this is a masterpiece

I cut my commute down to a 12-minute bike ride. I am so in love.

So it turns out that bicycle infrastructure really does make a difference in who rides. Not news, really - just more support for what all the research has shown for 40+ years.

“After analyzing crash data over a 13-year period in areas with separated bike lanes on city streets, researchers estimated that having a protected bike facility in a city would result in 44% fewer deaths and 50% fewer serous injuries than an average city.” Safer for ALL. Via @usa.streetsblog.org

What he said.

Government relies on taxes from ALL of us to function. Eliminating income and gas taxes prevent good governance and lead to privatization. Cory, Rahm, Chuck, Hakeem and the other pseudo-populist DINOs need to go so we can put in folks who will fight for working people over corporate interests.

Speed cameras save lives.

It might look better with the wheels off.

It's a good thing that outer red circle is there to keep it from getting out of control. I love it when a plan comes together.

Nicely put. Reminds me of someone who yelled, "Change! Change?! Who wants change?! Things are bad enough as they are." Let's get out of our own way and make life better for our kids. That's something we used to do automatically. Let's get back to that.

Also true of pedestrians and disabled people. The police report for my crash (I was unconscious) said I was not visible and I crossed on green, according to witnesses…it was 9am, I was wearing blaze orange, video shows I had the walk signal, and a witness was willing to testify otherwise.

Very quiet night at Pere Marquette State Park

John Lewis had John Roberts' number from the jump: takebackthecourt.substack.com/p/john-lewis...

Exactly this. We're in a fight against authoritarianism, extremism, oligarchy & racism. Those who frame the problem as unity v. divisiveness (I'm looking at you Cory, Hakeem, Gavin, Rahm, & Chuck) are gearing up for the wrong war & are not the ones to lead us forward. Democracy demands we do better.

Disqualifying thehill.com/homenews/hou...

Driving is a privilege not a right, and if you don’t follow some very simple rules about safety we’re not going to let you do it anymore. It’s that simple You might also get your shit broken by angry bikers and pedestrians but I don’t know nothing about that I was at home chilling

Here's a 3D crosswalk designed to slow cars. twistedsifter.com/wp-content/u...

An e-bike seems like a good way to pick up the kids from school or get groceries. But what happens when you need to haul 11 yards of wet concrete? That's when you'll realize you should have been doing your errands with a Kenworth T880 semi with a McNeilus mixer drum

📣𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: A coalition of European mobility advocates is calling on governments at all levels to urgently scale up cycling as a fast, affordable and energy-efficient solution to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. 🔗Read the full article here: tinyurl.com/33jjwttd

Billie Fleming, aka Billie Dovey, set the woman's record for greatest distance cycled in a year in 1938 at 29,603.7 miles (47,642.5 km) #BicycleBirthday April 13 (1914-2014)

Not as efficient as riding a bicycle, but still pretty impressive.

Definitely worth celebrating. A real legend!

Are you kidding me!? The Allegheny Co Council needs a big rethink. Assigning risk to pedestrians. while joking about killing them is sick. What about Allegheny kids, seniors & disabled folks? That intersection leaves no room for mistakes. It's a policy choice. It's time to make better choices.

But the truck bed got a lot bigger too, right?

Logical consequence of forced car dependency. People no longer capable of driving are compelled to do so anyway. They are crashing into **buildings** on a weekly basis, killing innocent people. Meanwhile we are in the middle of a moral panic around ebikes which are 1000x safer than cars.

I want to talk to you about cycling and hip arthritis It surprises a lot of people, and needs to be more widely understood I have a hip replacement next month, this thread is my experience, but I know others have found the same 🧵

I dunno, sounds like maybe it's really the growing risks of cars driving too fast and the shortcomings of our infrastructure. Motornormativity much, Trib?

Miracles all around us ..

I love this video with my entire heart.

This looks like fun, and I’m pretty sure it would increase my street cred with my kids. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1bU...

Bikes are definitely political theradavist.com/bikes-are-po...?

I second this. The 240 wagon is one of my all-time favorites. Boxy is beautiful.

I’d def sneak in to see that!

Red carpet for bike lane blockers #cyclinglife #urbanbike #blockingthebikelane #whydonttheyrideinthebikelane #justanotherplacetopark www.facebook.com/share/p/14ah...

Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores. TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti. Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret. Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.

So many friends look at my cargo bike lifestyle as a hero or huge task. Honestly, it’s a cheat code. If it’s safe to bike, it’s typically easier than driving when you have kids. Seriously!

From my archives: When Ontario's Doug Ford was elected and Trump was president, I wondered why so many people were looking backward instead of forward, especially when, for many, those times were not so wonderful. Not much has changed since I wrote it. lloydalter.substack.com/p/is-nostalg...