Sam Pearson
@samzpearson.bsky.social
interested in place, language, a slow world...
promoting active transportation -- and other things pro-climate, community, and common sense -- also racial justice, repro justice, individual self-determination, LGBTQ rights, humanism & value of change
promoting active transportation -- and other things pro-climate, community, and common sense -- also racial justice, repro justice, individual self-determination, LGBTQ rights, humanism & value of change
Here's a non-driver I met in Mifflinburg during my #WeekWithoutDrivingPA. My bike ride over there to an eye appt led to our having a conversation in the coffee shop. I asked him if I could record his endorsement of the local transit provider he depends on, Rabbit Transit. vimeo.com/1125394630?s...
Week Without Driving Comment in Mifflinburg
A non-driver in Mifflinburg shares his appreciation of shared ride transit
vimeo.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Here's a non-driver I met in Mifflinburg during my #WeekWithoutDrivingPA. My bike ride over there to an eye appt led to our having a conversation in the coffee shop. I asked him if I could record his endorsement of the local transit provider he depends on, Rabbit Transit. vimeo.com/1125394630?s...
Still sorting through material from last week's #WeekWithoutDrivingPA. The uneven distribution of critical medical services like maternity care is an indicator of other shocking gaps in basic access to key destinations that make being a non-driver so challenging in PA. Can't access what isn't there.
October 8, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Still sorting through material from last week's #WeekWithoutDrivingPA. The uneven distribution of critical medical services like maternity care is an indicator of other shocking gaps in basic access to key destinations that make being a non-driver so challenging in PA. Can't access what isn't there.
On Day 3 of #WeekWithoutDriving I biked 1/4 mile to the dentist -- because I was too lazy to walk. It got me outside, gave me a chance to check how the recently planted trees are doing in the drought. But it's a small town & I didn't have anywhere else to go... (also seem to have lost a post -- gah)
October 3, 2025 at 4:10 AM
On Day 3 of #WeekWithoutDriving I biked 1/4 mile to the dentist -- because I was too lazy to walk. It got me outside, gave me a chance to check how the recently planted trees are doing in the drought. But it's a small town & I didn't have anywhere else to go... (also seem to have lost a post -- gah)
For #WeekWithoutDrivingPA Day 2, I had to go ~125 miles to Quakertown for work. I was able to catch a ride from someone else in the PA Downtown Center network -- good because there are no transit options. The other regional meeting this week does have transit, sort of... #WeekWithoutDriving
October 1, 2025 at 1:46 AM
For #WeekWithoutDrivingPA Day 2, I had to go ~125 miles to Quakertown for work. I was able to catch a ride from someone else in the PA Downtown Center network -- good because there are no transit options. The other regional meeting this week does have transit, sort of... #WeekWithoutDriving
I worked from home today (as per often) & will bike the short distance to an evening Lewisburg Neighborhoods meeting shortly. LN has announced WWD events, including River Road Holiday on Sunday, from 1 to 5! #WeekWithoutDriving weekwithoutdriving.org #WeekWithoutDrivingPA weekwithoutdrivingpa.org
September 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I worked from home today (as per often) & will bike the short distance to an evening Lewisburg Neighborhoods meeting shortly. LN has announced WWD events, including River Road Holiday on Sunday, from 1 to 5! #WeekWithoutDriving weekwithoutdriving.org #WeekWithoutDrivingPA weekwithoutdrivingpa.org
PHL is making real strides toward ridership recovery, but all that is in jeopardy with the current funding fight. Many transit providers in PA have announced imminent drastic cuts. Transit for All PA has a solid proposal for statewide transit funding. www.transitforallpa.org/transit-ride...
May 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
PHL is making real strides toward ridership recovery, but all that is in jeopardy with the current funding fight. Many transit providers in PA have announced imminent drastic cuts. Transit for All PA has a solid proposal for statewide transit funding. www.transitforallpa.org/transit-ride...
Reposted by Sam Pearson
WSDOT has added “Safer Land Use” as a sixth element of our Safe System Approach.
November 24, 2024 at 11:28 PM
WSDOT has added “Safer Land Use” as a sixth element of our Safe System Approach.
Reposted by Sam Pearson
RESEARCH: People Walking Spend More In U.K. Shops Than Motorists.
For the record, people on bikes & riding transit do too.
No surprise here, study after study has concluded this & it’s really just common sense. But I still welcome every bit of evidence we can share. www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
For the record, people on bikes & riding transit do too.
No surprise here, study after study has concluded this & it’s really just common sense. But I still welcome every bit of evidence we can share. www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
People Walking Spend More In U.K. Shops Than Motorists, Finds ‘Pedestrian Pound’ Research
The third iteration of The Pedestrian Pound shows that people on foot spend more money than people arriving by car.
www.forbes.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:26 PM
RESEARCH: People Walking Spend More In U.K. Shops Than Motorists.
For the record, people on bikes & riding transit do too.
No surprise here, study after study has concluded this & it’s really just common sense. But I still welcome every bit of evidence we can share. www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
For the record, people on bikes & riding transit do too.
No surprise here, study after study has concluded this & it’s really just common sense. But I still welcome every bit of evidence we can share. www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
Reposted by Sam Pearson
Pennsylvania needs to be flexing funds from its highway account to its transit program—completely allowed under federal law.
We lay out how to do this in our report on surmounting the transit fiscal cliff (pg 54) www.urban.org/research/pub...
We lay out how to do this in our report on surmounting the transit fiscal cliff (pg 54) www.urban.org/research/pub...
November 20, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Pennsylvania needs to be flexing funds from its highway account to its transit program—completely allowed under federal law.
We lay out how to do this in our report on surmounting the transit fiscal cliff (pg 54) www.urban.org/research/pub...
We lay out how to do this in our report on surmounting the transit fiscal cliff (pg 54) www.urban.org/research/pub...