Alaina Pitt
@alainapitt.bsky.social
Bikes, housing, safe streets, people-friendly places
#BanCars
📍Massachusetts
❤️ DC
#BanCars
📍Massachusetts
❤️ DC
I believe it. Half our after-tax income goes to housing and childcare. 😵💫
This guy calculates that the real 'poverty line' for Americans is a household income of $136,500. I think it is plausible. There is an interesting discussion of housing in this article, which compares the national average to the cost of housing in Caldwell, NJ. www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I believe it. Half our after-tax income goes to housing and childcare. 😵💫
DC friends, curious to hear what you think about this!
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@ryanmusser.bsky.social @cherylcort.bsky.social @dcurbanist.bsky.social
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@ryanmusser.bsky.social @cherylcort.bsky.social @dcurbanist.bsky.social
How To Fix Washington DC's New Rules for Outdoor Dining
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November 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
DC friends, curious to hear what you think about this!
open.spotify.com/episode/5drg...
@ryanmusser.bsky.social @cherylcort.bsky.social @dcurbanist.bsky.social
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@ryanmusser.bsky.social @cherylcort.bsky.social @dcurbanist.bsky.social
If you’re looking to ride one state-side, there is the AeroTrain at Dulles International Airport with rubber tires. It’s fully automated too so you can look out the front and back. AND it has platform screen doors.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AeroTra...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AeroTra...
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
If you’re looking to ride one state-side, there is the AeroTrain at Dulles International Airport with rubber tires. It’s fully automated too so you can look out the front and back. AND it has platform screen doors.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AeroTra...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AeroTra...
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Big news! @thewaroncars.bsky.social will be on @wgbh.org @gbhnews.bsky.social Jim and Margery show tomorrow (starts at 11AM) to discuss their new book Life After Cars
Give @sgoodyear.bsky.social & @brooklynspoke.bsky.social a call in and a big Boston welcome
www.wgbh.org/shows/boston...
Give @sgoodyear.bsky.social & @brooklynspoke.bsky.social a call in and a big Boston welcome
www.wgbh.org/shows/boston...
Boston Public Radio
Join hosts Jim Braude and Margery Eagan for a smart local conversation with leaders and thinkers shaping Boston and New England. To share your opinion, email [email protected] or call/text 877-301-8970 dur...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Big news! @thewaroncars.bsky.social will be on @wgbh.org @gbhnews.bsky.social Jim and Margery show tomorrow (starts at 11AM) to discuss their new book Life After Cars
Give @sgoodyear.bsky.social & @brooklynspoke.bsky.social a call in and a big Boston welcome
www.wgbh.org/shows/boston...
Give @sgoodyear.bsky.social & @brooklynspoke.bsky.social a call in and a big Boston welcome
www.wgbh.org/shows/boston...
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"Many well-studied changes show that thoughtful street design is key to reversing course. Narrower lanes that slow traffic, adding curb extensions to increase pedestrian access & visibility, & physically separating bike lanes from car traffic are a few examples."
www.startribune.com/mn-car-accid...
www.startribune.com/mn-car-accid...
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
"Many well-studied changes show that thoughtful street design is key to reversing course. Narrower lanes that slow traffic, adding curb extensions to increase pedestrian access & visibility, & physically separating bike lanes from car traffic are a few examples."
www.startribune.com/mn-car-accid...
www.startribune.com/mn-car-accid...
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Great piece on how density restrictions in zoning are essentially BS.
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Great piece on how density restrictions in zoning are essentially BS.
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It really is just simple geometry.
You cannot build a functional city if everyone brings a 2-ton living room on wheels with them.
You cannot build a functional city if everyone brings a 2-ton living room on wheels with them.
The entrance to the 3-storey bike parking garage at Utrecht Central holding 12,500 bicycles. It’s free for the first 24 hours, linked to the station, and used by tens of thousands every day. This is what happens when a country treats bikes as real transport infrastructure, not an afterthought.
November 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
It really is just simple geometry.
You cannot build a functional city if everyone brings a 2-ton living room on wheels with them.
You cannot build a functional city if everyone brings a 2-ton living room on wheels with them.
Take the train.
A record number of people are expected to travel within the U.S. for the holiday, according to AAA. Here are some weather and traffic factors to keep in mind. n.pr/4ig4YFz
Hitting the road for Thanksgiving? Here's the best time to go
A record number of people are expected to travel within the U.S. for the holiday, according to AAA. Here are some weather and traffic factors to keep in mind.
n.pr
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Take the train.
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The thing with car culture is that you create a social model where every human being is, by default, disabled and cannot meet their daily needs without a mobility device. People have a relationship to their car more akin to a wheelchair than to a train. That's a problem.
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The thing with car culture is that you create a social model where every human being is, by default, disabled and cannot meet their daily needs without a mobility device. People have a relationship to their car more akin to a wheelchair than to a train. That's a problem.
No one wants to live on Beacon Hill.
November 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
No one wants to live on Beacon Hill.
It constantly amazes me how people WANT this stuff flowing into their houses.
At least eight people were injured and more than a dozen homes were evacuated on Sunday after a house exploded in the Southern California city of Chino Hills, the authorities said. Fire officials said crews stopped a gas leak at the house but they were investigating the cause of the explosion.
Southern California House Explosion Injures 8
Fire officials said crews stopped a gas leak at the house but they were investigating the cause of the explosion, which prompted the evacuations of 16 nearby houses.
nyti.ms
November 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It constantly amazes me how people WANT this stuff flowing into their houses.
It’s too real 🥲
November 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
It’s too real 🥲
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Popularity of Cars Raises Safety Concerns
Cars are very popular, but safety concerns go alongside their use.
