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Andy Boenau

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Simple truths about city planning & transportation.

You can create safe & healthy streets!

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Is the claim that only poor people run red lights? Or is the claim that someone steals money from poor people even though they stopped at the red light?

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Hopefully behavior change comes after getting hit with severe consequences for running red lights.

This isn't offensive to people who don't run red lights.

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Red light cameras are a money trap in that they collect money from dangerous drivers who run red lights.

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'They want you to think a 15 Minute City is nice, but really it's about controlling you,' says concerned citizen from inside his government controlled residential zone.

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'A Winter Springs, Florida man was arrested this week after allegedly pulling a knife out and pointing it at a child who was riding a bicycle on the sidewalk, and not in the bike lane'

'A Winter Springs, Florida man was arrested this week after allegedly pulling a knife out and pointing it at a child who was riding a bicycle on the sidewalk, and not in the bike lane'
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Road expansions only temporarily reduce traffic congestion, but professionals only temporarily remember expansions don’t work. It’s a brutal and expensive cycle.

Road expansions only temporarily reduce traffic congestion, but professionals only temporarily remember expansions don’t work. It’s a brutal and expensive cycle.
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Bicycling helps prevent cancer (bladder, breast, colon, endometrium, esophagus, kidney, stomach, lung).

Bicycling reduces risk of dementia (including Alzheimer’s), heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, anxiety, depression.

'It's a hobby,' says 🤡

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It's awful that a person (of any age) has this much disregard for human life. This kind of tragedy keeps happening -- someone repeatedly demonstrates antisocial behavior but is put back on the road with potential victims.

It's awful that a person (of any age) has this much disregard for human life. This kind of tragedy keeps happening -- someone repeatedly demonstrates antisocial behavior but is put back on the road with potential victims.
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Court documents say witnesses told investigators Jones was seen “speeding and weaving around other traffic and using the shared turn lane” to pass other vehicles. KOMO News
komonews.com/news/local/ren…

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Documents say the 18-year-old driver charged in Tuesday’s multi-vehicle crash in Renton ran a red light at 112 mph at the time of the crash. The Audi he was driving was the third vehicle he “totaled in a crash involving speed in 11 months.”
komonews.com/news/local/ren…

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Red light cameras are unpopular because Americans are in a hurry and they don’t want to get caught breaking the law.

urbanismspeakeasy.com/p/technology-c…

Red light cameras are unpopular because Americans are in a hurry and they don’t want to get caught breaking the law. urbanismspeakeasy.com/p/technology-c…
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It really is incredible how many people can't resist scrolling or typing on their phones while waiting for a light to change. Whatever % we're told it is, I'm sure it's higher.

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