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I am pleasantly surprised to see a local TV station using the phrase "people-friendly streets" in a headline. This is a really solid article and does not include a single quote from a car-brained small business owner.
Advocates push for people-friendly streets as pedestrian, cyclist deaths rise in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Car crashes that kill or seriously injure pedestrians and bicyclists are increasing, with Columbus reporting 115 incidents in 2024. “If a street’s designed like …
www.nbc4i.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I am pleasantly surprised to see a local TV station using the phrase "people-friendly streets" in a headline. This is a really solid article and does not include a single quote from a car-brained small business owner.
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- city leaders mandate carsprawl to degree previously unknown to humankind
- realize city revenues would never be anywhere close to sufficient to cover basic road maintenance costs
- nevertheless maintains traffic division staff dominated by carbrains
- nobody could have predicted what happens next
- realize city revenues would never be anywhere close to sufficient to cover basic road maintenance costs
- nevertheless maintains traffic division staff dominated by carbrains
- nobody could have predicted what happens next
December 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
- city leaders mandate carsprawl to degree previously unknown to humankind
- realize city revenues would never be anywhere close to sufficient to cover basic road maintenance costs
- nevertheless maintains traffic division staff dominated by carbrains
- nobody could have predicted what happens next
- realize city revenues would never be anywhere close to sufficient to cover basic road maintenance costs
- nevertheless maintains traffic division staff dominated by carbrains
- nobody could have predicted what happens next
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It seems Not Great that the bureaucracies in charge of California’s streets at ~every level of government are lawless rogue agencies that are not subject to any real public oversight.
LA quietly stopped repaving all streets last July to avoid fulfilling its ADA obligations. The federal govt says when you repave a street, you have to update all the curb ramps. LA has tons of out of date curb ramps, so the rule makes repaving much more expensive. The city's solution: stop repaving!
LA has stopped repaving our streets
The reason why is probably illegal
futureis.la
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
It seems Not Great that the bureaucracies in charge of California’s streets at ~every level of government are lawless rogue agencies that are not subject to any real public oversight.
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"Cookie cutter" housing is good. It's good when cities pre-approve designs, making it easier to add more housing. www.berkeleyside.org/2025/12/09/t...
This backyard ADU from Type Five is pre-approved by the city
Berkeley's OK means this customizable home — from a local company — can be built quickly and more easily.
www.berkeleyside.org
December 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"Cookie cutter" housing is good. It's good when cities pre-approve designs, making it easier to add more housing. www.berkeleyside.org/2025/12/09/t...
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Particulate pollution in the air down a whopping 22% in NYC’s congestion pricing zone.
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
In New York City, Congestion Pricing Leads to Marked Drop in Pollution
e360.yale.edu
December 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Particulate pollution in the air down a whopping 22% in NYC’s congestion pricing zone.
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
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Daily bunny no.3160 wants to borrow some berries
December 6, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Daily bunny no.3160 wants to borrow some berries
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if a street kills this many pedestrians it should get knocked down to 2 lanes, 15 mph, speed bumps, new concrete protected bike lanes, and this should happen within a few months
Calle Cesar Chavez is a high-volume arterial with a 30 mph speed limit, four general travel lanes and a notorious history of fatal crashes.
bikeportland.org/2025/11/26/s...
bikeportland.org/2025/11/26/s...
SE Cesar Chavez claims another victim
It's the fourth fatal crash in the area since 2021.
bikeportland.org
November 30, 2025 at 4:58 AM
if a street kills this many pedestrians it should get knocked down to 2 lanes, 15 mph, speed bumps, new concrete protected bike lanes, and this should happen within a few months
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Ignorance and denial as a business strategy. #ClimateCrisis
Realtors know that, in many parts of the country, if you educate people about climate risk, the housing market will collapse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Ignorance and denial as a business strategy. #ClimateCrisis
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help I'm laughing so hard I'm crying
January 20, 2025 at 3:54 AM
help I'm laughing so hard I'm crying
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Photo taken during sunset
while travelling in a train.
Travelling by train could be full of opportunities: chatting, singing, dancing, debating, learning together, sharing meals & drinks, and taking cool photos.
15 Sept 2025
#photography #travelling #resist #ThisIsOurWorld #cardependency #rethink
while travelling in a train.
Travelling by train could be full of opportunities: chatting, singing, dancing, debating, learning together, sharing meals & drinks, and taking cool photos.
15 Sept 2025
#photography #travelling #resist #ThisIsOurWorld #cardependency #rethink
November 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Photo taken during sunset
while travelling in a train.
Travelling by train could be full of opportunities: chatting, singing, dancing, debating, learning together, sharing meals & drinks, and taking cool photos.
15 Sept 2025
#photography #travelling #resist #ThisIsOurWorld #cardependency #rethink
while travelling in a train.
Travelling by train could be full of opportunities: chatting, singing, dancing, debating, learning together, sharing meals & drinks, and taking cool photos.
15 Sept 2025
#photography #travelling #resist #ThisIsOurWorld #cardependency #rethink
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We call emergency community meetings to debate the "dangers" of ebikes, but systemic vehicular violence continues to get a pass from society at large.
It looks to me like this 90-year old driver drove 177 feet down University Ave in Los Gatos in one second, which comes out to about 120 miles per hour
November 29, 2025 at 4:08 AM
We call emergency community meetings to debate the "dangers" of ebikes, but systemic vehicular violence continues to get a pass from society at large.
