@wucheeman.bsky.social
Here to learn and enjoy, write about bicycling, and maybe do more in time.
Chapel Hill - Carrboro bike rack map at https://outofvoid.net/#bikerackmap
I’m still not a bot, but then I'd say that, wouldn't I?
Chapel Hill - Carrboro bike rack map at https://outofvoid.net/#bikerackmap
I’m still not a bot, but then I'd say that, wouldn't I?
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Out of the Void
outofvoid.net
Wondering if there's a bike rack at your destination in Chapel Hill? You can look before you go at a Google Map that I've just published on the web. outofvoid.net#bikerackmap
as a religious XKCD reader, I don’t know how I missed it either. For those who want to see it in the original (like future me), it’s at xkcd.com/2832/
December 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
as a religious XKCD reader, I don’t know how I missed it either. For those who want to see it in the original (like future me), it’s at xkcd.com/2832/
Fantastic!
December 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Fantastic!
A great essay that’s really worth the time it takes to read.
December 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A great essay that’s really worth the time it takes to read.
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Giving Jane the final word here. She got it!
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Giving Jane the final word here. She got it!
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#BikePedPortal, the non-motorized data archive housed at Portland State, provides a centralized standard bicycle/pedestrian count database which includes automated and manual counts from across the country, along with a suite of custom tools and products. Learn more: trec.pdx.edu/news/learn-h...
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
#BikePedPortal, the non-motorized data archive housed at Portland State, provides a centralized standard bicycle/pedestrian count database which includes automated and manual counts from across the country, along with a suite of custom tools and products. Learn more: trec.pdx.edu/news/learn-h...
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For those wondering how you get on and off a penny-farthing.
*A guy walking by said to his companion, “That looks incredibly dangerous.” 😅
*A guy walking by said to his companion, “That looks incredibly dangerous.” 😅
November 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
For those wondering how you get on and off a penny-farthing.
*A guy walking by said to his companion, “That looks incredibly dangerous.” 😅
*A guy walking by said to his companion, “That looks incredibly dangerous.” 😅
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A 2021 study from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics showed that 52% of all trips in the U.S. were less than three miles. 28% of trips were less than one mile. With slight tweaks, many of those trips could be done on bikes, e-bikes and other light electric vehicles, and walking.
I'm tempted to listen because I've yet to read an argument about "car addiction" that factors in that the continental United States covers 3.7 million square miles.
Check out the new Factually! episode with Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon: How to Break America's Car Addiction.
» Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
» Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5JDV...
» YouTube: youtu.be/0rDO6FbYQrE
» Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
» Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5JDV...
» YouTube: youtu.be/0rDO6FbYQrE
October 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A 2021 study from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics showed that 52% of all trips in the U.S. were less than three miles. 28% of trips were less than one mile. With slight tweaks, many of those trips could be done on bikes, e-bikes and other light electric vehicles, and walking.
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Hey Everyone, I highly recommend this fabulous documentary on the history of the Rail Trails Movement. Please check it out and pass it along. 👇
Today, watch “From Rails to Trails,” a new @pbs.org documentary by producers Dan Protess & RTC Co-Founder Peter Harnik that's narrated by Edward Norton.
The documentary captures the 60-year movement to bring joyous transformation to the American landscape: www.pbs.org/show/from-ra....
The documentary captures the 60-year movement to bring joyous transformation to the American landscape: www.pbs.org/show/from-ra....
October 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Hey Everyone, I highly recommend this fabulous documentary on the history of the Rail Trails Movement. Please check it out and pass it along. 👇
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A new study models 20mph/30kph effects on cycling and traffic. A useful nuance is "negligible impact on journey times...due to lowered speed limits largely being applied on local streets instead of larger, ‘busier’ roads designed to maximise the flow of traffic"
road.cc/content/news...
road.cc/content/news...
Reducing speed limits to 20mph protects cyclists and doesn’t delay traffic, new research finds
Researchers in Australia modelled traffic stress levels according to varying speed limits… and the results are no surprise
road.cc
October 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
A new study models 20mph/30kph effects on cycling and traffic. A useful nuance is "negligible impact on journey times...due to lowered speed limits largely being applied on local streets instead of larger, ‘busier’ roads designed to maximise the flow of traffic"
road.cc/content/news...
road.cc/content/news...
