Randall Monroe's #xkcd comic has the power to make you laugh, to make you think ... and sometimes to make you cry. For the right reasons. * Posted in Nov 2012: Two Years * Posted in Dec 2017: Seven Years * Posted in Nov 2020: Ten Years * Posted yesterday (Nov 2025): Fifteen Years […]

New York Subways Aren’t Special "New York is not special, not in 2025, when it’s one of many megacities with large subway systems. It’s just solipsistic, run by managers and labor leaders who are used to denigrating cities that are superior to New York in every way they run their metro systems […]

Homebuyers Are Willing To Pay a Premium for One Perk: Walkability "Boomers, millennials, and Gen Z are "screaming for walkability," Hathorne tells Realtor.com. "Boomers want smaller homes, less maintenance, and to have access to daily needs. They don't want their homes to turn into prisons […]

Geographically accurate map of London's underground https://foi.tfl.gov.uk/FOI-0525-1920/London%20Connections%20Map.pdf #london #PublicTransport

Traffic measures causing ‘deep and lasting division’ in Brent neighbourhood Same ol' same ol' as far as I can see. Restricting cars on one road gets the people on nearby roads, who don't understand reducing demand, up in arms. The difference from the US is that they're actually trying it rather […]

Camden Council's plans for its "Liveable Neighbourhood" initiative "The Holborn Liveable Neighbourhood campaign aims "to transform Holborn into a place for people with attractive, healthy, accessible and safe streets for everyone" which includes "clean air, more plants and trees, and beautiful […]

Los Angeles and the Density Paradox "Los Angeles is sometimes described as among the densest U.S. urbanized areas, largely due to traffic congestion, this perception conflates vehicular congestion with urban population density. Unlike New York’s heterogeneous urban form, characterized by highly […]

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Turns out making trains stop at red lights was a bad idea Houston has adjusted signal timing for the Red Line after complaints that anti-transit Mayor John Whitmire had meddled with signal priority for light rail. "...restored its level of service after previously making changes to traffic […]

Walkability and Public Safety: Who Shapes How Memphis Moves? "Shaping walkability in Memphis is a collaborative effort among multiple agencies. The Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) charts the regional vision. It orchestrates transportation planning and funnels funding for relevant […]

The most astonishing and destructive thing never to happen to London "Imagine walking out of Camden Town tube station, turning north towards Camden Market and finding yourself facing a twelve-lane concrete motorway full of roaring traffic. This was the intended outcome of the 1960s Ringways […]

South London Low Traffic Neighbourhoods will become permanent, decreasing traffic and improving air quality "East Greenwich resident Kate Middleton praised the scheme for making roads safer for the young people in her area. She said: "Over 1,000 children walk to school more safely, more […]

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Cities on the World’s Best List are Putting People First Not Cars "London, Paris, and New York City — and they are all leaders in prioritising the, ahem, humble and beautiful bicycle...cities that are not only thriving economically and culturally, but are also setting the standard for creating […]

Encinitas is considering removing safety features on Santa Fe Drive to improve safety. "Locals who NBC 7 spoke with, who did not want to go on camera, say the road is too narrow, causing more congestion, especially during school hours. They also say angled "back-in" parking holds up traffic […]

The 'boozy bike trail' 90 minutes from London where you cycle between vineyards "The Rother Wine Triangle unites two groups that should arguably never meet: cyclists and vinophiles. Connecting seven vineyards together with one handy new map, one bloke got so drunk at the first stop he was […]

California's disaster of an ebike voucher program slips away unnoticed "Despite demand for e-bike vouchers being so high that it crashed the website each time the state opened the lottery, the California Air Resources Board voted at their last meeting to end the statewide program it oversaw […]

Bahahaha RFK: Tylenol causes autism. Tylenol: Do you have evidence? We can sue you. RFK: Tylenol doesn't cause autism. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Cycling 'near misses' in London found to be worst at rush hour and on roads without dedicated infrastructure "The types, locations and causes of cycling "near misses" in London have been mapped using helmet-mounted cameras and GPS devices to track commuter journeys" I don't think they'd want […]

This Walkable Gathering Space Has Transformed a City’s Main Street "Home to 250 public and private enterprises, from banks, tattoo shops and restaurants to museums, a performing arts center and the public library. City Hall is just a block south. The city invested $11.5 million to transform a […]

It’s 10pm. This marks the first time since November 2019 when there is no way to cross from Richmond to San Rafael without a car. Thanks to the @mtcbata.bsky.social plan, endorsed by Caltrans & approved by the Bay Conservation & Development Commission there is now no trail, no shuttle, & no bus.

Ever since I decided I should "learn more about the stock market" I've been having a rolling, ongoing multi-week crisis. I'm just... shook. "Girl? You live like this?" The most interesting thing I've learned is how there are fewer pubic companies on the market. This is also responsible for […]

Cyclists to benefit as Dublin plans 300 new residential bike storage bunkers "Dublin City Council is expanding its BikeBunkers programme, providing up to 300 secure residential bike storage units across the city to support safer, more sustainable cycling." Not a bad idea, but I'd like to see […]

https://leftycartoons.com/2025/10/06/they-think-they-own-the-road/ #cycling #cartoon

Leeds, England plans to ban all bikes from the city center I don't fully understand this. My automatic reaction is, "Hmph! They should ban cars instead!"...but I think they may have already done, in which case my reaction is meh. The important work is done, the rest is details. "Stricter […]

For drivers and transit users, job access in nearly all major US cities is on the decline "Using detailed information about roadway speeds, transit service, bicycle facilities, and more, the researchers apply custom trip planning software to quantify how many jobs could be reached in a given […]

