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Dad on the Bike @measuredworks.bsky.social · 2d

"The Waymo Driver is generalizing well" 🤖💀

The only thing that makes this dystopian hell inevitable is acting like it's inevitable. There is no reason @nyc-dot.bsky.social needs to accept & encourage robot cars in our communities.

Maybe let's go all in designing NYC streets for people instead?

A screen grab from an X/Twitter post by Waymo CEO Dmitri Dolgov talking like he's the damn robot.

"The Waymo Driver is generalizing well, showing strong performance in Manhattan. Excited and grateful to have our autonomous-testing permit extended by @NYC_DOT!"

The bottom of post includes a split screen video of the car's dashboard camera and the sensor readouts that reduce everything to 1s and 0s like it's a goddamn video game and not an actual place where people live and work and socialize.

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 5d

I actually agree with Jimmy Nederlander about bike lanes in Times Square but not in the way he means it. We shouldn't have narrow bike lanes along the curbs near Broadway theaters. What we should do is completely ban cars from most of the theater district.

variety.com/2025/legit/n...

You’re not a fan of the bike lanes in Times Square. What’s the issue?
They’re disruptive and intrusive. To put one in front of the Neil Simon Theatre is ridiculous. You get 1,500 people a day going to a show, and you’re not looking for bikes or these electric scooters that are going 40 miles per hour. I’m all for people biking, but this is dangerous.

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 9d

New episode up! We talked with researcher Tim Gill about how we need to make our cities safe for children, not cars. "Children are basically living very captive and kind of contained lives, and that's just not healthy."
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Streetopia Upper West Side @streetopia.bsky.social · 9d

@nyc-dot.bsky.social is making up math here. There are roughly 300 intersections on the UWS or ~2,400 potential daylighting spots, many of which are already bus stops or fire hydrants.

@galeabrewer.bsky.social got some bad information.

Why are we bean counting street safety in the first place?

Kevin Duggan @kevinduggan.bsky.social · 9d

DOT's crusade against a Council bill for universal daylighting was able to peel off support by Council Member Gale Brewer, after agency officials told her it would remove 13,000 parking spots in her Upper West Side district. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/30/g...

Gale's A-Blowin': Brewer Abandons Daylighting Bill After Push By Parking-First DOT - Streetsblog New York City

DOT's anti-daylighting "scare tactics" have peeled off Council Member Gale Brewer, who says the policy will gobble up too many parking spots.

nyc.streetsblog.org

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Dad on the Bike @measuredworks.bsky.social · 14d

New York isn’t Amsterdam, they said.

A woman pedaling through the rain on a gray Citibike wearing a light colored business suit and a holding a bright blue umbrella over her head.

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Dad on the Bike @measuredworks.bsky.social · 27d

More than two dozen bikes at drop-off every day this week at my kid’s school. You love to see it.

Our next mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social should give @nyc-dot.bsky.social a mandate to quickly transform NYC into the safest city in North America for kids to bike. The demand is there & growing.

A bunch of bikes of various sizes crowded around a tiny bike rack on the sidewalk in front of a stone building. (Not in frame are several long tail cargo bikes and box bikes parked along the curb.)

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Dad on the Bike @measuredworks.bsky.social · Sep 4

The dysfunction of NYC's streets in one photo.

Private cars get the majority of space while everyone else (including bus riders) fight over what's left. Let's hope mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social takes up this issue with the urgency and at the scale that's needed (see: Anne Hidalgo/Paris).

A person in a wheelchair is stopped, mid-crosswalk, facing away from the camera. A walk signal is visible at the opposite curb, indicating they have the right-of-way. Directly in front of them in the crosswalk is a black car, one of several cars obstructing the crosswalk. Several pedestrians and a cyclist try to squeeze through and around the vehicles, which include a large balcony SUV and a yellow taxi. In the right side of the frame, an express bus is stuck behind this same snarl of cars, delaying the commute of several dozen people.

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Streetopia Upper West Side @streetopia.bsky.social · Aug 26

We expect more from CM @galeabrewer.bsky.social than this.

There are ways to make the UWS more appealing for families and more livable for everyone. Continuing to fight over every single free parking space ain’t one of them. That’s the kind of thing that’s actually chasing families out of NYC.

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Streetopia Upper West Side @streetopia.bsky.social · Aug 26

Street improvements aren’t a popularity contest decided by who screams the loudest and most often.