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paramount theater, oakland, california, 1978
October 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
paramount theater, oakland, california, 1978
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“The transit system is one of the greatest tools communities have to combat climate change and reduce emissions,” she said. “You can make a pretty immediate impact.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“The transit system is one of the greatest tools communities have to combat climate change and reduce emissions,” she said. “You can make a pretty immediate impact.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
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made a zine last month about the bus !!!! I love the bus!! 🚌 (1/2)
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
made a zine last month about the bus !!!! I love the bus!! 🚌 (1/2)
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The entrance to the 3-storey bike parking garage at Utrecht Central holding 12,500 bicycles. It’s free for the first 24 hours, linked to the station, and used by tens of thousands every day. This is what happens when a country treats bikes as real transport infrastructure, not an afterthought.
November 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The entrance to the 3-storey bike parking garage at Utrecht Central holding 12,500 bicycles. It’s free for the first 24 hours, linked to the station, and used by tens of thousands every day. This is what happens when a country treats bikes as real transport infrastructure, not an afterthought.
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If a worker is killed using manufacturing equipment, they don't just clean it up and get back to using it immediately. But that's what happens at road intersections.
Motonormativity is a dangerous disease.
Motonormativity is a dangerous disease.
what we should do now is of course close the intersection until it is redesigned. but we won't we will do nothing and wait for the next tragedy.
November 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
If a worker is killed using manufacturing equipment, they don't just clean it up and get back to using it immediately. But that's what happens at road intersections.
Motonormativity is a dangerous disease.
Motonormativity is a dangerous disease.
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You should build bike lanes for people who are not currently biking and build housing for people who don't currently live in your neighborhood.
November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
You should build bike lanes for people who are not currently biking and build housing for people who don't currently live in your neighborhood.
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"Everyone - whether driving, walking or cycling has a role to play in keeping our community safe."
-Mayor Andrea Horwath
My question is simple: What about those who design, approve, build and maintain hostile road design? Do they have a role?
-Mayor Andrea Horwath
My question is simple: What about those who design, approve, build and maintain hostile road design? Do they have a role?
A crossing guard was killed by the driver of a dump truck yesterday. absolutely heartbreaking.
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"Everyone - whether driving, walking or cycling has a role to play in keeping our community safe."
-Mayor Andrea Horwath
My question is simple: What about those who design, approve, build and maintain hostile road design? Do they have a role?
-Mayor Andrea Horwath
My question is simple: What about those who design, approve, build and maintain hostile road design? Do they have a role?
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NEW EPISODE: "The Creation of America's Car Culture." Producer Ilana Strauss talks to @norton.bsky.social about the two men who, in the 1920s, teamed up to sell more cars and shape the way cities handle traffic. Their legacy can be felt across the country today. podcasts.apple.com/lu/podcast/t...
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
NEW EPISODE: "The Creation of America's Car Culture." Producer Ilana Strauss talks to @norton.bsky.social about the two men who, in the 1920s, teamed up to sell more cars and shape the way cities handle traffic. Their legacy can be felt across the country today. podcasts.apple.com/lu/podcast/t...
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“Now show it in the rain,” is a comment that pops up in our feed occasionally, as if the country that cycles 18 billion kilometres while experiencing 217 days of precipitation each year grinds to a halt every single time the skies open.
There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad infrastructure.
There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad infrastructure.
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“Now show it in the rain,” is a comment that pops up in our feed occasionally, as if the country that cycles 18 billion kilometres while experiencing 217 days of precipitation each year grinds to a halt every single time the skies open.
There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad infrastructure.
There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad infrastructure.
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Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
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Some folks said we were too harsh in our episodes on on John Forester and Vehicular Cycling. This amazing video from Not Just Bikes suggests we weren’t harsh enough.
I'm a longtime fan of Not Just Bikes, but his 95(!) minute video on John Forester and Vehicular Cycling is truly his magnum opus.
If you are even remotely interested in the history of bicycling in America, it is worth a watch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRPd...
If you are even remotely interested in the history of bicycling in America, it is worth a watch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRPd...
This is Why Cycling is Dangerous in America
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Some folks said we were too harsh in our episodes on on John Forester and Vehicular Cycling. This amazing video from Not Just Bikes suggests we weren’t harsh enough.
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This is a small snow plow for sidewalks
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is a small snow plow for sidewalks
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
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I always like how Nimesh in Los Angeles links his experience as a medical doctor to his safe streets advocacy! #urbanism+ #bikesky
Connecting One of LA's Bike Lanes to Nowhere
YouTube video by Nimesh in Los Angeles
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I always like how Nimesh in Los Angeles links his experience as a medical doctor to his safe streets advocacy! #urbanism+ #bikesky
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The price of housing is set by supply and demand. Building enough new homes keeps the price of existing older homes affordable. This is very straightforward.
When we build enough supply of homes so that landlords must compete, renters win.
"The more properties there are, it drives all of us to lower rents and offer concessions" says the property manager pictured here.
bendbulletin.com/2025/11/11/b...
"The more properties there are, it drives all of us to lower rents and offer concessions" says the property manager pictured here.
bendbulletin.com/2025/11/11/b...
Bend's surge of apartment construction flattens rent hikes - The Bulletin
When Ian Gray looked for an apartment to rent in Bend earlier this year, he had something not available only a few years ago: a choice. Gray, who moved to Bend for a job as the city’s first-ever urban...
bendbulletin.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The price of housing is set by supply and demand. Building enough new homes keeps the price of existing older homes affordable. This is very straightforward.