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.

This is walkable?

If it concluded “less traffic” probably everyone could agree. But most drivers get the connection between too many drivers and too much traffic.

"Less traffic" is not a bad common ground. 👍🏻

Ime, then (1) closer destinations and less distracted drivers are their conclusion. I'm for (1) in terms of walkable cities, housing, and (2) comes to a "How? Ban phones?"

At least we have a discussion, although, "winning" is not well-defined.

I'm not joking. Because of all the space wasted by cars, people think the motorists are the majority but they're not.

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. ❤️

Road usage fee based on

1. The weight of your vehicle that wears down the road.

2. The dimensions: bigger single occupancy vehicles that add to congestion.

3. Damage to victims in collision. Eg High hood vehicles b/c they're more likely to kill their victims.

+Nuances, but this is the juste.

If TJ's small parking lot is a problem for you, how would you fix it?

Whenever I go there, I get off my bike as soon as I get to the sidewalk and, poof, I'm a pedestrian walking to lock my bike at the typically-available bike parking near the entrance.

I wish more people did that too.

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.

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.