Letting a tiny minority hold the curb hostage because they want to keep getting something for free should be embarrassing for a progressive politician in 2025.

Screengrab of the linked article that reads:

"I would like to look at other aspects of smart curbs, but not priced parking," Brewer said in an interview. "I have hundreds if not thousands of people complaining.”

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · Aug 14

The global phenomenon of “bikelash” has become one of the biggest barriers to implementing interventions that make our streets more liveable, accessible and sustainable. So how do we best manage it as advocates for change? Here are eight strategies we recently presented at the Velo-city Conference.🧵

Powerpoint slides from a presentation entitled “Unleashing the Silent Majority to Beat Bikelash”, which feature photographs of urban transformation from cities around the world.

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Dad on the Bike @measuredworks.bsky.social · Aug 7

My most memorable parking story is that time they repaved my street in Brooklyn and there were no cars parked on it for a couple days and we met a bunch neighbors across the street who we had never talked to before because the cars had always been in the way.

An absolutely gorgeous tree-lined block with not a single car in sight.

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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · Aug 2

It takes about half an hour to get used to it. And less than that to ask: “Why the fuck can’t people have this everywhere?”

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Aug 2

In the bike-friendly Netherlands, cyclists speed down the road without fearing cars. For an American, the prospect is thrilling—and terrifying.

How I Learned to Cycle Like a Dutchman

In the bike-friendly Netherlands, cyclists speed down the road without fearing cars. For an American, the prospect is thrilling—and terrifying.

www.newyorker.com

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Dad on the Bike @measuredworks.bsky.social · Aug 1

Note to @nyc-dot.bsky.social pedestrian signal is damaged at La Salle & Amsterdam

A yellow pedestrian walk signal shown dangling from a cable at eye level.

Street sign showing the intersection where this poor walk signal is located.

Dad on the Bike @measuredworks.bsky.social · Jul 17

Anyway, cars ruin everything.

World's oldest marathon runner, Fauja Singh, dies at 114 after being hit by a car

Fauja Singh, known as the Turbaned Torpedo and believed to be the world’s oldest marathon runner, has died at 114 after being hit by a car in India.

apnews.com

Dad on the Bike @measuredworks.bsky.social · Jul 17

My son loved this book when he was younger, and we loved reading it with him.

Fauja Singh Keeps Going by Simran Jeet Singh: 9780525555094 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

The true story of Fauja Singh, who broke world records to become the first one hundred-year-old to run a marathon, shares valuable lessons on the source of his grit, determination to overcome obstacle...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Maris Zivarts @emveezee.bsky.social · Jul 2

Neighborhood streets, where kids used to just tool around on bikes, haven’t changed. But what probably has changed is the kid’s friend’s dad, who lives next door, likes to drive his SUV fast and thinks people shouldn’t be in the street.

Walking Gal @docjanicel.bsky.social · Jul 2

Walk down a quiet American street a few decades ago, and chances were good that you’d come across a vision of the Spielbergian sort: a gaggle of school-age children charging down the block on bikes, armed with a steely sense of purpose, and without any protective headwear. +

A Classic Childhood Pastime Is Fading

Kids on bikes once filled the streets. Not anymore.

www.theatlantic.com

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Dad on the Bike @measuredworks.bsky.social · Jun 25

Hat tip to everyone who didn’t rank Cuomo, who talked to your friends & family about not ranking Cuomo, who posted Don’t Rank Cuomo signs in your neighborhood. And of course to everyone who canvassed for a better vision of New York City. Feels good to vanquish the baddies once in awhile 💫

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Dad on the Bike @measuredworks.bsky.social · Jun 24

90 minutes left to NOT rank Andrew Cuomo. Don’t miss out on the fun! Send that creep back to the suburbs.

Richard Kim @richardkimnyc.bsky.social · Jun 24

Hey yo New York, you have 90 minutes to get to the polls!

I know it's SUPER hot outside, but please vote if you can.

Here's @thecity.nyc quiz on the mayoral candidates to help you out:

projects.thecity.nyc/meet-your-ma...

