John Ewing

"Making peace with nature is the defining task of the 21st century." Astrid Schomaker Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Am I crazy or is that A LOT of diapers?

This beautiful cartoon by Dave Walker shows what happens when road design takes everyone into account, allowing people to cycle and walk safely and comfortably, while also giving space to those who need to drive 💌 Subscribe to Dave's newsletter: buff.ly/Cbw6mig

Hey Gemini what is my kid's name and what does she look like, I'm at her school play and I can't figure out which one it is

YES ON RTM ✅

My wife says I'm an ageist, but I'm in my 7th decade so I have immunity. Almost every time I walk across Solano Ave, a driver who appears to be least 70 yrs old refuses to yield. A lot of elderly people driving in this neighborhood & it's a hazard. These older people need public transit options!

San Pablo Avenue is incredibly important for El Cerrito and beyond. Yet it's hostile to people walking, biking, and riding buses. We can change that and create a San Pablo Avenue for everyone! @ccta.net is planning huge improvements. Take the survey and spread the word: tinyurl.com/sanpablosafe...

Earth is by far the best planet we know of. Climate scientist Kate Marvel has some strong opinions about the others; she's also very fun at parties. Listen to the whole convo here: https://play.megaphone.fm/wed0h4uirsemjmjnrnhr2w

Workers constantly dig up and relay brick sidewalks and streets in the Netherlands. Water pipe break? Laying fiberoptic cables? The same team opens and closes the and does the work. This team is smoothing out a street that got uneven after 20 years. "It's normal maintenance, just sand below."

Light rain showers on this afternoon's bike ride. And a nice rainbow, too. 

Thanks for this coverage. People are working tirelessly and protesting to defend life saving infrastructure. All while authorities try to stop and arrest them. usa.streetsblog.org/2026/10/21/p...

urban street projections across the globe in Wellington, NZ including solidarity with Toronto. 🔥🔥 @axleryde.bsky.social

Laws in the US against violent behavior are not enforced as long as the perpetrator was behind the wheel of a car?

“Riders said that they’re already seeing a preview of what life will be like if AC Transit reduces service — what AC Transit Director Jean Walsh calls the agency’s “reliability crisis.” YES on Measure RTM on November 3, and yes on fixing AC Transit’s reliability crisis now.

My favorite graphics in "Transportation and the Shape of Cities" #4: A typical office worker has less space in their cubicle than their car does in the parking garage.

New in PN: Who wants to visit an authoritarian America? "Data shows the US on its way to being as unpopular a tourist destination as Russia, & for roughly the same reasons. In both countries, a tourist who runs afoul of the govt might spend months in a freezing warehouse without no legal counsel."

So many questions. This "car" can become airborne under its own power, which makes it a Powered-Lift aircraft under federal regulations. Has this thing been certificated under 14 CFR 23, like other light aircraft? Do "drivers" realize they'll need training & a pilot certificate to "fly" it?

The Bay Area faces a funding crisis for its public transit, but a ballot measure could come to the rescue. For @motherjones.com, I reported on the measure and talked with aging and disabled adults, who are more likely to use transit, on what's at stake for them. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

When the Loma Prieta earthquake hit on Tuesday October 17, 1989, BART was put to the test like never before. Not only did service resume just a few hours after the quake, BART ran 24-hours a day, seven days a week for about a month while the bridge was out.

Why submit 360˚ video to Google Street View? GSV is very motor-normative & car-centric. It's only fair that folks who walk & roll be able to see images of paths & bike lanes. Someone needs to do it. Why not me? Here's imagery for Miraflores Park & the "poetically-named" Path 46 in Richmond, CA.

What are new bike lanes around El Cerrito Del Norte BART/San Pablo Ave really like? My Google Street View images for this area are live. Accessing GSV via Google Maps iOS app is often problematic, so best viewed using a desktop/laptop browser. You may need to select the "see latest date" option.

I usually avoid driving, but as I drove across the Richmond-San Raphel Bridge today two things came to mind. Frank Lloyd Wright called it "the most awful thing I've ever seen." Then I thought about the elegant, magjestic Viaduc de Millau in southern France. Why can't we have nice things, too?

Researchers at Stanford discovered that Chihauhau share DNA with Coyotes. I'm surprised and also not surprised.

One of these leaders is always dressed for success, especially when standing next to authorities.🔥🔥🔥

I'm unable to reply to this post, so I'll repost with a comment. Holding a driver's license is a privilege, not a right. Drivers who lack the skill, physical ability, knowledge, or motivation to operate a vehicle in a safe, reasonable, & legal manner are not qualified to hold a driver's license.

Keeping bike lanes clean keeps them safe. Debris from cars and landscaping quickly accumulates, creating hazards for riders. If your city isn't sweeping protected lanes as part of standard street maintenance, it is time to demand it.

Ruin a book by adding a word (to the title): The Importance of being REALLY Earnest

“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.” #Dutch

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Going out in a limb here, but low-altitude, high-energy demonstration flights over densely populated areas and sensitive habitats are inherently hazardous. Military pilots accept significant risk in order to protect our country and civilian lives, not to expose us to hazzards where we live.

Nearly 100,000 speeding violations in nine days. Malibu’s new cameras are revealing the scale of the problem on Pacific Coast Highway, where speeding and dangerous driving have long raised safety concerns.

After a several hour ordeal, reading and researching, I completed my ballot today and dropped it in the mail. Made me think of a sticker I saw 3+ years ago in Delft.

"Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring." -Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid and human rights activist #BicycleBirthday October 7 (1931 -2021)

Urbanist Philomena Cunk. In America, they invented a clever system called sprawl. It’s a brilliant idea where they put the place you sleep exactly twenty-five miles away from the place they keep the bread.

✈️🌍 Who supports taxing air travel, and who doesn't? I talk a lot about the need to address air travel. So I'm very excited that our new paper on public support for carbon taxation of air travel in Denmark 🇩🇰 Read on for the key results👇🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Goes, Netherlands. The Terwellegang underpass opened in 2020, replacing a nearby level crossing. It includes a cycleway connecting the railway station and city centre with neighbourhoods south of the railway, with cyclists getting priority at every junction and roundabout.

⁉️ Are our streets ready to keep active commuters safe as temperatures rise? The 2026 Lancet Countdown shows we’re building bike lanes but not shielding people from heat. #PublicHealth #ClimateAndHealth #UrbanMobility #ActiveMobility #WalkingCities #CyclingCities buff.ly/7C3eL0G

We did a deep dive into just how bad it is for transportation before editorializing: it’s pretty bad. cal.streetsblog.org/2026/10/02/s...