bettybarcode
@bettybarcode.bsky.social
Walking is a right; driving is a privilege. Not the other way around.
Bigots & bots will be blocked.
Oh, and I RT ducks.
#DriverNotCar
#PlowSidewalksToo
#WindshieldBias
Bigots & bots will be blocked.
Oh, and I RT ducks.
#DriverNotCar
#PlowSidewalksToo
#WindshieldBias
Pinned
Maybe you see my #PlowSidewalksToo hashtag and think, "Yeah, sure, sounds great but it would require a massive tax increase and expansion of the public payroll and no one is going to willingly sign on for that. Real shame, though."
So: a thread. 🧵
#urbanism
So: a thread. 🧵
#urbanism
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Hey winter cyclists: the smartest thing I've done after threatening to do it for too many years was actually write down what to wear based on temperature. This helped immensely last year, and winter is coming 🥶
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Hey winter cyclists: the smartest thing I've done after threatening to do it for too many years was actually write down what to wear based on temperature. This helped immensely last year, and winter is coming 🥶
Vegetarians at the table this Thanksgiving? Buy a pie pumpkin, make a no-meat dressing, stuff and bake. You will wow them. Reposted with replacement GIF.
a man wearing glasses and a black hoodie is talking about pumpkin .
Alt: a man wearing glasses and a black hoodie is talking about pumpkin .
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Vegetarians at the table this Thanksgiving? Buy a pie pumpkin, make a no-meat dressing, stuff and bake. You will wow them. Reposted with replacement GIF.
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CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
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Induced demand: Same as it ever was
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Induced demand: Same as it ever was
When someone hands you a mic during Q&A, be like the pope. You hold it right up to your mouth, not down at your waist.
November 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
When someone hands you a mic during Q&A, be like the pope. You hold it right up to your mouth, not down at your waist.
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It's that time of year when Americans set up quaint, walkable Christmas villages in their living rooms, dreaming of living in such a cozy place.
Meanwhile, they'll show up to city council meetings to fiercely oppose any plan that would actually build that kind of car-lite community in real life.
Meanwhile, they'll show up to city council meetings to fiercely oppose any plan that would actually build that kind of car-lite community in real life.
November 23, 2025 at 3:13 AM
It's that time of year when Americans set up quaint, walkable Christmas villages in their living rooms, dreaming of living in such a cozy place.
Meanwhile, they'll show up to city council meetings to fiercely oppose any plan that would actually build that kind of car-lite community in real life.
Meanwhile, they'll show up to city council meetings to fiercely oppose any plan that would actually build that kind of car-lite community in real life.
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Bamboo Bicycles by Calfee Designs
November 23, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Bamboo Bicycles by Calfee Designs
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Oh wait this is actually a good idea
November 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Oh wait this is actually a good idea
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April 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Trump praised Zohran Mamdani as good for NYC before Chuck Schumer did. Think about that.
November 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Trump praised Zohran Mamdani as good for NYC before Chuck Schumer did. Think about that.
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This is why we demand concrete protected bike lanes.
We’ve 100% lost the war on using phones while driving and it’s the worst.
November 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This is why we demand concrete protected bike lanes.
These are not marketed as cold weather cycling gloves but I can recommend them. Waterproof, insulated, hi-viz, inexpensive.
The latex coating provides grip on your gear shifts & brake levers.
The latex coating provides grip on your gear shifts & brake levers.
November 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
These are not marketed as cold weather cycling gloves but I can recommend them. Waterproof, insulated, hi-viz, inexpensive.
The latex coating provides grip on your gear shifts & brake levers.
The latex coating provides grip on your gear shifts & brake levers.
Obligatory duck retweet
The Rubber Duck Museum in Point Roberts, Washington is moving across the border to Tsawwassen Mills, BC.
The owners say Canadians have stopped coming, and tariffs have driven up the cost of ducks.
Listen Here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
The owners say Canadians have stopped coming, and tariffs have driven up the cost of ducks.
Listen Here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Obligatory duck retweet
So we can expect them to surrender their Social Security benefits and publicly funded health care?
November 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
So we can expect them to surrender their Social Security benefits and publicly funded health care?
"Cyclists may be Right to run Stop Signs and Red Lights. Here’s why."
www.planetizen.com/features/136...
www.planetizen.com/features/136...
Cyclists may be Right to run Stop Signs and Red Lights. Here’s why
One researcher argues that the Idaho stop might not be such a bad idea after all.
www.planetizen.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"Cyclists may be Right to run Stop Signs and Red Lights. Here’s why."
www.planetizen.com/features/136...
www.planetizen.com/features/136...
Amazing how the media removes the PERSON WHO DID THE HITTING from the sentence. The vehicle managed to kill a pedestrian and drive away all by itself. So sad for this family. #VisionZero #philly #traffic deaths
November 21, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Zohran Mamdani doesn’t make me, an American Jew, feel unsafe.
