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Eric Rogers @ericrogers.org · 6h

Garbage at The Midland. Shirley Manson’s voice is still 💯. Starcrawler was a phenomenal opener.

Sadly they announced this is likely their last big US tour due to the new economic reality of the US live music industry.

Photo of garbage lead singer Shirley Manson singing

Photo of the band of Starcrawler on stage

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Eric Rogers @ericrogers.org · 1d

Overland Park area folks - OP might be joining the regional bike share system. There is an important City Council meeting Wednesday evening. OP residents are needed to email the committee AND show up in person to express support!!

bikewalkkc.org/blog/2025/10...

Overland Park considers Bike Share

Learn more about the proposed bike share pilot for Overland Park!

bikewalkkc.org

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 1d

"The single most important behaviour, design or regulation for creating streets conducive to walking and cycling, was physical separation between the modes"

We've got a new study out, learning from a broad mixture of street users, planners and designers

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Highlights
For marginalised street users mode separation is the key to human-scale movement.
Streets conducive to walking and cycling have functional, safe and accessible design.
Professionals must approach street design, regulation and user behaviour holistically.
Combinations of influencing factors persuade people to either use or avoid a street.
There are no easy fixes to the public realm that will work for all non-drivers.

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Eric Rogers @ericrogers.org · 1d

Huh. On the flip side, I’ve heard the Whole Foods on 51st referred to as “the Downtown Whole Foods”

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 4d

"Over half of the e-cargo bike mileage ridden during trials substituted for car use."

doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...

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Eric Rogers @ericrogers.org · 4d

Fo example, if transportation advocates can use AI to get more cars of our roads more quickly, does that mode shift offset AI's carbon footprint? Who can do the math for me???

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Eric Rogers @ericrogers.org · 4d

Very cool! I've paddled a lot this year, but still haven't ventured out onto the Missouri.

Eric Rogers @ericrogers.org · 4d

There are a lot of ethical issues with AI for those of us in the nonprofit sector (carbon footprint, water usage, biased training of the robots, etc.), but there are also opportunities to deepen mission impact and accelerate mission delivery. Our usage must be a net positive for people & planet.

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Eric Rogers @ericrogers.org · 4d

New addition to the office library 🤖

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Eric Rogers @ericrogers.org · 6d

House of Guinness on Netflix is 🔥 especially the soundtrack of modern Irish artists like Kneecap and Fontaines DC.

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Eric Rogers @ericrogers.org · 6d

I found it warm and sunny back in February 😎

Eric Rogers @ericrogers.org · 7d

Left the bike at home last weekend for a kayak camping trip on a sandbar in the Kansas River. 🛶⛺

Sunset on a sandbar with a tent and two kayaks.

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Eric Rogers @ericrogers.org · 9d

This week is The Week Without Driving. That can be challenging in KC, but could you replace one or two car trips with walking, biking, or public transit? Every little bit helps!

bikewalkkc.org/events/week-...

Week Without Driving 2025

See firsthand what it’s like to navigate your community without driving. What will you experience? What will you learn? What needs to change?

bikewalkkc.org

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Eric Rogers @ericrogers.org · 10d

Amazing how many people give Ezra so much of their headspace

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 12d

The Nigeria cycling kit is so good

(Photo via @veloncc.bsky.social)

A photo of Divine Ogbe, a cyclist for Nigeria. She is wearing a kit in the colors of the Nigerian flag in a zig zag pattern

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Eric Rogers @ericrogers.org · 12d

They are making it really hard to give journalism the support it needs right now 🤬

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Eric Rogers @ericrogers.org · 12d

First thing @npr.org did this morning is repost that horrible victim-blaming dumpster fire about bike/pedestrian safety.

a man is laying his head on a desk with his hands on the desk .

ALT: a man is laying his head on a desk with his hands on the desk .

media.tenor.com

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 12d

Working on the NPR Remix right now.

Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 18d

Be Seen.
A New PSA

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Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 12d

So, 2/3rds did not use the bus. How many used cars?

‘Around that time, Albuquerque police undertook a sting operation around shoplifting in Albuquerque called “Operation Sticky Fingers” and found that “ten of the 31 people arrested used a city bus.”’

www.nationalreview.com/2025/09/take...

Take It from Albuquerque: Free Transit Is a Bad Idea | National Review

Zohran Mamdani should get the hint and scrap his proposal for New York City.

www.nationalreview.com

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Steven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 16d

A small but growing movement has sprung up in Nashville that is radical in its simplicity: People are building wooden benches and placing them at bus stops where there is no other place to sit. nashvillebanner.com/2025/09/22/g...

Activists build benches for Nashville bus stops - Nashville Banner

A small movement in Nashville is building wooden benches and placing them at bus stops without seating, providing a simple solution for the elderly, unhoused and others.

nashvillebanner.com

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Eric Rogers @ericrogers.org · 12d

Murals are planned for The Wall next summer.

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Ryan Mott @mo.tt · 12d

For years this section of cycle track sat unfinished (paint-only) because the rich homeowners there opposed the ugly plastic flexposts used elsewhere. OK, message received 😂

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 13d

not complicated.
a back to school PSA
w/ @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

pink poster
BACK TO SCHOOL TIPS, DRIVER EDITION
SLOW THE F
DOWN
so our kids can get to school safely

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Eric Rogers @ericrogers.org · 13d

This victim-blaming 🗑️ from @npr.org is terribly disappointing & empirically inaccurate. This should have been “8 tips for car drivers to stop killing people who are walking & biking”.

Journalism needs our support more than ever, but we need them to do better more than ever.

NPR @npr.org · 13d

In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.

8 walking and biking safety tips that just might save your life

In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.

n.pr

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EmmanuelSPV @emmanuelspv.bsky.social · 13d

Before (2011) / After (2023) the bike path built in 2019 along the departmental road in Pornic, Loire-Atlantique.

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