la flaneuse 😷

A project funded by @pbotinfo.bsky.social looked at 58 locations before & after speed limit changes and found that the change reduced driving speeds by small but significant amounts—meaningful for #VisionZero given the link to crash severity for vulnerable road users: trec.pdx.edu/news/effect-...

Bonus points if you assume I'm a human who knows a fair amount about bikes and biking and don't mansplain in your answers 🙄

More and more of those Banksy-style posters of the Sandwich Guy are popping up in DC.

Just had these (and dozens of other photos) shared with me.

How Helsinki and Oslo cut pedestrian deaths to zero After years of committed action, neither city recorded a single pedestrian fatality in 2019

“They cut speed limits, changed street design, removed space for cars… Now it appears that work is paying off. #Oslo & #Helsinki are reaping the rewards of committed action on making their roads safer, reducing pedestrian fatalities to zero last year.” #VisionZero #SpeedKills

A fire hydrant with googly eyes in front of a cemetery

A tall red fire hydrant with googly eyes in front of a driveway and a carriage barn

A short blue and red fire hydrant with googly eyes in front of a tree.

Someone has "re-googled" the fire hydrants in my neighborhood (it was done once a long time ago, before my time with only one still googled) recently and no one will fess up to it. I have been asking lots of people and they mostly say "I thought YOU did it!" #vermont

and if you're going to be organizing these, it's essential to consider all the ways you want to leave your community better than you found them, including what they breathe. there are ways to make gathering safer for all in attendance.

Help us reach 2,000 signatures on the open letter asking @mndot.mn.gov to give boulevard options a fair chance!

betterthan94.org/open-letter/

Once upon a time I worked at a place where the CEO, who had an office with a door and windows, packed all the rank and file workers into a windowless open room because it was good for “collaboration” and “productivity”

When asked if he’d be joining us, he refused. “I couldn’t get anything done!”

This Thursday I will be coming at you live with TP reviews from all around the Minnesota State Fair.

The nice thing about my vibes-based system is that it is possible that I will find a TP situation worthy of a rating higher than the reigning F-…but I’m not that optimistic.

Covid and Our Arteries A new study on acceleration of vascular aging adds to the body of evidence

We just learned about a 3rd dimension of how Covid can affect our arteries.
erictopol.substack.com/p/covid-and-...

question for people who have been wearing progressive glasses longer than I have: is it a reasonable expectation if you're looking straight on at something to not have it be a little bit blurry on one side?

I made the mistake of ordering them online (I know) and am trying to figure out if it's me

during the early pandemic we had a fleeting and muted glimpse of what public services could be like (extended unemployment, expanded medicaid, child tax credits, WFH)—it's why it's been so difficult to take anything seriously since then. we all know the scarcity is manufactured

Advocates: Here's What to Tell The Feds You Want From the Next Big Transportation Bill — Streetsblog USA You only have two more days to comment on the next surface transportation bill (the biggie!). So here are some thoughts about what you should say.

The U.S. Department of Transportation wants to know what you want out of America's next big transportation bill — and transportation reform advocates have some great ideas they'd love for you to steal.

Build it and they will mode shift.

Bryant Ave’s transformation is impressive, AND it’s enabling folks to use bikes for trips that they would otherwise drive a car… all while ensuring everyone who uses the street (including drivers) is safer.

streets.mn/2024/05/14/b...

Please make your resistance efforts accessible!

It’s important to commit to not leaving disabled people behind.

We can bring a lot to the fight, but it starts with a commitment to inclusion.

That includes wearing masks so you can keep yourselves (and us!) healthy!

Woke up this morning to an email referencing a FB video of a man being dragged out of a car & abducted by these guys near where I live. Tbh wasn’t any more reassuring that they did not have their faces covered in the video as they ignored demands for a warrant.

Oh damn that would’ve been a blast. I gotta get to one of those church services v soon while they still exist

I don’t think people should be able to bet on sports.

Huh. Issuing the alert to Ramsey Co does not explain why the friend I had just picked up from the airport got it on a non-local phone near the airport in Hennepin Co. Whatev.

The West Bank station does not have a single actual bench, just these hostile leaning things where you can’t actually sit down. That’s not all ages and abilities infrastructure

I am waiting in line to ride a camel in Minneapolis

I didn’t get either but had just picked up a friend from the airport whose phone got the all clear one and scared the pants off me

Exclusive | Rep. Hakeem Jeffries pays just $200 in property taxes thanks to sweetheart subsidy law Public records show that Jeffries and his family reside in a condo unit in Prospect Heights, paying just $213 a year in property taxes.

Since @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is so concerned about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social housing maybe he should address his own property tax bill of just $213 a year thanks to a sweetheart deal he supported when he served in the state Assembly that will last through 2032. nypost.com/2022/01/23/r...

Flash flood warning for Twin Cities Severe storms packing high winds, large hail, and torrential downpours are possible through Friday evening.

Flash flood warning includes Twin Cities metro core communities.
Turn around don't drown!
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

Mine is shaped like Lake Superior, which is my true allegiance

Welcome to Minnesota! Welcome H-Minnesota-M-E!

I have lived in many states. But never one where residents were so convinced that the shape of their state can stand in for every single letter of the alphabet.

So, to be clear:

*Federal employment, which built much of the Black middle class—attacked & slashed

*Cities with Black mayors—targeted

*Black neighborhoods/communities—invaded

*Affirmative action @ colleges—eliminated

*Black history—demonized, erased, & written over

They
are
re-
segregating.

Trump’s D.C. ‘takeover’: What we know so far — and where we’re headed How long will this last? Is it legal? And what are our leaders doing?

We try to clarify what happened in D.C. this week, what we can expect in the future, and what this all means for the residents who call D.C. home. There's a lot we don't know, but we'll continue following this story in the days and weeks to come. 51st.news/trump-dc-mpd...

Lynx getting along just fine while Collier recovers, with Carrington making seamless arrival The Minnesota Lynx haven’t missed a beat since falling one game short of a WNBA championship last year. Their recent acquisition of DiJonai Carrington has helped reinforce their depth and bolster thei...

Even with superstar Napheesa Collier sidelined by a sprained right ankle, the Lynx haven't missed a beat. They're in first place by six games at 27-5, surging toward the No. 1 overall seed for the playoffs.
#mnlynx #minnesotalynx #WNBA

1970s? If so I have those parents and they did not do this.