Our report is now out; it examines fatal pedestrian crashes throughout Massachusetts in 2025. arcg.is/8XbWD

how rude

First walk audit where I’ve been able to buy lemonade along the way

Turtle season (“can I spot the turtle before Mavis to put them on the other side of the fence so they can find a peaceful spot to lay their eggs” season doesn’t have the same ring to it.)

There’s an “about me” section on the Amazon app now and they have really pigeonholed me

"One justice even wondered if the saints could be compared to a sports mascot like Gritty of the Philadelphia Flyers." Thank you @massterlist.com @gintautasd.bsky.social for the heads up about this @allyjar.bsky.social @wbur.org article: www.wbur.org/news/2026/05...

Sunday morning coffee is a perfect time to answer questions from Google Maps. This may have been the fastest YES I’ve ever hit?

Mavis communicating with emergency vehicles to kick off the week

Happy Marathon Monday from the Newton Hills ~ mile 19.5

Small but brilliant - Boston Marathon app includes link to be able to donate to people who are raising money for a cause this year. (Think they had the amount raised last year but not way to donate?) www.givengain.com/project/bran...

Thanks for sharing! YES on the crosswalk and park access. I'd also like to be able to bike on Central Street. FYI this was my write-up of the meeting last night www.district2framingham.com/posts/2026-0...

Got to hear about the upcoming @framinghamma.bsky.social Central Street Water/Sewer project - they’ll be looking to fix sidewalks, street crossings, and access to Simpson Park (and the Sudbury River) at the end of this important and needed infrastructure upgrade. Some pipes are 100+ years old!

It was “gonna leap up on your lap for 10 minutes at lunch time as soon as you sit down” temperature out today

My experience as a year-round outdoor runner (and dog owner) in greater Boston this winter taught me one thing: Virtually every city and town did not shovel out intermediary pedestrian islands. Those tiny, critical bits of infrastructure that keep us safe crossing extra-wide streets: all untouched

Mavis elected to pass on a snow romp at lunchtime today.

Pretty sure Mavis waited for me to start filming before she resumed playing with the chunk of ice in our driveway

[SINGING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE] They knew the program was going to include Andrea Bocelli singing in Italian and that’s the best NBC can do with captions? Doesn’t bode well for NBC’s Super Bowl halftime show.

Enough with the snow: We deserve clear sidewalks. walkmass.org/2026/02/06/e...

While my board term ended at the end of 2025, I'm going to continue to read and support the org (and hope you will, too) since I really appreciate the coverage -- congrats to the incoming board members at @mass.streetsblog.org! mass.streetsblog.org/2026/01/16/s...

This is like how Putin still has one of Bob Kraft’s Super Bowl rings www.essentiallysports.com/nfl-legends-...

How we’re feeling as the end of the first quarter. Go birds

Took Mavis to senior housing on our street this afternoon; walked down one hallway w/ the activity director to say hello to residents. This happened since we got a mislabeled piece of mail. I dropped it off and asked if their residents would like to say hi to a dog sometime. 10/10 would recommend.

If you like “this year” as much as I do, you’ll love their new song “cold at night” open.spotify.com/track/4ijPmm...

Merry Christmas from Cherry Hill, NJ; Mavis selected a tennis ball from the dog stick little library in my parents’ neighborhood.

Fun nugget in this story that New Bedford and Fall River may have been inspiration for name of Bedford Falls. @universalhub.com

This letter from @brendanjkearney.bsky.social of @walkmass.bsky.social notes that while more regulation is needed for things like e-motos, our state has not made progress on other measures that would have an even larger impact on the safety of pedestrians and micro-mobility users.

Something I often talk about is the need for media outlets to put conversations about e-bike safety and regulations in the context of the larger danger on our streets: cars. The Boston Globe published two letters to the editors that do this well. I'll thread them below.

Another successful year of 5k course set up and breakdown using @radpowerbikes.bsky.social and the pickup truck

Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

One year ago, The Ringer published this long-form story by @naterogers.bsky.social on the headlight brightness problem that my group is fighting against. It cut through the widespread narrative that dismissed this as a non-systemic problem. Still the best breakdown of why this problem exists.

59 degrees in Massachusetts means the pre-thanksgiving “oops we need a few more things to bring tomorrow” trip to Trader Joe’s (and Whole Foods across the street when TJs didn’t have an item) was done by bike

I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.

Glen Powell would brave a brutal Massachusetts winter as Henry Knox in “Noble Train of Artillery” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_t...

Mavis is inquiring whether the “sticks outside, squeaky toys inside” rule might have some wiggle room

Spotted two bald eagles (juvenile on left) on a tree out behind our house on the Sudbury River in Framingham this morning #gobirds

Today’s sign of middle age: a band I first saw while I was in college is in the @nytimes.com Mini crossword referencing their album from 20+ years ago. Drove in to Cambridge from Worcester to see the documentary film “I am trying to break your heart” about it/them at The Brattle.

the Eagles are the defending Super Bowl champs and in position to be the #1 seed in the NFC. every one of their games is excruciating to watch, all their fans spend every game completely furious, and every story is about how the team is in complete disarray they're gonna repeat, Go Birds

A perfect Philly win = Suffocating defense w/ different guys stepping up + Coach making just enough dumb choices in the last three minutes to make talk radio go bezerk tomorrow

Completely understand paying ~$90 for 2 tickets to a live show these days, but the tickets are listed as $30 each: 1/3 of the listed price is service fees and not going to the artists! Burn the ticket industry to the ground.

had a lovely time tabling with @mass.streetsblog.org at last weekends #openstreets in JP you can support us by becoming a proud sustaining member at $5/month donate.stripe.com/cN2cQb7XVf0E...

Joined folks on Hyde Park Avenue in Boston earlier this week, where we heard and encountered challenges for people walking, biking, taking transit, and driving alike. thanks @enriquepepen.bsky.social @brianworrell.bsky.social for joining Shared Spaces effort. More: t4ma.org/strengthenin...

We’re out at the JP #openstreets event all day today, come say hi on Centre St. at the corner of Chestnut Ave. in Jackson Square!

I haven’t felt emotion from sports like this as a neutral in a long time.

First miles of November with Mavis for the @walkmass.bsky.social #BeatTheBayState challenge included the future Chris Walsh trail at Farm Pond (that somehow went viral on TikTok/instagram earlier this year)

Feel like, as a society, we might consider moving Halloween to the last Friday in October (observed.) Vibes truly immaculate tonight.

is hitting 3 home runs and striking out 10 batters in the NLCS the best game in baseball history

Phillies somehow kept Ohtani in check but couldn’t get it done - this guy is so impressive.

In case you’ve ever wondered: yes, there are bobcats in Massachusetts.

Wild that Somerville has been stonewalling on this for 10+ years