"Waymo has told advocates that expecting it to respect bike lanes is 'too high a bar' because customers expect to be dropped off in them." To be crystal clear, it's illegal for a car to be in a bike lane. It doesn't matter what Waymo's customers expect; the company shouldn't be doing it.

There’s a law underway to stop this by mandating speed limiters in vehicles that rack up a history of reckless driving. but it’s being held up by the state assembly, because the Speaker is… also a super speeder himself. Call Speaker Heastie and tell him to support Stop Super Speeders: 518-455-3791

Unreal levels of Cop Excellence here.

The solution to homeless folk sleeping on benches is not to get rid of the benches. That is the least human choice one can make when talking about people suffering. It cost more to replace those benches than it would to provide a space for those people to safely sleep. What is wrong with people.

A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | George Monbiot

A breaking update from @timheidecker.bsky.social.

Just checking on how the Invisible Hand of the Market is doing

"Americans prefer large trucks and SUVs." The reality:

Overheard in NYC — David Zipper ( @davidzipper.bsky.social ): “It’s worth remembering that Oslo and Helsinki have gone a full year without any crash deaths whatsoever. Anybody know how many autonomous vehicles there are in those two cities? Exactly zero.” nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/20/a...

“Koch brother groups have tried to derail public transit plans in other cities around the country, from Little Rock, Arkansas and central Utah, to Nashville and Michigan. They have frequently called such projects ‘wasteful spending’. The Koch organization is also heavily invested in fossil fuels.”

Trump slowly evolving into dril

Not a single one of these people is actually explaining to their constituents what "accountability" means in this context. Tell folks what you intend to do or say nothing.

A jury is deciding whether to convict the bee lady of assaulting deputies—there was no verdict after a partial day of deliberations.

Look this. This is what they want to do around the country. Democrats & republicans alike. Incarcerate the homeless en masse. I keep saying watch out for this. Mentally ill people, we already know this affects our right to freedom. It affects that for anyone who can be unhoused, who is anyone.

She was granted withholding of removal from India *decades* ago, and had been living and working legally (including for the U.S. government!) ever since. But with third country removals now a real option, TSA shared her data with ICE and they arrested her at the airport on her way to a job.

Very much appreciate @katearonoff.bsky.social questioning whether we actually need all these data centers. Too often taken for granted in energy policy circles that the only question is how to mitigate the impacts/extract benefits. newrepublic.com/article/2089...

Sitting in the dentist's waiting room. TV is fucking **insane**

Exclusive: Mayor Mamdani's DOT is planning to eliminate car traffic on one end of Grand Army Plaza, reconnecting its famous arch to Prospect Park. free link: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/n...

COMMENTARY: After last fall’s service cuts to Rhode Island Public Transportation Authority service, the state bus system's diminished size is not big enough for everyday Rhode Islanders. By @dariaphoebe.com

ICYMI: Peter Gerlings introduces readers to a new word, “ontvlechten.” It translates to “disentanglement” and it applies to many things, including cycle and bus lanes.” Gerlings knows Boston.

Here’s one that’s really important to understand and remember, especially if you work in a city hall — the best transportation plan is a great land-use plan. #UrbanTruth

BREAKING: Letter from BPD opposing Councilor Flynn’s proposed ban on e-bikes/mopeds/motorbikes by 3rd party food delivery drivers. (Red arrow is mine.) Clr. Flynn did not / has not informed constituents of BPD’s position, or that new regs approved in 2025 take effect 4/11/26. @universalhub.com

“Amazon, Microsoft & Google ​have each recently abandoned construction of multibillion-dollar data centers over community opposition & now the companies are coming under shareholder pressure over ‌the environmental impact” Lose the passive voice—PEOPLE are doing this💫 www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

I did not think I could like Mamdani more.

I think stand-up electric scooters are a menace, but not for the reason people usually cite, but rather it's way to easy to put your face into the pavement. The bike form (with or without pedals) is just a superior vehicle. And if you're only going 15 mph, I don't care if you're pedaling or not.

it cant be said enough that all tech smart guys and billionaires thought this guy would be great and now the world economy is fucked we're like a week from gas rationing and their guy is threatening nukes.

Get anyone you know who cares about safe streets in Boston to send the mayor a letter telling her to recommit to safe streets projects currently on hold bcu.bike/sscw

Again I said: not AS profitable. Renewables can make money. EV's can make money. but not AS much money as a oil and gas or a Ford F150

I think not enough people understand that the pushback against renewables and EV's is money. Without getting too in the weeds: renewables cannot ever be as profitable as oil and gas. EV's don't make as much money as gas guzzlers. That's it. That's all you really need to know.

As well as being straightforwardly true, the only real evidence that Mamdani is trying to tie affordability to race is that he's releasing reports which he is legally obligated to produce.

It’s amazing that tons of people, including celebrities who have public reputations to uphold, will openly support a man who released a song called “Heil Hitler” AND is credibly accused of sexual violence and abuse but will NOT openly support celebrity women who have come forward about being abused

www.fastcompany.com/91509506/how... ‘Last year, voters approved a plan to close another 500 streets to traffic. Thousands of parking spots have been swapped for trees. More than 900 miles of bike lanes’ #environment #climate #nature

Looks so Onion

1) The first screenshot is a quote, not something she said 2) I have no idea where 17 hours came from? Cause the article never mentions that number outside the headline and the only quote in there referencing screen time is: "My iPhone screen time is around 10 hours or something." How odd.

Fun fact for those in the Apple ecosystem: Screen time doesn't deduplicate. If you're active on both your Mac and your phone that counts twice.

Rhode Island was the only state to record zero police killings, both in 2024 and 2025, new report finds. Via @stateline.org rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/04/01/f...

Man, we are getting *lapped*

This looks like a complicated chart, but in fact it's some of the simplest and best news imaginable: batteries are quickly turning night into noon. Worth a read if I say so myself open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...

The EEC is working to spread the good word of composting and I realized I haven’t shared this here! NEWPORTERS: sign up for FREE food scrap pick up for 2 years (through Sept 2027) with Black Earth. Make your trash less stinky and help our soils & seas be healthier. www.blackearthcompost.com/newport

lol the US and Israel "find themselves" doing what now?

Remains funny that the main through line across so-called populist right is not actually pride but groundless self-victimization.

Done with the other place. This is your home for bad baseball takes and fake names for now.

baseball guys be named glorp shitto

just look at the nonsense third way puts out

I wish every time a reporter or pundit mentioned gas prices, they would also say something about sprawl and lack of public transportation. 🤷🏻‍♀️

i don’t think the fact that more democrats use mail in ballots means they’ll be less likely to vote in person if this option is taken away. it’s my understanding mail-in republicans skew significantly older.

Right after the biking mayor of Paris who laughs at NIMBY tears was elected by overwhelming majority, the most pro-bike mayor in America outside NYC says we can't save lives if it hurts some weird cranks' feelings 🤔🚩

What is Emmanuel Grégoire, the new Paris mayor, planning for the city over his new term in office? —60,000 new social housing units —15 express bus routes —Completion of city's full bike network —Transformation of ring highway into a boulevard —1000 new pedestrian streets —300 new hectares of parks

Headline is journalistic malpractice. Somebody needs to hand in the pen

The framing and editorializing in this CNN article about outgoing Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is absolutely wild — implying her efforts to transform Paris by reducing traffic were only "for tourists" and left her terminally unpopular www.cnn.com/2026/03/21/t...