OB Cycler
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OB Cycler
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· Sep 5
Map of green space in Balboa Park sacrificed to cars, including parking, freeways and roads shown in yellow. Does not include the significant amount of the remaining park space devoted to buildings, golf course or landfill.
#sandiego #balboapark #safestreets
#sandiego #balboapark #safestreets
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Bike lane under the Van Horne overpass on boulevard St-Laurent is up to 1,186,537 bike trips in 2025.
1,245 so far today at 3:40 pm.
1,245 so far today at 3:40 pm.
November 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Bike lane under the Van Horne overpass on boulevard St-Laurent is up to 1,186,537 bike trips in 2025.
1,245 so far today at 3:40 pm.
1,245 so far today at 3:40 pm.
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so our government made a big deal about banning speed cameras but one city left theirs running to see what difference the ban would make and you are not going to believe this
November 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
so our government made a big deal about banning speed cameras but one city left theirs running to see what difference the ban would make and you are not going to believe this
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Person driving a Prius runs a red on Florida St makina a right turn right in front of the 215, two cars blocking the bus lane in front of The Lafayette, and a person in a car running a red at 30th to make a left in front of the 215. I’m so glad someone else is doing the driving. So much stupid.
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Person driving a Prius runs a red on Florida St makina a right turn right in front of the 215, two cars blocking the bus lane in front of The Lafayette, and a person in a car running a red at 30th to make a left in front of the 215. I’m so glad someone else is doing the driving. So much stupid.
💯, San Diego Trolley Operators have to do special training to anticipate drivers cutting them off making illegal turns across the tracks right in front of the train 🤦♂️
youtu.be/Vb6kJeM5IxE
youtu.be/Vb6kJeM5IxE
November 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
💯, San Diego Trolley Operators have to do special training to anticipate drivers cutting them off making illegal turns across the tracks right in front of the train 🤦♂️
youtu.be/Vb6kJeM5IxE
youtu.be/Vb6kJeM5IxE
Can't help but wonder how much this contributes to road rage against bicyclists and petty resentment against bike lanes.
November 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Can't help but wonder how much this contributes to road rage against bicyclists and petty resentment against bike lanes.
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This is why I am curious why car ownership doesn't come up in the cost of living affordability conversations.
It's not just housing and groceries! 😬
My theory is that the background economic misery is driven by car dependency, and subconscious knowledge it's a dangerous scam.
It's not just housing and groceries! 😬
My theory is that the background economic misery is driven by car dependency, and subconscious knowledge it's a dangerous scam.
November 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is why I am curious why car ownership doesn't come up in the cost of living affordability conversations.
It's not just housing and groceries! 😬
My theory is that the background economic misery is driven by car dependency, and subconscious knowledge it's a dangerous scam.
It's not just housing and groceries! 😬
My theory is that the background economic misery is driven by car dependency, and subconscious knowledge it's a dangerous scam.
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I’m considering going car-free again next year; I paid $20K for my last car write out of my checking account and have decided never to own a car worth more than 5% of my net worth. (I think it’s a good rule!)
setting aside deranged examples like $110K trucks financed over seven years at 10.6%
i don’t care how rich i ever get, my personal pain threshold for vehicles is extremely low
like, i cannot imagine ever leasing, ever. or buying any luxury branded or high-end trims vehicle
i don’t care how rich i ever get, my personal pain threshold for vehicles is extremely low
like, i cannot imagine ever leasing, ever. or buying any luxury branded or high-end trims vehicle
November 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I’m considering going car-free again next year; I paid $20K for my last car write out of my checking account and have decided never to own a car worth more than 5% of my net worth. (I think it’s a good rule!)
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The fake bollards at Six Corners continue to be an embarrassment. They’re going to spend more repairing these janky ornaments than it would have cost to install real bollards.
November 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The fake bollards at Six Corners continue to be an embarrassment. They’re going to spend more repairing these janky ornaments than it would have cost to install real bollards.
IME, the bigger the vehicle, the less of a clue the driver has where exactly the passenger side of their vehicle is on the road which:
1. Makes passing in general more dangerous
2. Leads to them parking a lot further than 6" from the curb, lowering these clearances even more.
1. Makes passing in general more dangerous
2. Leads to them parking a lot further than 6" from the curb, lowering these clearances even more.
November 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
IME, the bigger the vehicle, the less of a clue the driver has where exactly the passenger side of their vehicle is on the road which:
1. Makes passing in general more dangerous
2. Leads to them parking a lot further than 6" from the curb, lowering these clearances even more.
1. Makes passing in general more dangerous
2. Leads to them parking a lot further than 6" from the curb, lowering these clearances even more.
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Meanwhile the bulk of humanity is looking at the downsides of filling the world with 2 ton metal boxes that can go 130 mph by sticking your toes out all to move one or occasionally two people.
