"Public investment" vs "Wasteful Subsidy." The only problem with this clever classic Singer cartoon is that some people might not get that it’s illustrating the perception problem, NOT telling the truth. Just in case it actually needs to be said, the truth is the opposite.

Screaming CONGRATULATIONS to @VeronicaODavis on the publication of her FIRST book! It is so Veronica that this includes her brilliance & expertise as a practitioner AND examples, opportunities for reader reflection, and strategies. She is a Teacher! Tweeps, buy this ASAP!

Had a great family day on our bikes/scooter today! Supported a local nursery and rode home with veggie plants for our summer garden, two bags of compost and a new stone fruit tree!

Inclusive Transportation: Celebrating the Diverse Tapestry of America’s Biking Culture Tues, 6/20, 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT. Olatunji Oboi Reed, @VeronicaODavis, iGO Electric, and tamika butler is @tamikabutler.bsky.social Let’s talk transit equity.

Just rode BART. A few observations: ✅ The station was very clean ✅ Lots of people waiting on the clean platform ✅ The train came within a couple minutes ✅ The train was clean, full of passengers & felt super safe ✅ The arrival station was clean, with lots of riders

Never forget, it doesn’t take much to add some smiles to your city. Just a culture of fun and creativity, or at least a culture of not getting in the way of fun and creativity. Is that YOUR city? #CityOfSmiles #FunCity

Beautiful Sunday morning on @SFBart. Car is full with people getting around the Bay Area. All of us will be stranded if we let transit fall off the #fiscalcliff. We elected Gavin Newsom to support housing and transit. Get it done! #FundTransit

With 58% of all trips nationally made by bike, teenagers are among the biggest beneficiaries of Dutch infrastructure. From a young age, they enjoy the freedom of a driver’s license; without the added stress, cost and danger. The scene outside our son’s high school this morning.

If walking costs you $1, we all pay $0.01. If biking costs you $1, we all pay $0.08. If bussing costs you $1, we all pay $1.50. If driving costs you $1, we all pay $9.20. Via The Discourse study. This isn’t just about choice. It’s about who pays for your choice. #citymakingmath

Davis is having a bit of a moment here with three big mixed-use projects within 4 blocks proposed using SB 330 and the City's new form-based downtown specific plan. It's an impressive example of how permissive, form-based zoning and by right approvals with no CEQA yields results.

Most cities are built on the assumption that everyone can drive a car forever. But for the first 16-18 and final 7-10 years of our lives, and for those without the physical or financial means, it is impossible; excluding people from society in many ways. urbanismspeakeasy.com/film

Reminder that the term “jaywalking” was propagated by auto industry lobbyists to demonize people walking in streets, as they have done for thousands of years, in order to monopolize the space for cars.

I’M AMAZED I’VE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE! Didn’t think I could like Bill Nye more. Via cars.destroyed.our.cities Bill Nye

It’s REALLY important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally AGAINST downtown bike-lanes, later became one of their most vigourous supporters, because of EVIDENCE that bike-lanes are better for downtown business than any street parking they replace.

DIRECTNESS is one of five design principles Dutch planners use to build successful cycling networks. It means always offering the straightest route possible, with deviations not exceeding 20 percent of the total travel distance; often ensuring a shorter journey than with a car.

Six year olds walking home from school, on their own, is one of those things the rest of the world understands as normal but the US sees as criminal

Paris now has 180 gorgeous ‘school streets.’ They are pedestrianized and landscaped streets around schools - to mitigate crashes, prioritize walking to school, reduce noise and air pollution. No brainer, really.

In a role reversal, business improvement groups have become powerful advocates for bike and pedestrian infrastructure bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @citylab

Twitter hasn’t heard the story of how I, an SUV owning EMT, became the safe streets advocate I am today. 🧵 I became an EMT in late 2018. I owned and drove an SUV, and was pretty ambivalent about infrastructure and safe streets (sometimes maybe even skeptical).

While some cities wait for technology to “save” them, others like Utrecht are making their streets cleaner and greener with 150-year-old inventions. Simple and effective ways to address our myriad crises have long existed, if we are willing to look back in order to move forward.