Steve Simpson-Black
stevensimpsonblack.com
Steve Simpson-Black
@stevensimpsonblack.com
I am a transportation planner in Springfield, Illinois.
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Writer Cory Doctorow on the "enshittification" of everything.

Full interview: https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/10/cory_doctorow
October 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Great day at the St. Louis Zoo!
June 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Breathe. We all must breathe and contemplate our best next move.
June 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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If you believe in this so-called "science" thing.. Apparently, if you make it safe for people to ride their bikes by building protected bike lanes, a lot more people in that area start riding their bikes. 
via @collinwoodard.bsky.social
Cc: @mayoroliviachow.ca www.jalopnik.com/1876079/maki...
Making It Safer To Bike Gets More People To Ride Bikes, Shocking Study Shows - Jalopnik
Apparently, if you make it safe for people to ride their bikes by building protected bike lanes, a lot more people in that area start riding their bikes.
www.jalopnik.com
June 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Politics: I’d add more butter to my popcorn but inflation is too high!
June 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I always enjoy using the ferries to cross the Mississippi River!
June 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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May 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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The Discussion poster placed perfectly on a route that kids use to walk to school.

📸 @profebrofe.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
On a map, Macoupin County looks flat and boring. In reality, it is hilly (for Central Illinois) with some very nice vistas.
May 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
In a world of exaggeration and psychotic agendas, be reliably trustworthy and wise.
May 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I didn’t need them, but at a cost of 1.50 shipping, I couldn’t let 6 poor, orphaned books languish in the ThriftBooks warehouse forever.
They have been neutered and I will give them a very good home.
One of them even came with page flags. So I’ll know which spots that one likes to be petted.
May 28, 2025 at 3:44 AM
My first Bluesky post. I like this platform so far. Reminds me of platforms from the past. I hope this one stays like this for a long time.
May 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM