@edvechkin.bsky.social
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My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area.
(15 in Manhattan btw)
(15 in Manhattan btw)
There is no possible justification for limiting e-bikes to 15mph but not cars.
New York Has a New E-Bike Speed Limit—and No Way to Enforce It
August 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area.
(15 in Manhattan btw)
(15 in Manhattan btw)
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Congestion pricing is the perfect example here: it polls poorly before it is enacted because people do not believe the benefits
but once it is enacted it becomes popular because it works.
it’s the opposite of mass deportations which many people think sounds good but is a total shitshow to enact
but once it is enacted it becomes popular because it works.
it’s the opposite of mass deportations which many people think sounds good but is a total shitshow to enact
Ganz killing it here, combining a critical methodological perspective on how polling is done with fundamental political theory about what politics is & what it involves:
August 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Congestion pricing is the perfect example here: it polls poorly before it is enacted because people do not believe the benefits
but once it is enacted it becomes popular because it works.
it’s the opposite of mass deportations which many people think sounds good but is a total shitshow to enact
but once it is enacted it becomes popular because it works.
it’s the opposite of mass deportations which many people think sounds good but is a total shitshow to enact
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Steal photos like this and use them at community meetings. Most of us sharing this content don’t care about credit for those types of usage, we care about change.
Leaders need to understand that bike lanes aren’t just for the able-bodied. These are mobility lanes for all.
Leaders need to understand that bike lanes aren’t just for the able-bodied. These are mobility lanes for all.
Ein modernes Radwegenetz fördert Mobilität – weit über das Fahrrad hinaus 🇳🇱❤️👨🏼🦽
August 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Steal photos like this and use them at community meetings. Most of us sharing this content don’t care about credit for those types of usage, we care about change.
Leaders need to understand that bike lanes aren’t just for the able-bodied. These are mobility lanes for all.
Leaders need to understand that bike lanes aren’t just for the able-bodied. These are mobility lanes for all.
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Me having biked to the coffee shop watching other customers arrive in urban tanks that need backup cameras and parking sensors just to grab a latte:
July 31, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Me having biked to the coffee shop watching other customers arrive in urban tanks that need backup cameras and parking sensors just to grab a latte:
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“All cities are walkable if you’re not a bitch.”
July 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“All cities are walkable if you’re not a bitch.”
Fun little snack hack for all my followers: I’ve been eating cheese blocks like push pops and I can’t recommend it enough
February 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Fun little snack hack for all my followers: I’ve been eating cheese blocks like push pops and I can’t recommend it enough
Yeah I rip packs (Pokémon cards, not cigarettes)
February 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Yeah I rip packs (Pokémon cards, not cigarettes)
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So we’ve moved to the next stage. Either an incompetent Black person is to blame, or a white person who was made incompetent by the stress of working with a Black person.
J.D. Vance uses DEI to cover for a potentially white male pilot being at fault: "When you don't have the best standards in who you're hiring, it means, on the one hand, you're not getting the best people in government, but on the other hand, it puts stresses on the people who are already there."
Hesgeth and Vance use the Washington D.C. airliner-helicopter crash to make anti-diversity, equity and inclusion points, suggesting it was to blame for the collision.
The Vice President didn't even open his remarks by referencing the victims or families - just straight into anti-DEI points.
The Vice President didn't even open his remarks by referencing the victims or families - just straight into anti-DEI points.
February 1, 2025 at 3:57 AM
So we’ve moved to the next stage. Either an incompetent Black person is to blame, or a white person who was made incompetent by the stress of working with a Black person.
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“While Mayor, I was often asked ‘how have you been able to afford bike-lanes in #Copenhagen?’ I’d reply, ‘how have you been able to NOT afford it? 25 years ago we were a few days away from going bankrupt. So the city invested in the cheapest infrastructure… bicycling.’” — @mortenkabell.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 5:39 AM
“While Mayor, I was often asked ‘how have you been able to afford bike-lanes in #Copenhagen?’ I’d reply, ‘how have you been able to NOT afford it? 25 years ago we were a few days away from going bankrupt. So the city invested in the cheapest infrastructure… bicycling.’” — @mortenkabell.bsky.social
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Tragic news at DCA tonight & our thoughts are with victims. @wmata.com has sent warming buses to support rescue and we are working to assist Dulles w/ diverted flights by running extra Silver Line trains & to keep Silver open later to get people downtown. More info to come
January 30, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Tragic news at DCA tonight & our thoughts are with victims. @wmata.com has sent warming buses to support rescue and we are working to assist Dulles w/ diverted flights by running extra Silver Line trains & to keep Silver open later to get people downtown. More info to come
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It's a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history. Please share it as much as you can. #InducedDemand
January 18, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It's a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history. Please share it as much as you can. #InducedDemand
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In the UK, auto insurance prices dropped 16% in a year.
A big reason: Lower urban speed limits
Industry analyst: "Areas where 20mph zones have been introduced result in lower levels of claim frequency – a key factor in the cost of car insurance."
A big reason: Lower urban speed limits
Industry analyst: "Areas where 20mph zones have been introduced result in lower levels of claim frequency – a key factor in the cost of car insurance."
UK’s 20mph speed limits ‘are cutting car insurance costs’
Controversial safety policy has helped drive down premiums to 18-month low, says Confused.com
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
In the UK, auto insurance prices dropped 16% in a year.
A big reason: Lower urban speed limits
Industry analyst: "Areas where 20mph zones have been introduced result in lower levels of claim frequency – a key factor in the cost of car insurance."
A big reason: Lower urban speed limits
Industry analyst: "Areas where 20mph zones have been introduced result in lower levels of claim frequency – a key factor in the cost of car insurance."
“I’m bringing safety back (yeah)” - probably Justin Timberlake (joke stolen from one of the bike bus coordinators!)
The Portland group that organizes chaperoned bike rides so kids can get to school in “bike buses” welcomed a special guest Sunday: Justin Timberlake.
Justin Timberlake joins Portland Bike Bus as special guest
The pop star joined about 100 people on bikes for a Sunday ride to Alameda Elementary School in Northeast Portland.
www.oregonlive.com
January 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
“I’m bringing safety back (yeah)” - probably Justin Timberlake (joke stolen from one of the bike bus coordinators!)
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“A 5-year study of 263K U.K. commuters, published in the British Medical Journal in 2017, found regular cycling cut the risk of death from any cause by 41%, and the incidence of cancer and heart disease by 45% and 46% respectively. Other large-scale studies have found similar.” Via @CarltonReid.com
18-Year Study Of 82,297 Adults Finds Cycle Commuting Halves Chance Of Early Death
Billionaires famously want to live longer. They should jump on bicycles, not spacecraft.
www.forbes.com
January 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
“A 5-year study of 263K U.K. commuters, published in the British Medical Journal in 2017, found regular cycling cut the risk of death from any cause by 41%, and the incidence of cancer and heart disease by 45% and 46% respectively. Other large-scale studies have found similar.” Via @CarltonReid.com
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the Tesla tunnel has traffic and the Lincoln tunnel doesn’t
congestion pricing wins, Elon loses
congestion pricing wins, Elon loses
nothing like waiting in traffic at the vegas tesla loop 😋
January 9, 2025 at 5:18 AM
the Tesla tunnel has traffic and the Lincoln tunnel doesn’t
congestion pricing wins, Elon loses
congestion pricing wins, Elon loses
Has me ready to run through a brick wall
What a YEAR we had in 2024! 🎉 #YourMetro soared with 250M trips and 12% ridership growth overall. Huge thanks to our partners and customers! We’re excited for all the places Metro will take you in 2025. Take a look back at our journey: youtu.be/n4SFjIAXGcY #wmata
Metro 2024 Year in Review
YouTube video by Metro
youtu.be
January 9, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Has me ready to run through a brick wall
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I've harped on this before, but "availability of home insurance" will keep growing as a political issue, and a whole lot of people's brains are not equipped to handle it. Insurers aren't doing stuff like this (nor leaving markets outright) for fun. Climate change is making stuff uninsurable.
