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Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 17h

At work

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Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 20h

Seriously big fan

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 1d

Totally agree. Getting an ebike changed not only the way I get around atlanta, but my experience and relationship with the city, for the much better to be clear. Ebikes are revolutionary while EVs are a small (but important) shift in the current system.

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 2d

By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal

"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."

www.economist.com/internationa...

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

www.economist.com

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ArlingtonInfrastructure @arl-infra.bsky.social · 1d

Upcoming #ArlingtonVA public feedback survey deadlines:

🌳 10/17 Public Spaces Master Plan: publicinput.com/y53466

🚶 10/19 Shared Streets Pilot: publicinput.com/q88865

0️⃣ 10/31 Vision Zero Action Plan: publicinput.com/actionplanup...

🏙️ 11/16 Comprehensive Plan: publicinput.com/y55564

kermit the frog is using a typewriter in a messy room .

Alt: kermit the frog is using a typewriter in a messy room .

media.tenor.com

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 2d

Table For One Please.

Happy to hear this billboard is still up in Vancouver, was a pleasure to work with @visionzerovancouver.ca.

side of a building with a billboard that says smoking tables next to non-smoking tables used to be normal too and picture of child biking beside a truck on painted bike lane

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Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 4d

Ugh

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Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 4d

Yep. Police refused to talk to the public about this

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Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 4d

Another reason this ticket would be absolute bs

Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 4d

@arlingtonvapd.bsky.social once stopped and issued a warning to a woman biking on Marshall for not riding on the right when the woman was avoiding this grate

They are really uneducated about biking around Arlington and it makes all of us who bike less safe.

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Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 6d

The Columbia Pike bike boulevards are meh. The County proposed a plan to improve them which falls short - it would leave the boulevards with too many cars to be safe for bikes & still wouldn't connect people biking to the Pike.

Speak up now to demand better

chng.it/CVtMdnFsbC

Sign the Petition

Improve Arlington's Columbia Pike Bike Boulevards for safety, comfort, and connectivity

chng.it

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Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 6d

Bike buses are a joyous way for kids to get to school. Watch this wonderful video about Escuela Key's Bicibus: www.instagram.com/reel/DKsEr4v...

Want to get in on the bike bus joy? Join SSAFETY's next web chat - Wednesday, October 8, 8pm

Details & more: ssafety.org/bike-bus/

coachbalto on Instagram: "What started as a parent-led effort during the pandemic has grown into a powerful weekly tradition. 🚲💫Gillian launched the Escuel…"

What started as a parent-led effort during the pandemic has grown into a powerful weekly tradition. 🚲💫Gillian launched the Escuela Key Bicibús in Arlington, Virginia to help students get to school safely—and she’s led it every week since. Through consistency, inclusivity, and community spirit, it’s become a movement in its own right.The Bike Bus reminds us: start small, show up, and others will follow.Huge thanks to @woombikesusa for sending me to see this incredible ride firsthand! Stay tuned—three new Woom Bikes are on their way to this Bicibús and I’ll share how they’re put to use in my next video. 👀❤️#BikeBus #Bicibús #WoomBikeBus #WoomPartner #BikeBusWorld🎥 @brian.rimm

www.instagram.com

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Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 8d

Oh, man, I want to be thanked for my advocacy when we have a win for safe and sustainable transportation in Arlington

Or I'd just like a big win for safe & sustainable transportation in Arlington

Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck @councilmember-amr.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you @theurbanist.org @seattletru.bsky.social @sngreenways.bsky.social @transpochoices.bsky.social and every volunteer and advocate fighting for better mobility, connection, and safety on our streets. This is a shared win and something to celebrate.

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Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 10d

Side note: the graphics @arlingtondes.bsky.social is proposing for the bike boulevards are boring.

They should take a note from the Happy Wheels Network and have fun with it!

ssafety.org/happy-wheels/

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 11d

New episode up! We talked with researcher Tim Gill about how we need to make our cities safe for children, not cars. "Children are basically living very captive and kind of contained lives, and that's just not healthy."
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 10d

Spoiler alert: @arlingtondes.bsky.social 's proposed designs do little to make the bike boulevards safer and do almost nothing to connect the blvds to the Pike

susmo.org/columbia-pik... makes it easier to speak up and demand better

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Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 17d

Definitely! Send me some times and we'll find one that works

Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 17d

Excited to talk HAPPY WHEELS tonight. 7pm on Zoom

bit.ly/48ude1M

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Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 21d

Get an eBike

Work out to build muscle

luna @imlunahey.com · Jan 30

people over 30 quote this with some life advice for the rest of us?

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Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 22d

I guess I'm asking what principles do the networks for each mode need to follow to allow for this?

Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 22d

Every school, community center, library, hospital, major commercial district should be served by transit, walking & biking

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Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 22d

The Complete Transit Network should include:

1) increased service in denser areas

2) stops with seating and protection from elements

3) efficient, easy to understand routes

4) transit signal priority

5) not required more than 2 transfers

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Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 22d

The Safe & Comfortable Biking Network should have routes that have:

1) separation from cars if there are more than a modest # of cars or if speeds are high

2) > 12' wide

3) adequate ramps/transitions

4) Signalized crossings of all major roads

5) parallel routes at least every 1/2 mile

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Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 22d

I'll start

The Safe & Comfortable Walking Network should have routes that have:

1) separation from cars, unless there are very few cars & speed is low, & bikes, if there are lots of bikes

2) > 3' wid3

3) Signalized crossings of all major roads

4) safe crossings at least every 1/4 mile

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Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 22d

Are there any good resources for principles to guide development of a transportation network by mode

Or what principles would you suggest?

Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 23d

You know what's better than assigning a priority mode for a single street? Thinking through what a transportation network needs to look like to be useful, and then figuring how our streets can make that network happen.

These maps make it clear that street-firat planning doesn't get you a network

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Bike Gillian @bikegillian.bsky.social · 23d

You know what's better than assigning a priority mode for a single street? Thinking through what a transportation network needs to look like to be useful, and then figuring how our streets can make that network happen.

These maps make it clear that street-firat planning doesn't get you a network

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