Suzi Rumohr
@suzir.bsky.social
Librarian interested in alternative transportation, urban design, science, health, technology, and the environment.
Want me to try to hook you up with a bike tour?
January 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Want me to try to hook you up with a bike tour?
Despite so much effort and money to make car mobility “frictionless,” even the most car-oriented places still have tons of friction.
The most car-oriented shopping areas of my town are miserable and stressful to drive in.
The only areas with low friction are where few people exist.
The most car-oriented shopping areas of my town are miserable and stressful to drive in.
The only areas with low friction are where few people exist.
January 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Despite so much effort and money to make car mobility “frictionless,” even the most car-oriented places still have tons of friction.
The most car-oriented shopping areas of my town are miserable and stressful to drive in.
The only areas with low friction are where few people exist.
The most car-oriented shopping areas of my town are miserable and stressful to drive in.
The only areas with low friction are where few people exist.
Reposted by Suzi Rumohr
US failures around road safety should be a national embarrassment.
This deep dive is a couple years old, but its main thesis remains true: America’s sky-high death toll is due to policy choices – not “national character.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This deep dive is a couple years old, but its main thesis remains true: America’s sky-high death toll is due to policy choices – not “national character.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
US Traffic Safety Is Getting Worse, While Other Countries Improve
The rising rate of road deaths in the US continues to defy global trends. Here’s what traffic planners in other nations could teach their American counterparts.
www.bloomberg.com
December 31, 2024 at 1:49 PM
US failures around road safety should be a national embarrassment.
This deep dive is a couple years old, but its main thesis remains true: America’s sky-high death toll is due to policy choices – not “national character.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This deep dive is a couple years old, but its main thesis remains true: America’s sky-high death toll is due to policy choices – not “national character.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Reposted by Suzi Rumohr
A root problem is the American tendency to pin the responsibility for safety on road users themselves, ignoring the influential roles of road designers, auto co’s, and policymakers.
Such groups can duck responsibility by blaming individuals instead.
www.fastcompany.com/91233037/who...
Such groups can duck responsibility by blaming individuals instead.
www.fastcompany.com/91233037/who...
Who’s really to blame—and who isn’t—for America’s traffic death epidemic
Politicians love to say that ‘road safety is a shared responsibility,’ but the reality is that some groups have a much larger duty than others.
www.fastcompany.com
December 31, 2024 at 1:37 PM
A root problem is the American tendency to pin the responsibility for safety on road users themselves, ignoring the influential roles of road designers, auto co’s, and policymakers.
Such groups can duck responsibility by blaming individuals instead.
www.fastcompany.com/91233037/who...
Such groups can duck responsibility by blaming individuals instead.
www.fastcompany.com/91233037/who...
Oooo, that’s fun!! Thank you for working on it. ❤️
December 21, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Oooo, that’s fun!! Thank you for working on it. ❤️
I bike to places even when I don’t feel like it because I’m too lazy to look for car parking. It’s frustrating and wastes too much time.
December 21, 2024 at 6:31 PM
I bike to places even when I don’t feel like it because I’m too lazy to look for car parking. It’s frustrating and wastes too much time.
Same! I actually walked to the appointment I referenced in the original post. Just 12 minute walk.
December 21, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Same! I actually walked to the appointment I referenced in the original post. Just 12 minute walk.
Exactly! My resting heart rate is incredibly unimpressive compared to people who ride for sport. I’m usually not riding far or fast. But I try to move every day, either biking or walking.
December 21, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Exactly! My resting heart rate is incredibly unimpressive compared to people who ride for sport. I’m usually not riding far or fast. But I try to move every day, either biking or walking.
During the 12/18 Mobility Committee meeting, I confirmed with staff that pedestrian access will remain open through the permanently closed section of Mayhill. Bike/pedestrian/scooter traffic will be able to travel from the rail trail west across the tracks to Colorado Blvd.
December 21, 2024 at 2:15 PM
During the 12/18 Mobility Committee meeting, I confirmed with staff that pedestrian access will remain open through the permanently closed section of Mayhill. Bike/pedestrian/scooter traffic will be able to travel from the rail trail west across the tracks to Colorado Blvd.
Likewise, suggesting that an option be OFFERED is often interpreted as that option being MANDATED while banning all existing options.
Like that offering public transit or bicycle infrastructure means people won’t be allowed to own cars or drive.
Like that offering public transit or bicycle infrastructure means people won’t be allowed to own cars or drive.
December 16, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Likewise, suggesting that an option be OFFERED is often interpreted as that option being MANDATED while banning all existing options.
Like that offering public transit or bicycle infrastructure means people won’t be allowed to own cars or drive.
Like that offering public transit or bicycle infrastructure means people won’t be allowed to own cars or drive.