Someone should tell @bsky.app that they don't need to age verify in Ohio.

Genuinely, the US is quickly sliding into fascism and Google and Apple have proven they are not going to stick up for us when the government gives them unconstitutional orders. Stop making apps they can remove from their app stories on a whim. Make websites instead. At least make it hard for them.

My personal timeline is full of autistic people trying to explain that there isn't more autism than before, it's just that we're better at detecting it, and there's nothing more autistic than hoping explaining something at length will help matters when nobody is really listening.

if you’re in columbus, OH, honor #WeekWithoutDriving by showing up to support a policy that would change the way we design our streets. (more info in the thread)

This is why street parking permits should charge by length of vehicle. Set a standard rate for a vehicle less than 15 feet long, then multiply the price by 1.2 for each additional 3 feet or fraction thereof.

I grew up in the DC 'burbs, and we regularly took the subway to get into DC for family trips and private-school field trips. My family still takes the Metro; it's the best way to get to museums. What is this rep on about.

It's the national #WeekWithoutDriving, so grab a bingo card from @transitcolumbus.org, load up your @transit.app account, and play along! Rules: transitcolumbus.org/wwd-bingo Printable card: static1.squarespace.com/static/614ff... And here's a card randomizer: bingobaker.com/view/9495502

Columbus is moving forward with designing the Linden Green Line, an ambitious seven-mile-long park planned for an abandoned railroad corridor.

Councilmember Lourdes Barroso de Padilla will hold a hearing on updating Columbus’ Complete Streets policy. Complete Streets is a citywide approach to designing, building, and maintaining roads that ensure safe and convenient access for all.

thank you to Democrat Bill Demora especially who sponsored Ohio's age verification bill www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/... @adamgilson.bsky.social

Linear park with multi-use path or on-street protected cycle track? Why not both? We could have this along every few roads all throughout the region.

The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video

1. More Americans work at the Cheesecake Factory than in the entire coal industry, and that won't change. It's because of automation, not snooty libs. 2. Coal energy is now more expensive than wind and solar. 3. So this means: higher energy prices, more pollution, no jobs benefit. Genius!

An Open Letter to @npr.org: Our Streets Are No Accident medium.com/@lanrickbenn... h/t @howdoyou.guide @jessiesinger.bsky.social @poolontheruf.gg @tomflood.bsky.social #BikeTO #WalkTO

In Ohio, starting on Monday 9/29, we'll be implementing an age assurance solution similar to what we're doing in South Dakota and Wyoming. Read more here: bsky.social/about/blog/0...

See y’all downtown today! If you see a @transitcolumbus.org volunteer in a yellow vest, say hi! 👋

There is a higher density of bollards in this car-free historical reenactment park than in non-park areas of the City of Columbus where cars are allowed. Why.

xkcd.com/368/ but specifically targeting those drivers whose car sound systems rattle tea cups a block away.

Been trying to stay off social media. But today I stood in a bike lane staring down a bike lane obstructor until they moved. Felt silly until a friend biked by in the car lane in 35+ mph traffic. Some BLU swag was waiting for me when I got home. Happy belated birthday @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social !

Kagan: The so-called irreparable harm that the Trump administration says it suffers is merely "the price of living under a Constitution that gives Congress the power to make spending decisions through the enactment of appropriations laws...a frustration any President must bear."

Supreme Court rules 6-3 that congressional appropriations are optional: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

Imagine if NPR had actually talked to safe streets advocates for this story and learned how the solutions to drivers killing people is not, in fact, victim blaming

Interesting in volunteering for the Open Streets event this weekend? Sign up with us to manage the roll lane! 🚲 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

the "Laughing Man" and "Individual Eleven" plots in GITS: SAC are incredibly relevant right now

Editor Commentary: The Great Ohio Gerrymandering Farce has lifted its curtain once again at the Ohio Statehouse odditorium of human wonders in scenic downtown Columbus. Will Ohio voters get a fair, competitive map? No chance. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/24/t...