“The study’s findings show that targeted cycling policies, such as … dedicated lanes and improving bike parking, were major contributors…. But equally important were measures that discouraged car use—like low-emission zones, traffic restrictions, and fuel price changes.”
“Paris is an incredible example of how a city can transform when political will meets smart data,” says one of the report’s lead authors. “We wanted to understand exactly which factors made this happen.”
momentummag.com/new-study-pa...
momentummag.com/new-study-pa...
New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution
Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.
momentummag.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM
“The study’s findings show that targeted cycling policies, such as … dedicated lanes and improving bike parking, were major contributors…. But equally important were measures that discouraged car use—like low-emission zones, traffic restrictions, and fuel price changes.”
Yay, Bishop Tutu!!!
"Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring."
-Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid and human rights activist
#BicycleBirthday
October 7 (1931 -2021)
-Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid and human rights activist
#BicycleBirthday
October 7 (1931 -2021)
October 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Yay, Bishop Tutu!!!
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Fashion on two wheels is the true measure of how well your infrastructure enables all people. If all you see are middle aged men on sports bikes, you've failed.
Du monde sur la piste du Boulevard Auriol dans le 13ème arrondissement de Paris. Réalisée bien plus récemment que la piste du Boulevard Richard Lenoir, elle est un peu plus large, on peut y rouler à deux de face (même si on s'expose alors à des coups de sonnette pour doubler)
September 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Fashion on two wheels is the true measure of how well your infrastructure enables all people. If all you see are middle aged men on sports bikes, you've failed.
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Please join us in asking Congress to take action. Ask your senators to protect these critical investments and stand up for the projects that their constituents asked for: www.votervoice.net/iframes/Bike...
Bike lanes are “no longer in the public interest”
Bike lanes are “no longer in the public interest” according to the Department of Transportation. Secretary Duffy and his agency are sending cancellation notices to communities all across the coun...
www.votervoice.net
September 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Please join us in asking Congress to take action. Ask your senators to protect these critical investments and stand up for the projects that their constituents asked for: www.votervoice.net/iframes/Bike...
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Transit-oriented developments (TODs) in the Portland area generate far fewer car trips than standard estimates suggest—especially at sites that include affordable housing.
A new TREC report, the latest in a long research partnership with @oregonmetro.gov, has details: trec.pdx.edu/news/psu-res...
A new TREC report, the latest in a long research partnership with @oregonmetro.gov, has details: trec.pdx.edu/news/psu-res...
September 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Transit-oriented developments (TODs) in the Portland area generate far fewer car trips than standard estimates suggest—especially at sites that include affordable housing.
A new TREC report, the latest in a long research partnership with @oregonmetro.gov, has details: trec.pdx.edu/news/psu-res...
A new TREC report, the latest in a long research partnership with @oregonmetro.gov, has details: trec.pdx.edu/news/psu-res...
One of the things that I like about biking around Chapel Hill is the cute little traffic signs that pop up from time to time.
September 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
One of the things that I like about biking around Chapel Hill is the cute little traffic signs that pop up from time to time.
a bike riding makes you heathy and it’s full of joy as well. What’s not to like?
A new report shows that not getting enough physical activity is linked to $192 billion in U.S. health care costs. Being physically active can save money and is one of the best things a person can do to improve their health. #ActivePeople doi.org/10.1177/0890...
Inadequate Aerobic Physical Activity and Healthcare Expenditures in the United States: An Updated Cost Estimate - Jennifer L. Matjasko, Zhuo Chen, Geoffrey P. Whitfield, Laurie P. Whitsel, Ken Rose, K...
doi.org
September 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
a bike riding makes you heathy and it’s full of joy as well. What’s not to like?
This is Chapel Hill’s estimate of the cost of damage from flooding earlier this summer. It’s not clear if the cost for Greenways includes the planned armoring against future floods. Seems like ~$6M is going to be a hard nut for us to crack. We better get used to not using the damaged sections. 😱
September 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This is Chapel Hill’s estimate of the cost of damage from flooding earlier this summer. It’s not clear if the cost for Greenways includes the planned armoring against future floods. Seems like ~$6M is going to be a hard nut for us to crack. We better get used to not using the damaged sections. 😱
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"To make the road design code safer:
1. Reduce design speed
2. Reduce standard road widths
3. Replace accident with crash
4. Delete 85th percentile rule
5. Delete Level Of Service
6. Raised crosswalks at all schools"
@brenttoderian.bsky.social @wesmars.bsky.social @tomflood.bsky.social
1. Reduce design speed
2. Reduce standard road widths
3. Replace accident with crash
4. Delete 85th percentile rule
5. Delete Level Of Service
6. Raised crosswalks at all schools"
@brenttoderian.bsky.social @wesmars.bsky.social @tomflood.bsky.social
Reform the National Road Design Code To Save Lives -
Rather than for people, our roads have been designed to incentivize cars and motor vehicles to drive at high speeds across the country, and the results are fatally predictable. With over 30,000 dying ...