This isn't cheap. I can ride my $500 bike to the metro and take it on the train for $2.25. Thats cheap.
This isn't cheap. I can ride my $500 bike to the metro and take it on the train for $2.25. Thats cheap.
I don't see how Tesla's Model 3 can survive if Benz can offer an alternative EV this cheap, with this kind of performance, on top of the 15% tariff that it's charged in the US.
Imagine what this model does to Tesla in Europe, where Benz pays no tariffs.
Imagine what this model does to Tesla in Europe, where Benz pays no tariffs.
November 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Meanwhile the bulk of humanity is looking at the downsides of filling the world with 2 ton metal boxes that can go 130 mph by sticking your toes out all to move one or occasionally two people.
This isn't cheap. I can ride my $500 bike to the metro and take it on the train for $2.25. Thats cheap.
This isn't cheap. I can ride my $500 bike to the metro and take it on the train for $2.25. Thats cheap.
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It's time, folks!
This was huge on Twitter back in the day and we need to keep it going on Bluesky. The annual #TreeByBike haul begins and your photos will be an inspiration to everyone. 🎄🚲
This was huge on Twitter back in the day and we need to keep it going on Bluesky. The annual #TreeByBike haul begins and your photos will be an inspiration to everyone. 🎄🚲
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It's time, folks!
This was huge on Twitter back in the day and we need to keep it going on Bluesky. The annual #TreeByBike haul begins and your photos will be an inspiration to everyone. 🎄🚲
This was huge on Twitter back in the day and we need to keep it going on Bluesky. The annual #TreeByBike haul begins and your photos will be an inspiration to everyone. 🎄🚲
"A Sur Ron is not an electric bicycle. It is a light electric motorcycle."
November 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"A Sur Ron is not an electric bicycle. It is a light electric motorcycle."
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yelled at a driver to get off their phone last week after observing them slowing to round a tight corner alongside my bike with their head down watching a sideways phone screen. I think I startled her (and me) with my ferocity but what did I accomplish? making myself more mad idk
November 27, 2025 at 6:15 AM
yelled at a driver to get off their phone last week after observing them slowing to round a tight corner alongside my bike with their head down watching a sideways phone screen. I think I startled her (and me) with my ferocity but what did I accomplish? making myself more mad idk
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Bus stops need bollards. Midway Pkwy across from the State Fair, #SaintPaul.
November 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Bus stops need bollards. Midway Pkwy across from the State Fair, #SaintPaul.
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🍁🏡🚶♂️🚴♀️ Hope your Thanksgiving feels as easy as a bike ride on a calm, well-designed street.
Join our efforts to make land use and transit work better for everyone: www.circulatesd.org/become_a_mem...
Join our efforts to make land use and transit work better for everyone: www.circulatesd.org/become_a_mem...
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🍁🏡🚶♂️🚴♀️ Hope your Thanksgiving feels as easy as a bike ride on a calm, well-designed street.
Join our efforts to make land use and transit work better for everyone: www.circulatesd.org/become_a_mem...
Join our efforts to make land use and transit work better for everyone: www.circulatesd.org/become_a_mem...
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It's not even close! On an average day, the BQE moves ~130,000 vehicles. Just one subway line, like 4/5/6 in Manhattan, moves over 1.2 million people. Mass transit moves New York. 🚇
November 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
It's not even close! On an average day, the BQE moves ~130,000 vehicles. Just one subway line, like 4/5/6 in Manhattan, moves over 1.2 million people. Mass transit moves New York. 🚇
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Calling all bikes! Restock neighborhood food pantries!
"looking for something to do on thanksgiving day before dinner? let's take some food to the free fridges and pantries around southeast! cargo bikes especially welcome!! this ride will happen RAIN OR SHINE!"
www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
"looking for something to do on thanksgiving day before dinner? let's take some food to the free fridges and pantries around southeast! cargo bikes especially welcome!! this ride will happen RAIN OR SHINE!"
www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
November 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Calling all bikes! Restock neighborhood food pantries!
"looking for something to do on thanksgiving day before dinner? let's take some food to the free fridges and pantries around southeast! cargo bikes especially welcome!! this ride will happen RAIN OR SHINE!"
www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
"looking for something to do on thanksgiving day before dinner? let's take some food to the free fridges and pantries around southeast! cargo bikes especially welcome!! this ride will happen RAIN OR SHINE!"
www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
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Retailers consistently overestimate how many customers arrive by car. A recent survey from Graz confirms this gap once again. #carbrain continues to distort even the most economic thinking people. @ianwalker.bsky.social @carsten-diekmann.bsky.social
In Graz wurden Gewerbetreibende gefragt, was sie glauben, mit welchem Verkehrsmittel ihre KundInnen gekommen seien.
