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I like biking. I hate inaction on preventing climate change. I think Boston could be the best city in the US, should have over a million residents, and be fully bikeable #CarLiteBoston #AutomateSafeStreetsMass
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thebostonlol.bsky.social
They're hereeeere! You can order a "Bike Lanes Help Me #ArriveAlive" lawn sign from the BCU! Local delivery (by bike, natch) or pickup only (no shipping at this time) @bikeboston.bsky.social

There are options to "sponsor a sign" so they can be donated

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Show your support for bike lanes with a yard sign!
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thebostonlol.bsky.social
I love this for all of us. If you haven't seen this video (warning, traffic violence) of a child who was hit by a ride share driver in Dorchester, bc the street had speed humps, the driver was going slow enough to quickly brake. The child survived. Speed humps save lives

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BOSTON (WHDH) - A toddler was taken to the hospital after he was struck by a car in Dorchester Monday morning, officials said.The small child<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/to...
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thebostonlol.bsky.social
The #BostonSafetySurge was an innovative program from @wutrain.bsky.social & @jfh01.bsky.social to end the "Hunger Games" style contest between neighborhoods for speed humps and fast track this best practice for #TrafficCalming

Love to see Cambridge following suit! @mass.streetsblog.org
cambridgemass.bsky.social
Safer streets ahead! 🚗

Cambridge’s new Speed Hump Pilot Program will add 48 speed humps, starting with 9 installations this month.

Learn more by visiting the City's website and news story: https://camb.ma/3VRcxIE
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qagggy.bsky.social
All these people in cars would be a traffic jam. Instead, it’s a city.
Broadway in New York City. Photo by me. The street is pedestrianized with a row of bikes on the right and pedestrian activity in the center.
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
The 15 year old girl who was dragged from her car by ICE had recently had kidney surgery.

She was thrown to the ground despite screaming “I’m not resisting”

She had to return to the hospital.

These aggressive tactics will disable. They will kill.

They must be held accountable.
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americanfietser.bsky.social
Yet another reason to reallocate space from the arrogance of car culture to active mobility in cities. This single file shit for bikes shouldn't have to exist.
ctomaszkiewicz.bsky.social
Congestion on the bike lanes, good problem to have! (though folks could also stop two abreast) #BikeChi
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americanfietser.bsky.social
With the average new car at $50,000, let's look at the real costs of "freedom":

​✅ Decades of debt
✅ Social isolation for every trip
✅ A leading cause of death & injury

​Car dependency is a financially and socially crippling system, not a choice.
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jakewittich.bsky.social
The same ICE agent who handcuffed Ald. Jessie Fuentes has been filmed in at least 3 other violent encounters, including the viral arrest of a woman in Waukegan in front of the mayor.

“He’s obviously a danger to individuals and particularly women," Fuentes said.

Read more at @windycitytimes.com
Ald. Jessie Fuentes to file lawsuit against ICE agent who handcuffed her in Humboldt Park incident - Windy City Times
Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) is preparing to file a lawsuit against the ICE agent who handcuffed and threatened to arrest her at Humboldt Park Health earlier this month. In an interview with Windy ...
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bencollins.bsky.social
If you're wondering whether or not to get a flu shot, I didn't get one in time, and I just had a fever dream where I was in the Drew Carey Show because several days ago I was on the Wikipedia page for the Drew Carey Show. You don't have to do this to yourself.
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
New study just dropped linking shingles reactivation and dementia risk.

You know what reactivates shingles? Covid.

Want to avoid it? Wear a well fitted respirator and give yourself the best odds of avoiding Covid infection.

There’s also a shingles vaccine which may help reduce risk!
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grist.org
Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’

A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains.

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#Coral #Ocean #Climate #Science #GreenSky
Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. It's not too late to save what remains.
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jonathancohn.bsky.social
Very jarring how the media treats some lives as inherently and others not.

I am happy for hostages and their families to be reunited, but it’s shocking how little media attention is given to “how do Gazans grapple with the utter destruction of their homes, vast loss of lives, and ongoing famine.”
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jasonthorne.bsky.social
Toronto’s Cycling and Pedestrian Projects Team continues to hit it out of the park. Out for a ride today and here’s just some of the new cycling facilities that I came across. New concrete planters and permanent curbs on Harbord Street. /1
thebostonlol.bsky.social
The cycletrack protection is nice but did you find it narrow for a two way?
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
The regime fired everyone involved in the funding and administration of IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act).

They’re letting measles and other infectious and disabling diseases run rampant, and then removing disability support.

It’s eugenics and they aren’t even hiding it.
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taras-grescoe.com
Transit is stuck in a 20th-century paradigm: a mix of city-center-serving subways/metros and commuter rail for the suburbs.

(And too many cities can't even manage this.)

But #Paris is building the first truly 21st-century #transit system.

Nothing to do with hyperloops or maglevs...

🧵
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katmabu.bsky.social
It’s deeply encouraging to see footage of hostages reuniting with their families and to see Israeli forces withdrawing from Gaza.

There are obviously many more steps to achieving a lasting peace but today’s developments should give us all a profound sense of hope.
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bostonbikeblockers.bsky.social
Massachusetts Avenue, Back Bay.
#MA_T88701 #IN_3216742

Morgan Hospitality Services and Peak Event Services forcing morning commuters into traffic.
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misernyc.bsky.social
Pedestrians have been under attack from drivers for a long, long time.
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mari-paige.bsky.social
For Indigenous People’s Day, I’d like to infodump about the Cahokia mound. Built near present day St. Louis around 1000 CE, it was a vast trade hub with a population of about 20,000. This made it the largest city north of Mexico on the continent, bigger than London and Paris at the time!
The Cahokia mound, located outside modern day St. Louis, Missouri. It is a large hill which is now covered in grass, under a clear blue sky. 

Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cahokia
thebostonlol.bsky.social
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