www.publichealth24.com
August 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"To make the road design code safer:
1. Reduce design speed
2. Reduce standard road widths
3. Replace accident with crash
4. Delete 85th percentile rule
5. Delete Level Of Service
6. Raised crosswalks at all schools"
@brenttoderian.bsky.social @wesmars.bsky.social @tomflood.bsky.social
1. Reduce design speed
2. Reduce standard road widths
3. Replace accident with crash
4. Delete 85th percentile rule
5. Delete Level Of Service
6. Raised crosswalks at all schools"
@brenttoderian.bsky.social @wesmars.bsky.social @tomflood.bsky.social
Lovely little film!
"Cycle"
Short film by Sophie Olga de Jong & Sytske Kok
Short film by Sophie Olga de Jong & Sytske Kok
August 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Lovely little film!
Interesting study. Chapel Hill is considering building two-way lanes in a couple of upcoming projects. I do wonder if Barcelona’s design of separation between the lanes is safer than what seems more common, having them next to each other.
Are two-way bike lanes more dangerous than one-way bike lanes, as many cyclists suspect?
No. (at least, not in Barcelona)
findingspress.org/article/1324...
No. (at least, not in Barcelona)
findingspress.org/article/1324...
August 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Interesting study. Chapel Hill is considering building two-way lanes in a couple of upcoming projects. I do wonder if Barcelona’s design of separation between the lanes is safer than what seems more common, having them next to each other.
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If you'd like to learn more about how the Dutch tackle noise pollution in their cities and towns, check out this collaboration we did with the YouTube channel Not Just Bikes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTV-...
Cities Aren't Loud: Cars Are Loud
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
www.youtube.com
August 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
If you'd like to learn more about how the Dutch tackle noise pollution in their cities and towns, check out this collaboration we did with the YouTube channel Not Just Bikes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTV-...
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Out-of-class e-bikes are getting faster and more dangerous. How will it impact the image of slow-speed, pedal-assist vehicles — or even the faster riders who are responsibly sharing the road with cars?
Opinion: Too-Fast Riders Could Be The Downfall of E-Bike Culture — Streetsblog USA
Out-of-class e-bikes are getting faster and more dangerous. How will it impact the image of slow-speed, pedal-assist vehicles — or even the faster riders who are responsibly sharing the road with…
buff.ly
August 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Out-of-class e-bikes are getting faster and more dangerous. How will it impact the image of slow-speed, pedal-assist vehicles — or even the faster riders who are responsibly sharing the road with cars?
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“No other invention combines the useful with the pleasant as closely as the bicycle.”
- Adam Opel (1837-1895), founder of Adam Opel AG, which originally produced sewing machines and bicycles, and later automobiles
- Adam Opel (1837-1895), founder of Adam Opel AG, which originally produced sewing machines and bicycles, and later automobiles
August 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
“No other invention combines the useful with the pleasant as closely as the bicycle.”
- Adam Opel (1837-1895), founder of Adam Opel AG, which originally produced sewing machines and bicycles, and later automobiles
- Adam Opel (1837-1895), founder of Adam Opel AG, which originally produced sewing machines and bicycles, and later automobiles
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The mighty SUV could cripple car dependacy in Toronto if we thought about creating space for them.
SUV = Sustainable Urban Vehicle
#BikeTO #VisionZero
SUV = Sustainable Urban Vehicle
#BikeTO #VisionZero
August 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The mighty SUV could cripple car dependacy in Toronto if we thought about creating space for them.
SUV = Sustainable Urban Vehicle
#BikeTO #VisionZero
SUV = Sustainable Urban Vehicle
#BikeTO #VisionZero
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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.🧵
August 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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.🧵