What do you do when someone parks in a cycle lane?...🤨 ...Why, temporarily block off a vehicular lane & make it just for cyclists until the car has moved on, of course.

𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 [𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑛]: the alarming growth of private cars in height, width, length and weight at the expense of public space, the environment and overall safety.

Best micromobility work commuter? (Assume only taking a backpack and occasionally stop at grocery store) Bikes are nice but I have a hard time finding safe storage for them. Can fold up an electric unicycle or scooter and roll it to the office or through grocery store. Thoughts?

This is why we demand concrete protected bike lanes.

When is it enough?

The death of Gaudreau and his brother is tragic. And people are rightly placing blame on the drunk driver who hit them. HOWEVER: … the fault isn’t just with the drunk driver… 🧵

London is ridiculously safe by American standards.

Only in Hamtramck can you hear the Islamic Call to Prayer while sitting at the Pope John Paul statue watching a Bangla performance in the back of a pickup truck pass by as part of the Labor Day parade

In two weeks, Miami school bus cameras cited 11,500 drivers in the first two weeks of school for not stopping, raising around 2 million dollars in fines. Imagine what we’re missing by turning our back in Michigan. Read more at: miamiherald.com/news/local/edu…

Everyone having a gun isn’t called safety, it’s called war

This week’s Economist cover story is brought to you by US automakers and regulators, both of whom have been ignoring car bloat for decades.

Our urban canyons should be for happy hours, not car sewers

Today I learned about an actual scientific method/ish applied to highway design! Conclusions were disappointing but did note that variable speed limit signs aren’t respected. static.tti.tamu.edu/tti.tamu.edu/d…

Paris is making great strides in pedestrianization and bike infrastructure! Though recent, the results are already impressive. Modal share in inner Paris (2024): 53.4% walking 🚶↗️ 30% public transit 🚇↗️ 11.2% biking 🚲↗️ Only 4.2% driving 🚗↘️ And you, is your city changing?

"I can't resist it!" That's Dutch King Willem-Alexander putting a Van Raam cargo trike through its paces with 92 year old passenger Ida de Rooij. He was visiting Zonnebloem, an organisation that supports adults with physical disabilities. More ⏩ vanraam.com/en-gb/news/dut… /1

Hundreds of miles of Jersey Barriers along a highway highway extension, and none available to form a safer separate bicycle lane

People react to incentives, so incentivize people to drive safely. e.g. You'll save $100 every time you drive under the speed limit.

I love riding through the park where I obviously would never have to worry about a driver coming across the grass to hit me.

Michigan: Automatic/Autonomous cars from Detroit to Ann Arbor is a must!! Automatic traffic camera law enforcement is illegal Seems like we’re extremely biased for cars