“We found there’s this perfect one-to-one relationship. If a city increased its road capacity by 10%, then the amount of driving in that city went up by 10%.” Still one of the best articles on why building bigger roads leads to more driving. Via WIRED wired.com/2014/06/wuwt-t…

The cars highlighted yellow are carrying ~50% the capacity of students of the school bus.

In Quebec, engineers have installed a new light that stays red by default, but turns green when an attached speed camera detects an approaching motor vehicle that’s driving under the speed limit. @streetsblogmass explores. mass.streetsblog.org/2023/05/05/ste…

Step #1 was to make it safe.

My son goes to cross Greenwood at 6th on his bike at the pedestrian crossing with the flashing lights. Some dude in a lifted truck on his phone doesn't stop. Fortunately nothing happened because my son was careful, but... 🤬🤬🤬

If we can all agree that traffic sucks...why would drivers want cyclists in cars to add to traffic. I just can't wrap my head around that thought. I always go back to the fact that some people hate when others have freedom.

Wanna help get lots more homes built in Bend? How about a project that is close-in and will be more than 1,500 houses? City Council will be looking at this proposal on Wednesday so please lend your name to our letter of support by clicking below. actionnetwork.org/petitions/supp…

BikePortland @CommMapps We need more diverters on greenways....We need more diverters on greenways....We need more diverters on greenways....We need more diverters on greenways....We need more diverters on greenways....We need more diverters on greenways.... cc @CommMapps

Edinburgh became Scotland’s first 20mph (≈30kph) city in 2018, with nearly 90% of streets covered by the limit. Within three years, overall speeds decreased 8%, collisions 30%, fatalities 31%, and air pollution 22%. Journey times by car were identical or even slightly shorter.

... predictions of unbearable traffic as a result of reallocating space away from private vehicles were...alarmist.... When lanes were reassigned ... to higher-capacity modes – sidewalks, bike lanes and bus or rail lanes – traffic issues were less severe than expected...

Maybe I’ve missed it, but that’s the first time I’ve heard a City of Bend staffer mention in our paper of record that concrete barriers are an option for a protected bike lane. Feels like a small win.

See the difference?

A solid interview with insights about engagement from David Zipper Worth the read. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

An OregonDOT official said in a meeting yesterday that at current funding levels, it will take the agency 160 years (not a typo) to build out a complete biking/walking network. Meanwhile, #orleg, OTC, and ODOT continue to pour billions into freeway expansions.

Exactly!

Wow. Even Automotive News is acknowledging that "EV heavyweights put other road users at risk." The 4.5-ton Hummer EV gets special attention as an embodiment of EV bloat. autonews.com/technology/hea….