Lil' Bike Boy
@noahthecow.bsky.social
Here for the Denver community, bikes, and urban/transportation planning.
Supporter of Strong Towns and Safe Streets
Supporter of Strong Towns and Safe Streets
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Parts of East Colfax, Denver CO are being renovated for new bus lanes. While this will take awhile to complete, it was quite interesting to suddenly see in the ripped up street the remains of the old streetcar tracks that used to run down the center of Colfax, paved over & forgotten in the 1950s.
January 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Parts of East Colfax, Denver CO are being renovated for new bus lanes. While this will take awhile to complete, it was quite interesting to suddenly see in the ripped up street the remains of the old streetcar tracks that used to run down the center of Colfax, paved over & forgotten in the 1950s.
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Hallmark needs to start an urban planning and transportation engineering consulting company.
Every one of their movie extolls the virtues of walkable, bikable, mixed-use neighbourhoods with lots of third spaces for casual social interactions.
Every one of their movie extolls the virtues of walkable, bikable, mixed-use neighbourhoods with lots of third spaces for casual social interactions.
December 23, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Hallmark needs to start an urban planning and transportation engineering consulting company.
Every one of their movie extolls the virtues of walkable, bikable, mixed-use neighbourhoods with lots of third spaces for casual social interactions.
Every one of their movie extolls the virtues of walkable, bikable, mixed-use neighbourhoods with lots of third spaces for casual social interactions.
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Good to see this in play for Denver. Costly parking mandates are ending on July 1, 2025, around “transit centers” but this proposal ends the mandates across the city. I’m hoping my town (Littleton) does the same soon. Or better: State legislation ending them across CO. denverite.com/2024/12/09/d...
Denver wants to get rid of minimum parking requirements for all new development
Colorado wants cities to reduce their use of parking minimums. Denver could go even further.
denverite.com
December 10, 2024 at 4:51 AM
Good to see this in play for Denver. Costly parking mandates are ending on July 1, 2025, around “transit centers” but this proposal ends the mandates across the city. I’m hoping my town (Littleton) does the same soon. Or better: State legislation ending them across CO. denverite.com/2024/12/09/d...
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Hell yeah! Way to go Toronto.
Shut. It. Down. (for cars)
Shut. It. Down. (for cars)
November 30, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Hell yeah! Way to go Toronto.
Shut. It. Down. (for cars)
Shut. It. Down. (for cars)
🚲🏙️ April Transportation tracking update🧵: Trips in a car made up only 25% of the miles I traveled! Mostly because I drove less, but also because I traveled 70 miles further by other modes. In other news, a driver failed to yield while pulling out of a driveway and I went over their hood on 4/27...
May 1, 2024 at 4:29 PM
🚲🏙️ April Transportation tracking update🧵: Trips in a car made up only 25% of the miles I traveled! Mostly because I drove less, but also because I traveled 70 miles further by other modes. In other news, a driver failed to yield while pulling out of a driveway and I went over their hood on 4/27...
🚲🏙️ I got a flat tire yesterday on one of Denver's few neighborhood streets with an active ped sidewalk. Almost immediately two men playing basketball in a side lot asked how far I was from home and offered to drive me. They rearranged some stuff in their trunk and one stayed behind to make room.
April 17, 2024 at 11:43 PM
🚲🏙️ I got a flat tire yesterday on one of Denver's few neighborhood streets with an active ped sidewalk. Almost immediately two men playing basketball in a side lot asked how far I was from home and offered to drive me. They rearranged some stuff in their trunk and one stayed behind to make room.
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Also, cheers to the hardcore folks who biked with bamboo “cars” attached to them.
April 1, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Also, cheers to the hardcore folks who biked with bamboo “cars” attached to them.
🚲🏙️ March Transportation Tracking Update🧵: I biked 7 miles further than I drove this month! I realized how close I was 3 days ago and rode 48 miles recreationally in addition to 40 miles commuting and for social events to achieve this goal. Even though it didn't happen completely organically...
