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Phil
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Phil @ascentale.bsky.social · 9h
I’ve been sitting outside of a bike boulevard for a while today. I hear people chatting riding side by side and the quiet sound of freewheels and ebike motors, and the occasional revving car engine. It’s a nice street to sit at and listen.
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Phil @ascentale.bsky.social · 10h
Oh no I am so sorry ☹️
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Phil @ascentale.bsky.social · 1d
A belated final day of our #WeekWithoutDriving. We rode to a friend’s birthday ice cream crawl. Protected lanes mean friends and cousins can ride side by side. youtube.com/shorts/eIiC1...
#WeekWithoutDriving day 7. Ride to a friend’s ice cream crawl. Protected bike lanes make it more fun
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Phil @ascentale.bsky.social · 3d
#WeekWithoutDriving Day 6: group ride to Emeryville Harvest fest and bike valet, ride downtown to Jack London Sq to catch the Woodstock water shuttle, then soccer time in Alameda

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#WeekWithoutDriving day 6 Emeryville harvest fest, Woodstock water shuttle, soccer in Alameda
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Phil @ascentale.bsky.social · 4d
#WeekWithoutDriving day 5: rolling by other commuters to school at a traffic circle is always nice. We ring our bells to say hello.
A street scene featuring a traffic circle with yellow directional signs, surrounded by greenery and rocks. Multiple vehicles are present, including cars in a parking lane. Residential houses with distinctive architectural styles are visible in the background under a cloudy sky. Someone riding a bicycle is visible across the traffic circle.
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Phil @ascentale.bsky.social · 4d
#WeekWithoutDriving Day 4: sorta rainy morning but not unpleasant at all. First time wearing the raincoat in a while.
Wet roads, person in bright yellow/green raincoat riding bicycle, parked cars on side of the road. Cloudy sky in distance
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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 5d
Interesting. @seattledot.bsky.social crews are installing a new bike lane barrier on Campus Parkway today that I’ve never seen before. They call them “a new recycled rubber material that we are excited to pilot and evaluate its durability. “ www.seattle.gov/transportati...
Tire like barriers
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Oakland Public Library @oaklibrary.bsky.social · 6d
Soooooo how's everyone liking Bluesky?
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Phil @ascentale.bsky.social · 7d
Yeah, sounds about right. Not sure how best to inspire others to give it a try
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Phil @ascentale.bsky.social · 7d
Today was Day 3 of #WeekWithoutDriving

1) We do school dropoff in the morning via #BikeBus
2) Ribbon cutting ceremony for great new mobility lanes
3) I checked out a new drop off zone
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#WeekWithoutDriving day 3. 1) bike bus 2) ribbon cutting 3) new dropoff zone
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BarryJT @barryjt.bsky.social · 7d
First pumpkin of the season.
Cargo bike carrying two panniers of groceries and a pumpkin.
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Phil @ascentale.bsky.social · 8d
Day 2 of #WeekWithoutDriving - it’s not always great. Close call this morning. But new painted lanes downtown. Could be better, but still an improvement.
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Phil @ascentale.bsky.social · 8d
#WeekWithoutDriving Day 1. Rolling home from school. Riding a bike is more fun than driving.
A child is riding a blue bicycle on a street, wearing a helmet and athletic clothing. A silver minivan is parked nearby, and there are houses and trees in the background. The rider is dancing with their hands while seated on the bike.
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BikeLoudPDX @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social · 8d
PBOT is removing many planters/diverters. Streets are being made less safe as part of "Fixing Our Streets".

BikeLoud will be writing letters and following up. It's helpful if YOU read the @bikeportland.org article and comment there too!

Every bit of street safety takes so much work! Aargh!
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Phil @ascentale.bsky.social · 8d
Wait what!? That’s crazy
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Phil @ascentale.bsky.social · 9d
Nobody at fault!? 😭
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Phil @ascentale.bsky.social · 11d
Baseball x bike valet is the best.
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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 11d
14. Door zone bike lanes are malpractice and should be illegal.
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Phil @ascentale.bsky.social · 13d
That parking…
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cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 13d
Interesting, I thought bike lanes were going to kill their business?
Facebook Post: Detroit Cookie Company-Follow January 12, 2022- Interesting things happening in Downtown Ferndale later this year, Hopefully it brings more traffic and doesn't kill our 2022/23 Cookie family visits. Being off Woodward Ave has and will always be the best part of Detroit Cookie Company. Please support us before during and after this wild project. We aren't fans of bike lanes in Ann Arbor, Michigan but hopefully Ferndale is different, Fingers crossed! We are open 7 days a week, come get the best cookies, coffee & carbs. Detroit Free Press Follow January 12, 2022- Woodward Avenue, smack in the birthplace of its namesake Dream Cruise at 9 Mile Road, will get a redesign aimed at slowing cars while safeguarding pedestrians and cyclists.
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Phil @ascentale.bsky.social · 15d
😭 how awful. The status quo on University Blvd is bad
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Phil @ascentale.bsky.social · 16d
Ahhh, here we go publicola.com/2024/04/02/d...
"Pike Place is not an event street by any stretch of the word-it is the lifeline street in the market historical district," Friends of the Market president Heather Pihl said. "Pike Place Market is a working market, and it's also a community including low income residents, a senior center, a food bank, a child care, and a medical clinic. It's not a place to hang out." Kettle agreed that making the market pedestrian-only would harm businesses, by making them harder to access by car and limiting access for trucks to load in and out. Calling the proposal a "cookie cutter approach" that does not acknowledge the market's "unique" character, location, and relative lack of access points, Kettle said, "This is not William Penn's Philadelphia, where we have nice squares going everywhere. [Pike Place Market] is on the cusp of falling into the sea. ... There [are] no streets on the other side. There's no First Avenue further west or Second Avenue further west. Basically, we have Elliott Bay."
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Phil @ascentale.bsky.social · 16d
Where can I reread writings from all of those who were predicting disaster?
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Phil @ascentale.bsky.social · 16d
Stockholm syndrome
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Phil @ascentale.bsky.social · 17d
Today’s #KidicalMass ride on Sun Day in Berkeley was beautiful! Thank you organizers and corkers!

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Today’s Kidical Mass in Berkeley at Willard Park #KidicalMass
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