once again car ads promising the adventure and freedom that bikes actually provide. “not for display.” FOH. I guarantee 100% of the grenadiers driving around Houston haven’t even seen a mud puddle.

I prefer to bike. I am sick and tired of car freaks everywhere. Constantly expanding roads is a waste of my tax dollars. We need better multimodal transportation options!

this soy boy loves beating real manly men to their destinations.

www.menti.com/alg8h5vkhtav... Harris County is conducting an Active Mobility survey: if you want to walk/bike more in #Houston please take the 5 minutes to respond! The more input they have from actual stakeholders (that's us), the better. Show them why more aren't walking or biking now, & to fix it

This was a bummer email to see. JR4JC was a great local charity ride that was well run, well attended, had great routes, & great food! And it was one of the handful of remaining pre-MS150 rides left—so many have folded in the last 10 years. Another big loss for Houston cycling.

so excited this has finally arrived.

Squeaks the Cat checking out our new snowflake decorations (sound on for adorable mews)

a box of goodies has arrived! these are going straight on my new Niner frame that replaced my recalled Vaast A/1 frame. jumping from 700x40 to 700x45!

love this shot of my bike the precinct 4 photographer snapped during our alief trail ride on saturday while we were stopped for a talking point.

ACTION REMINDER: Today is the last day of early voting for the run off elections in #Houston. PLEASE get out at vote for Alejandra Salinas for At-Large 4 on City Council. She can maintain the momentum we’ve built toward safer mobility options in Houston & take Whitmire to the mat on his bullshit.

#Houston Drivers: “I would never ride public transit it’s too slow and dangerous.” Also drivers: “Cars give me the freedom to go anywhere.” Also also drivers:

actual footage of #Houston Mayor John Whitmire making decisions about increasing car commuter capacity & destroying mobility safety across the city.

aannnnddddd my carbon seatpost is cracked.

just sittin’ here on the Group W bench

Me: “Alexa, play Daybreak by Michael Haggins.” Alexa: 🔊🎶 Me:

Squeaks just daring Sunday to drop because #Caturday is her favorite.

it’s #caturday

bike lanes causing traffic again or something

Houston’s mayor decided to take away signal priority for the Red Line rail through downtown, forcing it to stop at traffic lights to wait for cars. This is literally the opposite of the point of mass transit. #Houston #Transit

The existence of Trunk-or-Treat is a reflection of the poorly designed car-centric suburban sprawl of modern neighborhoods.

Hey #Houston make sure you vote AGAINST Prop 12 on the ballot because fuck this guy and his cronies.

Hey #Houston, get the hell out and #VOTE for Jordan Thomas for At-Large Position 4! (and other important stuff too) Hit me up if you need a voting guide for candidates & the Props.

just renewed my NFIP policy. It started out at $475 after Hurricane Harvey; now it's $1079. HCAD property taxes are 10% more every year - and 10% of a bigger number every year is a bigger $$. outrageous home insurance premiums keep topping themselves. "BUY A HOUSE" they said #Houston

Rounds of rain (some heavy) will come to Houston this weekend, likely bringing us much needed relief from an emerging drought. We are also increasingly confident in a fine, fall front next week. #houwx

Irony: sitting in 8 solid lanes of traffic on I-10 trying to get downtown to attend the flagship fundraising event of Houston’s biggest mobility advocacy group (BikeHouston) because it’s too far to bike in a suit & commuter trains simply don’t exist. #Houston

BY THE WAY If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2. There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security. Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation." TURN IT OFF.

it baffles me how many people drive around in the dark completely oblivious that their lights are off. #DriversBehavingBadly

I busted out the little red dot for Squeaks last week and now every time I walk towards the cabinet by the stairs where I keep the laser pointer she runs to this step and starts squeaking for play time.

It’s pronounced cyclist.

watch me blow by these chumps in cars waiting in line before jumping to hyperspace for the next few miles of my #BikeCommute weeeeeeeee!

in stark contrast to the high speed close pass from a pickup towing a huge trailer last week; here’s an A+ pass from a driver who slowed down enough to let there be room in the left lane so he could give ample space when passing me. all it took was an extra 3 seconds. #DriversBehavingGoodly

Imagine not only “losing” the Nobel Peace Prize, but also being specifically sub-tweeted by the decision-makers for your efforts to destroy democracy. Trump loses big. Congratulations Nobel Committee, well played.

From the memory hole: There was a hostage release and ceasefire deal in place by the Biden administration 10 months ago. It was allowed to expire in March, under Donald Trump, and now it's been revived and rebranded, with Donald taking full credit like always.

this family was just trying to make it from the playground back to the neighborhood. a ditch on 1 side; 45mph traffic on the other—with no protection from either. Houston’s mayor thinks this is fine. can you believe people actively opposed a plan to make this a buffered 10’ multi-use path? #mobility

#Houston safe passing ordinance: •3’ for cars •6’ for trucks/commercial vehicles This driver gave neither, with his giant trailer coming even closer. All to pull across the bike lane into a turn lane—instead of just slowing down and going safely behind me. Video is 1/4 speed. #DriversBehavingBadly

Last month Judge Diane Goodstein blocked SC from giving DOJ voter data. Last week Harmeet Dhillon of the DOJ condemned Goodstein's ruling. Yesterday Stephen Miller called "left wing judges & lawyers" as "terrorists requiring force." Today Judge Goodstein's home is on fire, investigated for arson.

never let them tell you ‘cars = freedom.’ it’s a lie. it’s something drivers tell themselves to justify the expense of car ownership & hours lost sitting in traffic. if the same number of bikes were backed up as cars shown here, it’d take up the same amount of space as only 4 or 5 cars. #rideabike

Sunday single speed ride vibes #cycling

Me & Squeaks just chillin on the patio on a Sunday evening. #Cats

More than one-third of Americans can't legally or physically drive, belong to households that can't afford a car, or otherwise can't rely on a personal vehicle to meet their daily travel needs, a new report finds — and that means millions of people are being left behind due to car-centric policies.

look at all those cyclists running red lights

me: -1,000 lumen flashing headlight -signals turn -has ROW old lady driving: gives zero f_cks #DriversBehavingBadly

ugly bags of mostly water has never been more apropos

WhY dO yOu NeEd sEpArAtEd PrOtEcTeD bIkE lAnEs!?¿! because of this asshole #DriversBehavingBadly

another driver not waiting their turn, assuming they can bully a bike out of their way. she came within inches of clipping my bars; and with a 1,000 lumen headlight flashing in her face she 100% saw me & decided she didn’t care. #DriversBehavingBadly #WhitmiresHouston #ZeroVision

I was clowning around with the speed sensor since I was on my ebike and then this lady is so distracted from her driving she crosses the center line for no reason and almost clips me. folks, driving is just not. that. hard. #DriversBehavingBadly #BikeCommute

mmm I’d let that gorgeous classic Porsche sideswipe me any day, baby. car is legit hot. #DriversBehavingBadly #porsche #Houston

mmm I’d let that gorgeous classic Porsche sideswipe me any day, baby. car is legit hot. #DriversBehavingBadly #porsche #Houston

Me: “aww look Squeaks is waiting all cute-like in the chair for us to get home and let her in 🥰” Squeaks: “bro it’s about gd time you got home.”

drivers: undefeated at hitting stationary objects. #DriversBehavingBadly