Sylva Zhang
@pedalindy.bsky.social
Kids on bikes, building a liveable city, affordable housing for all.
Brb, cancelling Disney+ and Hulu
September 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Brb, cancelling Disney+ and Hulu
Never thought about this before! Can we get more public visibility of the costs of road maintenance and *also* how much we are spending every time a car crashes into infrastructure that must be repaired and replaced?
“Why does transit seem to be in an endless emergency? Why is it so easy to assume that transit’s financial situation is hopeless? Because we have constructed our transportation funding streams to make transit’s costs visible, while the costs of car dependence are mostly concealed.”
I have a major piece in Bloomberg Citylab today. Should the US let transit fail, as Pennsylvania is already doing? And if not, what are the arguments we need to let it succeed?
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
September 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Never thought about this before! Can we get more public visibility of the costs of road maintenance and *also* how much we are spending every time a car crashes into infrastructure that must be repaired and replaced?
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Celebrate World Car Free Day by putting that trunk load in bike mode. To help everyone recognize this day and imagine a less car-dependent world, we’re offering 50% off all rides for one day! Use promo: CarFreeDay25 in the CargoB app promo section, or find the promo in “available promos”.
September 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Celebrate World Car Free Day by putting that trunk load in bike mode. To help everyone recognize this day and imagine a less car-dependent world, we’re offering 50% off all rides for one day! Use promo: CarFreeDay25 in the CargoB app promo section, or find the promo in “available promos”.
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together!
September 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together!
Indy Bike bus, let’s go!!
(PS, I did bike past my kids school towing their bikes to get on this bus, but sometimes going a little out of your way to go together is WORTH it)
(PS, I did bike past my kids school towing their bikes to get on this bus, but sometimes going a little out of your way to go together is WORTH it)
September 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Indy Bike bus, let’s go!!
(PS, I did bike past my kids school towing their bikes to get on this bus, but sometimes going a little out of your way to go together is WORTH it)
(PS, I did bike past my kids school towing their bikes to get on this bus, but sometimes going a little out of your way to go together is WORTH it)
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BICYCLIST INCIDENT
09/18/2025 06:02 PM
1050 N ELEANOR ST
District 16:
Jessica McCormick, Councilor
Bike Indianapolis, Advocate (@bikeindy.bsky.social)
Details: https://indypedcrisis.info/#/De1hNNE3SUycmU01SgCP
#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky
09/18/2025 06:02 PM
1050 N ELEANOR ST
District 16:
Jessica McCormick, Councilor
Bike Indianapolis, Advocate (@bikeindy.bsky.social)
Details: https://indypedcrisis.info/#/De1hNNE3SUycmU01SgCP
#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky
September 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
BICYCLIST INCIDENT
09/18/2025 06:02 PM
1050 N ELEANOR ST
District 16:
Jessica McCormick, Councilor
Bike Indianapolis, Advocate (@bikeindy.bsky.social)
Details: https://indypedcrisis.info/#/De1hNNE3SUycmU01SgCP
#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky
09/18/2025 06:02 PM
1050 N ELEANOR ST
District 16:
Jessica McCormick, Councilor
Bike Indianapolis, Advocate (@bikeindy.bsky.social)
Details: https://indypedcrisis.info/#/De1hNNE3SUycmU01SgCP
#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky
Two years ago today - seriously missing those squishy baby cheeks.
September 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Two years ago today - seriously missing those squishy baby cheeks.
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The American Planning Association's Planning Magazine has a story featuring the #BikeBus movement! www.planning.org/planning/202...
Curious about bike buses? Check out our foundational body of research on this relatively new form of Active Transportation to School:
sites.google.com/pdx.edu/bike...
Curious about bike buses? Check out our foundational body of research on this relatively new form of Active Transportation to School:
sites.google.com/pdx.edu/bike...
Bike Bus Pedals in New Era of School Transportation
Grassroots efforts around the globe have gotten kids to school safely on two wheels. Now, North American planners are joining in.
www.planning.org
September 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The American Planning Association's Planning Magazine has a story featuring the #BikeBus movement! www.planning.org/planning/202...
Curious about bike buses? Check out our foundational body of research on this relatively new form of Active Transportation to School:
sites.google.com/pdx.edu/bike...
Curious about bike buses? Check out our foundational body of research on this relatively new form of Active Transportation to School:
sites.google.com/pdx.edu/bike...
The stop-and-chats are an undersung benefit
Errands are best by bike. Stopped right in front of the bakery without it being illegal or inconveniencing anyone. Stopped to chat with friends I just happened to see along the way. @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social @ethnographer.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The stop-and-chats are an undersung benefit
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I stuck a mic on the leader of my local bike bus and this is what I heard
bikeportland.org/2025/09/05/g...
bikeportland.org/2025/09/05/g...
September 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I stuck a mic on the leader of my local bike bus and this is what I heard
bikeportland.org/2025/09/05/g...
bikeportland.org/2025/09/05/g...
Blue skies and kick bikes.
September 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Blue skies and kick bikes.
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Source code and a downloadable app to try it yourself: github.com/samhenrigold...
I have so much free time it’s unbelievable. I’m open to full-time work in NYC or remote. Senior product designer/design engineer. samhenri.gold
I have so much free time it’s unbelievable. I’m open to full-time work in NYC or remote. Senior product designer/design engineer. samhenri.gold
GitHub - samhenrigold/LidAngleSensor: tfw when you when your lid when uhh angle your lid sensor
tfw when you when your lid when uhh angle your lid sensor - samhenrigold/LidAngleSensor
github.com
September 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Source code and a downloadable app to try it yourself: github.com/samhenrigold...
