I'm old enough to remember when SUVs and pickups were only as big as they needed to be. For a variety of reasons, consumers don't want to hear about the link between pedestrian deaths and vehicle size.

Millions of dollars in damages, 7 people killed, dozens injured we'd call it a terrorist attack, or decry the gun violence crisis, if it were done by any other means but it's car culture, so it's just friday

"Oh yeah, what about when it snows?! Check mate, bike people."

The American car owner is held captive to a single mobility option, and then becomes conditioned to see their situation as necessary for their well-being. Psychologists call that Stockholm syndrome.

Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or a̶n̶ ̶e̶c̶o̶n̶o̶m̶i̶s̶t̶ a traffic engineer. — paraphrasing Kenneth Boulding

When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression. (🖼️ by Fabian Todorovic)

"Cyclists must follow the rules of the road," insists operator of motor vehicle who doesn't use turn signals, stop at stop signs, drive under the speed limit, or yield to people in crosswalks.

Suburbia's dangerous arterials would benefit tremendously from roundabouts. Convert 🛑 to roundabout: 82% reduction in fatal and injury crashes Convert 🚦 to roundabout: 78% reduction in fatal and injury crashes

Dave Rice Francesca 🚲💕

"We have to fix the traffic jams."

This is so important for US planners and cities to understand — if we hold up the Dutch as an example, they *don’t* mix children on bikes with fast cars (and it’s very few cars at that.) Children and bikes can’t be safely engineered to coexist unless that car is going way under

Greg Abbott We now need to defund Governors who defund public schools.

Here's one example of why I'm so optimistic about design possibilities in America's suburbia.

~75% of vehicles being produced today are the most dangerous type for pedestrians.

🐦‍⬛🐦🦉🕊️🐥 Cities don’t have to be loud 💥📣 Bikes are quiet 🤐 Riding lets us hear birds instead of engines. More cycling = less noise, cleaner air, calmer streets.

Safe separated infrastructure is a win for everyone, let's have more, not less of it. 📷@rovelocreative

Ojalá algún día entendamos todo lo que hemos perdido por construir nuestras ciudades alrededor del coche y no de la gente.

“Parisian car traffic fell by more than half between 2002 and 2023, while cycle lanes expanded sixfold. Bikes now make more than twice as many journeys as cars.” Financial Times