Michael (He/Him)
@michaelsmith.bsky.social
Urban Planner, Studio GWA | Advocate for Safe, Sustainable Mobility | Bicycle as Transportation | Soli Deo Gloria.
Today I’m thinking about Julius Hollis, who has been the victim of traffic violence not once, but TWICE in his life. He was hit by a driver at four years old and “had to re-learn to walk.”
November 14, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Today I’m thinking about Julius Hollis, who has been the victim of traffic violence not once, but TWICE in his life. He was hit by a driver at four years old and “had to re-learn to walk.”
I’ll be closing out my Twitter account this week. Find me here!
November 18, 2024 at 2:43 PM
I’ll be closing out my Twitter account this week. Find me here!
Found room for the bike lane.
November 18, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Found room for the bike lane.
Which direction are you going?
November 18, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Which direction are you going?
On the side - learning about an early legend, Clarence Pickard, who rode the first RAGBRAI in his 70s and for many years thereafter to “demonstrate that older people who still had good health could do anything anyone else could do.”
He was killed by a motorist in 1982.
He was killed by a motorist in 1982.
November 18, 2024 at 3:32 PM
On the side - learning about an early legend, Clarence Pickard, who rode the first RAGBRAI in his 70s and for many years thereafter to “demonstrate that older people who still had good health could do anything anyone else could do.”
He was killed by a motorist in 1982.
He was killed by a motorist in 1982.
Only logged 170 of the 500 miles, but the freedom of enjoying the entire travel lane with virtually no vehicle traffic was unbeatable. Allows you to do this:
November 18, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Only logged 170 of the 500 miles, but the freedom of enjoying the entire travel lane with virtually no vehicle traffic was unbeatable. Allows you to do this:
The heat was no joke, but the hype was real. Hopped on for two days of RAGBRAI and had a blast.
November 18, 2024 at 2:43 PM
The heat was no joke, but the hype was real. Hopped on for two days of RAGBRAI and had a blast.
Hardscaping in the foreground was added after multiple vehicles left the roadway.
(Both of these adjacent roadways are state-owned)
(Both of these adjacent roadways are state-owned)
November 18, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Hardscaping in the foreground was added after multiple vehicles left the roadway.
(Both of these adjacent roadways are state-owned)
(Both of these adjacent roadways are state-owned)
You miss this stuff when you’re behind a windshield, despite it happening quite frequently.
November 18, 2024 at 2:43 PM
You miss this stuff when you’re behind a windshield, despite it happening quite frequently.
Yeah! Freedom!
November 18, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Yeah! Freedom!
Most bike infrastructure is car infrastructure, take 1.
November 18, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Most bike infrastructure is car infrastructure, take 1.
Say what you will about the downtown mall experiments, but I'm just imagining my 2-year-old kid navigating this and having the time of his life.
-Danville, IL
-Danville, IL
November 18, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Say what you will about the downtown mall experiments, but I'm just imagining my 2-year-old kid navigating this and having the time of his life.
-Danville, IL
-Danville, IL
We’ve been in Vancouver for nearly a week, and this is a typical scene. Cars sitting for multiple traffic light cycles while folks are passing them at…3 mph.
November 18, 2024 at 2:44 PM
We’ve been in Vancouver for nearly a week, and this is a typical scene. Cars sitting for multiple traffic light cycles while folks are passing them at…3 mph.
Happy Birthday to my favorite person!
November 18, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Happy Birthday to my favorite person!
Found room for the bike lane.
November 18, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Found room for the bike lane.
Open for a surprise
November 18, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Open for a surprise
Howard Colman.
November 18, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Howard Colman.
This morning I’m thinking about the difference-makers in our community who suffered a life-changing event - or who ultimately died from traffic violence - because Cars.
It doesn’t have to be like this.
It doesn’t have to be like this.
November 18, 2024 at 2:45 PM
This morning I’m thinking about the difference-makers in our community who suffered a life-changing event - or who ultimately died from traffic violence - because Cars.
It doesn’t have to be like this.
It doesn’t have to be like this.
One way to illustrate the performative role sharrows play on our roadways. Out of the travel lane, covered with road salt.
November 18, 2024 at 2:45 PM
One way to illustrate the performative role sharrows play on our roadways. Out of the travel lane, covered with road salt.
Not a lot of time to post these days, but commuting on a bike—yep, even in the winter—gives me such joy. That’s all.
November 18, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Not a lot of time to post these days, but commuting on a bike—yep, even in the winter—gives me such joy. That’s all.
Found space for a bike lane.
November 18, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Found space for a bike lane.