James Longhurst
@jameslonghurst.bsky.social
college professor in the U.S. Midwest (all views mine); author of "Bike Battles: A History of Sharing the American Road" / "Las Batallas de la Bici." Shop intern, historian of urban and environmental policy, gravel grinder.
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Bike Battles
Americans have been riding bikes for more than a century now. So why are most American cities still so ill-prepared to handle cyclists? James Longhurst, a hi...
uwapress.uw.edu
Oh hey, many new followers because of the bike community starter pack. Hello, I'm James Longhurst, a historian of urban and environmental policy. I wrote about the history of bike policy in the United States a few years ago; available from @uwapress.bsky.social
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The student-run Daily Tar Heel is doing stellar reporting on deep struggles over #UNC's School of Civic Life and Leadership, created by the legislature, here's the latest from reporter Aidan Lockhart: www.dailytarheel.com/article/inve...
'Dictatorial powers': SCiLL dean ignored vote of the School's advisory board
New evidence obtained by The Daily Tar Heel gives weight to claims made by professors who resigned from the School of Civic Life and Leadership.
www.dailytarheel.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The student-run Daily Tar Heel is doing stellar reporting on deep struggles over #UNC's School of Civic Life and Leadership, created by the legislature, here's the latest from reporter Aidan Lockhart: www.dailytarheel.com/article/inve...
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on your first day in prison, go up to the biggest inmate in there and ask them for the syllabus- it's actually more helpful than you think
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
on your first day in prison, go up to the biggest inmate in there and ask them for the syllabus- it's actually more helpful than you think
honey wake up new watermelon truck just dropped
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
honey wake up new watermelon truck just dropped
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getting an earlier start to the day means there’s more time to focus on vengeance
November 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
getting an earlier start to the day means there’s more time to focus on vengeance
bird is dry brining, T-minus 50 hours
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
bird is dry brining, T-minus 50 hours
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I wish being good at standardized tests was an actually useful adult skill.
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I wish being good at standardized tests was an actually useful adult skill.
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Celebrating 140 years of "i mean we can tweak the design but we pretty much got it"
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Celebrating 140 years of "i mean we can tweak the design but we pretty much got it"
Oh.
“Probably the biggest departure from the neoliberal period is that the American state is taking equity in private corporations.” —a conversation with Susannah Glickman and Nic Johnson
Runaway Short-Termism | Susannah Glickman, Nic Johnson
Since retaking the presidency in January, Donald Trump has initiated a blitz of chaotic, damaging economic policies. For months, as Nic Johnson wrote in
www.nybooks.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Oh.
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Now playing (12:50 AM PST):
"The Battle of Algiers" (1966)
By Gillo Pontecorvo
Runtime: 121 min.
"The Battle of Algiers" (1966)
By Gillo Pontecorvo
Runtime: 121 min.
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Now playing (12:50 AM PST):
"The Battle of Algiers" (1966)
By Gillo Pontecorvo
Runtime: 121 min.
"The Battle of Algiers" (1966)
By Gillo Pontecorvo
Runtime: 121 min.
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"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
Somebody texted me to ask if I was less angry than I was before and I texted back “ Marginally “ but spell check changed it to “Margaritas” and you know, okay.
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Somebody texted me to ask if I was less angry than I was before and I texted back “ Marginally “ but spell check changed it to “Margaritas” and you know, okay.
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
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Public meetings about development bring together people with different
* underlying value systems
* weights for different components of the project
* knowledge of the proposal
* degrees of real skin in the game
to discuss abstract proposals with uncertain outcomes
ggwash.org/view/101548/...
* underlying value systems
* weights for different components of the project
* knowledge of the proposal
* degrees of real skin in the game
to discuss abstract proposals with uncertain outcomes
ggwash.org/view/101548/...
What are planning hearings actually for?
Opinion: There’s an idea that if we could just get the “right” people into the room, public input would improve decision quality and legitimacy. Casey Anderson, Montgomery County’s former planning boa...
ggwash.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Public meetings about development bring together people with different
* underlying value systems
* weights for different components of the project
* knowledge of the proposal
* degrees of real skin in the game
to discuss abstract proposals with uncertain outcomes
ggwash.org/view/101548/...
* underlying value systems
* weights for different components of the project
* knowledge of the proposal
* degrees of real skin in the game
to discuss abstract proposals with uncertain outcomes
ggwash.org/view/101548/...
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Minneapolis has been named one of the world’s most bike-friendly cities! A new report covering 100 cities in 44 countries ranked Minneapolis as the #2 biking city in the U.S., #5 in North America and #44 globally. Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/news/2025/november/2025-bike-friendly-city/
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Minneapolis has been named one of the world’s most bike-friendly cities! A new report covering 100 cities in 44 countries ranked Minneapolis as the #2 biking city in the U.S., #5 in North America and #44 globally. Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/news/2025/november/2025-bike-friendly-city/
w-i-l-d outcome here
Rad Power Bikes’ batteries are a fire risk and shouldn’t be used, CPSC warns
Rad Power Bikes’ batteries are a fire risk and shouldn’t be used, CPSC warns
The batteries are a fire risk.
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
w-i-l-d outcome here
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you can't be doing discourse about sleepy time. debating honk shoo mimimi. you cannot. go outside
November 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
you can't be doing discourse about sleepy time. debating honk shoo mimimi. you cannot. go outside
I’m getting punked, right? This is me getting punked.
November 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I’m getting punked, right? This is me getting punked.
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Over 150 yrs ago, George Perkins Marsh urged his readers to consider the disastrous environmental effects of deforestation, over-mining, and other human actions. Read more about this remarkable thinker and his extraordinary book, Man and Nature (1864) publicdomainreview.org/collection/m...
November 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Over 150 yrs ago, George Perkins Marsh urged his readers to consider the disastrous environmental effects of deforestation, over-mining, and other human actions. Read more about this remarkable thinker and his extraordinary book, Man and Nature (1864) publicdomainreview.org/collection/m...
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FOUR TWENTY TIME FOR THE SUN TO GO DOWN
November 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
FOUR TWENTY TIME FOR THE SUN TO GO DOWN