Tell’em Tom!

The problem are not bikes and e-bikes. The problem is that vehicles took over every inch of infrastructure and there is no room for anyone else.

E-biking shouldn't require a driver's license. "E-bikes don’t pose greater risks than conventional bicycles. On average, e-bike crashes are equally as likely and severe as conventional bike crashes. And research from Denmark even shows e-bike riders are more likely to follow traffic laws."

In Guangzhou’s Dongshankou, it doesn’t take perfect infrastructure to prove a simple fact: people will cycle if it works for their daily lives. Umbrellas balanced. Raincoats flapping. Groceries, kids, whatever. Even when the city steps back, the people don’t. The rain falls, and wheels keep turning.

$4 will either get you a gallon of gas or four donuts. Pick your fuel wisely.

US Safe Streets Index by Streetlight analyzed top 100 metropolitan areas to reveal how different factors impact road risks. The results:

You know times are interesting when you are asking ChatGPT to help you with Adobe AI Assistant.

Cycling side-by-side isn’t bad behaviour—it’s human behaviour. It’s how parents talk to their kids. How friends catch up. How communities form. If bicycle infrastructure is too narrow for people to ride and talk together, the problem isn’t the people. It’s the infrastructure. Nørrebro, Copenhagen.

Nothing is more soul crushing than a child who lives 0.5 mile away from school doing carline every morning.

Every time I meet someone and they learn that I am in transportation, they say “you need to fix congestion on so and so road”. Every time my response is the same: “I have the solution, you just won’t like it.” Crickets following the exchange (also every time).

The only proof you need to realize how much the environment and infrastructure shape your mobility choices is reflecting on how you move around on your European vacation.

Are these steel bollards of children creepy, yes. Are they doing their job, also yes. As always. The children are the front line in pedestrianized safety.

Bicycle parking takes parking space away from one vehicle. Vehicle parking takes living space from hundreds of people. One is more controversial than the other.

I am old enough to remember when kids riding bikes was considered childhood, and not the source of neighborhood Facebook rage.

Saw at least three families on the school run on cycleway 2 this morning. This scheme, on a road that was previously a deathtrap for anyone cycling, was transformational. Time for protected cycle tracks on all main road

Your friendly reminder that the solution to the majority of bike/pedestrian safety concerns is not another workshop, seminar, public outreach but a DESIGNATED INFRASTRUCTURE.

Bringing new meaning to "clogged arterials".

Nothing magnifies the true needs of the infrastructure more than having kids, elderly parents, or disability.

Years ago we had the mayor bike to school with my then 6 year old, within the first :30 seconds they were almost hit by a driver on live TV. Every leader should be required to ride a bike (if able) with a 6 year old before they provide any direction on bike infrastructure

Pedestrian and cycling safety explained. (credit: TikTok at syedshuey)

​New research from @cathywu.bsky.social et al. confirms something I've long suspected: Navigation apps could save their users a lot of time — and tilt travel decisions toward transit and biking — if they showed users how long it takes to find parking.

This school year my daughter started walking to school with her friend. Then one other friend joined. Then another friend. While it doesn’t sound like a lot, these are 8 car trips that were taken off the network.

(First day as drivers Ed teacher) me: we are going to cover some sensitive and uncomfortable topics in this course. I expect you all to be adults about it. class: [general whispering] me: “ok first topic, why is it not allowed to park in the bike lane even for a minute?” class: [general outrage]

Children: when crossing the street, make sure you make an eye contact with the driver. Meantime: *spotted in the wild in FL

Whether traffic is bad ultimately depends on the mode causing it.

Transportation math is simple. People are predictable.

Maybe I'm biased, but I think this kid/parent conversation is so much more enjoyable by bike than in a car.

BENTONVILLE A very brief excerpt from my walk-and-talk interview with David Wright, the Bentonville Parks & Rec Director, about the role his department plays in active mobility infrastructure alongside the Transportation Department. Bike lanes as urban trails/linear parks youtube.com/shorts/mu9OD...

I generally don't like to post screenshots of text, but someone posted this in our local Strong Towns group and it was too good not to share here.

Did someone say snow cycling? ❄️ 🚲

You can’t experience any city through the glass. Urban life at its peak.

Some misinterpret this design as prioritizing cars while inconveniencing the bike. Incorrect. The setback allows one car to advance, waiting to enter the street, while keeping the bike path clear. A second car can wait behind the bike path, advancing only after the first car exits the waiting area.

Bike math is paying a few hundred $ for your vehicle, zero for gas, and zero for parking. Car math is giving away a quarter of your salary for car payment, parking, gas, insurance and wasting your life in traffic. Maths are not the same.

This is so good 😂 -At intersections, motorists would have to get out and push their car -At construction zones, when their lane ends, motorists would have to hop onto the adjacent train tracks

Having a 1 hour+ commute is never worth it. I don't care how much extra money you earn or how many podcasts you listen to on the way. Spending such a significant portion of your life simply going to and from work is a waste of life.

The strategic road network is managed by a charity and relies on the goodwill of land owners for access. Some motorways will be muddy and flooded each winter. Also The strategic road network stops randomly at council boundaries and investment is where councils are willing. (UK edition).

— guard rails and median dividers would be taken down because they were too effective

Comments highly recommended e.g., — they would have to get out of their cars to press the beg button to get the light to change (by @hamishbuchanan.bsky.social) 🔥

Bike lane with low traffic is often considered unnecessary and underutilized. Car lane with low traffic is considered luxurious.

Pizza by the slice is an indicator species of a walkable neighborhood.

If car infrastructure was designed like bike infrastructure: — motorists would have to end trip because “lane ends” — they would have to give priority to airplanes — they would have to drive longer because curvy road is more esthetic — every time they drove, someone would say “you drove here”??

In lieu of the year ending… am I the only one who gave up hope for a boring and “precedented” year by now?

Every time I am on a train, I feel like people who don’t have access to them totally miss out on some of the finest things in life. 🚊

Who got some good snow pictures this weekend?

Stay sober. Take a train instead.

this potato chip bag says “made with real potatoes” which is confusing because I thought that was like. the one requirement

It’s near zero degrees Celsius with light precipitation. Some say you are not made out of sugars. Others say there is no bad weather, just bad clothing. Here’s the proof that both are right. *no idea why the sky is red

To drivers, Share The Road means "Get out of my way." To cyclists, Share The Road means "Please don't kill me."

Science: turn on red is unsafe to pedestrians Data: turn on red leads to more severe crashes Many cities: 🦗