JP
@definitejp.bsky.social
Blue Sky avatar is LA Feuardent by JF Millet
hobbyist artist and bike commuter (I do not own a car 🇺🇸)
hobbyist artist and bike commuter (I do not own a car 🇺🇸)
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JP
@definitejp.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Let me share some reasons I bike:
(ongoing thread, I will periodically update this).
(ongoing thread, I will periodically update this).
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I always love pointing out the bike rack at the international French school in Cambridge. Europeans come here and they keep riding.
How to get Americans- liberal Americans- to get out of their damn cars in a cultural shift is the biggest impediment IMHO.
How to get Americans- liberal Americans- to get out of their damn cars in a cultural shift is the biggest impediment IMHO.
December 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I always love pointing out the bike rack at the international French school in Cambridge. Europeans come here and they keep riding.
How to get Americans- liberal Americans- to get out of their damn cars in a cultural shift is the biggest impediment IMHO.
How to get Americans- liberal Americans- to get out of their damn cars in a cultural shift is the biggest impediment IMHO.
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"America really isn't set up for it"
If we made progress like we make low effort excuses, we'd be set up for it now.
If we made progress like we make low effort excuses, we'd be set up for it now.
I find "America isn't really set up for it" to be an annoying rebuttal to any sort of proposal to reduce car dependency. Our leaders used policy to create a system of car dependency and we can sure as hell use policy to undo that. There are absolutely barriers, but do nothing is not a solution.
December 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"America really isn't set up for it"
If we made progress like we make low effort excuses, we'd be set up for it now.
If we made progress like we make low effort excuses, we'd be set up for it now.
Re: Halifax MacKay toll-less bridge: I view tolls like congestion pricing, to be applied with equity. Talking to my family I've learned:
1. Going toll-less improves traffic (wrong: traffic is still backed up)
2. Can't afford another bridge, so we'll just suffer (wrong: we need better bus service)
1. Going toll-less improves traffic (wrong: traffic is still backed up)
2. Can't afford another bridge, so we'll just suffer (wrong: we need better bus service)
December 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Re: Halifax MacKay toll-less bridge: I view tolls like congestion pricing, to be applied with equity. Talking to my family I've learned:
1. Going toll-less improves traffic (wrong: traffic is still backed up)
2. Can't afford another bridge, so we'll just suffer (wrong: we need better bus service)
1. Going toll-less improves traffic (wrong: traffic is still backed up)
2. Can't afford another bridge, so we'll just suffer (wrong: we need better bus service)
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This is walkable?
December 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This is walkable?
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"Driver who waited 45 minutes to get a parking spot 15 feet closer to the mall entrance says "it was definitely worth it" despite the mall closing before they could start their shopping."
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
December 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"Driver who waited 45 minutes to get a parking spot 15 feet closer to the mall entrance says "it was definitely worth it" despite the mall closing before they could start their shopping."
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
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Another reminder that idling your car is really terrible for all sorts of reasons- noise, tailpipe emissions, etc. Please avoid it at all costs unless it’s *really* necessary. www.epa.nsw.gov.au/Your-environ...
Vehicle idling | EPA
Find out how you can reduce vehicle idling to help save you money, reduce neighbourhood noise, improve air quality and your health.
www.epa.nsw.gov.au
December 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Another reminder that idling your car is really terrible for all sorts of reasons- noise, tailpipe emissions, etc. Please avoid it at all costs unless it’s *really* necessary. www.epa.nsw.gov.au/Your-environ...
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If it concluded “less traffic” probably everyone could agree. But most drivers get the connection between too many drivers and too much traffic.
December 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
If it concluded “less traffic” probably everyone could agree. But most drivers get the connection between too many drivers and too much traffic.
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Do SF next
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Do SF next
Spotted this in Halifax while walking.
While I very much want fewer drivers, I've never met a driver who echoed this conclusion.
Because then, for most, they wouldn't be a driver anymore.
While I very much want fewer drivers, I've never met a driver who echoed this conclusion.
