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Brianinja
@brianinja.bsky.social
Professional Chicagoland suburban transportation planner by day. Cargo ebike suburban dad by night. Enjoys birds and cute art. 🏳️‍🌈 He/him.
Frustratingly, the outbound return trip average commute time is 13 minutes longer than the inbound commute!
December 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I had <2-3 minute transfer windows this morning. It made my suburban transit commute literally time competitive with driving.
December 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Figure out some additional text to ensure emergency vehicles and public works can still access routes. But that, and a state-run "report violations" a la NYDOT that includes both reporter and municipal fines split. Encourage municipalities to personally avoid fines but also establish enforcement.
December 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"Municipalities cannot obstruct, or allow to be obstructed, a bike lane or sidewalk unless any remaining open traffic lanes are re-engineered to prioritize and protect vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and bicyclists, in that order. This preempts all home rule authority."
December 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I've seen three different headlines from NYT for this same article:
"The Shocking Crash That Led One County to Reckon With the Dangers of E-Bikes."
"E-Bikes Are Surging in Popularity. What Will It Take to Rein Them in?"
"An E-Bike Almost Killed Her. She Became The Face of a New Law."
December 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Wish I could.

Also, the massively different headlines I've been seeing for this article is wild.
I had "The Shocking Crash That Led One County to Reckon With the Dangers of E-Bikes."
Also saw " E-Bikes Are Surging in Popularity. What Will It Take to Rein Them in?"
December 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Environmental law, too.
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Meanwhile @dlknowles.bsky.social is cringing "oh no not the US-UK language discourse again!"
December 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM