Which other criminal acts get this sort of softsoaping?

We biked to hockey today almost entirely on all ages and abilities infrastructure. And then brought our bikes on the train back home because kiddo was tired after his games. This is what having good quality transportation options is all about!

1. Humbly observe where people in your community are struggling. 2. Ask "What's the next smallest thing we can do to address that struggle *right now*?" 3. Do that thing. Right now. 4. Repeat

40s is a wild era. Some folks are out buying fishing boats and I just bought a new skateboard. 🤘

Without my bike I’d be functionally disabled. With it I’m as mobile as ever So accusations that cycling is “ableist” really annoy me. And “Cyclists Dismount” signs are a literal pain Disabilities are unique to the individual, cycling’s not for everyone, but can be absolutely essential help to many

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

Unless Banksy is in the Epstein Files I don’t really care.

This Marketplace message is sending me. We’ve normalized traffic violence so much.

We don't need chain stores and car-oriented corporations dominating our cities. We need neighborhoods that are small, local, and personal. When we finally move past the era of car dependency, this is what the future of sustainability looks like.

Do YOU have an aging friend/relative who should stop driving? Tell them this story from San Francisco. Ask how they will feel if they kill an entire family. But don't tell them that even then, they'll be forgiven and be able to drive again. This verdict is obscene. www.ktvu.com/news/woman-a...

“No, skateboarding is a healthy thing. There are some places where that this has been recognized, good places provided to do their weird skateboarding things. That’s part of freedom.” -Jane Jacobs 📍Tulsa, OK

Found a Thomasson while walking around last night. This barbed wire is doing absolutely nothing. Being pointless 🤝 being well maintained = Thomasson

It’s so funny that he didn’t even watch the kid rock bullshit lol.

Bad Bunny’s set, like the physical set, is 🔥

Sitting here drinking my morning coffee out of my Scruff McGruff coffe mug, watching videos of Minneapolis gathering in masses for the annual sharpening of a giant pencil (thinking of better times) and have come to the realization that Kalamazoo simply isn’t weird enough for me.

Cities aren’t places, but rather collections of people. And the people of Kalamazoo are amazing. ✅ no rezoning of natural space for another car wash ✅ no harassment of our friends and neighbors Not this time, not ever.

I was wearing hi-viz last week, but the woman who drifted over into the bike lane was eating cereal from a bowl and steering with her knees, so...

When it’s all over, everyone will have always been against this.

Yesterday I was in a real bad place (Novi) but today I’m in a real good place (on a bus whipping shitties around roundabouts).

Cross-posted from elsewhere: My dream business is a place called ZOMBIES and is a combination of laundromat, coffee bar, and used book store.

Ramen is better by bike.

Minivan

A new fleet of 8 being prepped for service. These workhorses will be racking up tens of thousands of kilometers throughout their lifespan, saving the company substantial sums of $, all while also being eco-friendly. Can't wait to see them once they've been outfitted with new livery.

Today’s haul: work laptop, packed lunch because I’m a good boy, and the remnants of a gift bag that I’m bringing to work to rid myself of.

Michigan be lying like that

This may be a silly question but, urbanism-wise, what’s good in the Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri circuit?

I’m finding it harder and harder to carve out enough reading time these days but I did get some good ones in this year.

When countless cities are suffering from a massive housing shortage, keeping existing urban golf courses in place is indefensible. Seen here, the hole-in-one is transformed into housing, with the next phase of denser development on the right side set to begin in 2026. Carmel, IN

It’s 36F out and like any good Michigander I’m sitting in my driveway, drinking a Bell’s beer and smoking an entire deer leg.

Looking for gluten free vegan options within walking distance (for kids) of Campus Martius or along the Qline.

We all say we want the street on the left, but the street on the right is the receipt for our online shopping habits. You can't have Amazon convenience and Main Street charm. Corporate convenience shopping will cannibalize small businesses commerce.

Paradise Valley, Detroit, before-and-after highway construction and urban renewal (seen in a publicity photo of the Graf Zeppelin making its way back from the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago). More info and photos of the neighborhood here: segregationbydesign.com/detroit/hast...

Who’s going to tell the Steelers mascot, Steely McBeam, that he’s actually been carrying around a prestressed concrete I-beam this whole time?

Hey, that’s not MUTCD compliant!

My toxic trait is constantly reminding you all that riding bikes for transportation is super fun. Even in winter.

What are the best urban greenways you’re aware of? I’m thinking of things like the Dequindre Cut and Joe Louis Greenway in Detroit. What others are done really well?

From my hometown of Alpena, MI. The old mill recently reopened as a the Alpena Flour Mill Coffee Shop for coffee and sweets.

I was more than eager to pick up our CSA share this morning after the sugar rush last night.

IYKYK

i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times

People killed by some imaginary safety issue with rainbow crosswalks: 0 People killed trying to cross U.S. street (where unsafe conditions are the accepted norm): 7,148 last year alone. Priorities!

Bikey people are big mad about this post but it really does touch on something worth sitting with for a while.

Pike Place Market enjoying four months of sales growth since pedestrianizing?! If only there was some sort of lesson here that other cities could pull from…

This is basically my politics.

The Lions really do have the most fun.

Sign o’ the times.

Skateboarding is a public act of joy!

The goal of good infrastructure is freedom from fear. At 6 months pregnant, my wife can ride because this physically separated path eliminates the threat of motorists. ​This is what women in advocacy fight for, not just paint, but genuinely safe, forgiving spaces that enable true mobility choice.

The silver lining of a rainy Sunday when the Lions aren’t playing is that I can get around to clearing off the work bench for some much needed bike maintenance.

High viz doesn't mean shit when people are staring at their phones.