Because then, for most, they wouldn't be a driver anymore.
December 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Spotted this in Halifax while walking.
While I very much want fewer drivers, I've never met a driver who echoed this conclusion.
Because then, for most, they wouldn't be a driver anymore.
While I very much want fewer drivers, I've never met a driver who echoed this conclusion.
Because then, for most, they wouldn't be a driver anymore.
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I hate it when places try to make their bike racks look like some sort of art sculpture.
December 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I hate it when places try to make their bike racks look like some sort of art sculpture.
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My response to anything over the next two weeks
December 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
My response to anything over the next two weeks
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Also running parallel they can act as se level of protection of pedestrians from drivers. Space them right they prevent pavement parking as well. Win win. Put one every 5 metres down shopping streets. Ooh lots of bike parking
Great example of why bike racks shouldn’t be perpendicular to the carriageway. And yes, it’s a big bike. But even ignoring that, perpendicular bike racks are a danger for visually impaired people. If it was parallel to the carriageway it wouldn’t be an issue, irrespective of it being a bakfiets.
December 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Also running parallel they can act as se level of protection of pedestrians from drivers. Space them right they prevent pavement parking as well. Win win. Put one every 5 metres down shopping streets. Ooh lots of bike parking
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Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bostonians-w...
Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down
Mayor Michelle Wu's ran on more protected bike lanes around the city to satisfy a perceived demand for better cycling infrastructure.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bostonians-w...
Currently visiting Halifax NS to see my parents. I'm impressed with the HFXGO QR code reading system as a way to purchase and manage bus tickets.
It's no clipper card (auto-reloading tap), but still a major step in making the bus transit system more convenient.
It's no clipper card (auto-reloading tap), but still a major step in making the bus transit system more convenient.
December 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Currently visiting Halifax NS to see my parents. I'm impressed with the HFXGO QR code reading system as a way to purchase and manage bus tickets.
It's no clipper card (auto-reloading tap), but still a major step in making the bus transit system more convenient.
It's no clipper card (auto-reloading tap), but still a major step in making the bus transit system more convenient.
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A Seattle equivalent of the London Transport Museum Gift Shop would be super popular. Transit upholstery throw pillows, please.
December 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A Seattle equivalent of the London Transport Museum Gift Shop would be super popular. Transit upholstery throw pillows, please.
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I'm not joking. Because of all the space wasted by cars, people think the motorists are the majority but they're not.
December 14, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I'm not joking. Because of all the space wasted by cars, people think the motorists are the majority but they're not.
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Anyway then my kid rode his bike down a mile & a half of the I-205 multi use path, calling out to me - "You're the best mom!" - the way sleepy boys do, as he coasted about side to side with no regard for other riders & then nearly had a melt down because I wouldn't let him ride on 82nd at the end. ❤️
December 14, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Anyway then my kid rode his bike down a mile & a half of the I-205 multi use path, calling out to me - "You're the best mom!" - the way sleepy boys do, as he coasted about side to side with no regard for other riders & then nearly had a melt down because I wouldn't let him ride on 82nd at the end. ❤️
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These are arguments for breaking the law that would be widely recognized as psychotic if offered in any other context. But when we're drivers, we just feel entitled. I *wanna* go fast, so fuck you, fuck safety, fuck society.
Cars make us terrible people.
Cars make us terrible people.
December 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
These are arguments for breaking the law that would be widely recognized as psychotic if offered in any other context. But when we're drivers, we just feel entitled. I *wanna* go fast, so fuck you, fuck safety, fuck society.
Cars make us terrible people.
Cars make us terrible people.
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Good transit is like having an accelerator button on walking. Transit that can bring you into a walkable area (like downtown) adds a ton of access. Transit between two walkable areas (like downtown Vancouver and Commercial Drive) is magic for people who live in either neighborhood.
December 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Good transit is like having an accelerator button on walking. Transit that can bring you into a walkable area (like downtown) adds a ton of access. Transit between two walkable areas (like downtown Vancouver and Commercial Drive) is magic for people who live in either neighborhood.
