Chris N. Morfas
@thehappygringo.bsky.social
Ex-executive advocate for sustainable transport and former TV game show winner now offering occasional notes on my native USA, my adopted Colombia, math, and cities/walkability/cycling
Shoot* the messenger if you must, but the message (small vehicles for city living) is appropriate. Downsizing the USA vehicle fleet would be a welcome development. Not holding my breath.
*figure of speech
*figure of speech
December 6, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Shoot* the messenger if you must, but the message (small vehicles for city living) is appropriate. Downsizing the USA vehicle fleet would be a welcome development. Not holding my breath.
*figure of speech
*figure of speech
Lower prices, achieve a decent peace in Ukraine, declare victory on deportations while touting lower crime rate
December 3, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Lower prices, achieve a decent peace in Ukraine, declare victory on deportations while touting lower crime rate
There’s surely a sizable (if silent) majority of the USA that would approve of congressional legislation to better organize and regulate the nation’s immigration processes…The summer of ‘24 proposal would have been a good start, but Trump sabotaged it.
December 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
There’s surely a sizable (if silent) majority of the USA that would approve of congressional legislation to better organize and regulate the nation’s immigration processes…The summer of ‘24 proposal would have been a good start, but Trump sabotaged it.
“US Americans” is the way to go (says this one now in Colombia).
November 27, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“US Americans” is the way to go (says this one now in Colombia).
Right. Presidents of both parties are increasingly unpopular. It’s a feature of the times.
November 5, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Right. Presidents of both parties are increasingly unpopular. It’s a feature of the times.
Reposted by Chris N. Morfas
as an epitaph to this sad story, just this week, California climate philanthropy celebrated slashing the throat of the most effective climate transport solution ever tried on earth -- e-bikes -- so they could subsidize more cars.
bodies buried all over the place. cal.streetsblog.org/2025/10/30/c...
bodies buried all over the place. cal.streetsblog.org/2025/10/30/c...
CARB Quietly Ends the Statewide E-Bike Voucher Program - Streetsblog California
The sun sets on what was once a promising program.
cal.streetsblog.org
November 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
as an epitaph to this sad story, just this week, California climate philanthropy celebrated slashing the throat of the most effective climate transport solution ever tried on earth -- e-bikes -- so they could subsidize more cars.
bodies buried all over the place. cal.streetsblog.org/2025/10/30/c...
bodies buried all over the place. cal.streetsblog.org/2025/10/30/c...
In car-friendly Angers, banning cars for 30 minutes is newsworthy! 😁
October 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
In car-friendly Angers, banning cars for 30 minutes is newsworthy! 😁