alj
@critterbeast.bsky.social
Software developer; bikes; my 2 perfect kitties
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“To reduce the road deaths toll, we need to tackle ‘Car Brain.’
Any perceived inconvenience ignites ‘Car Brain’ as we justify our right to behave in a manner that would not be tolerated in any other aspect of urban living.”
Any perceived inconvenience ignites ‘Car Brain’ as we justify our right to behave in a manner that would not be tolerated in any other aspect of urban living.”
To reduce the road deaths toll, we need to tackle ‘Car Brain’
Any perceived inconvenience ignites ‘Car Brain’ as we justify our right to behave in a manner that would not be tolerated in any other aspect of ...
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June 24, 2025 at 6:43 AM
“To reduce the road deaths toll, we need to tackle ‘Car Brain.’
Any perceived inconvenience ignites ‘Car Brain’ as we justify our right to behave in a manner that would not be tolerated in any other aspect of urban living.”
Any perceived inconvenience ignites ‘Car Brain’ as we justify our right to behave in a manner that would not be tolerated in any other aspect of urban living.”
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Fun how it's always "selfish" for cyclists to use roads if that might slow drivers somewhat but not selfish for drivers to make roads functionally unusable for cyclists.
June 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Fun how it's always "selfish" for cyclists to use roads if that might slow drivers somewhat but not selfish for drivers to make roads functionally unusable for cyclists.
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The counter argument of "but then there's no money for expansion" makes zero sense in a world where highways are free and constantly being expanded, with a justification that they're highly used.
June 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The counter argument of "but then there's no money for expansion" makes zero sense in a world where highways are free and constantly being expanded, with a justification that they're highly used.
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Forget "reaching across the aisle," I want to find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea
oh american discourse is "too polarized"? then how come no one is talking about robert falcon scott, roald amundsen, frederick cook, manhauling, scurvy, frostbite and the submarine nautilus??????
May 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Forget "reaching across the aisle," I want to find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea
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When streets are safe for walking & cycling, people spend more time outdoors, supporting local businesses & keeping city centres alive.
👍Good for business
👍Great for communities
👍Essential for safer & healthier cities
🔗 bit.ly/4jPzXsa #RoadSafety #StreetsForLife
👍Good for business
👍Great for communities
👍Essential for safer & healthier cities
🔗 bit.ly/4jPzXsa #RoadSafety #StreetsForLife
May 14, 2025 at 8:09 AM
When streets are safe for walking & cycling, people spend more time outdoors, supporting local businesses & keeping city centres alive.
👍Good for business
👍Great for communities
👍Essential for safer & healthier cities
🔗 bit.ly/4jPzXsa #RoadSafety #StreetsForLife
👍Good for business
👍Great for communities
👍Essential for safer & healthier cities
🔗 bit.ly/4jPzXsa #RoadSafety #StreetsForLife
Dreaming about this but it's a train
May 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Dreaming about this but it's a train
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I don't think it's a coincidence that cops started acting extra out of hand once we let them wear military gear. Make them wear clown outfits for several years to restore humility to the job
May 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I don't think it's a coincidence that cops started acting extra out of hand once we let them wear military gear. Make them wear clown outfits for several years to restore humility to the job
american cars should be smaller
May 10, 2025 at 2:09 AM
american cars should be smaller
there should be a train between portland and mt hood
May 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
there should be a train between portland and mt hood
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nearly every single major highway project ODOT has undertaken in the last twenty years has more than doubled it's original budget.
cityobservatory.org/odots-reign-...
cityobservatory.org/odots-reign-...
May 6, 2025 at 1:07 AM
nearly every single major highway project ODOT has undertaken in the last twenty years has more than doubled it's original budget.
cityobservatory.org/odots-reign-...
cityobservatory.org/odots-reign-...
Got called a bitch while I was biking today... I got news for you- I am
April 20, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Got called a bitch while I was biking today... I got news for you- I am
Yes, almost every time. Eye contact is one of my favorite tools for getting drivers to treat me like I exist.
When you are in an unsignalized crosswalk, or about to enter one, does turning & gazing at the drivers approaching you make them slow down & brake sooner? I think it does. What do you think?
April 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Yes, almost every time. Eye contact is one of my favorite tools for getting drivers to treat me like I exist.
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For all the talk you hear from politicians about wanting to address the rising cost of living, somehow there never seems to be any meaningful reckoning with how much money most Americans are essentially forced to spend on car payments, gas, insurance, maintenance just to participate in society
According to Cox Automotive's Kelly Blue Book, the average cost of a new car is $47,577. By continuing to under fund public transit, we require Oregonians to spend thousands to buy and maintain a depreciating asset to leave their own homes.
Good public transit provides choice and freedom. #orleg
Good public transit provides choice and freedom. #orleg
April 17, 2025 at 6:28 AM
For all the talk you hear from politicians about wanting to address the rising cost of living, somehow there never seems to be any meaningful reckoning with how much money most Americans are essentially forced to spend on car payments, gas, insurance, maintenance just to participate in society
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We’re not in a climate crisis because individual citizens don’t “care enough” to take action, though that may also be true. The climate emergency is here because fossil fuel profiteers, with little resistance from politicians and others in power, took deliberate steps to fuck us all over.
