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Let me share some reasons I bike: (ongoing thread, I will periodically update this).

And the freaking greatest thing I have ever seen: this intersection has a traffic signal that is set by DEFAULT for pedestrians and cyclists, cars have to activate to cross. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Also the idea of an 11 year old on a bike or a 75 year old in a recumbent trike “sharing space” with a Ford F-150 driving 30 mph is ridiculous. You can’t share space with something that could crush you without noticing.

Of course, sometimes people do bike on the sidewalk, because they don't want to die. Tapping the sign.

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Great to hear

^The burden of driving a car when there's "no place" to park it. Also, I thought "cars help accessibility" -- by blocking the sidewalk?? What the heck?

This video camera study showed that less than 5% of people on bikes broke traffic laws while riding bikes, yet 66% of people did so while driving. And perhaps even more importantly, if you REALLY want even MORE bike-riders to obey laws, build more protected bike infrastructure. Via @carltonreid.com

If you want to read some ideas from smart people about how to make a useful trail network in Toronto, check this out: utoronto.scholaris.ca/items/888942...

I really don't think most people appreciate how much damage air pollution does to our bodies & brains. Even in the last 10 years the science has progressed a ton & everything it has discovered is *grim*.

Them before: I can't take public transit: I get motion-sick. Them after: I love my self-driving car. Just admit that you don't like other people...

You have obviously missed the genius of the Rivian CEO. If the roads are crammed with AVs (preferably Rivian) the traffic will slow down, commutes will be longer, so people will get more sleep and arrive at their destination far more refreshed. The premium Rivian will have onboard showers

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

Here is Aly Van Wyck-Smart being arrested today. 🎥 dani3lp3rry

“Broadly speaking, they want the same thing: more good transportation options that don’t [leave] a car as the only choice — or basically, the forced choice.” usa.streetsblog.org/2026/10/14/s...

Cargo bikes in London are the new normal. Usage is up 126% since 2022 & major logistics companies are looking to expand their fleets - cutting emissions & congestion and saving money. Great visiting London-based manufacturer Minimal to see their operation & try out a new model.

New research shows that meeting tree canopy goals could prevent more than 67,000 premature deaths in the United States. biographic.com/trees-as-pub...

A used car only beats a $999 e-bike if you earn over $28/hr

They’re both carrying the same number of people - and probably the same amount of cargo.

China’s railway system provided 25 million rides on a single day, October 1. For comparison, the US aviation system serves about 3 million travelers daily. Amtrak serves about 35 million riders per year.

Japan has just made 30km/h (I.e. 20mph) the default in most residential roads due to the evidence-base from EU cities. etsc.eu/japan-makes-...

Incredible how "would be great if kids could walk/bike to school independently" somehow turns into a discussion about needing a car to move furniture.

Drivers blocking bus lanes and bike lanes... beware! buff.ly/zFLfJfm

👏👏👏 We couldn’t agree more!

Umbrella use is an indicator sign of a healthy city. People used to actively moving about their urban spaces know that simple tools mitigate weather concerns. Alternatively, this is why you see North Americans getting soaked in the rain. They know nothing beyond car to door, door to car transit.

West Seattle bike experience summed up in one morning ride

Starting my #weekwithoutdriving!

A #WarOnWalking. A war on biking. A war on public transit. A war on any transportation choice other than driving. A war on better cities. But a war on cars? Hardly. Cars still get most of the space, rights, budget, prioritization, etc. And any effort to add more choice is immediately attacked.

Angry neighbors may have accomplished something that years of advocacy could not: Reducing the minimum fire lane from 20 feet to 12 feet. This has been approved by the fire department and SDOT's Transportation Operations Division. My source at SDOT says this is a precedent.

Just ran some numbers and found that if the US had made its roads as safe as those of the Netherlands in the year 2000 and kept pace with the improvements there, we'd have saved 641,000 lives.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lxS... I shared this with my friends, but their routine is impossible to do w/o a car. But that's the point, isn't? For people who cannot drive and live in this area, they cannot live that lifestyle and are often excluded from events and experiences because of it.

Ongoing trend that is making most US cities even worse. Every new coffee shop or fast food place is drive thru only. You never have to leave your house or car for anything, and that’s exactly what a lot of people want. I’ll never get it. It seems miserable to live that way.

“In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes aren’t fit for office.” — @taylornoakes.com in @cultmtl.com Also in an era of worsening urban traffic, urban pollution, urban noise, exploding public costs, competition among cities, and not nearly enough space in cities.

Remarkable. In 2025, Japan had the lowest number of crash deaths on record (going back to 1948). Now they're poised to have even fewer.

results not accidents.

Every conversation about bike lanes is like: "Car crashes kill a huge number of people every day, including pedestrians, cyclists, & car occupants. Good bike infrastructure has been shown to make everyone safer (& doesn't increase congestion)." "But sometimes cyclists break rules & hit people!"

What a bizarre post. Who cares how many lane miles a state has? Why brag about crazy-high speed limits? And what the hell is car-centric dining? BTW Texas also ranks #11 for pedestrian deaths per capita. (www.smartgrowthamerica.org/signature-re...) I guess FHWA forgot to include that.

I am a grown ass woman (5’6”) and can’t believe we have to share our streets with vehicles like this. This should be an automatic tow and crush. @usdot.bsky.social

What bugs me: We substantially limit the production of housing in a way we don’t for most other goods. Most people aren’t aware of this or the consequences of it. So to me, it is *always* the elephant in the room.

We designed cities for cars, and we wonder why nobody walks anymore. It’s like draining the lake and wondering where the fish went.

A surveillance company's controversial business model has made traffic enforcement look bad by association. The effects could cost hundreds of lives.

In the event of a collision (with just about anything), the cyclists would bear the brunt of the consequences, while the drivers push the danger onto society. I have a feeling that that's not the point she was driving at, though.

What a silly costume. If the cop wanted to hide from drivers, just dress like a normal pedestrian or cyclist.

Catching 74 distracted drivers in six hours is good, but what would be better is redesigning the street so drivers are forced to pay attention.