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bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · Feb 18

Our #BikeBus made the local news late last year!

This was my pinned until I purged my old posts, but gosh it’s nice to revisit better times from not long ago. www.cbsnews.com/boston/video...

Fridays are "bike bus day" for kids at this Massachusetts elementary school

Friday is "bike bus day" in Cambridge, Massachusetts. WBZ TV's Penny Kmitt explains what it's all about and why it's so fun!

www.cbsnews.com

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bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 7h

Why do the new electric bluebikes sound like they’re carrying a garbage bag full of duplo blocks over every bump?

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Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center @pedbikeinfo.bsky.social · 8d

New research you can put to work: Center for Pedestrian & Bicyclist Safety (CPBS) Y1 completed projects support safer walking & biking.
Highlights: vehicle design & pedestrian safety, context-sensitive speed limits, & arterial road characteristics & crashes.
www.pedbikesafety.org/completed-pr...

Completed Projects | CPBS

Project details and deliverables for completed CPBS projects.

www.pedbikesafety.org

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bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 13h

They’ve been irrelevant for years. Sucks to lose your job, and overall the billionaire catch-and-kill op on journalism is evil, but that editorial page has been hot garbage for years.

bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 13h

This won’t change the tone of how they treat local DC issues even one iota.

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 15h

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal

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bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 1d

There was a brief period when DOGE considering selling my office building and moving us out there, and I was relishing the chance to be up close with those folks.

bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe i should go for a jog

stephaniehmurray.substack.com/p/the-single...

The Single Dad Death Disadvantage, and Other Interesting New Research

Moms Are Doing A Lot of “On-Call” Child Care; The Rise of Husband Caregivers; Most Schools Have Phone Policies But Few Outright Ban Them; The Bipartisan Vibe Shift on Low Fertility + more

stephaniehmurray.substack.com

bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 1d

The @washingtonpost.com @postopinions.bsky.social folks don’t think Feds on furlough should be guaranteed pay.

They hate you, DC.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Government shutdowns wouldn’t happen if they caused more pain

Democratic leaders play a dangerous game as Trump threatens not to pay furloughed federal workers.

www.washingtonpost.com

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bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 1d

these fuckers are gonna maha asthma aren’t they

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Kevin 🍅🥫 @doyle.boston · 1d

As someone who has an inhaler, fuck off and fly less you corporate douche nozzles

CNN @cnn.com · 2d

The people who are most vulnerable to the hard-to-breathe air that comes with climate change may inadvertently be adding to the problem, new research finds. https://cnn.it/4pWQMoh

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bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 1d

It’s easy to tell which cities actually want more people to ride bikes.

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bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 1d

Cambridge is not perfect, but these types of egregious stories are rare, and we have legislators who reliably bring the appropriate fire when they do happen.

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bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 1d

According to this:

1. Driver fails to yield right-of-way and left-hooks a bicyclist at an uncontrolled intersection
2. Bicyclist was riding in car lane rather than the bike lane
3. Bicyclist cited for ‘not riding as far to right as practicable’
4. In Gold Bike Friendly Community @arlingtonva.us

ARLnow @arlnow.bsky.social · 2d

Cyclist seriously hurt in crash along part of Wilson Blvd which saw recent safety improvements

Cyclist seriously hurt in crash along part of Wilson Blvd which saw recent safety improvements | ARLnow.com

A cyclist seriously injured in a crash near Bluemont Park over the weekend was issued a traffic citation. The crash happened shortly after 3:30 p.m. Saturday, at the intersection of Wilson Blvd and N....

www.arlnow.com

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bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 2d

“Brooke Pinto: White, But Not Jack Evans”

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Keith Ivey @kcivey.bsky.social · 2d

I donated a bit to Robert White yesterday. The more contributors he's able to announce by his kickoff Wednesday, the better. joinrobertwhite.com

Join Robert White for Congress – Join the Fight | The Official Webpage of Robert White for Congress

joinrobertwhite.com

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bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 2d

The four words ruining my Monday morning: “Brooke Pinto for Delegate”

Alex Koma @alexkoma.bsky.social · 2d

Probably no coincidence that Janeese Lewis George chose this morning to forcefully endorse Robert White for the delegate seat.

Also notable that Pinto is listing an endorsement from former Ward 3 CM Mary Cheh on her website. This race is gonna be spicy…

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bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 2d

Yep. TJ’s went from $4.99+ to $7.49+ basically overnight

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 2d

Trump take coffee

bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 2d

I paid $7.99 for a thing of bad ground coffee beans today, bc tariffs. Fucking with a necessary stimulant for the masses to protect the nonexistent domestic coffee bean sector, make it make sense

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bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 2d

It’s crazy! And I’d consume a pot of coffee a day when I worked from home, it would add up to real money really quick

bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 2d

I paid $7.99 for a thing of bad ground coffee beans today, bc tariffs. Fucking with a necessary stimulant for the masses to protect the nonexistent domestic coffee bean sector, make it make sense

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bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 3d

I hate Bluetooth so much

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bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 3d

My girlfriend connected her laptop to my Bluetooth speaker once, and now the speaker won’t connect to my phone if the laptop is anywhere near, it’s like some electronic prima nocta has gone down

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bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 4d

This ballot is chaos

bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 4d

Low beltlines and short slopey frunks make me swoon

bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 4d

This feels like a reasonable next-best option (depending on the tech specs of course)

bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 4d

I don’t, in fact

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