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My coworkers have been genuinely loving the E Line since it opened and we all have had excited IRL conversations about how much it’s improved all of our commutes. It makes us excited for future transit projects.
It’s actually so cool working with so many fellow transit riders/cyclists.
It’s actually so cool working with so many fellow transit riders/cyclists.
December 13, 2025 at 6:15 AM
My coworkers have been genuinely loving the E Line since it opened and we all have had excited IRL conversations about how much it’s improved all of our commutes. It makes us excited for future transit projects.
It’s actually so cool working with so many fellow transit riders/cyclists.
It’s actually so cool working with so many fellow transit riders/cyclists.
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Some ideas for improving road safety that can be implemented in US cities without modifying infrastructure:
• No cars moving through the intersection when pedestrians have a "walk" signal.
• No turn on red.
• 20 mph speed limit.
• Leading pedestrian interval for cyclists.
Others?
• No cars moving through the intersection when pedestrians have a "walk" signal.
• No turn on red.
• 20 mph speed limit.
• Leading pedestrian interval for cyclists.
Others?
December 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Some ideas for improving road safety that can be implemented in US cities without modifying infrastructure:
• No cars moving through the intersection when pedestrians have a "walk" signal.
• No turn on red.
• 20 mph speed limit.
• Leading pedestrian interval for cyclists.
Others?
• No cars moving through the intersection when pedestrians have a "walk" signal.
• No turn on red.
• 20 mph speed limit.
• Leading pedestrian interval for cyclists.
Others?
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motorists regard other motorists’ aggressive behavior as obnoxious. as a cyclist i regard it as a direct threat to my life, because all too often it is
December 13, 2025 at 3:36 AM
motorists regard other motorists’ aggressive behavior as obnoxious. as a cyclist i regard it as a direct threat to my life, because all too often it is
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A new study reports that almost half of all urban and suburban US car owners are open to living car free.
We need to significantly increase the level of transit service across the US to enable people make that *choice*.
Without adequate service, we force people into $$ depreciating assets (cars).
We need to significantly increase the level of transit service across the US to enable people make that *choice*.
Without adequate service, we force people into $$ depreciating assets (cars).
An astonishing percentage of Americans are open to car-free living.
The problem isn't attitudes. The problem is the failure to invest in viable options.
humantransit.org/2025/12/many...
The problem isn't attitudes. The problem is the failure to invest in viable options.
humantransit.org/2025/12/many...
Many Americans Are Open to Car-Free Living — Human Transit
Is Americans a “car culture” or are they “car dependent”? Do they drive because they love driving, or are they in an unhealthy relationship with a substance it would be happy to do without? Obviousl...
humantransit.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:41 AM
A new study reports that almost half of all urban and suburban US car owners are open to living car free.
We need to significantly increase the level of transit service across the US to enable people make that *choice*.
Without adequate service, we force people into $$ depreciating assets (cars).
We need to significantly increase the level of transit service across the US to enable people make that *choice*.
Without adequate service, we force people into $$ depreciating assets (cars).
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Hidden among the usual TC letters by people grumbling that that anything they don't do themselves is without value, today's paper contains a gem! I, too, am a senior who loves Victoria's AAA bike network. It's life changing.
#yyj #yyjbike
www.timescolonist.com/opinion/lett...
#yyj #yyjbike
www.timescolonist.com/opinion/lett...
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Hidden among the usual TC letters by people grumbling that that anything they don't do themselves is without value, today's paper contains a gem! I, too, am a senior who loves Victoria's AAA bike network. It's life changing.
#yyj #yyjbike
www.timescolonist.com/opinion/lett...
#yyj #yyjbike
www.timescolonist.com/opinion/lett...
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transit riders on transit boards
Met Council members oversee Twin Cities transit, but rarely ride it
In the last year, just half of those appointed to the Metropolitan Council have taken advantage of the free Metro Transit rides that come with their job.
www.startribune.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
transit riders on transit boards