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OB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 3h

a man with his eyes closed is holding his head

Alt: math

media.tenor.com

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Tarnado, Area Grill Dad @tarnado.bsky.social · 4h

Oh, is private equity buying single-family homes and giving you the sads?

BUILD MORE HOUSING

Private equity likes to pour cash into low-risk (i.e., 'ring-fenced') high-return (inelastic! People need homes) sectors. More homes causes the whole model to implode.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 19h

The school drop-off line is indeed a microcosm of the worst driver behavior, but I'll just say that people who bike or walk regularly see selfish and violent actions everywhere on the road. If you're a driver complaining about other bad drivers, just think of how bad it is for people outside cars.

Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 1d

Watching antisocial driver behavior in the school drop-off line makes it really clear that the pandemic destroyed whatever few shreds remained of the social compact, just pathological selfishness on display every day

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OB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 3h

Captain Picard, Captain of Das Boot, Mayor of Porlandia, the three eyed raven, Sting LFG

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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 9h

Trikes do so much.

I saw this e-trike owner on our way home late last night (& again just now!).

They have a ton of string lights and it looks SO cool all lit up at night.

We exchanged compliments about our different, bright and colorful trikes as we passed on Bryant.

🚲 ❤️

Two people walk an e trike on a protected bikeway

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Sundance @sundance.bikesky.social · 8h

Some people really shouldn’t be driving such large vehicles

a picture of my bike, parked next to a very poorly parked SUV

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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 6h

@wesmars.bsky.social and @davidzipper.bsky.social talk bus purchase inflation and oversized fire trucks. Check it out:

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

Episode 7: Transit Funding Crimes, Pricey Buses, & an eBike Amish Paradise

Podcast Episode · Look Both Ways with David & Wes · 10/08/2025 · 50m

podcasts.apple.com

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 6h

“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

www.economist.com

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American Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 10h

How to design safer intersections:

1. Near-sided signals. Placed before the bike/ped crossing, they prevent drivers from creeping into the path.

2. Pavement differentiation. High-contrast, colored crossings (like this red asphalt) clearly establish priority and command driver attention.

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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 11h

A growing body of research shows that 20mph is making our roads safer, reducing the number of people killed & seriously injured, while have little impact on journey times & no increase in pollution etc.

But still the naysayers will kick off … see predicable comments below!

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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 13h

More Bike Lanes and less Highways, please!

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Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 13h

A new study reveals that cycling traffic in Paris has increased by 240% between 2018 and 2023, while car traffic has steadily declined.
momentummag.com/new-study-pa...

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

momentummag.com

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Chicagoans Who Bike @chiwho.bike · 14h

A great article on the rise of urban biking:

“Surveys show rates of cycling are higher in countries where cyclists feel safest. And there are few things that make riders safer than lanes that separate them from cars... allowing cities to reduce traffic and save money...”

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 17h

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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alex block @alexblock.bsky.social · 15h

“I live my life without a transit schedule, and I like it.”

That’s a great, succinct statement about the benefits of frequent service.

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 19h

The #1 piece of advice that TransLink's CEO offers other North American transit agencies:

Provide frequent service

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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 15h

This is Marin's primary north-south bike route at high tide. This path is paralleled by a freeway and *no other* local road.

Things are only going to get worse.

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ScottCulkin 🇺🇸/🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿/🚒🚑(ret.)/🚴/🥁/⚽ @scottculkin.bsky.social · 15h

Southbound Coaster commuter passing Tecolote Rd. Trolley Station. #Trainspotting

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Jordan ⚡️ @jordance.bsky.social · 15h

I guess the speed cameras work! Looking forward to adding more of them. www.sfexaminer.com/news/transit...

SFMTA data: Drivers a lot slower around cameras

Pedestrian-safety advocates say “encouraging” findings should prompt more action.

www.sfexaminer.com

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Navneet Alang @navneetalang.com · 15h

e-bikes (with bike lanes) are one of those things that you really do have to try to understand how the city both shrinks and opens up. You get on one and think "if only more people knew about this!"

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 17h

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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Michael Kelley @mckelleykc.bsky.social · 15h

Kids shouldn't have to act like heroes. Adults should have the courage to face accountability and the courage to build safer streets.

Glad the girl is alright. Hope they find the driver that fled the scene.

www.kctv5.com/2025/10/08/i...

Independence 10-year-old hit by car while biking, driver flees scene

Police are looking for a woman who hit a 10-year-old with her car and left the scene before their arrival.

www.kctv5.com

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NextSTL @nextstl.com · 15h

Coerced car dependency kills

Chris Orlet @orlet.bsky.social · 21h

The way we've designed our cities and suburbs means 88 year olds have no choice but to drive. It's not like they can stroll down to the grocery store. Our car-dependent cities force 88-years to drive. And they are slaughtered. @nextstl.com tinyurl.com/y6dz635s

4 dead after wrong-way crash on I-170 near I-70, including 88-year-old driver

An 88-year-old man drove the wrong way on I-170, crashing head-on into a Jeep. He died, along with all three people in the other vehicle.

tinyurl.com

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OB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 15h

They would still complain about "the process." At some point our leaders need to stop being cowards, stand up and tell the truth that these changes are better public safety, the climate and there had been more than enough public outreach.

Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 16h

That is what they are expecting! Someone to come to their door, ask them what they want, and for them to be able to say, "Nothing. Keep things the same." And when people object to the process, what they are really objecting to is the outcome.

👻boo-ridget👻 @briware.bsky.social · 16h

And even if you’re not already on the board or mailing list, if you realize you don’t know that info, it’s probably not hard to just go look it up yourself. What are they expecting, that someone calls them up personally or comes and nails the info to their door every day?

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 15h

RELAX.

The @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social T-Shirt shop is now open with this and two other designs to start with.

Happy to have collaborated with TBL on these and really awesome that $5 from every shirt goes to a great org. bikinglawyermerch.myshopify.com

Person eating a white t shirt that says Relax, I’ll just be a minute. Image of a bike in front of two cars with person walking into shop

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OB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 15h

some of them

OB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 16h

In Encinitas, on Coast Hwy 101 where the Mayor & members of city council have said that "traffic calming is hostile to cars" before it was a MAGA talking point.

And where pro-cyclists have falsely claimed we don't need concrete protected bike lanes.

#sandiego #safestreets #bikesky

Viss @viss.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16h

damn!
rip gelato 101 i guess?

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/truck-crashes-encinitas-gelato-shop/3912913/

Boy injured after suspected DUI driver crashes into Encinitas gelato shop

A man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after rear-ending a car and crashing into a gelato shop in Encinitas, injuring a boy, authorities said.

www.nbcsandiego.com

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OB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 16h

This is a 2-way street. It's not just the cybertruck driving down the middle of the road, it's also the massive vehicles parked on both sides that the street was never designed for.

#bikesky #safestreets #sandiego

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