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Paul Lite

@paulite.bsky.social

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Indianapolis west-sider, reader of books, rider of bicycles, explorer and tinkerer. Biochemist in another life. Joined Dec’23. 📚🚲🚸💡🧐🧪 x21c7 Banner: Skellig Michael Island off County Kerry. Portrait: Me holding a 🍀 in Galway.

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Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks for the reminder. I looked over report and made a comment.

Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · 6d

This turns my stomach... "Purdue’s grant application conflicted with federal civil rights law and the department’s policy of “prioritizing merit, fairness, and excellence in education.”

Trump admin cancels $35 million Purdue college prep program in DEI crackdown

Indiana GEAR UP, a Purdue-run college-prep program for more than 13,000 low-income students, will end Sept. 30 after the U.S. Education Department canceled its $35 million grant.

Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · 6d

...cause this business really looks legit.

Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · 6d

I f you don't mind, I'm sharing the link to the image you posted. www.in.gov/idem/files/n...

Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · 6d

When I saw this, Greenlawn came immediately to my mind. @mirrorindy.org @emilyhopkins.bsky.social

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Evie Hemphill @evhemphill.bsky.social · 8d

"I’m not arrogant enough to think I can fully avoid this kind of decline—the indignities of getting older are relentless, and it doesn’t take much to break someone down. But then I think about learning to ride a bike, and I remember: It’s still possible to grow and change." Great essay in The Sun

Last summer I took a free one-day course in nearby Philadelphia for adults who wanted to learn to ride a bike. The incident that finally pushed me over the edge was when my eight-year-old niece was ri...

www.thesunmagazine.org

Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · 8d

This recent interview posted to YouTube by @wttsfm.bsky.social shares efforts underway to improve public access and use of the White Riverway System in Marion and Hamilton Counties. Worth a listen for those in #Indy area. Exciting to see this long-abused (200+ years) resource finally get some love.

WTTS Feel-Good News: The White River is a resource worth rewarding...

YouTube video by WTTSFM

Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · 9d

I’ve recently returned from a week in Acadia National Park in Maine - cycling with my family on the park’s amazing carriage road system. #biking #AcadiaNP

Two cyclists pause on a stone bridge

A gravel shoreline in Acadia National Park. A bike stands in the foreground.

A bicycle poised on an overlook along a carriage road in Acadia National park.

A father and daughter ride along a carriage road in Acadia NO.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 11d

It's Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) migration season in Texas. At least 90% of all southward migration passes through Texas, either along the coast, or through central Texas.

They'll overwinter in Mexico, then return.

Let's talk about the utter weirdness of generational migration.

Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · 29d

A tribute 📌

Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · 29d

what a story!

Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · Sep 8

Meet The Bike-Riding 'Pint Peddler' Bringing Homebrews To The People

#bikechi hall of famer

blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/08/m...

Meet The Bike-Riding 'Pint Peddler' Bringing Homebrews To The People

Lydia Miller has become a darling of the Critical Mass bike ride circuit, dispensing beer and other home-brewed beverages for free from her tricked-out e-bike.

blockclubchicago.org

Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · 29d

Riverside Riders! ❤️

Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · Sep 8

In addition, INDOT likes to post this under Indy’s viaducts. “You have no right to be here”.

Warning: NO TRESPASSING THIS IS LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY PROPERTY. DO NOT WALK, LOITER, SLEEP OR CAMP. You have no right to be here unless you have received a permit from the State of Indiana”.

Photo source MirrorIndy with additional cropping by Paulite.

Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · Sep 8

This intersection is the junction between two bike/ped trails I assume the driver provided the speed estimate for the police report, which is likely to be an under-estimate. Anyway, the speed limit in this area appears to be 25mph, not 30-35mph. Trails, hospitals, apartments, schools - slow down!

W 10th street, just west of Indiana Ave intersection, looking east. Cultural Trail to the right. Fall Creek Trail dead ahead. A 25mph speed limit sign is visible.

Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thanks for sharing the link!

Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · Sep 7

There was that tragic 10/7/23 pedestrian death that occurred at this cloverleaf - so sidewalks here are a great improvement (See photo & ALT).

Do you know if the ramp design was modified to slow traffic and improve pedestrian safety for those crossing the ramps using those new sidewalks?

https://safestreetsindy.org/assets/downloads/crash-review/2023/904368908.png

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/man-struck-and-killed-by-car-on-indianapolis-indy-east-side-e-washington-street-n-shadeland-avenue/531-815d0271-45e6-46e1-80db-6a9e287b5a36#

Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · Sep 4

Meaningless! Laughable!
Ask Wishner to share instead the RATIO of num_applicants / num_open_job_postings during those two time periods. The number of applicants will, of course, increase if there are more openings. And if the mayor is a monster then of course more people quit so more openings.

Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · Sep 3

Sickening story…

Kimberly Albers, center, posted photos on Instagram showing her and her husband, Nathan, right, at Mar-a-Lago on election night last year. Credit: Screenshot by ProPublica

Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · Sep 3

It was good stuff. i especially liked the "Moving On vs Moving Forward" insight. I'm glad you got back up on the bike.

Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thanks for hosting this webinar. It was really interesting to learn more about the history and the future plans of BikeLaneUprising.

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Rick Garrett @ricksrambles.bsky.social · Sep 2

I mentioned getting hit by a car while riding my bicycle. Here's what I learned from that.

open.substack.com/pub/ramblean...

Getting Back on the Horse (Or Bike)

Finding Wisdom after a Fall

open.substack.com

Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · Sep 2

As a cyclist, I've grown to appreciate drivers that smoke. Smokers tend to keep their car windows open which allows a cyclist to better determine what they're doing.

Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · Aug 31

I sure hope we don’t end up losing our NW-side location at Pike Twp offices.

Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · Aug 31

This was my second year to ride. So fun. Maybe next year I’ll be braver and tote my bike up with me by Amtrak rather than by car.

Paul Lite @paulite.bsky.social · Aug 31

Just got back to #Indy from Chicago after spending a perfect morning cycling in Bike the Drive.

Bike the Drive - Butler Field

Bike the Drive - Chicago River skyline

Bike the Drive - starting my ride headed north from Butler Field

Bike the Drive - Buckingham Fountain