Take the Quiz: Meet Your Mayor 2025

Candidates for NYC mayor told us where they stand on issues. Which is the top match for you? Find out before heading to the polls.

projects.thecity.nyc

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Dad on the Bike @measuredworks.bsky.social · Jun 23

Andrew Cuomo walks to the garage where he keeps his muscle car which he drives around midtown. Meanwhile…

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jun 23

On Friday night, we walked the length of Manhattan, from Inwood Hill to Battery Park.

New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Jun 21

Every man who knows a man who is voting for Cuomo should be sitting that man down and asking why in the ever living fuck he would vote for a sex pest.

Friends don't let friends vote for sex pests

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · Jun 20

Answering some of the Qs about Cuomo's campaign, one by one...

First: What about the sexual harassment charges? Aren't they in the past? (Spoiler: No, and especially not since he's shown no interest in change or repentance.) amandalitman.substack.com/p/the-case-a...

I just have such good memories from him during COVID. Remember Cuomo-sexuals?

I do remember! But really: Andrew Cuomo is a terrible person. For starters, he’s been credibly accused of sexual harassment by at least 11 women.

No, yeah, I know. I’ve heard about that. Not great.

You’ve probably heard that in passing, but it’s worth actually looking at what the reports say.

There’s a long documented history of young women saying Cuomo groped them, made them feel unsafe, went out of his way to humiliate them. Throughout his time as governor, there’s story after story of him preying on young vulnerable women whose only crime is that they wanted to serve New Yorkers in government.

That is horrible. But that stuff is all in the past. Don’t we need a way of people to come back? Shouldn’t there be room for some sort of redemption?

Sure. Of course. But any story of redemption has to involve change and repentance.

And by all accounts, that is not Andrew Cuomo’s arc. Instead he’s waged an unrelenting scorched earth campaign against his accusers.

He’s suing many of them, dragging out long legal disputes, and bankrupting them with legal fees. The City, in their deep dive into Cuomo’s “trench warfare”, called his tactics “in many ways unprecedented, wearing down and financially depleting not only women who have accused Cuomo of harassment and brought their own suits but others who never planned to enter a courtroom at all.”

If that’s not bad enough, Cuomo is using the fact that he was employed by the state as governor when these accusations took place to force taxpayers to pay his legal fees! New Yorkers like you and me have already paid over 19 million dollars to his lawyers to defend him in the sexual assault cases alone (in addition to another $40 million in legal fees for other corruption & miscellaneous cases). I want my taxes going to libraries, not his lawyers.

Look, I get it. But #metoo was a long time ago. Some people might even say it went a little far, you know? Remember Aziz Ansari?

LOL, not really, no. But let’s stay on topic. Reasonable people can disagree about #MeToo, or about what should happen to people accused of sexual harassment in the workplace, but the fact is that the sexual harassment is completely of a piece of how Andrew Cuomo does business.

He’s a bully. The stories of him screaming at others, intimidating people who work for him, and holding nasty petty grudges are the stuff of legend.

In their exhaustive look at the subject, The New York Times quotes one person who worked with Cuomo as saying, “his primary tool for governing is to create fear.” One lawmaker, whose father died in a nursing home during COVID (a subject we are going to talk more about in a bit), has publicly said Cuomo threatened to “destroy him” if he ever criticized the governor.

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Dad on the Bike @measuredworks.bsky.social · Jun 20

Happy early voting Friday. Have you told everyone you know not to rank Cuomo? It’s not too late to spread the word.

🗳️ Vote
🚫 Don't Rank Cuomo
✅ Rank Mamdani & Lander plus 3 more candidates who are NOT Andrew Cuomo.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jun 20

If you’re under 30, you weren’t even born the last time Andrew Cuomo lived here.

This is your city. Vote like it.

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · Jun 17

If we want this to stop, “Don’t rank Cuomo.”

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Dad on the Bike @measuredworks.bsky.social · Jun 16

I just looked up #NY_T717371C's 50 violations using @howsmydrivingny.bsky.social: howsmydrivingny.nyc/2fov6vks

How's My Driving NY

Search New York City parking & camera violations.

howsmydrivingny.nyc

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Dad on the Bike @measuredworks.bsky.social · Jun 16

Send this clown back to Westchester.

Don’t Rank Cuomo 🚫

Josie Stratman @josiestratman.bsky.social · Jun 16

Cuomo’s car parked (illegally) outside union HQ.

I asked a cop nearby if it was parked illegally. He said “yes.”

Why? “Because it got two tickets already”

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