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A reminder that cars aren’t a technology problem. They’re a geometry problem.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
A reminder that cars aren’t a technology problem. They’re a geometry problem.
Why do like 85% of trucks on the highway have pedestrian deflectors but < 20% in #Philly have them? Is it certain state laws? #VisionZero #PedestrianSafety #BikeSafety #BikeCommuter @familiesforsafestreets.org @bikeaction.org @bcgp.bsky.social @councilmemberjg.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Why do like 85% of trucks on the highway have pedestrian deflectors but < 20% in #Philly have them? Is it certain state laws? #VisionZero #PedestrianSafety #BikeSafety #BikeCommuter @familiesforsafestreets.org @bikeaction.org @bcgp.bsky.social @councilmemberjg.bsky.social
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 2:38 AM
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
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NEW: Sean Duffy frequently calls safety his “top priority” as transportation secretary. But I spent months wading through regulatory notices and found something far different: that USDOT has been delaying, weakening and killing dozens of safety rules, many opposed by the transportation industry.🧵
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
NEW: Sean Duffy frequently calls safety his “top priority” as transportation secretary. But I spent months wading through regulatory notices and found something far different: that USDOT has been delaying, weakening and killing dozens of safety rules, many opposed by the transportation industry.🧵
Driver staring at his phone entering a traffic circle. I nearly got smushed #FairmountPark shouldn’t be a cut-thru for ppl rushing to work @bikeaction.org @bcgp.bsky.social @5thsqadvocacy.org @councilmemberjg.bsky.social #FairmountPark #VisionZero #Cycling #BikeSafety #BikeCommuter #PolicyFailure
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Driver staring at his phone entering a traffic circle. I nearly got smushed #FairmountPark shouldn’t be a cut-thru for ppl rushing to work @bikeaction.org @bcgp.bsky.social @5thsqadvocacy.org @councilmemberjg.bsky.social #FairmountPark #VisionZero #Cycling #BikeSafety #BikeCommuter #PolicyFailure
Someone else is gonna get killed in #FairmountPark. This is already super dangerous intersection, now it is worse @bikeaction.org @bcgp.bsky.social @5thsqadvocacy.org @visionzeronet.bsky.social #cycling #BikeSafety #BikeCommuter #philly #VisionZero
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Someone else is gonna get killed in #FairmountPark. This is already super dangerous intersection, now it is worse @bikeaction.org @bcgp.bsky.social @5thsqadvocacy.org @visionzeronet.bsky.social #cycling #BikeSafety #BikeCommuter #philly #VisionZero
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Many folks in the advocacy community know that efforts to lower driving speeds save lives...so in most places we're left to grapple with this reality where we know that most people and institutions choose to accept a certain amount of preventable human suffering as unavoidable collateral damage.
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Many folks in the advocacy community know that efforts to lower driving speeds save lives...so in most places we're left to grapple with this reality where we know that most people and institutions choose to accept a certain amount of preventable human suffering as unavoidable collateral damage.
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here's the leaked FOPS memo for anyone interested.
August 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
here's the leaked FOPS memo for anyone interested.
Show your support for a critical bike/pedestrian pathway here! This is a unique area and deserves a unique solution!
bicyclecoalition.org/submit-your-...
bicyclecoalition.org/submit-your-...
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Show your support for a critical bike/pedestrian pathway here! This is a unique area and deserves a unique solution!
bicyclecoalition.org/submit-your-...
bicyclecoalition.org/submit-your-...
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Did Knee-Jerk Contrarianism Ruin the New York Times?
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Did Knee-Jerk Contrarianism Ruin the New York Times?
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Cargo biking, 99 years ago. Came across this in a photo archive, unfortunately with no info on who or where, just the year, 1926. But it made me think of @lauragmitchell.com and her lovely feed of her commutes to school and around town with her children.
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Cargo biking, 99 years ago. Came across this in a photo archive, unfortunately with no info on who or where, just the year, 1926. But it made me think of @lauragmitchell.com and her lovely feed of her commutes to school and around town with her children.
If not for a low bumper, I might be dead. When I was hit, the bumper mainly contacted my foot and leg, rolling me up onto the hood before the ground. While the landing tore my shoulder up, it saved me from a full body impact #cyclist #VisionZero #BigTrucksSuck
November 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
If not for a low bumper, I might be dead. When I was hit, the bumper mainly contacted my foot and leg, rolling me up onto the hood before the ground. While the landing tore my shoulder up, it saved me from a full body impact #cyclist #VisionZero #BigTrucksSuck
Seriously?