Accidents involving cars are increasing, and many roads are not designed for safety. “There are a lot of unsafe roadways,” said one driver.
wnyt.com/top-stories/...
Cars are very popular, but safety concerns go alongside their use.
Accidents involving cars are increasing, and many roads are not designed for safety. “There are a lot of unsafe roadways,” said one driver.
wnyt.com/top-stories/...
13Investigates: E-Bike safety
Electric bikes are becoming more popular, but safety concerns are rising alongside their use.Accidents involving e-bikes are increasing, and many roads in the Capital Region are not designed for them....
wnyt.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Popularity of Cars Raises Safety Concerns
Cars are very popular, but safety concerns go alongside their use.
Accidents involving cars are increasing, and many roads are not designed for safety. “There are a lot of unsafe roadways,” said one driver.
wnyt.com/top-stories/...
Cars are very popular, but safety concerns go alongside their use.
Accidents involving cars are increasing, and many roads are not designed for safety. “There are a lot of unsafe roadways,” said one driver.
wnyt.com/top-stories/...
1000% this! And just walking really. You connect way more to your city when walking and biking.
WE call ourselves smug, Y’ALL don’t get to call us smug! But this paragraph is gonna have me fist-pumping all damn day:
(archive today version: archive.is/OcaC9 )
(archive today version: archive.is/OcaC9 )
November 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
1000% this! And just walking really. You connect way more to your city when walking and biking.
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#RECALL: Trek Bicycles with Coaster Brakes and Replacement Rear Wheels; The coaster brakes can fail to engage, resulting in the rider losing control, posing a crash hazard. Get free repair: www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026...
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
#RECALL: Trek Bicycles with Coaster Brakes and Replacement Rear Wheels; The coaster brakes can fail to engage, resulting in the rider losing control, posing a crash hazard. Get free repair: www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026...
Can confirm.
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Can confirm.
Someone please tell me this IIHS study from 2019 was appropriately dragged and debunked. www.iihs.org/news/detail/...
Some protected bike lanes leave cyclists vulnerable to injury
Bike lanes separated from the roadway by physical barriers make cyclists feel safer, but many of them have a high risk of injury.
www.iihs.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Someone please tell me this IIHS study from 2019 was appropriately dragged and debunked. www.iihs.org/news/detail/...
This isn’t his first rodeo either. He was senator from 2003 to 2009.
She seems great politically, and would be the first woman with a STEM PhD in the Senate. But to be honest, I don’t know if she can beat Sununu. He’s the son of a former governor, and NH is still pretty conservative in the rural areas. I grew up there, and I see lots of trump signs near my parents…
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
This isn’t his first rodeo either. He was senator from 2003 to 2009.
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We need the cargo bike dads to form a brigade and run these down
DoorDash Plans to Send Autonomous Robots into Bike Lanes.
momentummag.com/doordash-pla...
momentummag.com/doordash-pla...
DoorDash Plans to Send Autonomous Robots into Bike Lanes | Momentum Mag | Momentum Mag
DoorDash has begun rolling out Dot, its new autonomous delivery robot — a sleek, all-electric bot that can hit speeds of up to 20mph.
momentummag.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
We need the cargo bike dads to form a brigade and run these down
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I love being able to walk downtown for a delicious baguette. No driving needed.
Baguette from Bonny Breads 🥖
#walkablecity #walkable #baguettewalkability
Baguette from Bonny Breads 🥖
#walkablecity #walkable #baguettewalkability
November 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I love being able to walk downtown for a delicious baguette. No driving needed.
Baguette from Bonny Breads 🥖
#walkablecity #walkable #baguettewalkability
Baguette from Bonny Breads 🥖
#walkablecity #walkable #baguettewalkability
Would love to have this across the bridge!
It's *Karen's* city and they are supposed to run all new buildings by her so she can personally approve them
November 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Would love to have this across the bridge!
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Streets are for children, costumes, and candy, at night.
November 1, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Streets are for children, costumes, and candy, at night.
“Lyft's proposal supports regional goals to bring the Bluebikes system to more cities and towns – the proposal specifically mentions potential expansions to Lynn, Quincy, Belmont, Winthrop, and Waltham.”
They need to add Beverly to that list.
They need to add Beverly to that list.
More E-Bikes, More Rides: Details From Lyft’s @ridebluebikes.bsky.social Contract Proposal - mass.streetsblog.org/2025/10/31/m...
More E-Bikes, More Rides: Details From Lyft's Bluebikes Contract Proposal - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Lyft's bid aims for "50 percent growth in ridership, reaching 7 million annual trips by Year 3 of the new contract."
mass.streetsblog.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“Lyft's proposal supports regional goals to bring the Bluebikes system to more cities and towns – the proposal specifically mentions potential expansions to Lynn, Quincy, Belmont, Winthrop, and Waltham.”
They need to add Beverly to that list.
They need to add Beverly to that list.
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I love kids. I have two of them. They’re amazing. However, kids are the absolute least self aware, clumsiest little puffins on the planet.
Please don’t drive tonight unless you have to, and if you do drive, drive super slow and pay 100% attention at all times.
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 💀
#PublicHealth
Please don’t drive tonight unless you have to, and if you do drive, drive super slow and pay 100% attention at all times.
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 💀
#PublicHealth
October 31, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I love kids. I have two of them. They’re amazing. However, kids are the absolute least self aware, clumsiest little puffins on the planet.
Please don’t drive tonight unless you have to, and if you do drive, drive super slow and pay 100% attention at all times.
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 💀
#PublicHealth
Please don’t drive tonight unless you have to, and if you do drive, drive super slow and pay 100% attention at all times.
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 💀
#PublicHealth