April 1, 2024 at 12:51 AM
🚲🏙️ March Transportation Tracking Update🧵: I biked 7 miles further than I drove this month! I realized how close I was 3 days ago and rode 48 miles recreationally in addition to 40 miles commuting and for social events to achieve this goal. Even though it didn't happen completely organically...
Friend: getting dressed is my hobby
March 31, 2024 at 3:33 AM
Friend: getting dressed is my hobby
With 2 days left in March, I am 32 miles away from traveling further by bike/walk/transit than by car. My commute alone is going to reach that mark, but I'm riding to Chatfield with a friend tomorrow so I'm going to far surpass that goal!
March 29, 2024 at 5:19 AM
With 2 days left in March, I am 32 miles away from traveling further by bike/walk/transit than by car. My commute alone is going to reach that mark, but I'm riding to Chatfield with a friend tomorrow so I'm going to far surpass that goal!
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Rapid tire wear isn't just a problem for EV owners.
Tire particles end up in waterways, where they kill fish. And we don't know how they affect human health when we breathe them in.
The problem only exists b/c so many EVs are bloated and overpowered.
www.thedrive.com/news/nobody-...
Tire particles end up in waterways, where they kill fish. And we don't know how they affect human health when we breathe them in.
The problem only exists b/c so many EVs are bloated and overpowered.
www.thedrive.com/news/nobody-...
Nobody Told EV Owners How Quickly They Burn Through Tires
It looks like a case of adoption leapfrogging education.
www.thedrive.com
March 28, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Rapid tire wear isn't just a problem for EV owners.
Tire particles end up in waterways, where they kill fish. And we don't know how they affect human health when we breathe them in.
The problem only exists b/c so many EVs are bloated and overpowered.
www.thedrive.com/news/nobody-...
Tire particles end up in waterways, where they kill fish. And we don't know how they affect human health when we breathe them in.
The problem only exists b/c so many EVs are bloated and overpowered.
www.thedrive.com/news/nobody-...
Found a #carinthecreek on my ride home at 8th and Speer. #denver happens a couple times every year, but this is the second time in 24 hours. www.reddit.com/r/Denver/s/j...
March 12, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Found a #carinthecreek on my ride home at 8th and Speer. #denver happens a couple times every year, but this is the second time in 24 hours. www.reddit.com/r/Denver/s/j...
CW: traffic violence. 🚫🛻 I made the decision to avoid a hill while biking home last night and instead ride 14th-7th on Broadway, where the new bike lane starts. Normally I stay in the bus lane, but construction narrowed the road from four lanes to two. That's when a #drivernotcar with #carbrain 🧵
March 9, 2024 at 2:07 PM
CW: traffic violence. 🚫🛻 I made the decision to avoid a hill while biking home last night and instead ride 14th-7th on Broadway, where the new bike lane starts. Normally I stay in the bus lane, but construction narrowed the road from four lanes to two. That's when a #drivernotcar with #carbrain 🧵
🚲🏙️I love the pro-social nature of biking. Ran into a friend running on the Cherry Creek trail on my commute today. I had to keep moving, but our short conversation brightened my morning. That makes three times this week where I've had an unexpected encounter while biking Denver #walkable #urbanism
March 6, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Transportation Tracking Update🧵: First up is YTD graphs. I said recently that I have a pretty #carfree lifestyle "in Denver". And that's key to understanding my transportation habits. I'd say that ~98% of my trips that start and end within the city are done without a car. But like many Coloradans...
March 4, 2024 at 3:37 AM
Transportation Tracking Update🧵: First up is YTD graphs. I said recently that I have a pretty #carfree lifestyle "in Denver". And that's key to understanding my transportation habits. I'd say that ~98% of my trips that start and end within the city are done without a car. But like many Coloradans...
