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Build The Era LLC @buildtheera.bsky.social · 14d

Did you know these facts about roundabouts? Here’s some great conversation starters from Ronda! #NationalRoundaboutsWeek

Build The Era LLC @buildtheera.bsky.social · 15d

We're celebrating #nationalroundaboutweek sharing some of the amazing ways they make our lives better, safer & greener. Follow along with Ronda & be sure to tell us why you love roundabouts.
#rondalovesroundabouts #roundabouts

Ronda, the purple, roundabout shaped mascot for Build the Era, is holding a sign reading “ roundabouts reduce emissions substantially compared to stop controlled intersections.”

Build The Era LLC @buildtheera.bsky.social · 15d

How is your #NationalRoundaboutWeek going? Ronda is having a great time spreading all the reason why roundabouts rock. Why do you love them? Tell us in the comments!

Ronda, the roundabout shaped, purple Build The Era mascot, is holding a sign which reads “Pedestrian crossings are shorter, across only one direction of traffic, & automatically create refuge with splitter islands which provides easier crossings for those with mobility restrictions.”

Build The Era LLC @buildtheera.bsky.social · 15d

It’s #NationalRoundaboutsWeek! We are excited to be playing a small part in the City of Kyle roundabouts education & promotion. #RondaLovesRoundabouts Learn more here:

www.cityofkyle.com/publicworks/...

City of Kyle, TX Roundabout Open House information on Thursday Oct 2 from 7 to 8:30 pm at the City Hall. All are welcome!

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Build The Era LLC @buildtheera.bsky.social · 16d

We're celebrating #nationalroundaboutweek !
Ronda will be sharing some of the amazing ways they make our lives better, safer and greener. #Climate

Ronda, the purple mascot of Build the Era, is holding up a sign reading ‘Roundabouts have climate benefits for all hours of the day compared to optimized signalized intersections, which only have lower emissions than at a roundabout at peak or near peak traffic volumes.”

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Jonathan French @jtrea81.bsky.social · 17d

I'm really excited about this opportunity to work with the folks of Kyle, TX. It's great to see another city see how roundabouts save lives and make communities a better place to live. #RoundaboutsWeek

Build The Era LLC @buildtheera.bsky.social · 18d

#RoundaboutsWeek
Ronda is heading to Texas to help folks in the City of Kyle with an education campaign about their roundabouts!

Hear from Kyle's mayor, Travis Mitchell, on why Kyle chose to be a roundabouts-first community: youtu.be/j-Na_pbg59U

Mayor Mitchell talks roundabouts in Kyle, TX

YouTube video by Travis Mitchell

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Build The Era LLC @buildtheera.bsky.social · 16d

How is your #NationalRoundaboutWeek going? Ronda is having a great time spreading all the reason why roundabouts rock. Why do you love them? Tell us in the comments!
#roundabouts #buildtheera #infrastructure

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Build The Era LLC @buildtheera.bsky.social · 18d

#RoundaboutsWeek
Ronda is heading to Texas to help folks in the City of Kyle with an education campaign about their roundabouts!

Hear from Kyle's mayor, Travis Mitchell, on why Kyle chose to be a roundabouts-first community: youtu.be/j-Na_pbg59U

Mayor Mitchell talks roundabouts in Kyle, TX

YouTube video by Travis Mitchell

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Build The Era LLC @buildtheera.bsky.social · 18d

We're celebrating #nationalroundaboutweek and will share some of the amazing ways they make our lives better, safer and greener. Follow along with Ronda and be sure to tell us why you love roundabouts.
#rondalovesroundabouts #roundabouts

Build the Era mascot Ronda, a purple roundabout image, holds up a sign saying “Studies show roundabouts have reduced the amount of Fata crashes by over 90 percent, injury crashes by 72-80 percent, and crashes overall by 36-47 percent.

Build The Era LLC @buildtheera.bsky.social · Jul 2

Want Safer Streets? Cover Them in Art

With traffic deaths rising in the US, some cities are turning crosswalks and intersections into eye-catching murals — with life-saving results.

More great examples and studies here:
reasonstobecheerful.world/safer-street...

Want Safer Streets? Cover Them in Art

With traffic deaths rising in the US, some cities are turning crosswalks and intersections into eye-catching murals -- with life-saving results.

reasonstobecheerful.world

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Build The Era LLC @buildtheera.bsky.social · Jun 12

Day 4 at the @trb.org International Conference on #Roundabouts !

Ronda & @jtrea81.bsky.social made lots of national & international connections for @buildtheera.bsky.social . Donors, you helped make our presence possible, so once again, thank you!

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Build The Era LLC @buildtheera.bsky.social · Jun 11

During a powerful and moving session about what Georgia DOT is doing to reach #VisionZero they challenged the conference participants to do more, especially in the education space, to save lives. It's a challenge we at Build The Era welcome, and must meet.