April 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We’re not in a climate crisis because individual citizens don’t “care enough” to take action, though that may also be true. The climate emergency is here because fossil fuel profiteers, with little resistance from politicians and others in power, took deliberate steps to fuck us all over.
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To write a lengthy article about a (hugely overstated) "teacher absentee crisis" and not talk to a single teacher currently working in Oregon schools is quite unfortunate. The framing here encourages people to pick sides instead of working together to solve any potential problem that might exist.
In and around Portland, teachers are missing more school than ever. Their bosses don't want to talk about it
It's not just students. Post-pandemic, teachers are also missing significantly more school days. Oregon has virtually no policies in place to counteract the trend.
www.oregonlive.com
April 13, 2025 at 12:40 AM
To write a lengthy article about a (hugely overstated) "teacher absentee crisis" and not talk to a single teacher currently working in Oregon schools is quite unfortunate. The framing here encourages people to pick sides instead of working together to solve any potential problem that might exist.
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People on foot, horseback, bikes and wagons were perfectly safe at uncontrolled intersections, but stop signs were created shortly after the invention of cars because cars are dangerous and drivers are assholes.
"Cyclists are always running stop signs!" Yes they make no sense for us, legalize treating them as yields
STOP AS YIELD PASSES 48-4 OUT OF THE ILLINOIS SENATE!!!!!!!!!!
MAKING ILLINOIS THE 14TH STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO LEGALIZE THE SAFETY STOP!!!!!
STOP SIGNS ARE SHAKING IN THEIR BOOTS!!!!
MAKING ILLINOIS THE 14TH STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO LEGALIZE THE SAFETY STOP!!!!!
STOP SIGNS ARE SHAKING IN THEIR BOOTS!!!!
April 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
People on foot, horseback, bikes and wagons were perfectly safe at uncontrolled intersections, but stop signs were created shortly after the invention of cars because cars are dangerous and drivers are assholes.
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Looks like there's only ONE THING IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY that isn't being cut right now and it's the ONE THING YOU DON'T WANT
ODOT says the Federal Highway Administration will begin processing Reconnecting Communities grant funds only for projects that have already signed a grant agreement.
ODOT signed theirs back in October.
ODOT signed theirs back in October.
ODOT says Trump's DOT has given a green light on I-5 project grant
It appears ODOT's luck has shifted considerably.
bikeportland.org
March 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Looks like there's only ONE THING IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY that isn't being cut right now and it's the ONE THING YOU DON'T WANT
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" If I could change anything, what I would change first is making sure that people who don’t have the option of driving get to redesign our land use and transportation systems." @nondriver.bsky.social for @publicola.bsky.social
To End Car Dependency, We Must Change Who Has A Seat At the Table - PubliCola
By Anna Zivarts “If you could change one thing to make our communities less car-dependent, what would it be?” That’s…
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March 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
" If I could change anything, what I would change first is making sure that people who don’t have the option of driving get to redesign our land use and transportation systems." @nondriver.bsky.social for @publicola.bsky.social
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Most viable career paths right now:
-Police goon
-Tech fraudster
-Health care crank
-Regime propagandist
-Dentist (unrelated to the others, it just pays well)
-Police goon
-Tech fraudster
-Health care crank
-Regime propagandist
-Dentist (unrelated to the others, it just pays well)
March 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Most viable career paths right now:
-Police goon
-Tech fraudster
-Health care crank
-Regime propagandist
-Dentist (unrelated to the others, it just pays well)
-Police goon
-Tech fraudster
-Health care crank
-Regime propagandist
-Dentist (unrelated to the others, it just pays well)
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talk of the democrats trying to fund a whole bunch of media outlets/figures to compete with the right seems absurd to me. hiring more salespeople when they have nothing to sell. no big policies, no future vision. whatever their message, it will die the moment it stops being paid for
March 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
talk of the democrats trying to fund a whole bunch of media outlets/figures to compete with the right seems absurd to me. hiring more salespeople when they have nothing to sell. no big policies, no future vision. whatever their message, it will die the moment it stops being paid for
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"ODOT has shown us where their priorities lie, and it’s not with the people of Oregon—it’s with the contractors and lobbyists pushing an endless cycle of freeway expansion at the expense of our communities."
submit your comment today!
www.nomorefreewayspdx.com/MTIP2025
submit your comment today!
www.nomorefreewayspdx.com/MTIP2025
March 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"ODOT has shown us where their priorities lie, and it’s not with the people of Oregon—it’s with the contractors and lobbyists pushing an endless cycle of freeway expansion at the expense of our communities."
submit your comment today!
www.nomorefreewayspdx.com/MTIP2025
submit your comment today!
www.nomorefreewayspdx.com/MTIP2025
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Want to stop the downtown doom loop? Remove the freeway loop
Oh you want to revive downtown? Rip out I-405 and make it housing and green space
March 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Want to stop the downtown doom loop? Remove the freeway loop
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Hell yeah
Hell yeah
February 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Hell yeah
Hell yeah
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White people you are not refugees just because you left Twitter
November 13, 2024 at 12:53 AM
White people you are not refugees just because you left Twitter