Ran into this recently on the Guadalupe River Trail in San Jose. So silly to have these needless wiggles on these routes!

9 PM on a Saturday night on pedestrianized B Street in San Mateo. Took Caltrain down to Menlo Park for dinner, their downtown was a ghost town compared to this.

Driver violence is completely out of control in the Bay Area and it's time to start talking about more direct solutions. Enforce traffic laws with an iron fist, and jail every single violent driver -- or let me open carry my gun and protect myself the very old fashioned way. I prefer the cops.

@bmj.com, a renowned health journal, slams car bloat: "Cars are becoming steadily larger, [and] with this comes potential harms to health...Action is needed locally, nationally, and internationally to curb sales of new SUVs and to reduce their presence in urban areas." www.bmj.com/content/391/...

San Mateo County will have a new Sheriff soon. My thoughts on why traffic safety is public safety and how we should take that more seriously at the county level: www.carlitesanmateo.com/blog/smc-she...

This doctors office spent a lot of time explaining the complexities of their parking garage when confirming my appointment. Luckily I get to skip all of that and use this kinda-bike-parking. Beautiful day out here today!

Almost one week later and our floppy safety devices are still looking good. Follow for more thrilling updates.

It's disappointing that the CA’s e-bike voucher program is getting cut with the funds being diverted to EVs Data from the Denver program says e-bikes = huge value: • 40% cheaper/mile than EVs, ~75% cheaper than ICE cars • Operational emissions ~3% of EVs; ~1% of ICE cars

A car lite cost story from Reddit Total saved over four months: ~$1350. One time spend on bike kit $1900. Breakeven ~6 months. How often does car math even have a break even! Additional win of losing 6 pounds and being less stressed. Great discussion of the real-world tradeoffs: redd.it/1oo7vxj

Grateful for @samtrans.com & @caltrain.com operators. Without them my household would be compelled to buy, insure, fuel & park a car—something none of my neighbors are aware that they are being spared from—thanks to San Mateo County transit workers!

I was super impressed by the bike infrastructure connecting to the trail. Two different separated bike lanes on roads connecting to/from the trail. The trail itself is incredible! Kinda wish I was moving to this building long term. It was fun passing traffic on 880 on an e-bike ⚡️🚲💨

Taking the big bike on the big train. I’m going to ride on the Guadalupe River Trail for the first time to get to a work event. Excited to try out this trail and a bit worried about bike space on Caltrain on the way home. Adventures ahead!

No bike racks at the local Safeway so we get this nice spacious parking spot!

I’m always amazed by how often these floppy crosswalk signs have to be replaced. I bike by these two at least four times per week so let’s see how long this version makes it! Currently looking pretty shiny and new. How long do you think they will last?

Bicycle Still the World’s Most Efficient Way to Travel — 52 Years After It Was First Proven. momentummag.com/bicycle-stil...

Why cyclists ride on the left side of the bike lane ⬇️ #sandiego

Going from 1 car to 0 cars is often where this conversation gets stuck. It’s the hardest one to figure out. But exploring going from 3 to 2 or 2 to 1 can have a huge impact on family finances and health. Give it a listen! Love this bit: “healthcare costs, which are car related” 😍

Another person has joined club car lite! Interesting read on the trade offs for a family in the real world. Hopefully they can keep banking the saving through the winter. www.reddit.com/r/MiddleClas...

San Mateo folks, get in line here (behind me 😁) smplibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S7...

This is what we're up against.

Air pollution isn't even part of the active transportation in our SF Bay Area suburb. Great to see these wins! Makes me wish our local media dug a bit deeper than their favorite bikes vs. parking narrative.

Places for people > Places for cars

The same holds true in a car-focused SF Bay Area suburb. If safe alternatives existed people would flock to them! www.carlitesanmateo.com/blog/sm-trip...

“We are not going to fix this by forcing kids to sit through assemblies and calling it good, while the streets around schools are still over-wide and lack the separated bike lanes that make kids feel safe to ride,” Yiming Luo said during the meeting. www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/c...

every time.

Morning ride to get coffee and pastries. The streets are so calm and quiet on a Sunday morning.

Go e-bikes go!

Another good reason to consider going to N-1 cars. The right number of bikes in your house is N+1 and the right number of cars in your house is N-1. www.kbb.com/car-news/new...

"I moved to an area where my kids can bike to school, because as an advocate for livable cities, I wanted my kids to experience what it feels like to be free. And I wanted to be able to sleep in." -Cyprine Odada, founder of Women Shaping Cities, Nairobi

These are popular in beach towns in San Diego too. Seems like a great option if e-bikes don't fit the bill for you or your family.

The main reason city streets are dangerous for children isn’t because of crime. It’s because of cars.

This is an embarassing lede

The @caltrain.com corridor in the SF Bay Area should at least get a mention here. With the new trains and new schedule it pretty amazing!

Updated this chart because it was missing an important option. You don't need to use an e-bike for all trips for it to save you a lot of money! $0.70/100 miles is also a worst-case scenario. Your cost is likely much cheaper than this.

Of the three Amazon micro-logistics vehicles I’ve seen in NYC, I think this is the cutest.

Get out there and ride cargo bikes folks!

San Mateo struggles to grow without adding lots of cars. They have been mostly steady at 1.8 cars/household for a while. Hopefully the new general plan and focus on building more housing near transit turns these trends in the right direction. www.carlitesanmateo.com/blog/sm-cars...

From 2007 to 2023 the number of cars in San Mateo went up by 20% while the area needed to store them jumped by 30%. How car bloat contributes to our city feeling full of cars: www.carlitesanmateo.com/blog/sm-car-...

This is fantastic! This is exactly what cities need, someone to come to their place of business and talk about how to share the streets with people on bikes and other vulnerable roads users.

Did you catch the @bikeeastbay.bsky.social op-ed about the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge trail in the East Bay Times this morning? www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/26/o... The final vote on whether it stays open 24/7 is next Thursday, April 3rd. Learn how to show your support at BikeEastBay.org/RSR

James May: “Obviously I’ve spent a lot of time over the years writing about cars and making TV about them, and I love cars, but I do think in my bones they don’t really belong in towns.” “It amazes me that people go to the shops a mile away in the car.” www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

Wait till you see downtown San Bernardino😅 parkingreform.org/resources/pa...

The Top Countries on the World Happiness Report Love Riding Bicycles. momentummag.com/the-top-coun...