#Police #VisionZero #BikeCommuter #Cycling #Philly #micromobility #CopsBehavingBadly #Uturn #pedestrian #Bicycle #BikeSafety
@bikeaction.org @5thsq.org @bcgp.bsky.social
#Police #VisionZero #BikeCommuter #Cycling #Philly #micromobility #CopsBehavingBadly #Uturn #pedestrian #Bicycle #BikeSafety
@bikeaction.org @5thsq.org @bcgp.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Terrifyingly close call today @ Parkside Bike Lane #FairmountPark #Belmont
Got hit at this intersection a year and a half ago (opposite direction) Also watch red car insanity #Philly #VisionZero #cycling #bike #BikeCommute @bikeaction.org @bcgp.bsky.social @transit4philly.bsky.social @5thsq.org
Got hit at this intersection a year and a half ago (opposite direction) Also watch red car insanity #Philly #VisionZero #cycling #bike #BikeCommute @bikeaction.org @bcgp.bsky.social @transit4philly.bsky.social @5thsq.org
October 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Terrifyingly close call today @ Parkside Bike Lane #FairmountPark #Belmont
Got hit at this intersection a year and a half ago (opposite direction) Also watch red car insanity #Philly #VisionZero #cycling #bike #BikeCommute @bikeaction.org @bcgp.bsky.social @transit4philly.bsky.social @5thsq.org
Got hit at this intersection a year and a half ago (opposite direction) Also watch red car insanity #Philly #VisionZero #cycling #bike #BikeCommute @bikeaction.org @bcgp.bsky.social @transit4philly.bsky.social @5thsq.org
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People act like getting kids places without a car is Herculean. I biked three (one not mine) to the Kingfield Farmers Market, 95% on bikeways. No car seats, no stress, just laughs. The challenge isn’t moving kids, it’s redesigning cities to work for people instead of cars. #StreetsForPeople
September 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
People act like getting kids places without a car is Herculean. I biked three (one not mine) to the Kingfield Farmers Market, 95% on bikeways. No car seats, no stress, just laughs. The challenge isn’t moving kids, it’s redesigning cities to work for people instead of cars. #StreetsForPeople
October 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
September 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
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An oldie but a goodie
September 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
An oldie but a goodie
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Why people are dying:
-Speeding isn't well regulated
-People are driving impaired/distracted
-Vehicle size is dangerously bloated
-Roads are designed poorly
-Legal system has failed vulnerable road users
-Establishment tries to shift blame to victims
My tip to bikers & walkers—tell NPR to fuck off
-Speeding isn't well regulated
-People are driving impaired/distracted
-Vehicle size is dangerously bloated
-Roads are designed poorly
-Legal system has failed vulnerable road users
-Establishment tries to shift blame to victims
My tip to bikers & walkers—tell NPR to fuck off
In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.
8 walking and biking safety tips that just might save your life
In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.
n.pr
September 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Why people are dying:
-Speeding isn't well regulated
-People are driving impaired/distracted
-Vehicle size is dangerously bloated
-Roads are designed poorly
-Legal system has failed vulnerable road users
-Establishment tries to shift blame to victims
My tip to bikers & walkers—tell NPR to fuck off
-Speeding isn't well regulated
-People are driving impaired/distracted
-Vehicle size is dangerously bloated
-Roads are designed poorly
-Legal system has failed vulnerable road users
-Establishment tries to shift blame to victims
My tip to bikers & walkers—tell NPR to fuck off
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63 years ago, on the 27th of September 1962, Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring was published. It handled the environmental harm caused by the pesticide DDT and the disinformation spread by the chemical industry. Carson managed to sway public opinion and even policy. #otd #history 🗃️
September 27, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Horrible. There are SO many cars with fake or missing tags allllll over #Philly and they are a huge danger to us all. Enforcement has got to start. #VisionZero #HitandRun #Pedestrian #Safety www.fox29.com/news/77-year...
77-year-old woman killed after hit-and-run in West Philly; suspect sought: police
An investigation is underway after police say a 77-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run that occurred in West Philly Friday night.
www.fox29.com
September 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Horrible. There are SO many cars with fake or missing tags allllll over #Philly and they are a huge danger to us all. Enforcement has got to start. #VisionZero #HitandRun #Pedestrian #Safety www.fox29.com/news/77-year...
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The Stop Trashing Our Air Act would prohibit the City from contracting with companies that profit by turning our trash into pollution and sickness.
Let's do what's right for our health, our neighbors in Chester, and our planet and stop trashing our air!
Let's do what's right for our health, our neighbors in Chester, and our planet and stop trashing our air!
September 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The Stop Trashing Our Air Act would prohibit the City from contracting with companies that profit by turning our trash into pollution and sickness.
Let's do what's right for our health, our neighbors in Chester, and our planet and stop trashing our air!
Let's do what's right for our health, our neighbors in Chester, and our planet and stop trashing our air!