Stefan Zajic
@zajic.com
Philadelphia, bikes, marginalia
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One of the early jaw-droppers for me in Life after Cars by the @thewaroncars.bsky.social folks was Action Comics #12, in which Superman declares war on, well... more panels at puppetposting.blogspot.com/2023/10/acti...
January 15, 2026 at 10:47 PM
One of the early jaw-droppers for me in Life after Cars by the @thewaroncars.bsky.social folks was Action Comics #12, in which Superman declares war on, well... more panels at puppetposting.blogspot.com/2023/10/acti...
Philly Bike train was beatific this morning. The city was unexpectedly beautiful, bathed in midwinter sunshine
January 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Philly Bike train was beatific this morning. The city was unexpectedly beautiful, bathed in midwinter sunshine
"The freeways of Los Angeles lace the city together, and driving over (and under) some of the giant interchanges can feel almost like a divine hallucination. The engineering is so extreme that the typical response is one of marvel: How the fuck could anyone build anything so absurd?"
January 6, 2026 at 6:13 PM
"The freeways of Los Angeles lace the city together, and driving over (and under) some of the giant interchanges can feel almost like a divine hallucination. The engineering is so extreme that the typical response is one of marvel: How the fuck could anyone build anything so absurd?"
Why are so many people RidewithGPSing the H Mart on Cottman Ave? Is there a ride that ends at the food court or something?
December 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Why are so many people RidewithGPSing the H Mart on Cottman Ave? Is there a ride that ends at the food court or something?
According to wunderground a bit over 1.5" fell
December 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
According to wunderground a bit over 1.5" fell
I love "Provide No Deliverables"
December 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I love "Provide No Deliverables"
Last night I rode my bike for the first time on two new-ish pieces of infrastructure, the two-way cycletracks along Germantown Ave just north and south of Girard Ave
It's a helpful piece of bike infra connecting the DRT to the American Street bikeway🧵 @bcgp.bsky.social
It's a helpful piece of bike infra connecting the DRT to the American Street bikeway🧵 @bcgp.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Last night I rode my bike for the first time on two new-ish pieces of infrastructure, the two-way cycletracks along Germantown Ave just north and south of Girard Ave
It's a helpful piece of bike infra connecting the DRT to the American Street bikeway🧵 @bcgp.bsky.social
It's a helpful piece of bike infra connecting the DRT to the American Street bikeway🧵 @bcgp.bsky.social
continue to be astonished by what's called AI's inability to do the most basic math, yet state its wrong answers confidently
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
continue to be astonished by what's called AI's inability to do the most basic math, yet state its wrong answers confidently
Three works:
The Silver Towers at NYU, I.M. Pei
Bust of Sylvette, Pablo Picasso
Banana slide, designer unknown
On Black Friday, I took my family and a friend on an art walk including Walter de Maria's Broken Kilometer and Earth Room, and this vista
The Silver Towers at NYU, I.M. Pei
Bust of Sylvette, Pablo Picasso
Banana slide, designer unknown
On Black Friday, I took my family and a friend on an art walk including Walter de Maria's Broken Kilometer and Earth Room, and this vista
December 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Three works:
The Silver Towers at NYU, I.M. Pei
Bust of Sylvette, Pablo Picasso
Banana slide, designer unknown
On Black Friday, I took my family and a friend on an art walk including Walter de Maria's Broken Kilometer and Earth Room, and this vista
The Silver Towers at NYU, I.M. Pei
Bust of Sylvette, Pablo Picasso
Banana slide, designer unknown
On Black Friday, I took my family and a friend on an art walk including Walter de Maria's Broken Kilometer and Earth Room, and this vista
Lovely, mesmerizing show in a beautiful place
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Lovely, mesmerizing show in a beautiful place
The album was originally teased with this comic strip
November 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The album was originally teased with this comic strip
Perhaps it will cheer you to know that there's a healthy queue of hold requests in the Philadelphia Free Library
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Perhaps it will cheer you to know that there's a healthy queue of hold requests in the Philadelphia Free Library
It was a total joy to lead this ride in my D6 costume, which I made last year but didn't get to debut until last night. If there's anything I love more than people on bikes, it's people on bikes in costumes - it's such a fun mix of the practical, social, and absurd
October 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
It was a total joy to lead this ride in my D6 costume, which I made last year but didn't get to debut until last night. If there's anything I love more than people on bikes, it's people on bikes in costumes - it's such a fun mix of the practical, social, and absurd
Incredible quote via @billy-penn.bsky.social from the engineer responsible for Philadelphia's Schuylkill Expressway
September 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Incredible quote via @billy-penn.bsky.social from the engineer responsible for Philadelphia's Schuylkill Expressway
The guy who runs Damp Roads recommended Sticky Brand stickers, and I used them for the last batch of black and white @wednightrides.org stickers - no complaints!
September 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The guy who runs Damp Roads recommended Sticky Brand stickers, and I used them for the last batch of black and white @wednightrides.org stickers - no complaints!
A bicycle is never really "done", but this is the complete package -- fenders, rack, dynamo lighting, comfort dialed in with via seat, stem, and bars. I built this, and E rode it 80+ miles this weekend to and from Camp Kweebec for Bikeout
September 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A bicycle is never really "done", but this is the complete package -- fenders, rack, dynamo lighting, comfort dialed in with via seat, stem, and bars. I built this, and E rode it 80+ miles this weekend to and from Camp Kweebec for Bikeout
I find Cira Green amazing and beautiful, but it seems under-used, just a handful of people today despite perfect weather. I think this may be because it's hard to see the entrance, shown here at street level. Yes, there is signage, but not much to distinguish it from any other parking structure
September 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I find Cira Green amazing and beautiful, but it seems under-used, just a handful of people today despite perfect weather. I think this may be because it's hard to see the entrance, shown here at street level. Yes, there is signage, but not much to distinguish it from any other parking structure
A different topic: I'm getting PT for achy knees. I have at-home exercises to do, but it's a packed day and I'm working in the office. How to fit them in? I decided to do the exercises on my lunch break on Cira Green, the rooftop park atop a parking structure next door to my office.
September 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A different topic: I'm getting PT for achy knees. I have at-home exercises to do, but it's a packed day and I'm working in the office. How to fit them in? I decided to do the exercises on my lunch break on Cira Green, the rooftop park atop a parking structure next door to my office.
Happened to be at his statue at Valley Forge, where he drilled the Continental Army into fighting shape, just two days ago
September 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Happened to be at his statue at Valley Forge, where he drilled the Continental Army into fighting shape, just two days ago
Today at the PBA ride I was unexpectedly inducted into the philadelphia dynamo headlight society by CJ
Blessed be the hub
(that's two spoke cards in three days, hmm)
Blessed be the hub
(that's two spoke cards in three days, hmm)
September 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Today at the PBA ride I was unexpectedly inducted into the philadelphia dynamo headlight society by CJ
Blessed be the hub
(that's two spoke cards in three days, hmm)
Blessed be the hub
(that's two spoke cards in three days, hmm)
Concrete NOW
Every Block!
Every Block!
September 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Concrete NOW
Every Block!
Every Block!
After being eaten literally to the ground by the black swallowtail caterpillars, the lubczyk has miraculously recovered! Incredible. (Lubczyk is the Polish word for lovage, it's an herb that tastes like celery leaves)
September 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
After being eaten literally to the ground by the black swallowtail caterpillars, the lubczyk has miraculously recovered! Incredible. (Lubczyk is the Polish word for lovage, it's an herb that tastes like celery leaves)