Starting a thread of things I haul in my hatchback to defeat the truck centered narrative / it also brings me joy.

Is it blasphemous to go on a holiday church tour wearing a Miller Lite Christmas sweater?

I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.

My brain:

“just one more whitepaper bro. one more 40 page report is gonna convince them to build bike lanes. just one more fact sheet bro. one more sankey chart will—” you can’t move policy without moving power. you can’t move power without moving people. to move people you have to o r g a n i z e.

Now we’re not experts or anything but it kinda seems like they should have done the study *before* they built the dangerous-to-the-point-of-unusable crossing. 🙃

Columbus, OH! We will be at THE Ohio State University for a LIFE AFTER CARS live show on Tues, January 27th at the Wexner Center for the Arts. Tickets are now available. See you there! cura.osu.edu/events/life-...

This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.

I'm not even halfway through this and I've already said WTF about a dozen times.

The OSU Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA), Transit Columbus and Spin are pleased to announce a special live event with Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon from The War on Cars podcast. They will discuss their new book, Life After Cars and answer questions. cura.osu.edu/events/life-...

It’s Giving Tuesday. Please consider supporting these Central Ohio non-profits: Clintonville Resource Center www.clintonvillecrc.org/donate-new/ Mid-Ohio Food Collective mofc.org/get-involved... @simplyartstudios.bsky.social Keep Art Accessible - www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...

Wow, what a great article from @matternews.bsky.social on the book. Thanks @andydowning33.bsky.social for taking the time to talk to me about it (and for coming up with that headline!)

Downside of remote work: no snow days. Upside of remote work: not having to commute during a snowstorm.

It’s sneckdown time! Sneckdown = snow + neckdown (a narrowing of a street to calm traffic). Snow reveals how little space drivers need to travel at safe, reasonable speeds. Instead, traffic engineers give them too much space, with the result that people drive too fast and recklessly.

As the weather continues to drop, there are warming centers open across the city. Please check on your neighbors, older adults, and anyone who may need support. Stay safe and stay warm. Thank you to our partners! Homeless Hotline: 614-274-7000 or csb.org

AEP rate increases public hearings, COTA service change meetings, a Hilliard housing survey, and more in this week’s newsletter! buttondown.com/goodworkscol...

How to read the New York Times for free trevinflick.github.io/blog/posts/n... (video from @columbuslibrary.bsky.social)

talk to you later, my bus is pulling up

Thx @cnn.com for telling Joy and Sam’s story! A great example how transit connects the community & can really impact people in so many ways. Really appreciate seeing our amazing @wmata.com staff get the attention they deserve. Pls pass this one along ❤️ www.cnn.com/2025/11/23/u...

Cars do suck, but I do appreciate having a private space to be anxious before events.

Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars https://theonion.com/report-it-pretty-incredible-that-americans-entrusted-w-1819574734/

AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!

Do you remember when a car crashed into @columbuslibrary.bsky.social Parsons through a glass wall? The next day, staff worked with plywood covering the broken wall & w/out reassurance about the structural integrity of the building. CML workers are forming a union to have input on workplace safety.

oh what, so we're supposed to unionize at every building a car crashes into in Columbus? come on now

Columbus offers several utility discount programs to help make water and power services more affordable for qualifying households. If you or someone you know could benefit, take a moment to learn what support is available and how to apply. @christopherwyche.bsky.social

this is how you lose the dish war

11 years ago today, 12 year old Tamir Rice was gunned down by police officers on Cleveland’s west side. The officer shot him within seconds of arriving at the park he was playing in. Tamir’s life mattered. It still does. My thoughts are with his family today.

This institutionalism is, in part, historical. ... In 1912, voters passed the city’s first charter, which switched the model from ward-based to fully at-large. In order to run city-wide, candidates would need substantially more resources than previously required. New from @julesaroscoe.bsky.social.

Marigold, welcome to @thewaroncars.bsky.social

Columbus Recreation and Parks Department response: “This crossing was designed using the City’s traffic safety standards, which follow national best practices.” 🤦‍♂️

Another day, another library.

this rocks so hard

Hell yeah. ✊🏻

this is our public statement. www.oft-aft.org/press/columb...

I know it's a tad early but I know those bitches with the buckets will be out soon. Don't gove them a penny. The volunteers may not know but the salvation army is no ally and actively combative and harmful to many queer minorities especially during the holiday season

HELL YEAH LIBRARIES HELL YEAH UNIONS 💪😤💪

you can show your support for us by signing this pledge. without workers, there is no library. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/18/w... could not be prouder of my fellow workers. 💕

If you have a loose cow in the Columbus area, please come to I-270 to collect it this evening.

This is the most Columbus to ever Columbus.

Looks a hell of a lot like downtown Columbus.

Paint me like one of your French bike lanes

It just feels like everything is being flattened. Rape, genocide, wildfires, etc etc is all just fodder for internet discourse rather than turning points that lead to… something, anything better or different.

if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.

After manually compiling Columbus City Council District 7 election results last week, I scraped the data from Franklin County's API and created interactive maps that show why Jesse Vogel won his district (62%) but still lost citywide. #databs trevinflick.github.io/blog/posts/c...

How many Americans use food stamps? The numbers vary from month to month. But in May 2025, the most recent month with available figures, 41.7 million people received SNAP benefits. That works out to nearly 1 in every 8 people in the country. www.pewresearch.org/...

Ooo, today's ride was a fun one. Highlights include: 1) Braking abruptly to avoid a car turning onto 17th from Summit, only to skid on leaves plastering the bike lane.

BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike. Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year. Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.

Please join us, Sunday, November 16 from 1-2pm at Washington Gladden Park for World Day of Remembrance to remember all people killed and injured on our roads.

yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing