Ebikes exist to get me to all my geographically distributed polycule dates on time and feeling ready to rumble

Hello Internet! I come to you collecting anecdotes to inspire an upcoming improv comedy project. I’m looking for: issues that you’ve had with a coworker, roommate, or other person you generally were in close and frequent contact with. These may be shared publicly and recorded, so please […]

amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders

In street safety conversations, people should write directly about the choices and actions of human operators rather than machines. ‘A driver killed a pedestrian by striking him with a car’ is clearer than ‘a pedestrian died after being struck by a car.’ We should do the same with AI. 1/?

Jeff Jacoby is always an unhinged doofus, but insisting that Dallas is a model for urban design because he's pissed off about his commute is something else.

Fewer crashes, lighter traffic, more easily available parking, and importantly: Better quality of life. People enjoy environments with fewer cars! By every metric, congestion pricing has been a huge success.

“It’s really chilling that immigrant New Yorkers going into Wegmans and other grocery stores have to worry about their highly sensitive biometric data potentially getting into the hands of ICE.” Creepy and concerning for everyone, if you ask me. Uncontrolled tech is ruining a lot of things.

[Michael Bublé voice] And I'm feeling bad

I still prefer the community feel of Mastodon to Bluesky, though I totally understand why many folks prefer Bluesky. if anyone is masto-curious though, this article from @amanda.omg.lol lays it out pretty well* techcrunch.com/2026/01/01/w...

Barbra Streisand

As I discussed in the interview, these are the 5 STEPS TO MAKING BETTER CITIES I’ve been using for many years, and eventually wrote about in @fastcompany.com. Too many cities are stuck in Step 2 (doing the wrong things better), and have to really be careful in Step 4 (doing the right things badly).

"Denver transportation officials said an anti-car message that was displayed on traffic signs in Denver on Friday was the result of a hack. One sign, photographed by The Denver Gazette on Friday evening at E. Colfax Ave & Lincoln St near the Colorado Capitol, shared the message 'Cars ruin cities.'"

I am thrilled that the Somerville City Council race has so many excellent candidates in it who I would be thrilled to work with. That said, I am particularly excited about @jonlink.bsky.social and would encourage anyone who votes for me to also vote for him.

Hey @cityofsomerville.bsky.social whats up with these gates that appeared at the new Ken Kelly park? The one blocking the ramp seems to make the park completely inaccessible to wheel chair users, and they block a good portion of the sidewalk when open.

Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people

Obviously I talk a lot about bike/ped safety. But something that is really crazy is how much less safe you *in a car* since 2010. In spite of all the additional safety technology, vehicle occupants are less safe today than they were 15 years ago.

MA elections should not be held on September 1, by far the biggest moving day in the state, because it makes it harder for renters to vote. www.wwlp.com/news/massach...

I thought the right liked comedy and hated cancel culture (...as if pointing out their hypocrisy ever caused them to have an ounce of introspection.)

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

This morning, masked and menacing Homeland Security agents abducted one of my East Somerville constituents. Thankfully another constituent captured this video to document the presumed kidnapping. I’m in touch with colleagues at all levels of government as we work to gather more information.

Thrilled to be endorsed by @abundanthousingma.org for Somerville City Council At Large! Remember to get out and vote tomorrow Somerville!

Hey #Somerville (and neighbors in #Boston #Cambridge etc) - I’m hosting a comedy show tomorrow! It’s a fundraiser for my city council campaign, but it also should be a very good show. I’m pulling together some of my favorite performers from theaters across the […] [Original post on better.boston]

Thrilled and honored to be endorsed! Let’s make a vibrant and affordable community here in Somerville.

Somerville YIMBY’s 2025 election endorsements are here! We’re pleased to endorse these candidates: @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social @scottistvan.com @benjiwheeler.bsky.social @wilfredmbah.bsky.social Jon Link @benforward3.bsky.social Naima Sait Emily Hardt Read on: somervilleyimby.org/elections/20...

One thing I love about Somerville is that people see a clever bit and go “yeah I want in on that“ see: elf land, cat mayor, etc

The global phenomenon of “bikelash” has become one of the biggest barriers to implementing interventions that make our streets more liveable, accessible and sustainable. So how do we best manage it as advocates for change? Here are eight strategies we recently presented at the Velo-city Conference.🧵

i wish we had a sane and stable national politics so we could treat "lebron james sends cease and desist to AI company making pregnant videos of him" the most important story of the week that it deserves to be

I do firmly believe that refusing to outsource your basic cognitive functions to LLMs right now - as so many are stumbling over themselves to do right now, like hogs trotting to a pile of slop that’s been set up inside of a butcher’s delivery truck - will very much pay off in a few years.

Boston Critical Mass tonight was lit #BikingInBoston

Fenway Park concession workers are launching a strike amid a contract dispute with Aramark and hours ahead of a Red Sox-Dodgers weekend series at the park.

Roundabouts don't request safe speed compliance, they demand it.

I’m fine with limiting the speed of e-scooters and e-bikes just as long as we do the same for every vehicle on our roads.

Cross-posting, now with direct link to request a yard sign! I mean, who doesn’t want my name in big letters sitting proudly on their lawn? docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Have you ever thought “wow my yard/front window really just needs a hit of vibrant teal and purple and also I want to support a fun progressive city council candidate who loves #safestreets and #transit (and upzoning and small businesses)?” WELL HAVE I GOT […] [Original post on better.boston]

…but I thought no one bikes in the rain!

Art is inefficient. Care is inefficient. Joy is inefficient. Humanity is inefficient. Don't let them take that away.

When Hidalgo steps down next year, she'll have left an inspiring legacy: 350 km of protected bike lanes, 130,000 bike parking spaces, 300 school streets, 145,000 trees, 45 km of parks, and 140,000 fewer car parking spaces. Largely thanks to a light, quick, cheap experiment started 20 years earlier.🔚

City contractors will be paving segments of the road on Holland Street, College Avenue, and at the intersection of Highland Avenue and College Avenue. 🧵

Huh, Zohran Mamdani’s SAT score was the same as mine, which is interesting because no one should give a flying fuck about another adult’s college entrance exam scores.

finally, notifications that everyone can use

This isn’t really about money. It’s about priorities.

Parking requirements per bedroom are a de-facto tax on “Apartments for Families”

MassDOT Reveals New Designs, Timeline for Delayed Mystic River Car-Free Bridge Project - mass.streetsblog.org/2025/06/24/t...

Bringing the NY campaign back to local politics: I really like the collaboration that comes with ranked choice voting. There are a lot of folks running “against” me who I think are great but the nature of the race means I probably won’t make public endorsements.

This is why traditional political power hoarders hate RCV — it encourages coalitions, doesn’t hate voters, and makes divide and conquer & demonization less effective/attractive. Scorched earth is actually a terrible planet to live on.

In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

It's so cuomover. We are zohback. Is this anything

Here for that Wall Street Journal Cope

Trees are pretty amazing bits of urban infrastructure. They’re basically the only capital asset that gets -better- after being in place for 20 years … and they’re wildly cross functional. Traffic calming, cooling, beautification, air filtering … 2/?

If you have a moment today, in the heat, and you can do it without risk to your health - take a moment to stand in the shade of a tree as opposed to the shade of a building. It’ll be perceptibly cooler under the tree because of the ‘swamp cooler’ effect from water being drawn up to the leaves. 1/?