Just asked a conductor his thoughts on ending Northstar and he’s against it. Says it will cost more to decommission* it than it would to run it for the next 15 years. *demolish stations, remove signals and switches etc

Tales from the bus: I took the bus to my colonoscopy, had a 13 mile tube inserted up my butt, and when I swiped my card on the return trip my transfer was still valid. Has anyone ever done a colonoscopy round trip on one fare?

i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence

"Once at the fair, everything is accessible by foot. The entire experience is designed around pedestrian movement and access that is comfortable and appealing (although often crowded, especially if you’re waiting in line at Sweet Martha’s Cookies or another beloved vendor)."

Today I delivered another 8 bags of groceries from White Center Food Bank to 4 neighbors in White Center and Seattle for the @cascade.org #PedalingReliefProject. Short route since we had lots of volunteers helping deliver food to neighbors in need today, so I didn’t even bring a trailer!

my view is that everyone should be able to earn a living wage doing whatever it is they like. if you love working in a bookshop, you should be able to live a comfortable life doing so. if you loving being a barista, the same. and if you want to do more traditional blue collar work, that’s cool too!

Them: Now that you have a sporty bike, you’re gonna need some Lycra. Me: like this?

Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did? It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.

farm to bike to kitchen counter 🚜 🚲🔪 this week i got Cilantro - Fennel - Escarole - Swiss Chard - Kale - Lettuce - Scallions - Kohlrabi - Chinese broccoli

Wanted to ride today and got all my errands done! Picked up a Brompton travel case I found on Marketplace, donated 3 bags of clothes and whatever else I could fit on the bike, stopped by the lake with a book, grabbed groceries and kitty litter on the way home.

Big bike, little bike.

In honor of last night's mayoral primary, here's Andrew Cuomo blowing through a stop sign in his Dodge Charger in Manhattan on Monday.

With Zohran Mamdani’s win it’s given me massive hope, with that BAKFIETS BACK ALL RIGHT! (Backstreet Boys) Clockwise: OG @americanfietser.bsky.social OG @sundance.bikesky.social NS @squeakyspokes.bsky.social NS @puelnewdle.bsky.social

Borrowing a Larry Vs Harry e-Bullitt for a few days. This thing is seriously so much fun! I usually live in turbo mode on my other cargo e-bikes but I was happy just around cruising in eco yesterday. #cargobike

My painting SPRING RIDE

It’s a perfect Up North Michigan morning. Good day for a bike ride, eh?

UNDERWOOD: Do you believe that the US government has the authority to deport American citizens NOEM: No, and we are not deporting US citizens UNDERWOOD: Several American citizens have been deported

In the donation drop-off line: -Big SUV, two grocery bags. -Me on my tiny bike: Three lamps, a dish set, and four bags of clothes.

Also, it seems appropriate that these two headlines show up back to back on the Star Tribune website....

Dropped my bike off for service and walked over to the cafe. This coffee shop is right on Bryant Ave (bike greenway), and it’s always fun to watch the variety of bikes roll by. Great read, too! Highly suggest. (Deleted my Amazon account 5 months ago)

I won’t share RFK Jr.’s lies about autism. It’s disgusting and dangerous. If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign. Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness. To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.

Paint👏🏼 is 👏🏼 not 👏🏼 infrastructure👏🏼

Quick little ride to grab breakfast sandwiches before working from home. Forgot my U-lock but still have a café lock on the front wheel—and front row parking.

This year's @ladds500.com was a blast! I caught a pickle dangling on a fishing line and saw 20+ Bullitt Cargo Bikes. What more can you ask for? 🥒🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲 #Ladds500 #Bullitt #CargoBikes #Bikes #Bicycle

I wrote about this a bit in my last book but it really shakes me that a defining feature of this catastrophic era is that we just keep going to work. We work through pandemics, we work through natural disasters, we work through economic calamity, we work through coups, we work, we work, we work.

On Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate Minnesota’s transgender community and recommit to standing up for our neighbors in the face of hatred. As your Governor, I’m proud to stand in this fight with you.

There is truly something magical about biking in fresh snow #bikecommuter #winterbiking

However or wherever you are going Sunday, it would always be better going by separate protected bikeway or in a tram on grass. This should be the standard, even in the US.

In a world of Chuck Schumers, be a Jasmine Crockett!!!

The warm fuzzy feeling of seeing your bike from inside a bookstore 🥹

Hey! We're the Minneapolis Cargo Bike Library. This FREE lending library is a community-run partnership between @bikemn.bsky.social, @cyclehoop.bsky.social & the Lyndale Neighborhood Association. Our goal is to expand access to cargo bikes across Minneapolis. Learn more: 1/3

“I have a small essay in WALK titled, “The Grief of Bypassing”. Not only is the sound, smell, and feel of hundreds of cars flying by on skinny, attached (or non-existent) sidewalks…dehumanizing, it is the absence of connection that I often grieve the most…” open.substack.com/pub/pedestri...

Spock attends the morning meetings but always makes sure to clock out for his afternoon naps. Very important business.

Something magical happens on my winter commute: these two little girls who usually ride their bikes to school for 3 seasons, yell "Good morning, Miss Patty" out the car window with a little wave. All I see is the little hands and it makes my heart so happy.

In a patriarchal, car-dominated world that rewards “masculine energy” it’s actually a wildly subversive act to be a women on a bike. I have been yelled at, pulled, told I’m risking my children’s lives, flipped off, and ignored. And yet the joy I feel out weighs it all. #bikes destroy #patriarchy.

Elon Musk is a terrible president.

The end of January, is that you? #bikecommuter #wintercycling

#NewBikeDay and first ride in to work! Didn’t think a new bike was going to happen anytime soon, but found a great deal on a gently used Tern HSD. 🥳 #bikecommuting #cargobike

I'm so upset. My bike was stolen out of my apartment building. It is a black Trek FX 3 Stagger, rim brakes, size small, 2018 or 2019, and will be missing its front wheel. Twin Cities friends, please keep an eye out! Message me for more details.

He just heard that the price of eggs is at an all time high.

Today, I delivered another 14 bags of groceries from the White Center Food Bank to 7 White Center and Seattle families for the Cascade Bicycle Club #PedalingReliefProject – using bicycles, trailers, and muscles to get food to people with accessibility or mobility challenges 🚲 💪

Over the next few years, finding joy is going to be just as important as resisting fascism & supporting those being attacked. Bikes and the community that fights for better places bring me so much joy, so I will continue to embrace them and all the good things they encourage (even when it's -7 °F).

It's unreal how much worse right on red makes the experience of being a pedestrian.

Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?

Yeah, nope.

I’ve been drinking coffee since I was 8. We didn’t have a coffee maker. Everyone else drank tea. I drank instant coffee & loved it. Drank it non-stop. Years later, my mom had half a cup, got wired & was like “you’ve been doing this every day?!?” Coffee was only for special occasions after that.

My usual commute to work is 25 minutes. It was close to 55 minutes today with the snow. I’d still rather bike in vs having my partner drop me off. #wintercycling #bikecommuting #snowday

The temptation to make an iced coffee at 7pm…