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Pedaling Professor
@pedalingprof.bsky.social
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St. Paul Bicycle Coalition chair and biochemistry professor. Believer in the *radical* idea that we deserve safe, clean, healthy, equitable, & financially resilient places. Bikes, walking, & transit first.
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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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Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 10h
There's been a person in a Jeep parked idling in front of my house since I got home 30 minutes ago, despite the current weather being literally basically perfect outside (68 °F).

I will still never believe people who claim gas is too expensive while people regularly do this.
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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems... SIMON: What? SHAPIRO: ...Or saying... SIMON: You imagine that? SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over. SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level. SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this. SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.
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Eeeric Booran @deveric.net · 18h
Move MN @moveminnesota.bsky.social has a template for sending a letter to Minneapolis City Council to tell them to Withhold Municipal Consent for the Lyndale Ave Redesign until the plan includes safe options for pedestrians, buses, bikes, and everyone!

Please share!

www.movemn.org/action/lynda...
Tell Minneapolis City Council to Withhold Municipal Consent on Lyndale Ave
We need a design that creates safe and inviting space for everyone, whether we bike, walk, roll or take the bus!
www.movemn.org
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Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 12h
There's one that MnDOT put up a block from my work - drivers have no idea how to use it and I don't blame them, it's an over-engineered mess that's terrible at what it's supposed to do.
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la flaneuse 😷 @laflaneuse.bsky.social · 2d
My best tip in life is if you can, move as close as possible to a grocery store you like that you can then walk to. Makes so many other aspects better too!
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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 2d
Walkable cities are perfect for busy people/families.

I had a 45 min break between work calls & wanted to fit in a quick walk.

My wife pointed out we still needed a grocery item for dinner.

I walked 10 mins to the co op and took the long way home.

And I got to pet a cute dog on the walk home!
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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 2d
Occasionally I get asked to be on some sort of work-life balance panel which I hate but will reluctantly drag myself to just so I can say my one and only tip: Live somewhere where you have a short, non-car commute to work. You’re welcome.
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la flaneuse 😷 @laflaneuse.bsky.social · 2d
My best tip in life is if you can, move as close as possible to a grocery store you like that you can then walk to. Makes so many other aspects better too!
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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 2d
Walkable cities are perfect for busy people/families.

I had a 45 min break between work calls & wanted to fit in a quick walk.

My wife pointed out we still needed a grocery item for dinner.

I walked 10 mins to the co op and took the long way home.

And I got to pet a cute dog on the walk home!
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Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 1d
Looking at you @cityofsaintpaul.bsky.social
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American Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 2d
If your school zone infrastructure doesn't look like this, maybe it's time to start asking why not.
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radrevolte @radrevolte.bsky.social · 2d
Fahrradfahren verlernt man nicht. Und in den Niederlanden gibt man den Menschen erst gar keine Gründe, damit aufzuhören
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Ein Herr auf einem Fahrrad auf rot asphaltierter Radinfrastruktur, auf der das niederländische Wort für Schule steht
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Saint Paul Bicycle Coalition @saintpaulbike.bsky.social · 1d
Absolutely gorgeous weather for riding recently - hope you've been getting out to enjoy it!
Join us for rides this weekend: 10/10, 6pm at Union Depot for a ride w/ @moveminnesota.bsky.social and @joyfulridersclub.bsky.social
and 10/12, 1pm at Summit and MRB (the WWI Memorial) w/ @bikemn.bsky.social
a person riding a bike passes through a golden fall forest
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Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 1d
Another example of the real problem being that people like Cruz live in an alternate reality bubble. Pretty much anyone accusing orgs like Wikipedia, NPR, or PBS of liberal bias is really just showing they don't live in the objective reality.
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WIRED @wired.com · 2d
In a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation CEO, Cruz accused the beloved online resource of being too liberal. www.wired.com/story/ted-cr...
Ted Cruz Targets Wikipedia Over ‘Ideological Bias’
In a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation CEO, Cruz accused the beloved online resource of being too liberal.
www.wired.com
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Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 1d
Be real interesting to see how they handle snow. Don't see anyone jumping to push them out of a snowbank 😜
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Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 2d
Mother Nature decided to make this morning's bike commute extra special.
A colorful sunrise is reflected in a calm lake.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 2d
You can be the safest, most attentive driver in the world and still pose a massive risk to other road users. That’s because cars and car dependency are inherently dangerous.

This doesn’t mean you’re a bad person if you drive, but I do think that drivers should acknowledge their role in this system.
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Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 2d
About damn time.
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Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 3d
Gotta love the list of things they heard, then promptly ignored....
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Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 3d
Wild West out there with all the rolling behemoths.
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Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 3d
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Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 3d
The most basic and important rule of driving: don't hit things with your car.

Drivers seem to really be struggling with this recently - all photos since Thursday!

Seriously people, it's really not that hard.

At least maybe the city can install theft-resistant lampposts where these were destroyed.
A utility box is knocked over and destroyed by a reckless driver who jumped the curb A reckless driver going uphill left the roadway and knocked over a lamppost and sign A reckless driver jumped a curb and hit a sign, leaving a piece of their bumper behind A reckless driver jumped the curb on a dangerous and stupidly designed roundabout, hitting and destroying a lamppost
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Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 3d
Super legitimate point by @mayordullinger.bsky.social

Your average person is far more likely to be a victim of traffic violence.
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Tom Basgen, Mr. Saint Paul @tombasgen.bsky.social · 3d
Adam Dullinger derails current public safety conversation by talking about street safety, which, fair. A lot of our ambulance calls are because we drive into each other.
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Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 3d
Fast to get that internal heating block warmed up! Take a detour and find a good hill to ride up 😜
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Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 3d
This is the default song (the original) I sing out loud whenever I'm cycling and regularly see drivers doing baths*t crazy illegal things.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4d
reading this book in october on a beach day in new york city really drives (pun intended) the point of this book home.

congrats @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social !
the book Life After Cars by Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon, photographed on the beach
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Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 6d
Yeah, it's really sad how far the noise from roads carries. Even in nature, it's almost impossible to escape it.
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Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 7d
Looks that way, perhaps!
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