Phil
@ascentale.bsky.social
I had the helmet bag today.
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I had the helmet bag today.
Super weird juxtaposition to see this sign in opposition to new bike/walk improvements on 40th st in Emeryville, then hear a stranger tell me they’re worried about getting hit
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Perceived convenience vs hurting people - some choose the former
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November 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Super weird juxtaposition to see this sign in opposition to new bike/walk improvements on 40th st in Emeryville, then hear a stranger tell me they’re worried about getting hit
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Short ride home w/ my kid tonight but at an intersection I saw two sets of headlights side by side in the distance. I heard engine roar and told my kid to get to the side. She rode up onto the sidewalk, I went to the curb. Driver sped thru in the wrong lane and blew the stop sign. Sigh. We’re fine
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Short ride home w/ my kid tonight but at an intersection I saw two sets of headlights side by side in the distance. I heard engine roar and told my kid to get to the side. She rode up onto the sidewalk, I went to the curb. Driver sped thru in the wrong lane and blew the stop sign. Sigh. We’re fine
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our crossing guards do mission impossible and I am so thankful for all of them, but JFC the fact that we need "Guards" to simply ensure drivers don't run over school children?
This is what is so twisted about our auto obsessed culture that we don't even see how we've completely normalized this.
This is what is so twisted about our auto obsessed culture that we don't even see how we've completely normalized this.
November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
our crossing guards do mission impossible and I am so thankful for all of them, but JFC the fact that we need "Guards" to simply ensure drivers don't run over school children?
This is what is so twisted about our auto obsessed culture that we don't even see how we've completely normalized this.
This is what is so twisted about our auto obsessed culture that we don't even see how we've completely normalized this.
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The 217 widening project is finished. Let's see how congestion looks tonight. 👀
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November 14, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The 217 widening project is finished. Let's see how congestion looks tonight. 👀
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🔥"Kids are people! We must plan for their movement, just like all nondrivers."🔥
One more thing. When I wrote about this study showing one-third of Americans don't drive, people were messaging me saying this cannot be true for LA.
In LA County *23 percent* of the population is under 16. Kids are people! We must plan for their movement, just like all nondrivers. Hope that helps!
In LA County *23 percent* of the population is under 16. Kids are people! We must plan for their movement, just like all nondrivers. Hope that helps!
Highly recommend diving into NRDC's study on car access, which @keawilson.bsky.social wrote about here: usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/02/report-16-million-have-no-car-access-at-all
Where Nadir was killed, 14% of LA households are car-free. But the infrastructure does not match that reality
Where Nadir was killed, 14% of LA households are car-free. But the infrastructure does not match that reality
November 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🔥"Kids are people! We must plan for their movement, just like all nondrivers."🔥
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Second week of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge trail closure. Heck of a job, @mtcbata.bsky.social!
November 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Second week of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge trail closure. Heck of a job, @mtcbata.bsky.social!
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From the first morning of the trail closure. Mission accomplished, everyone!
October 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
From the first morning of the trail closure. Mission accomplished, everyone!
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I’ve been wanting to go back and re-listen to my audio recording of a 2023 Vision Zero Cities Conference panel and pull out anything else that was interesting.
I finally got around to doing that. And turns out, there was a lot more worth sharing.
bikeportland.org/2025/10/29/p...
I finally got around to doing that. And turns out, there was a lot more worth sharing.
bikeportland.org/2025/10/29/p...
Podcast: Unearthed Mamdani recording reveals views on road safety and how to win the 'war on cars'
His candor and conviction left an immediate impression.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I’ve been wanting to go back and re-listen to my audio recording of a 2023 Vision Zero Cities Conference panel and pull out anything else that was interesting.
I finally got around to doing that. And turns out, there was a lot more worth sharing.
bikeportland.org/2025/10/29/p...
I finally got around to doing that. And turns out, there was a lot more worth sharing.
bikeportland.org/2025/10/29/p...
Huge shout out to the Alameda Water Shuttle crew for lending me a patch kit do I could fix a flat tire, while on a boat.
I got a flat in the rain. Riding with occasional pumping stops was too slow and I didn’t make it in time.
I got a flat in the rain. Riding with occasional pumping stops was too slow and I didn’t make it in time.
October 26, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Huge shout out to the Alameda Water Shuttle crew for lending me a patch kit do I could fix a flat tire, while on a boat.
I got a flat in the rain. Riding with occasional pumping stops was too slow and I didn’t make it in time.
I got a flat in the rain. Riding with occasional pumping stops was too slow and I didn’t make it in time.
On my way home a kid in a car yelled “Bike Bus!” to me. I guess they saw my flag? I don’t know if they go to our school or not, but of the things that someone might yell at you from a car, this is one of the best.
October 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
On my way home a kid in a car yelled “Bike Bus!” to me. I guess they saw my flag? I don’t know if they go to our school or not, but of the things that someone might yell at you from a car, this is one of the best.
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This is absolutely devastating. The only trauma-free way out of traffic crashes is re-engineering our streets to be safe like so many other countries have already figured out.
Today Virginia resident Sophia Maltas was sentenced to 45 days in jail for hitting and killing 24-year-old Nina Larson as she was crossing Columbia Road NW in a crosswalk in November 2021. The sentencing hearing was emotionally wrenching and difficult.
