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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 21d

Obviously I talk a lot about bike/ped safety.

But something that is really crazy is how much less safe you *in a car* since 2010.

In spite of all the additional safety technology, vehicle occupants are less safe today than they were 15 years ago.

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Shoshana 🏳️‍⚧️ @shoshana.bsky.social · 35m

Every year, I say goodbye to friends who get priced out.

Every year, more friends talk about how much longer they can afford to stick around.

Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 4h

Why do I want the city to build more housing? Is it because I'm in the pocket of big developers*? Is it because I want to displace longtime residents?

No, it's because I very selfishly want my friends to be able to find places to live near me. I want friends who are a walk/bike/bus away and not […]

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 3h

There was a post on TikTok recently talking about a new development promising $3k a month for two bedrooms, and you could tell immediately who in the comments was or was not from the area based on how they reacted to that price.

(FWIW $3k for a new apartment w/ 2 beds a 10 minute walk to […]

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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 4h

Why do I want the city to build more housing? Is it because I'm in the pocket of big developers*? Is it because I want to displace longtime residents?

No, it's because I very selfishly want my friends to be able to find places to live near me. I want friends who are a walk/bike/bus away and not […]

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Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 9h

Also (getting further into #TronAres spoilers), did it stick in anyone else's head that the character who obeyed the main villain's orders to a fault was the only black main character? 😬

Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 9h

#TronAres was better than I was worried it would be!!

That said, did anyone else get the impression there was an earlier draft of the script that was supposed to feature Sam, and then they wrote Eve into his part when they couldn't get Garrett Hedlund?

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Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 1d

I may need more sleep.

I tried to move my mouse off my leftmost display and onto a paper to the left of it 😅

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Richard Lewis @cyclisethecity.bsky.social · 2d

Of course the answer to her false concern is to make the cycleway wider, so that fire services can use it in an emergency - bypassing all the SUVs blocking the main roadway…

In London, the east-west cycleway is regularly used by emergency services that no longer have to deal with cars.

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CrosswalkCrusader @crosswalkcrusader.bsky.social · 21d

Brookline has some of the worst bike lanes on very bike lane ready thoroughfares

Boston Bike Blockers @bostonbikeblockers.bsky.social · 21d

Harvard Street, Brookline, in Coolidge Corner.
#MA_4WCW64 #MA_R63548

UPS can't parallel park either?

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Elaine F. Almquist @ealmquist.bsky.social · 3d

"We're under siege. We're being invaded by our own military." Last night, federal agents detained people for whom they had no warrant. They arrested people with the indignity of not letting them put clothes on. They ziptied children. CHILDREN. abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground

ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

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Cambridge Bicycle Safety @cambbikesafety.bsky.social · 3d

This year, for the first time, CBS sent a School Committee candidate questionnaire. We’re publishing all responses so voters can easily review each candidate’s positions on school-related biking and safe-routes issues: www.cambridgebikesafety.org/2025/09/26/2...

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MassBike @massbike.bsky.social · 4d

The Greater Boston Bike Infrastructure Roundtable is TOMORROW! Listen & discuss biking in Boston with panelists & speakers from MassDOT, MAPC, Boston MPO, BU Urbanism, MIT, Cities of Cambridge & Boston, and more!

Detailed agenda & RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/.../greater-....
Hope to see you there!

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Boston Bike Blockers @bostonbikeblockers.bsky.social · 5d

Vassar Street, Cambridge.
#NJ_91VPJ

BBB × #CarsInCrosswalks combo. What in the world made you think that was a parking space?

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 8d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Cambridge Bicycle Safety @cambbikesafety.bsky.social · 7d

Happy October, Cambridge! Early voting begins in 24 days...

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Ari B. @ariberenstein.bsky.social · 8d

Are you saying... they DE-FUNDED THE POLICE??? 😆

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 8d

Department of Homeland Security is cutting over $187 million or 86% of homeland security funding to New York State which will radically defund NYPD, FDNY, and NY State Police terrorism programs, according to a letter from New York Governor Kathy Hochul to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

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Z(achary) Yaro @zmyaro.com · 8d

This was also how other profitable companies (e.g., JoAnn Fabrics) went bankrupt after being bought out by private equity companies. It is pretty high on the list of those things that feel as though they should absolutely be illegal, but somehow aren't.

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Rather Odd Pursuits 🦆 @ratherodd.bsky.social · 10d

EA didn't have that debt. The buyers didn't have enough money to buy the company, so they took $20B in loans leveraged against the company they would own in the future. Since they won the bid, the loans went through, and now the company is in debt.

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 10d

A lot of people are (understandably) focused on the Saudi Arabia and Kushner part of this, but the far bigger immediate impact will come from the new private EA being on the hook for $20 billion in debt. That could mean mass layoffs, more aggressive monetization, and other big cost-cutting measures

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Davis Square Neighborhood Council @davissquarenc.org · 9d

Reminder our monthly DSNC general meeting is TONIGHT, the 29th, at 6 PM! Join us at the Somerville Community Baptist Church or on Zoom! As always, anyone who lives or works in Davis Square is encouraged to come!

Agenda & details at

2025-09-29 General Meeting Notice

Meeting: Monday, Sept 29, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Live Agenda Link) Hi Neighbors, Our regular meeting will be hybrid and held at 6:00 PM at the Somerville Community Baptist Church at 31 College Ave. as well as online via Zoom: Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85220522175?pwd=b92uXx6aR...

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Azure @aguyuno.bsky.social · 11d

Dudes rock

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · May 6

Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns

eight leatherbound books all titled "FERNS" volumes 1 through 8

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The Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · 10d

Beautiful bike infrastructure means you can dress for the destination not the ride

In Boston I dress like a road cone & wear a helmet used by professional cyclist racers not because it makes me safer (surrounded by drivers on their phones) but bc I don't want to be victim blamed should I be killed

EmmanuelSPV @emmanuelspv.bsky.social · 10d

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)

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Davis Square Neighborhood Council @davissquarenc.org · 10d

Don't forget our monthly DSNC general meeting is tomorrow, the 29th, at 6 PM! Join us at the Somerville Community Baptist Church or on Zoom! As always, anyone who lives or works in Davis Square is encouraged to come!

Agenda & details at

2025-09-29 General Meeting Notice

Meeting: Monday, Sept 29, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Live Agenda Link) Hi Neighbors, Our regular meeting will be hybrid and held at 6:00 PM at the Somerville Community Baptist Church at 31 College Ave. as well as online via Zoom: Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85220522175?pwd=b92uXx6aR...

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