Und sie haben das Auto (wieder einmal) massiv überschätzt.
(via @kleinezeitung.at)
Und sie haben das Auto (wieder einmal) massiv überschätzt.
(via @kleinezeitung.at)
November 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Retailers consistently overestimate how many customers arrive by car. A recent survey from Graz confirms this gap once again. #carbrain continues to distort even the most economic thinking people. @ianwalker.bsky.social @carsten-diekmann.bsky.social
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highly recommend anyone new in this space to buy pylons and just put them out - drivers care much more about pylons than children on the street
November 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
highly recommend anyone new in this space to buy pylons and just put them out - drivers care much more about pylons than children on the street
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hey i keep almost getting hit by cars in the crosswalk in the parking lot at my job! wtf is wrong with people driving cars? you don’t have a right to go through stop signs without stopping just because it’s painted in a parking lot.
i also almost got hit by cars (like, these dudes slammed on their brakes) TWICE today walking through the crosswalk in the parking lot at my job. i’m starting to think the problem is men
some guy just mumbled something at me while i was checking out. he said “i know you work here too, i’m gonna complain about you. you flipped me off from your mustang.”
i said i don’t drive and he said “ok sweetheart” disgustingly condescendingly. some ewphoria, i guess. he also didn’t complain lmao
i said i don’t drive and he said “ok sweetheart” disgustingly condescendingly. some ewphoria, i guess. he also didn’t complain lmao
November 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
hey i keep almost getting hit by cars in the crosswalk in the parking lot at my job! wtf is wrong with people driving cars? you don’t have a right to go through stop signs without stopping just because it’s painted in a parking lot.
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This is why we need cycling infrastructure. The intensity and range of bad driving has gotten absolutely bananas in the last few years, and the only thing that helps curb it in a meaningful way is to create physical barriers to the fuckery. Still won't stop all of it, but nothing else comes close.
I'm all for road safety but you could have every cyclist in the land wearing a full suit of Christmas lights and drivers fucking around on their phones will still knock them down
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This is why we need cycling infrastructure. The intensity and range of bad driving has gotten absolutely bananas in the last few years, and the only thing that helps curb it in a meaningful way is to create physical barriers to the fuckery. Still won't stop all of it, but nothing else comes close.
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Electric bikes are appealing and can lead the shift to more trips done by bike than by car. See this analysis of Boston's shared bike system and the impact of ebike introduction. @ridebluebikes.bsky.social www.abettercity.org/docs-new/pub...
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Electric bikes are appealing and can lead the shift to more trips done by bike than by car. See this analysis of Boston's shared bike system and the impact of ebike introduction. @ridebluebikes.bsky.social www.abettercity.org/docs-new/pub...
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Apparently the Seattle police department parked in a bus lane to go get food, causing a backup.
To me, this is expected as police are often the worst offenders for endangering people's lives by parking in a bike lane.
To me, this is expected as police are often the worst offenders for endangering people's lives by parking in a bike lane.
November 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Apparently the Seattle police department parked in a bus lane to go get food, causing a backup.
To me, this is expected as police are often the worst offenders for endangering people's lives by parking in a bike lane.
To me, this is expected as police are often the worst offenders for endangering people's lives by parking in a bike lane.
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Need to pick up groceries for a big gathering?
There’s a cargo bike for that!
We can’t wait to share this Flyer Via Pro with our members in the spring.
There’s a cargo bike for that!
We can’t wait to share this Flyer Via Pro with our members in the spring.
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Need to pick up groceries for a big gathering?
There’s a cargo bike for that!
We can’t wait to share this Flyer Via Pro with our members in the spring.
There’s a cargo bike for that!
We can’t wait to share this Flyer Via Pro with our members in the spring.
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"I made a mistake", says driver who knowingly goes through a red light during the pedestrian phase and honks (with illegal plate cover, to boot).
But I'm sure he once saw a biker roll through a stop sign, so we're even I guess.
But I'm sure he once saw a biker roll through a stop sign, so we're even I guess.
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
"I made a mistake", says driver who knowingly goes through a red light during the pedestrian phase and honks (with illegal plate cover, to boot).
But I'm sure he once saw a biker roll through a stop sign, so we're even I guess.
But I'm sure he once saw a biker roll through a stop sign, so we're even I guess.