Car culture has gone too far… They’ve reserved parking for a guy who hasn’t been able to drive for over 3,000 years

Note the "Your Speed" sign readings. 37mph for one car, 36 for another. More is needed than just a sign; Columbus needs to make physical changes to this street.

Me: "Drivers are driving in the bike lane, please stop them" @columbusdps.bsky.social: "As we know, the 3rd St bike lane is not currently an All Ages & Abilities bike lane."

Google Sheets now includes the ability to make sortable, automatically-formatted tables! support.google.com/docs/answer/... wait, isn't that the purpose of the sheet itself?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH

Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today. Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943. Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s. Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.

🚨NOW | Ohio Joint Committee on Congressional Redistricting Watch Live ⏯️https://www.ohiochannel.org/live/ohio-joint-committee-on-congressional-redistricting

“Despite those two incidents, which occurred over 1,200 rides and 17,000 total miles, Columbus could be a bike utopia. But most residents will never understand that because, like most sane people, they aren’t stupid enough to ride a bike alongside car traffic.”

The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

For the record: that storm that just blew through Columbus dropped a whopping 0.04" of rain. We've got a long ways to go to get out of this drought.

a beautifully illustrated and deeply troubling piece that is well worth your time to read

City planning is so broken in the US that we put bollards inside the sidewalk so we allow cars to potentially plow pedestrians but not the ones past the sidewalk who might be in the plaza I guess. This industry is so broken.

In that breach, new urbanists found an opening. They set about offering the opposite of conventional development in meaningful ways. Rather than single-use, they proposed mixed-use. Instead of an automobile orientation, the plans showed walkability. www.cnu.org/publicsquare...

Googling “which president negotiated crappy exit agreement with Taliban”

Take a bike ride with us as we look at bike infrastructure as it approaches and crosses intersections! We like to get out on our streets to experience firsthand what works and what needs improvement to reach our @visionzerocbus.bsky.social goal of planning and building safer streets for all.

tbh it's less because i'm sad about the specific halloween loss, or even tradition, it's more because it signals a loss of everybody getting together to support kids and families having fun, for no reason other than seeing the delight on childrens' faces haha. it was a community-building thing

Hey Columbus. Every morning people blow past the school up the street at 15mph over the already dumb 30mph limit. Sure, it says "school zone" but all that does is sometimes help that one cop get his ticket count up at the end of the month.

Amtrak's next gen Acela brings increased Capacity, Higher Speeds, and Updated Interiors; but there's one trend that is haunting the North American Rail industry and unless it's reversed we're all in for a worse ride. I talk about it in today's video: youtu.be/jktlZ8706Bc

ODOT sings the praises of roundabouts, but watch the vid starting at 2:10 for the wild traffic pattern at a "traffic circle" in Somerset, Ohio. It's a parking lot plus an intersection, and, in a reversal of the norm, vehicles in the intersection yield to vehicles entering.

Here's what Schumer and Jeffries included in their alt-CR to try to rein in Trump's rescissions. These efforts aren't getting enough attention, which helps the right wingers win the shut down. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

The Kimmel video: "The MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it."

Let ABC know how you feel about their bowing to the thugs in power and cancelling Jimmy Kimmel's show: support.abc.com/hc/en-us/req...

It’s been clear for months that this administration is ten times the threat to the First Amendment that “wokeism” ever was. If this doesn’t wake the fuck up all the comedy podcast bros, nothing will.

Something I like about bike infra in the NL is that flashing crossing lights are not a thing; everything is either a red/green green signal or a yield crossing, depending on context No RRFBs, HAWK signals, "special crosswalks", etc. On busy roads there's no ambiguity if cars can go or must stop

Hey all you Lidar / topography folks: Does anyone have any Lidar data for the Gaza strip (other than the Shuttle data from 2000)?