Two kids killed by school bus drivers in Maine about four weeks apart. There are many contributing factors in vehicle crashes. Front blind spots caused by hoods are easy to fix with policies favoring better design choices. #VisionZero NTSB

Genesis 51:1 And then @pedalingpastor.bsky.social said "Let there be light." and there was light from dusk until dawn.

#TransitDignity Metro Transit bus stop 📍Twin Cities, Minnesota

#BlackFriday at Walmart in Ames, Iowa Our minimum parking requirements are unnecessary. #BlackFridayParking

#BlackFriday at Target in Ames, Iowa Our minimum parking requirements are unnecessary. #BlackFridayParking

Happy Worldwide Sustainable Transport Day! Every time you cycle, you're planting the seed in someone's mind "Hey, I think I could do that." To advocates of streets with safer designs for hauling sustainably: Thank you! #SustainableTransport #PlantingPunNotIntended @americanfietser.bsky.social

Inclusive sizing for cargo bikes: The Super Mighty Jr. A small production run of a children's cargo balance bike from Super Bicycles, which is based in Germany. 🚲📦 super-bicycles.com #SuperMightyJr #CargoBikeForKids #PushBike #SuperBicycles #KidsIndependence #ToddlerActivities #BalanceBike

I was today years old when I learned about the sport that alternates rounds of boxing and chess. If I made a documentary, I would call it Hook and Rook

Flatbed - a new three wheel cargo electric cycle from Ouca. (makers of Kiddiebus) Flatbed primarily designed for a factory or warehouse, but I definitely also envision first-mile and last-mile delivery and pickup. [ tricycle truck sustainability ebike #BikeJoy #SmartCities bike pedal Worksman ]

Want to have cycling and pedestrian symbols always be seen, even after snow falls? Use light projectors. #ActiveTransportation #PedestrianDignity #CyclingDignity #MeanwhileInOulu #BikeJoy bsky.app/profile/pekk...

A homeowner in Aurora, Colorado installed $30,000 of concrete barrier after two separate crashes damaging their property. Then the wall was hit by a third driver. Five total house crashes, within 2 blocks, "in the past year" #DriverDamage #KineticEnergy www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new... 1/2

ADVISORY traffic violence Video: A pickup truck driver crashed through a building wall, injuring people eating at Pagliai’s Pizza in the Des Moines, Iowa suburb of Johnston on 11/9/2025. #DriverDamage #KineticEnergy #TrafficViolence #SecurityCamera

Saturday Night Live NYC mayoral debate cold open co-sponsored by "Bike Lanes" "You want a new way to die? Step into a bike lane." Motornormativity causes audience to laugh.

nominee for Data Visualization of the Year

USB-C charging input for pedal-assist battery 💯 Rivian-affiliated bike and quad company named ALSO smartly incorporating a standard for charging. Battery pack can also dispense electricity. photo credit: InsideEVs video CC: Bosch

A thrifty, open-source solution for calming traffic: * Paint hand cart with bright colors. * (optional) apply clear reflective spray paint. * Place a concrete block on the cart and roll it into position where you want to calm traffic. #SchoolCrossing #CrossingGuard #VisionZero #TrafficCalming

When the buffer on a U.S. curb-protected bike lane is red, what should it be called? The reverse Dutch?

One person moving in a multi-ton metal box gets $9,000, and one person moving on an efficient micromobility device gets $225. Electric cars do not solve for congestion, storage, sedentary lifestyle, injury/death due to crashes. The battery in ONE gaint electric SUV could power hundreds of e-bikes.

Air pollution from an hour of a gasoline lawn mower is about the same emissions as a 100-mile vehicle ride, according to a study, which recommended mowers have catalytic converters. From 2001. Largely ignored for 24 years. * peer-reviewed Environmental Science & Technology Electrify stuff.

How did a RAM van chassis make it through the design process to production without someone saying to a designer, "Hey, did you know that part of the vehicle obstructs view of the side mirror?"

Creating autonomous kids is more important than creating autonomous vehicles. #BikeJoy #LetGrow

Example #986 why micromobility lanes need bollards to keep the sharks out of the pool that has kids and adults. #DrivingViolation

Damn I should’ve been defensive cycling. Why didn’t I think of that

Delineators and flashing yellow strobes ( RRFB ) are new at a Billings, MT intersection. However, crossing guard Linda Walton is reaching a patience breaking point. Her bodycam shows some drivers still aren't slowing down. #SRTS #SafeRoutes News story www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBMo...

I remember The Summer I Turned Pretty aware of status quo inertia and friction against continuous improvement in municipal government. #tsitp #BikeAdvocacy #SmartCities #VisionZero #MTP

A juvenile pedestrian died after being struck by a motorcycle operator in Des Moines on 9/20/25 at 4950 Northeast 29th Street. The motorcycle rider, a 23-year-old from Albia, Iowa, "was transported to a local hospital..." [ collision Polk County Iowa crash ] #VisionZero #PedestrianDeath

[ Tiktok ] Disney super fan Magically Terry: I canceled my ABC Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions. "... we are so far down the path to authoritarianism..." [Jimmy Kimmel ]

Don't be late on Sunday. @tomflood.bsky.social follows the Welcome and Land Acknowledgement and Call to Order. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Lemme spell it out. Trump's only leverage over Jimmy Kimmel and ABC came from FCC regulation. His direct power over H1-B visas gives him similar leverage over tech, higher ed, and others.

4x as many served. #EfficientSpace #SmartCities

World Car Free Day is September 22. #CarFreeDay #CarFree2025

🎶 "B-I-C-Y-C-L-E Pedal where I want to go!" These are the new Chappell Roan lyrics bike ride playlist #BikeBus #HotToGo #SesameStreet idea

In a late-night email, CDC revoked remote work accommodations for employees with disabilities—without explanation. This illegal move forces workers to choose between health and jobs. Blanket bans are harmful and unlawful. When rights are stripped from some, protections for all are weakened.

One of Beethoven's most famous songs was inspired after learning that trees produce oxygen. He named the song "Fir Release". You can tell that joke any day of the year. It's evergreen.

#ProtectedBikeLane spotlight SAFE-T LANE modular interlocking concrete bike lane dividers from SEMA Precast (Brighton, CO) Slot design allows for unimpeded continuous drainage. 10’ (3m) long x 1’6” middle sections 4’ (1.2m) tapered end pieces #VisionZero #BikeLane 📷 City of Littleton / SEMA

A couple is trying to get Mason, Ohio to fix an intersection known for T-bone crashes. They have a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit on standby. Homeowner says traffic engineer was preparing a study. "Why waste all the extra money on an engineer and just put up the four-way stop?" MUTCD

Props to CBS Dallas for showing something that usually goes unshown, the injuries suffered by a kid hit by a driver in a parking lot. [ advisory: video shows fresh skin abrasions more graphic than the thumbnail ] #TrafficViolence #PedestrianSafety www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKrM...

Quiz time! Q: When 1,000 people arrive downtown via bus or train, how many parking spots do they need? A: Zero! Subsidize transit, not parking. #UrbanPlanning #SaveTransit #SmartCities #EfficientTransportation

Wildfire smoke Changes bicycle trips into car trips Which increases greenhouse gases Which causes more [repeat]. Short-life N100 with exhale valve (often labeled 'particulate respirator') ~ $25. Longer-life paint respirators cost more. If you're able: #FilteredPedaling. #BreakTheCycle

Fascinating ideas from #FietsProfessor on @getaroundcabooltur.bsky.social podcast. Language about streets is crucial. Drivers will see #OpenStreet as closed. Marco te B. has been using phrase #JustStreet to describe design that encourages the autonomy of kids.

U.S. teen use of A.I. for companionship Contributing: the tendency for neighborhood public space to prioritize the movement of cars which inhibits social interaction. Many homes have tiny front windows due to the garage position. Better design can address the loneliness epidemic.

A satirical (hopefully!) view of a home having the same parking requirements as a Costco or Walmart. Don't build enough parking for the one peak day out of 365. #ParkingReform [ municipal density city missing middle parking mandate subsidized outlier ]

"Striping Project Attempts to Calm Traffic" Paint on a street for calming car drivers is similar to painting lines in a swimming pool hoping that the sharks will stay away from the humans. Effective #TrafficCalming: Heavy objects. When a driver fears body damage, they usually slow down.

A car occupies 100+ square feet. A bicycle occupies 75%+ less.

E-bike adoption would really get a boost if a few rechargeable battery standards were created. The system closest to resembling interoperable batteries is an Aventon e-bike and a scooter that uses a pair of 20V Worx batteries.

To make the same $ as the Starbucks CEO makes in one year, a Starbucks employee at $15k per year would have to work 6,400 years.

Some people look at this line-up of European leaders and wonder what they discussed about the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Me: Did any of them ride in the same plane? #planepool #carpool

Police in Chicago suburb of Lombard issue warning to users of e-bikes, scooters, and dirt bikes. Are they just as concerned about the presence of pick-up trucks that are 15 - 20 times heavier than e-bikes, scooters, and dirt bikes? Garbage trucks that weigh 100 - 165 times heavier?

The machines that can carry up to 50 people in the space of 2 cars should not have to be delayed by cars and pickups that have 1 person. An efficiency p.s.a. for traffic professionals.