Yesterday I was walking to Union Station when I saw a crowd surrounding a person in the crosswalk before the grill of a pickup truck. I ran to the scene and was relieved to find the patient agitated and mobile, with no apparent severe injuries. #fuckcars #carblindness🧵
March 1, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Yesterday I was walking to Union Station when I saw a crowd surrounding a person in the crosswalk before the grill of a pickup truck. I ran to the scene and was relieved to find the patient agitated and mobile, with no apparent severe injuries. #fuckcars #carblindness🧵
One example of the many community benefits to biking and walking as transportation: I just ran into a Denver politician at an intersection. She brought up an opportunity for me to get involved with her work & we exchanged contact info. A connection that never would have had we both been in cars.
February 28, 2024 at 5:36 PM
One example of the many community benefits to biking and walking as transportation: I just ran into a Denver politician at an intersection. She brought up an opportunity for me to get involved with her work & we exchanged contact info. A connection that never would have had we both been in cars.
I have a pretty car free lifestyle in Denver and I cannot explain the joy of biking with unwieldy cargo. The next time someone says they have to drive because of bags or equipment, show them this photo. Remember folks, any bike is a cargo bike.
February 27, 2024 at 12:06 AM
I have a pretty car free lifestyle in Denver and I cannot explain the joy of biking with unwieldy cargo. The next time someone says they have to drive because of bags or equipment, show them this photo. Remember folks, any bike is a cargo bike.
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How did /three/ separate anti-car books come out last year? What was going on in the zeitgeist?
February 8, 2024 at 4:19 AM
How did /three/ separate anti-car books come out last year? What was going on in the zeitgeist?
I love a local bike shop. Just a guy and his dog hanging out in a garage full of obscure tools and bikes littering the floor and walls. The most relaxed service/retail atmosphere out there.
February 3, 2024 at 4:13 AM
I love a local bike shop. Just a guy and his dog hanging out in a garage full of obscure tools and bikes littering the floor and walls. The most relaxed service/retail atmosphere out there.
January has come to a close and I am so excited by my transportation tracking spreadsheet. It has 15 separate sheets (one for each month and three for analytics). I made one big change while making graphs this week and created a tally for miles excluding plane travel cuz they wreck the scale 1/3?
February 1, 2024 at 6:06 AM
January has come to a close and I am so excited by my transportation tracking spreadsheet. It has 15 separate sheets (one for each month and three for analytics). I made one big change while making graphs this week and created a tally for miles excluding plane travel cuz they wreck the scale 1/3?
We're more than halfway through January and I've made a huge realization regarding my transportation tracking project. With my daily review/recording of data I've noticed that Google maps mistakes many transit trips as driving ones. 1/2
January 17, 2024 at 10:53 PM
We're more than halfway through January and I've made a huge realization regarding my transportation tracking project. With my daily review/recording of data I've noticed that Google maps mistakes many transit trips as driving ones. 1/2
Google maps tracks the ways you travel, which I find both a little scary and very useful.
In 2023 I:
Drove 8,258 miles
Flew 4,185 mi.
Biked 2,611 mi.
& took trains/buses 1,344 mi.
What Google doesn't track is why I took those trips. I want that data. 1/?
In 2023 I:
Drove 8,258 miles
Flew 4,185 mi.
Biked 2,611 mi.
& took trains/buses 1,344 mi.
What Google doesn't track is why I took those trips. I want that data. 1/?
January 2, 2024 at 2:25 AM
Google maps tracks the ways you travel, which I find both a little scary and very useful.
In 2023 I:
Drove 8,258 miles
Flew 4,185 mi.
Biked 2,611 mi.
& took trains/buses 1,344 mi.
What Google doesn't track is why I took those trips. I want that data. 1/?
In 2023 I:
Drove 8,258 miles
Flew 4,185 mi.
Biked 2,611 mi.
& took trains/buses 1,344 mi.
What Google doesn't track is why I took those trips. I want that data. 1/?