I have so much free time it’s unbelievable. I’m open to full-time work in NYC or remote. Senior product designer/design engineer. samhenri.gold
I have so much free time it’s unbelievable. I’m open to full-time work in NYC or remote. Senior product designer/design engineer. samhenri.gold
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if i had the opportunity to ask a question of anyone in the administration, given this "war in chicago" messaging, i would ask them how many americans the president intends to kill in his war
September 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
if i had the opportunity to ask a question of anyone in the administration, given this "war in chicago" messaging, i would ask them how many americans the president intends to kill in his war
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We challenge @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social to condemn #PavementParking.
The poll quoted in this Oxford Mail article shows that a ban would be a vote-winner!
www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/2544306...
The poll quoted in this Oxford Mail article shows that a ban would be a vote-winner!
www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/2544306...
September 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM
We challenge @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social to condemn #PavementParking.
The poll quoted in this Oxford Mail article shows that a ban would be a vote-winner!
www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/2544306...
The poll quoted in this Oxford Mail article shows that a ban would be a vote-winner!
www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/2544306...
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Among other things, there has been a total collapse of any pretense that government agencies aren't overtly partisan tools distinguishable from campaign accounts.
White Christian Taliban shit right here.
Time to stop tiptoeing around it. These people are fanatics pursuing a Holy War. It’s a critical piece of the threat assessment that should inform our strategies. (Psst. They’re not just going to hand back power.)
Time to stop tiptoeing around it. These people are fanatics pursuing a Holy War. It’s a critical piece of the threat assessment that should inform our strategies. (Psst. They’re not just going to hand back power.)
September 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Among other things, there has been a total collapse of any pretense that government agencies aren't overtly partisan tools distinguishable from campaign accounts.
So true in Indy!
I don't understand why people complain about finding parking when they go to dinner. All you have to do is leave the car at home.
September 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
So true in Indy!
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A string of US armory break-ins, kept quiet by authorities for months, points to a growing security crisis—and signs of an inside job. www.wired.com/story/myster...
Thieves Target Tennessee National Guard Facilities, Stealing Night Vision Googles and More
A string of US armory break-ins, kept quiet by authorities for months, points to a growing security crisis—and signs of an inside job.
www.wired.com
August 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
A string of US armory break-ins, kept quiet by authorities for months, points to a growing security crisis—and signs of an inside job. www.wired.com/story/myster...
Best place to get a heat pump in Indy?
August 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Best place to get a heat pump in Indy?
Single stair reform! archive.is/GFjMp#select...
archive.is
July 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Single stair reform! archive.is/GFjMp#select...
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In example after example, @annehidalgo.bsky.social has definitively demonstrated that it's possible to equitably redistribute urban public space.
It's remarkable how few mayors want to leave a similarly positive legacy for their cities.
It's remarkable how few mayors want to leave a similarly positive legacy for their cities.
Avant / Après le remplacement des deux rangées de stationnement en épi par des arbres Rue de Lagny dans le 20ème arrondissement. Le changement parait plus soudain qu'ailleurs dans Paris car des arbres un peu plus âgés que d'habitude ont pu être plantés dès la fin du chantier.
July 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
In example after example, @annehidalgo.bsky.social has definitively demonstrated that it's possible to equitably redistribute urban public space.
It's remarkable how few mayors want to leave a similarly positive legacy for their cities.
It's remarkable how few mayors want to leave a similarly positive legacy for their cities.
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This is a historic moment for Paris.
Amid an intense heatwave, Mayor Anne Hidalgo once again demonstrates her visionary leadership: swimming in the Seine is now a reality.
Bravo to her🙏🏻🫶🏻💫
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
Amid an intense heatwave, Mayor Anne Hidalgo once again demonstrates her visionary leadership: swimming in the Seine is now a reality.
Bravo to her🙏🏻🫶🏻💫
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
July 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
This is a historic moment for Paris.
Amid an intense heatwave, Mayor Anne Hidalgo once again demonstrates her visionary leadership: swimming in the Seine is now a reality.
Bravo to her🙏🏻🫶🏻💫
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
Amid an intense heatwave, Mayor Anne Hidalgo once again demonstrates her visionary leadership: swimming in the Seine is now a reality.
Bravo to her🙏🏻🫶🏻💫
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
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Fun fact I learned last week: there's a tipping point to this! Eventually, all the wealth we "build" by destroying communities for highways and slaughtering people in car crashes is outweighed by all the wealth we lose by forcing everyone to own cars and denying them opportunities if they don't.
July 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Fun fact I learned last week: there's a tipping point to this! Eventually, all the wealth we "build" by destroying communities for highways and slaughtering people in car crashes is outweighed by all the wealth we lose by forcing everyone to own cars and denying them opportunities if they don't.
Instead of each neighbor having a co-op, what if we . . .
In the midst of an egg crisis, check out this report and video documentary on how people in Carbondale, IL launched the "Chicken Tenders" project: building co-op chicken coops in an effort to increase neighborhood autonomy and resilience during the pandemic. territories.substack.com/p/egg-song
Egg Song
Planning for food autonomy with neighborhood chicken coops
territories.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Instead of each neighbor having a co-op, what if we . . .
I’m scouring ChickenSky for important knowledge before building a babysitting coop for my friend’s chickens when they come to stay
Proper fencing is essential...(farm sitting)
Snakes can get through regular fencing AND chicken wire
Covering coops & ground in quarter inch, 19 guage hardware cloth prevents this
Snakes can get through regular fencing AND chicken wire
Covering coops & ground in quarter inch, 19 guage hardware cloth prevents this
July 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I’m scouring ChickenSky for important knowledge before building a babysitting coop for my friend’s chickens when they come to stay
Is there a chicken Bluesky? I need to see some built-of-odd-scrap coops
July 1, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Is there a chicken Bluesky? I need to see some built-of-odd-scrap coops