January 8, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I've harped on this before, but "availability of home insurance" will keep growing as a political issue, and a whole lot of people's brains are not equipped to handle it. Insurers aren't doing stuff like this (nor leaving markets outright) for fun. Climate change is making stuff uninsurable.
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PSA: The chart we point to all session every time land use reform bills come up.
December 28, 2024 at 8:56 PM
PSA: The chart we point to all session every time land use reform bills come up.
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Next time someone tries arguing that it’s “social engineering” (cue ominous music) to give people CHOICES to walk, bike & take public transit in their city, tell them that designing our current car DEPENDENCY has been the largest and most damaging social engineering experiment in human history.
December 28, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Next time someone tries arguing that it’s “social engineering” (cue ominous music) to give people CHOICES to walk, bike & take public transit in their city, tell them that designing our current car DEPENDENCY has been the largest and most damaging social engineering experiment in human history.
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As the car-centric suburban experiment intensified, more and more parents became convinced that it was unsafe for their kids to walk or bike to school. So parents increasingly drove their kids, paradoxically adding even more traffic, making streets even less safe.
December 27, 2024 at 7:03 PM
As the car-centric suburban experiment intensified, more and more parents became convinced that it was unsafe for their kids to walk or bike to school. So parents increasingly drove their kids, paradoxically adding even more traffic, making streets even less safe.
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Cities will be all like "its snowing, please don't drive if you can avoid it, it's dangerous to drive in the snow," and then do shit like this to make driving the only real choice to get around.
"A city's priorities become as clear as the spaces they choose to maintain in the winter."
Content done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
Content done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
December 26, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Cities will be all like "its snowing, please don't drive if you can avoid it, it's dangerous to drive in the snow," and then do shit like this to make driving the only real choice to get around.
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My top mobility policy of 2024: Higher parking fees for huge cars
Paris is tripling parking costs for oversized cars. Montreal, Lyon, & Cologne are taking similar steps.
Giant cars worsen pollution and safety, and they use more curb space. Owners should pay extra.
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/w...
Paris is tripling parking costs for oversized cars. Montreal, Lyon, & Cologne are taking similar steps.
Giant cars worsen pollution and safety, and they use more curb space. Owners should pay extra.
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/w...
Parisians Vote to Triple Parking Fees for Big S.U.V.s and Other Hefty Cars
The city authorities say that large cars pollute more and are dangerous for pedestrians. Opponents say the mayor is on a crusade against motorists.
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2024 at 1:27 PM
My top mobility policy of 2024: Higher parking fees for huge cars
Paris is tripling parking costs for oversized cars. Montreal, Lyon, & Cologne are taking similar steps.
Giant cars worsen pollution and safety, and they use more curb space. Owners should pay extra.
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/w...
Paris is tripling parking costs for oversized cars. Montreal, Lyon, & Cologne are taking similar steps.
Giant cars worsen pollution and safety, and they use more curb space. Owners should pay extra.
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/w...
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Eliminating arbitrary mandates and letting consumers decide how much parking they want to pay for is one of the easiest thing local policymakers can do to bring down housing costs.
It turns out the most effective tool to get more housing built might just be: stop forcing people to build parking….
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent www.sightline.org/2024/12/10/p...
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent www.sightline.org/2024/12/10/p...
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent
www.sightline.org
December 22, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Eliminating arbitrary mandates and letting consumers decide how much parking they want to pay for is one of the easiest thing local policymakers can do to bring down housing costs.
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“Why It’s So Frickin’ Hard to Stop Driving? Even when better options for commuting are available, people usually don’t make the switch. But there are tricks to help them.” Another good one by @davidzipper.bsky.social in @slate.bsky.social.
Change IS hard. We have to be a lot better at it.
Change IS hard. We have to be a lot better at it.
The Psychological Traps That Keep Us Stuck Commuting Via Car
Even when better options are available, switching modes is tough.
slate.com
December 21, 2024 at 6:14 AM
“Why It’s So Frickin’ Hard to Stop Driving? Even when better options for commuting are available, people usually don’t make the switch. But there are tricks to help them.” Another good one by @davidzipper.bsky.social in @slate.bsky.social.
Change IS hard. We have to be a lot better at it.
Change IS hard. We have to be a lot better at it.