Having the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, decide that a swastika isn’t really a symbol of hate? That makes me, an American Jew, feel pretty damn unsafe.
Having the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, decide that a swastika isn’t really a symbol of hate? That makes me, an American Jew, feel pretty damn unsafe.
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Zohran Mamdani doesn’t make me, an American Jew, feel unsafe.
Having the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, decide that a swastika isn’t really a symbol of hate? That makes me, an American Jew, feel pretty damn unsafe.
Having the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, decide that a swastika isn’t really a symbol of hate? That makes me, an American Jew, feel pretty damn unsafe.
Obligatory duck retweet
November 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Obligatory duck retweet
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A cyclist on a sidewalk is usually a symptom of bad infrastructure.
As I often say, cyclist vs. pedestrian conflicts arise because both are fighting over the scraps of space not occupied by cars. But what if we took that space from cars to make biking, walking, and rolling safer?
As I often say, cyclist vs. pedestrian conflicts arise because both are fighting over the scraps of space not occupied by cars. But what if we took that space from cars to make biking, walking, and rolling safer?
my hot take as a full-time pedestrian and transit rider is that i want cities to do the absolute maximum amount to provide cyclists with safe and protected bike lanes everywhere so that i don't have to feel the least bit bad for kicking one off the sidewalk into the street
And before you say anything about Just Do More Public Transit, make your neighbors less fucking neurotic about funding and designing roads for public transit
Replace bike lane flex posts with bollards!
Replace bike lane flex posts with bollards!
November 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A cyclist on a sidewalk is usually a symptom of bad infrastructure.
As I often say, cyclist vs. pedestrian conflicts arise because both are fighting over the scraps of space not occupied by cars. But what if we took that space from cars to make biking, walking, and rolling safer?
As I often say, cyclist vs. pedestrian conflicts arise because both are fighting over the scraps of space not occupied by cars. But what if we took that space from cars to make biking, walking, and rolling safer?
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Why is NYCDOT still funding this garbage?
Research is clear: These "please drive nicely" PSAs don't change driver behavior. They're a waste of taxpayer dollars.
Research is clear: These "please drive nicely" PSAs don't change driver behavior. They're a waste of taxpayer dollars.
November 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Why is NYCDOT still funding this garbage?
Research is clear: These "please drive nicely" PSAs don't change driver behavior. They're a waste of taxpayer dollars.
Research is clear: These "please drive nicely" PSAs don't change driver behavior. They're a waste of taxpayer dollars.
I love Watermelon On Wheels and will always retweet it
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November 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I love Watermelon On Wheels and will always retweet it
Because congestion is literally a fate worse than death
#WindshieldBias
#WindshieldBias
A priority among local transportation agencies remains avoiding traffic jams rather than responding to concerns of pedestrians in the most danger, who are more likely to live in poor neighborhoods and wield less political influence #iTeachMath wapo.st/4polhCJ
The deadliest roads in America
The number of pedestrians killed by vehicles has increased in the U.S., with road infrastructure and inadequate safety measures among key contributing factors.
wapo.st
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Because congestion is literally a fate worse than death
#WindshieldBias
#WindshieldBias
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Sixty seven years ago today (Nov 19, 1958) – US public health doctor warns of long-term problem of carbon dioxide build-up...
"might even slowly melt the polar ice caps"
Reported in the Times the following day.
allouryesterdays.info/2023/11/18/n...
"might even slowly melt the polar ice caps"
Reported in the Times the following day.
allouryesterdays.info/2023/11/18/n...
November 19, 1958 - doctor warns of long-term problem of carbon dioxide build-up - All Our Yesterdays
Sixty five years ago, on this day, November 19, 1958, at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting Dr C Leake warns of carbon dioxide build up. This is reported the ...
allouryesterdays.info
November 19, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Sixty seven years ago today (Nov 19, 1958) – US public health doctor warns of long-term problem of carbon dioxide build-up...
"might even slowly melt the polar ice caps"
Reported in the Times the following day.
allouryesterdays.info/2023/11/18/n...
"might even slowly melt the polar ice caps"
Reported in the Times the following day.
allouryesterdays.info/2023/11/18/n...
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Lost in the reporting:
Know who’s not in the Epstein files?
Latinos. Black people. Poor people. Immigrants. Trans people. All the “DEI” people.
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Know who’s not in the Epstein files?
Latinos. Black people. Poor people. Immigrants. Trans people. All the “DEI” people.
1/
November 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Lost in the reporting:
Know who’s not in the Epstein files?
Latinos. Black people. Poor people. Immigrants. Trans people. All the “DEI” people.
1/
Know who’s not in the Epstein files?
Latinos. Black people. Poor people. Immigrants. Trans people. All the “DEI” people.
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