Obligatory photo at the myki gates in the brand new State Library Station just before heading down to the platforms #MelbourneTrains #melbourne #publictransport #transit

Seems a good time to retoot MY handy safety tips to help you stay safe while walking or biking! * Attend your local city council meetings and ask them to provide safe biking infrastructure * Write letters to your Congressman opposing any road-widening projects they may be considering * […]

Response to Life Kit's "Walking and biking safety tips" "No bicyclist can ride on the road, no pedestrian can cross a street, without the expectation that one's right of way will be respected. To then say that road safety is everyone's responsibility ignores the imbalance between vulnerable […]

"In London it's just a given. You can't have that many people in that sort of density and still be a lovely place to live without options.They've got wonderful public transportation, busses and subways and train system. You don't have to rely on a vehicle to get basically almost anywhere" #BikeLanes

Who Doesn’t Have a Car? "We estimate that 36 percent of Americans over the age of 10 do not or cannot rely on a personal vehicle to meet their daily travel needs, including nearly 16 million (or 1 in 20) Americans of driving age who live in homes without any personal vehicles...The vast […]

What could be done to create a safer, and more equitable cycling culture in London? That's easy-peasy! Ban cars from more roads. "London’s transport network still prioritises motor vehicles, with London consistently rated lower than other European cities for its amenability to cyclists...a […]

Houston's light-rail trains now have to stop for red lights like everyone else "Trains now stop at red lights and wait for them to cycle — causing commuter delays and even train traffic jams at times...In a statement to Axios, Metro said the changes were made in conjunction with Houston Public […]

28% of Londoners say they are now more likely to cycle in future "Electric hire bike provider Lime said its bikes' usage was up 74 per cent by the Wednesday of strike week, rising steadily through the first few days as more people turned to their e-bikes to get to work. Average trip duration […]

No, Defensive Walking Isn't The Solution For Road Deaths "The United States is a bunch of automotive lobbyists in a trench coat, and there are precious few alternatives to driving, especially outside of dense urban areas. We can't stop bad drivers from driving because they'd have no other way […]

These Residents Built a $10,000 Bike Lane in Atlanta "Just completed: turning street parking on one side of Virgina Avenue NE into a pop-up, protected, two-way bike lane, connecting a local high school and elementary school. The project took a year from concept to execution, with 36 volunteers […]

Defensive Driving: The Only Way to Protect Ourselves from Reckless E-Bike Riders "We can’t stop reckless e-bike riders from taking risks, but we can make sure we’re driving safely in order to prevent tragedy...What we can control is how we drive. A crash, especially one that causes severe […]

Mardi Gras Service off to a solid start Amtrak’s 10-car, twice-daily Mardi Gras Service between Mobile and New Orleans made it past the starting block. Bay Saint Louis and Mobile are subsidizing golf carts to get passengers through the last mile. More marketing to come! […]

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"the crash risk was 8.3 times higher for e-bicycles than for e-scooters [per mile] ...of 686 reported crashes with e-scooters and 35 with e-bicycles." Maybe also some self-selecting/user bias, whether people think they know how to ride a bike or scooter users wear helmets less and avoid […]

Meanwhile, the Spectator is all about the Limes. "I’ve always thought that the Lime bike critics are really saying something else. Like ‘I’m unfit’, or ‘I’m a scaredy-cat’, or ‘I can’t ride a bike’, or ‘I don’t like teenagers’. You must be annoyed to know how easily I glide about the city […]

BikingInLA considers an anti-bike screed "No bias here. A London magazine says the bicyclist may be a “kindly spirit in the countryside,” but in in the city, “this peaceable phantom has become a bloodthirsty wraith, terrorizing unsuspecting pedestrians, and refusing to follow the laws of man or […]

Man arrested after driving child-size pink Barbie Jeep through Prince George, B.C. Cops say Barbie Jeeps are required to be licensed and insured if they are driven on roads...how they are differentiating between those and ebikes or scooters is beyond me. Do ebikes need licenses and insurance as […]

Memphis: Riverside Drive reopens with new bike lanes They look pretty nice, but I can't find an article anywhere that talks about biking on them 🤨 Let me know if you find something. I biked around Memphis a few years ago using the bike share and had a good time. Here's an article on how to […]

Councillor 'fuming' over cycle safety plan change "Plans included toucan crossings, cycling stop lines and changes to kerbs, with the work due to be paid for with part of £32m of funding provided by the Department for Transport. However Graham Plant, Conservative councillor responsible for […]

The End of the American City "Over the course of the 20th century, our city leaders decided they didn’t want cities any more. From 1890 to 1960, the population of New York City increased from 1.5 million to just under 8 million. After the downzoning, growth stopped. New York City has roughly […]

Nashville to add raptor bollards at 5th and Broadway The bollards will prevent cars from driving up onto the sidewalk, which is good - but not as good as putting Broadway on a road diet would be […] [Original post on urbanists.social]

Opening of Toronto light rail line pushed back again "The most recent estimate had projected the (Eglinton Crosstown) 11.8-mile (19-kilometer), 25-station line across Toronto would open this month, but the line has yet to begin its required 30-day revenue service demonstration...That process […]

The route from DC to Boston is 475 miles. This would be an hour and a half without stops. Probably 2 hours tops with them. It could go from DC to New York in 45 minutes. We could have this if we didn't suck.

Scientist exposes anti-wind groups as oil-funded. Now they want to silence him. https://electrek.co/2025/08/25/scientist-exposes-anti-wind-groups-as-oil-funded-now-they-want-to-silence-him/ <- just as tobacco companies sponsored anti-anti-smoking legislation, now fossil-fuel companies are […]