Carl Segerblom
@csegerblom.bsky.social
Interested in attempting to make Las Vegas less actively hostile to pedestrians, bicyclists, and users of public transportation
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Another reminder that 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
October 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Another reminder that 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 premise of the first season was a fine dining chef pulled back into the chaotic world of the family sandwich shop, and the premise of every subsequent season has been "The Bear is a very good and important tv show"
Y'all, thinking back on it, I think we have to admit to ourselves that the Bear is not actually a very good show. It had one good season. Subsequent seasons were clearly high on their own supply, heavy on dreamy montages & light on coherent plot & character development. This brings me no pleasure.
July 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The premise of the first season was a fine dining chef pulled back into the chaotic world of the family sandwich shop, and the premise of every subsequent season has been "The Bear is a very good and important tv show"
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Protected bike lanes have a near-magical ability to produce cyclists.
This new study of 28 US cities finds that census block groups w/protected bike lanes expanded bike commuting almost 2x faster than those w/standard bike lanes & >4x faster than those w/o new lanes.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
This new study of 28 US cities finds that census block groups w/protected bike lanes expanded bike commuting almost 2x faster than those w/standard bike lanes & >4x faster than those w/o new lanes.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
June 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Protected bike lanes have a near-magical ability to produce cyclists.
This new study of 28 US cities finds that census block groups w/protected bike lanes expanded bike commuting almost 2x faster than those w/standard bike lanes & >4x faster than those w/o new lanes.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
This new study of 28 US cities finds that census block groups w/protected bike lanes expanded bike commuting almost 2x faster than those w/standard bike lanes & >4x faster than those w/o new lanes.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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one more SUV tidbit from @davidzipper.bsky.social. people ask me about this constantly, so i'm very happy that someone has done some research! www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
April 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
one more SUV tidbit from @davidzipper.bsky.social. people ask me about this constantly, so i'm very happy that someone has done some research! www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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this is wild: vehicle capacity of freeway lanes dropped 10 percent as SUVs took over the road -- not just bc they are bigger. they also take more time and space to slow down and obscure other drivers' sightlines.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How SUVs Are Making Traffic Worse
As larger, taller sport utility vehicles took over US roads, they also aggravated highway congestion, according to a new study. It’s yet another ill effect of “car bloat.”
www.bloomberg.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
this is wild: vehicle capacity of freeway lanes dropped 10 percent as SUVs took over the road -- not just bc they are bigger. they also take more time and space to slow down and obscure other drivers' sightlines.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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there are a lot of reasons we don't do kings anymore but a real big one is that policy by a madman's whims is no way to conduct business
good luck to anyone trying to make plans that go beyond this afternoon
good luck to anyone trying to make plans that go beyond this afternoon
Trump’s deliberations over his plans to impose reciprocal tariffs are coming down to the wire, with his team said to be still finalizing the level and scope of new import taxes he is slated to unveil on Wednesday afternoon
Trump Tariff Plans Still in Limbo Ahead of Rose Garden Event
President Donald Trump’s deliberations over his plans to impose reciprocal tariffs are coming down to the wire, with his team said to be still finalizing the level and scope of new import taxes he is ...
www.bloomberg.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
there are a lot of reasons we don't do kings anymore but a real big one is that policy by a madman's whims is no way to conduct business
good luck to anyone trying to make plans that go beyond this afternoon
good luck to anyone trying to make plans that go beyond this afternoon
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Reposted by Carl Segerblom
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
February 25, 2025 at 5:36 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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doctor: lets test your reflexes
me: thats a regular hammer
doctor: then i hope theyre good
me: thats a regular hammer
doctor: then i hope theyre good
December 6, 2024 at 9:10 PM
doctor: lets test your reflexes
me: thats a regular hammer
doctor: then i hope theyre good
me: thats a regular hammer
doctor: then i hope theyre good
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Of course, theres only one kind of music that is fittingly surreal for this footage
October 15, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Of course, theres only one kind of music that is fittingly surreal for this footage
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Today's newsletter is the story of how Prabhakar Raghavan, Google's former head of ads - led a coup so that he could run Google Search, and how an email chain from 2019 began a cascade of events that would lead to him running it into the ground.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-...
www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-...
The Man Who Killed Google Search
This is the story of how Google Search died, and the people responsible for killing it.
The story begins on February 5th 2019, when Ben Gomes, Google’s head of search, had a problem. Jerry Dischler, ...
www.wheresyoured.at
April 23, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Today's newsletter is the story of how Prabhakar Raghavan, Google's former head of ads - led a coup so that he could run Google Search, and how an email chain from 2019 began a cascade of events that would lead to him running it into the ground.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-...
www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-...
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I estimate how many pedestrians would be saved if front-end vehicle heights were capped at 125 cm (about the height of a new Honda CRV). I estimate 500 fewer pedestrians would die each year if taller front-ends could be lowered to 125 cm.
January 22, 2024 at 9:17 PM
I estimate how many pedestrians would be saved if front-end vehicle heights were capped at 125 cm (about the height of a new Honda CRV). I estimate 500 fewer pedestrians would die each year if taller front-ends could be lowered to 125 cm.
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Your periodic reminder that adding seats to SCOTUS is rapidly becoming the only tenable & baseline "moderate" & "centrist" & "pro-democracy" position.
If the Supreme Court goes big on obviating Chevron — as seems likely — the United States is about to be reminded that the alternative to a modern bureaucracy is not democratic horizontalism but the tyranny of thousands of little lords and petty fiefdoms.
Should we have a post-19th century state? Justices appear skeptical. 🧐 www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/u...
January 17, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Your periodic reminder that adding seats to SCOTUS is rapidly becoming the only tenable & baseline "moderate" & "centrist" & "pro-democracy" position.
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Harf harf harf there's no difference between the parties except Democratic legislatures have banned the death penalty in 11 states in the past 15 years, Republicans have banned it in 0.
November 27, 2023 at 1:03 PM
Harf harf harf there's no difference between the parties except Democratic legislatures have banned the death penalty in 11 states in the past 15 years, Republicans have banned it in 0.