I ran some fairly successful bike repair events in my local community for a few years. I scaled those back and don't really do them anymore (different topic/story) but I was asked a number of times something like "How did you learn to fix bikes so well?" or "Are you a professional mechanic?"

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

Do both! Pedestrians can have a narrowed crosswalk AND an overpass. Cross safely to your hearts content.

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...

Climate protest today in San Mateo's Central Park headlined by a CA state senator & state assemblywoman who both elected to not vote for SB 79 and voted for AB 697. Why stand for highways & low density in existing cities--where do you think development happens? NIMBY environmentalists are toxic

This map of current San Mateo parking districts is a perfect example of the difference between "Peninsula North" and actual North.

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...

You have to laugh: the scope of this "micromobility hub project" is re-poured curb cuts at a couple of crosswalks & some painted bicycle logos in the street. Total cost $350k. Wham, bam, thank you ma'am--how's that for "micromobility"?! 😂

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-...

On Sunday, #Zürich residents voted 52.8% in favor of increasing parking fees for cars according to weight. The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.) Direct democracy!

Speed humps, curb extensions, traffic circles: Traffic calming measures are achieving better safety quickly in Milwaukee. Projects completed in 2023 reduced crashes by 15%, injury crashes 7% and “life-changing injury crashes” by 28%. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/09/26/n...

New research on the impact of British Columbia's e-bike rebates. Encouraging stuff: 🔹 Emissions from travel ⬇️ 17% (equivalent to 1,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide) 🔹 Travel costs ⬇️ 12% 🔹 Physical activity: ⬆️ 13% 🔹 $6.5M in rebates ➡️ $8.7M in new retailer spending

Nailed the Caltrain to SamTrans 292 transfer. I’d like to take the small amount of time I have to wait to tell you that SFO Airtrain should go to Millbrae.

Traffic fatalities are FINALLY starting to come down from the usually elevated level they have been in since the pandemic. NHTSA is reporting traffic deaths ⬇️ 8% in the first half of 2025. They are still far too high. 17,140 lost their lives between Jan and June www.nhtsa.gov/press-releas...

👀 Look at all those walkers and rollers! The students have loved using a car-free school street to play on their bikes before and after school. #schoolstreet

1 week into our permanent School Street! I have been observing arrival and dismissal and also teaching biking every day and here are some observations... 1/x

So beautiful. Adding to my modal filter collection.

Belmont updated their GHG emissions inventory and it's a similar story to other cities on the Peninsula. ~50% of emissions are on-street transportation. More walking and biking help move the needle but progress is so sloooow it can just be maddening. We have the perfect weather almost year-round!

Wild this is someone out there operating a vehicle but even more wild that this person feels like this is so normalized they can post it on Nextdoor

When your crosswalk has dance instructions you may want to shorten your crosswalk 🕺💃

New Kermit and crosswalks 😍

Cities should abolish all off street parking requirements and charge market prices for street parking in neighborhoods where the demand for it exceeds supply.

.@IIHS_autosafety estimates the U.S. could save 8,500 lives a year just by doing 3 things: #1. Lowering top national speed limit to 65 mph #2. Achieving 100% seat belt compliance #3. Lowering DUI limit to .05% (from .08%) www.iihs.org/news/detail/...

I don't believe you, sign

Protected Bike Lanes are coming to the City of San Mateo! Some highlight from the plan for 19th/Fashion Island. Protected intersections, slip lanes removed, car traffic mitigations (more queueing space/optimizing travel lane direction) Tough tradeoffs but overall an exciting initial design!

15 minute cities. Not a conspiracy, just trying to help keep folks healthy. "The whole idea is that you need to build high density beside the single family" homes www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

I’ve never seen a bike like this. An aspirational penny farthing?

Roughly how conversations about dinner go with a 7 and 9 year old

Are your bikes on bikeindex.org yet?

Having this nuanced discussion doesn't fit current public discourse in my local city. We are so stuck on "all bikes" or "all cars". Dropping one car and replacing the trips you can with an e-bike can hugely change transportation and finances for families!

Hella e-cargo bikes in San Bruno

I wish unbundling parking was a sexier topic. It’s far less exciting than micro-mobility but it is 50% of the magic here! If parking at work is free it’s much less likely that someone makes this shift.

Standing room only Caltrain mid-day on a Sunday. People love awesome trains with good service (and going to Giants games in this case).

Take trains to sporting events. It’s great! ⚽️🎉⚽️

This evenings adventure is getting to PayPal Park to see the Earthquakes without driving. Step one is hop on @caltrain.com The train ride is about the same length of time as driving. Unfortunately the stadium isn’t super close to the train station.

A great start to a summer day

For every bikeway they cancel we’ll build 10 more. Here’s a new 2-way cycletrack & protected intersection on County Drive in Fremont under construction, to be completed later this month.

Feelsgoodman!

Paging @scottwiener.bsky.social 👀⬇️

Missing our week in the mountains already

Growth means fewer drivers

A standard San Mateo Nextdoor comment on a person getting hit in a crosswalk 😡. Clearly no other developed nation has figured this out so we should just blame the victim and move on.

“The number one reason bike infrastructure doesn’t get built in more communities is simple: elected officials don’t prioritize it. Even when funding exists and community plans call for safer streets, too many leaders back down in the face of opposition."

Views from the Stanford bike path on the way home from camp last week. My kids exclaimed: “now we can tell people we went to Stanford!” 🤣 Overall biking on campus is awesome. Connection to Caltrain for bikes could be better though.

Hit 1600 miles on this e-bike recently. Excited to hit 2000 miles soon!

Fixed it

Read this — “I’m a car guy. But I’m also an advocate for public transportation, bike lanes and safer streets. Most readers might do a double take at that statement…” “Car enthusiasm is not and must not be confused for car dependency.“ Via @usa.streetsblog.org

I wish the City of New York could implement a similar plan on ECR on the Peninsula 😂

Tuning in for today's San Mateo County's Transportation Authority meeting at 5pm PT: www.kqed.org/news/1204757...

The LTN/modal filter approach could be so effective on the SF Peninsula/Caltrain corridor. This latest study shows cutting off the through traffic has a negligible effect on other roads too. I hope a city gives this a go soon!