October 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is absolutely devastating. The only trauma-free way out of traffic crashes is re-engineering our streets to be safe like so many other countries have already figured out.
At a red light, a driver sped through then cut off two lanes of car traffic at the next light to take a freeway ramp. I guess I got distracted. Next I heard “Bicyclist! Get out of the way!” The light had turned green and another driver was trying to turn right.
October 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
At a red light, a driver sped through then cut off two lanes of car traffic at the next light to take a freeway ramp. I guess I got distracted. Next I heard “Bicyclist! Get out of the way!” The light had turned green and another driver was trying to turn right.
Looking at a city through private windows feels a little more like watching it on TV than actually being there
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on making public transit accessible: "I think the way that you move around the city, it influences the way in which you see the city. Too often if you're riding around only in a car with tinted windows, the only New Yorker you might see is a reflection of yourself."
Zohran Mamdani, the Internet’s Mayor
Mere months ago, New York’s mayoral front-runner was polling right next to “Someone Else.” He spoke to WIRED about building a social media machine, Big Tech capitulation, and learning from Eric Adams.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Looking at a city through private windows feels a little more like watching it on TV than actually being there
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Cardiff will be the first UK city to introduce a surcharge for oversized SUVs and trucks, "while very large vehicles – those over 3,500kg – will be excluded from residential permits entirely."
Cardiff set to tackle SUV 'carspreading' in UK first
Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and f...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Cardiff will be the first UK city to introduce a surcharge for oversized SUVs and trucks, "while very large vehicles – those over 3,500kg – will be excluded from residential permits entirely."
I’ve been sitting outside of a bike boulevard for a while today. I hear people chatting riding side by side and the quiet sound of freewheels and ebike motors, and the occasional revving car engine. It’s a nice street to sit at and listen.
October 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I’ve been sitting outside of a bike boulevard for a while today. I hear people chatting riding side by side and the quiet sound of freewheels and ebike motors, and the occasional revving car engine. It’s a nice street to sit at and listen.
A belated final day of our #WeekWithoutDriving. We rode to a friend’s birthday ice cream crawl. Protected lanes mean friends and cousins can ride side by side. youtube.com/shorts/eIiC1...
#WeekWithoutDriving day 7. Ride to a friend’s ice cream crawl. Protected bike lanes make it more fun
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October 8, 2025 at 6:33 AM
A belated final day of our #WeekWithoutDriving. We rode to a friend’s birthday ice cream crawl. Protected lanes mean friends and cousins can ride side by side. youtube.com/shorts/eIiC1...
#WeekWithoutDriving Day 6: group ride to Emeryville Harvest fest and bike valet, ride downtown to Jack London Sq to catch the Woodstock water shuttle, then soccer time in Alameda
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#WeekWithoutDriving day 6 Emeryville harvest fest, Woodstock water shuttle, soccer in Alameda
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October 6, 2025 at 4:30 AM
#WeekWithoutDriving Day 6: group ride to Emeryville Harvest fest and bike valet, ride downtown to Jack London Sq to catch the Woodstock water shuttle, then soccer time in Alameda
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#WeekWithoutDriving day 5: rolling by other commuters to school at a traffic circle is always nice. We ring our bells to say hello.
October 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
#WeekWithoutDriving day 5: rolling by other commuters to school at a traffic circle is always nice. We ring our bells to say hello.
#WeekWithoutDriving Day 4: sorta rainy morning but not unpleasant at all. First time wearing the raincoat in a while.
October 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
#WeekWithoutDriving Day 4: sorta rainy morning but not unpleasant at all. First time wearing the raincoat in a while.
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Interesting. @seattledot.bsky.social crews are installing a new bike lane barrier on Campus Parkway today that I’ve never seen before. They call them “a new recycled rubber material that we are excited to pilot and evaluate its durability. “ www.seattle.gov/transportati...
October 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Interesting. @seattledot.bsky.social crews are installing a new bike lane barrier on Campus Parkway today that I’ve never seen before. They call them “a new recycled rubber material that we are excited to pilot and evaluate its durability. “ www.seattle.gov/transportati...
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Soooooo how's everyone liking Bluesky?
October 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Soooooo how's everyone liking Bluesky?
Today was Day 3 of #WeekWithoutDriving
1) We do school dropoff in the morning via #BikeBus
2) Ribbon cutting ceremony for great new mobility lanes
3) I checked out a new drop off zone
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1) We do school dropoff in the morning via #BikeBus
2) Ribbon cutting ceremony for great new mobility lanes
3) I checked out a new drop off zone
youtube.com/shorts/Tssmr...
#WeekWithoutDriving day 3. 1) bike bus 2) ribbon cutting 3) new dropoff zone
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October 2, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Today was Day 3 of #WeekWithoutDriving
1) We do school dropoff in the morning via #BikeBus
2) Ribbon cutting ceremony for great new mobility lanes
3) I checked out a new drop off zone
youtube.com/shorts/Tssmr...
1) We do school dropoff in the morning via #BikeBus
2) Ribbon cutting ceremony for great new mobility lanes
3) I checked out a new drop off zone
youtube.com/shorts/Tssmr...