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Build The Era LLC @buildtheera.bsky.social · Jun 10

Day 2 is in the books from the TRB conference in Atlanta! It was presentation day for #RondaLovesRoundabouts. Thanks once again to our donors for helping to make our attendance possible. Stay tuned for Day 3!

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Build The Era LLC @buildtheera.bsky.social · Jun 8

At the TRB 7th International Conference on Roundabouts in Atlanta.Thank you to those who have donated to help get us here!

Looking forward to presenting with Ronda about her book tomorrow afternoon. Follow us for more updates! #roundabouts #rondalovesroundabouts

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Build The Era LLC @buildtheera.bsky.social · May 29

We’re 20% of the way to Atlanta!

Ronda is grateful to those who have donated & hopes that more of you could pitch in to help Ronda (& Jonathan) speak at the International Conference on Roundabouts on how cities like Rockford & Akron are using our book to foster education about roundabouts.

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Build The Era LLC @buildtheera.bsky.social · May 9

We have an incredible opportunity to present Ronda & her book to an international audience of transportation professionals & educators - but we need a bit of financial help.

Trying to save lives - 1 book & 1 reader at a time. #roundabouts

Find out more at: buildtheera.com/fundraiser?f...

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Build The Era LLC @buildtheera.bsky.social · May 9

We have an incredible opportunity to present Ronda & her book to an international audience of transportation professionals & educators - but we need a bit of financial help.

Trying to save lives - 1 book & 1 reader at a time. #roundabouts

Find out more at: buildtheera.com/fundraiser?f...

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Build The Era LLC @buildtheera.bsky.social · May 9

We are still here trying to save lives - 1 book & 1 reader at a time.

We have an opportunity to present Ronda & her book to an international audience of transportation professionals & educators - but we need a bit of financial help. Thanks for your consideration.

buildtheera.com/fundraiser?f...

Ronda, the Build The Era mascot, has her bag packed and is on an airplane to Atlanta.

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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · Apr 18

Trump abruptly let the backbone of American weather data shut down yesterday.

There are consequences for farmers, industries, water managers, state climatologists, and even schools. Deep dive for @notusreports.bsky.social 👇

The Trump Administration Let Weather Monitoring Centers Shut Down. The Impact Is Huge.

Regional Climate Centers are central to how American farmers grow their crops, qualify for drought aid, how schools monitor weather safety and much more. Their funding has lapsed.

www.notus.org

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Jenna C. Hill @chillocean.bsky.social · Apr 17

NOAA just announced a long list of datasets that are going away🧪⚒️🌊: www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume...
Download what you need asap and send comments to: [email protected]

Notice of Changes

Notices of changes are formal public announcements of planned services changes to applications and other products.

www.nesdis.noaa.gov

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · Apr 8

Yes. I have tried to argue over and over that Trump/Vance's large scale destruction of clean energy manufacturing jobs (the manufacturing jobs of the future!) should be relevant to discussions of their stated goal of reinvigorating US manufacturing. No one listens

newrepublic.com/article/1933...

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TransitCenter @transitcenter.bsky.social · Apr 14

Any discussion of why the U.S. doesn’t have high-speed rail should include at least *a mention* of the myriad ways that Republicans have blocked it:

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · Apr 15

Some stats from 100 days in on congestion pricing:
- Complaints about car-honking are down 70%
- The Holland Tunnel has 65% fewer delays at rush hour; time to get thru it is down 48%
- 6 million fewer cars
- Half as many traffic-related injuries
- 1.5 million more visitors to BIDs year over year

How Well Is Congestion Pricing Doing? Very.

One hundred days in, honking is down; bus speeds are up.

www.curbed.com

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Grant Stern @grantstern.bsky.social · Apr 16

This is your warning: Trump's tariffs are going to negatively impact supply chains just like Covid and prices are going to rise.

President Biden's team spent years repairing supply chains to fix inflation.

Trump is smashing all of that to smithereens in under 100 days.

Trade war fallout: Cancellations of Chinese freight ships begin as bookings plummet

Canceled freight vessel sailings from China are up and will ripple through the supply chain as the trade war impact on the global economy intensifies.

www.cnbc.com

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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · Apr 4

Here's Every Single EV About To Get Hit With Tariffs
"Even the most red-white-and-blue EVs come loaded with foreign auto parts—and that's a ticking tariff timebomb." insideevs.com/news/755440/...

For more, listen to this Shift Key episode heatmap.news/podcast/shif... 🔌💡 🔌🚗

Here's Every Single EV About To Get Hit With Tariffs

Even the most red-white-and-blue EVs come loaded with foreign auto parts—and that's a ticking tariff timebomb.

insideevs.com

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