I mean, this is an improvement but, to be truly effective, drivers should come to expect a random percentage of such flexposts to be steel reinforced.

New AAA study finds that pedestrian detection systems are only 60% effective at night (which is when most pedestrians are struck). Lesson: Car tech will not "solve" the crisis in US pedestrian safety. Addressing car bloat, deadly street design, etc is also necessary.

Thoroughly surprised & thankful for the recognition!!!

If your school zone infrastructure doesn't look like this, maybe it's time to start asking why not.

October e-newsletter just dropped 🗞️ Join us for fun in October! us3.campaign-archive.com?u=6efb3d3664...

Come finish the week out strong and learn how to make every week #WeekWithoutDriving!

Ok this is brilliant. Nearly every transportation planning decision prioritizes the car, but cars aren't available or desired by everyone and that's gotta change. Bravo @nrdc.org

America's deadliest city for car crashes is finally getting a transportation advocacy organization dedicated to bringing deaths down and making transportation more affordable and equitable — by unapologetically focusing on making its neighborhoods less dependent cars.

One week from today! 🙌

Talked to a traffic engineer once who said: We can design the roads to be safe, but you can't fix people, people are going to do stupid things. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ IF YOU'RE NOT DESIGNING THE ROADS TO BE SAFE WHEN PEOPLE DO STUPID THINGS, THEN YOU'RE NOT DESIGNING THE ROADS TO BE SAFE.

Narrowing the entrance so bikes fit through but cars don’t would solve a lot of Nashville’s problems (and real, concrete protections)

We treat the time of people in motor vehicles as a precious commodity that must be conserved at all costs, while the time of people outside of motor vehicles is infinitely expendable.

Incredible animation. No notes. [from Reddit]

We made a comic about wheels.

Families don't need a house with a big yard when their city is their kid's playground.

On the unmet need for safe bike storage: "Results suggest a relative undersupply of bicycle parking at destinations compared with free car parking [and] an increasing need for bicycle parking for costlier e-bikes." findingspress.org/article/1442...

I just wish all the people who oppose traffic calming could understand how much joy and confidence children can get when they are able to safely walk and bike places.

In 1991, computer consultant Steve Roberts built a 580-lb (263 kg), 105-gear recumbent bicycle decked out with all the gear he'd need for a rolling home office. He called it the BEHEMOTH (Big Electronic Human Energized Machine, Only Too Heavy), & rode it 17,000 mi around the US.

Drivers do this every day for hours on end

Could also be any pike in Nashville ^kj

Trails are in great shape! Let's shred this evening! 🚵‍♂️🚵‍♀️🚵🎉

If you never see people biking in your city, it's not because people don't want to, it's because they don't feel safe doing so. Build the protected, connected infrastructure and watch your city streets come alive with all ages and abilities.

Small group Adult Learn to Ride 🚲 class SUNDAY 9/21 4-6PM in Bellevue. Bike, helmet provided as needed. Sliding scale registration fee (but get w/us if you need help w/fee). nashvillebikefun.org/event/adult-...

Tonight!

This crash statistic is sickening, “Safety paradox: Parents believe driving is a safe way to get around, but in 2023 alone, an average of three children were killed and another 442 injured every day in traffic crashes.” *Every Day*

You hear transportation engineers (especially for state DOTs) say stuff like, "People want to drive. We're not in the business of social engineering." Honey, your profession has socially engineered our society since the 1950s. It's time to invest more fairly across transportation modes

Innovation makes useful things smaller and smaller. Overconsumption makes things bigger and bigger (and more dangerous with bigger costs & consequences). Bigger vehicles and larger homes for fewer people is not progress. HT @fietsprofessor for graphic

Pop up bike repairs on the 1st Tuesday of each month! + advice, suggestions, rants, etc about bikes & bike "stuff" in Nashville 📆 Tuesday, September 2nd 🕙 4:30-6:30PM 📍 Trinity Community Commons, 204 East Trinity Lane, 37207 💲 Small parts pay what you can if you can ℹ️ First come, first served

Distracted driving is deadly.

Thanks to @wkrnnews2.bsky.social for having us on Local on 2 to talk about Bike Fun & creating confident, joyful riders in Middle TN! Check the clip here www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBJo...

How did Bike Lane Uprising — an app for reporting blocked bike lanes — build a cult following? Join us next Tuesday for a FREE webinar at 3PM ET to hear from founder Christina Whitehouse on @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social's origin and impact! Sign up: bikeleague-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Basic human stuff that somehow seems beyond the capacity of so many North American communities.

In April 2025, the East Bank team conducted a public meeting and survey asking Nashvillians to weigh in on the proposed designs for East Bank Boulevard. Over 800 people responded. The results were never released. So here they are: 1. Survey Results 2. Comment Cards

SEE YOU TONIGHT!

As our kids go #BackToSchool, never forget that we ARE the traffic that we’re afraid of. If more kids walked, biked or rode transit to school, it would erase a massive number of car trips each day, and our kids would be safer, healthier and better at school. HT Ian Lockwood. Spread the word.

This morning, officers blocking the Commerce Bike Lane told me they hoped I got hit by a car and threatened to "punch my teeth out" if I didn't move along.

Seconded!

There is nothing natural about Golden Gate Park, Central Park, or most other urban parks. The idea that commerce should be banned, lest it interrupt people’s quiet contemplation of nature, is just snobbery.

“What struck me, however, was that many of the people who showed up to represent these major government agencies were consultants. With one or two exceptions, they weren’t even engineers or people who were actually working on the design of the projects.” streets.mn/2025/08/11/g...

My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area. (15 in Manhattan btw)

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I don't understand why we can't put one of these at each stop sign line.

Bikes & Bites returns to Trinity Community Commons on Tues 8/5 4:30-6:30PM. Basic bike repair assistance & more. All this AND enjoy a delicious meal with neighbors! 💲 Small parts pay what you can if you can ℹ️ First come, first served

We have been up to a LOT these last few months - from small group classes to one-on-one lessons to events to rides to applying for grants to fixing bikes. We're thankful you're along for the ride with us!

TOMORROW!! Join Nashville Connector & Bike Fun for a no drop, casual group ride on Wednesday, July 23rd at 7AM! We'll meet at Riverfront Station near the train terminal, leaving at 7:15 am for a 5ish mile cruise, stopping for coffee along the way.

"But don't include the bus lane in the total lanes, that's for buses only!" - East Bank Dev Auth, probably ^kj

This Rotterdam 🇳🇱 street intervention was a response to the aggressive behavior of cars and their drivers. A quick-build, beautifully simple redesign that lets people feel what life is like when cars aren’t dominating the street or their daily lives. Thread! 👇

One of the early in-class activities we do in my graduate Complete Streets course is a participatory urban street redesign, but with a twist -- it's a role playing game. I've been doing this a few years and it's wildly popular, but I think my roles are ready for a refresh....and I'd love help! 🧵

Got FOMO from all the awesome Sunday events this weekend? Ryan is here to help get you to both! Join up @ Shelby Nature Center trailhead to roll to Open Streets at noon, then head back over to Cornelia Fort for Popsicle the Park. Ride with strangers from the Internet! Meet new 🚲 friends. ^kj