the many costs of car ownership for many years, which is incredibly liberating.” dailyhive.com/vancouver/bi...
Opinion: Why more urban cycling saves everyone money | Urbanized
The resulting benefits of a ‘car-less’ household are myriad, but few are as quantifiable as the money most people sink into a depreciating asset that sits unused for 95% of the time.
dailyhive.com
December 7, 2024 at 6:21 AM
”The benefits of a ‘car-less’ household are myriad, but few are as quantifiable as the $ people sink into a depreciating asset that sits unused 95% of the time. I haven’t had to think about the many costs of car ownership for many years, which is incredibly liberating.” dailyhive.com/vancouver/bi...
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Think public transit “doesn’t work” in your city or suburb? If that’s true, it wasn’t a foregone conclusion— it’s because of choices made. Land-use, funding, infrastructure & operational decisions. If u do fundamentals like frequency wrong, it fails.
Make good choices.
(@humantransit.bsky.social)
Make good choices.
(@humantransit.bsky.social)
December 8, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Think public transit “doesn’t work” in your city or suburb? If that’s true, it wasn’t a foregone conclusion— it’s because of choices made. Land-use, funding, infrastructure & operational decisions. If u do fundamentals like frequency wrong, it fails.
Make good choices.
(@humantransit.bsky.social)
Make good choices.
(@humantransit.bsky.social)