Of course that economic impact estimate is pure BS. Most of them are, or at least the ones from self-interested entities. It's likely just a fraction of that.
cc: @jcbradbury.com @fieldofschemes.bsky.social
This was two years ago.
Weird, no tag for Wes Marshall -- trying again, because he deserves credit for this! @wesmars.bsky.social
I can't stop thinking about how @wesmars.bsky.social framed it, that cities declare Vision Zero the way Michael Scott in The Office "declared bankruptcy."
Yes! But now I can remind my girlfriend that, really, every bike taking up space in our house has a use. 😂
My last four days:
* Friday, 20 miles at Critical Mass on the gravel bike
* Saturday, 41 miles to/from Stone Mtn. with a roadie group
* Sunday, 12 miles, two mountain-bike loops at Ft. Yargo State Park
* Today, 8.5 early-a.m. miles running errands on the e-bike.
My legs are sore! But I'm happy.
Blur, while very good, would have been third out of three for me. Elastica and the Neds!
Yup! I sold the one that was fully mine. The remaining one I technically share with my kids. But it tends only to be used for longer trips -- to the burbs or out of town. (Which, imho, is the right use case for a car.)
I've actually had to start mine and run it around the block a bit after I realize it's been sitting for weeks.
First Bluesky post, Hall of Fame division.
I just want to give it my best shot, and the good Lord willing, things will work out.
Two years ago I interviewed a 31-year-old NY state assemblymember about a 7-year-old girl killed by an SUV driver in his district. I hung up the phone, astonished that I'd talked to a legislator who so thoughtfully articulated what actually needs to change on our streets.
He'll make a great mayor
Smell The Glove?
Oh wait, wrong account. 😆🤘
Eventually it rolls on, and the driver yells out the window, apparently exasperated that I didn't take advantage of his "kindness."
Sir. Just ignore me as if I were a driver who wanted to enter the road. Also? I want you ahead of me, not behind me.
An all-timer today in the "don't be nice, be predictable" sweepstakes when interacting with drivers on the road as a cyclist. So I'm waiting for a break in traffic in order to pedal out from my driveway, and a car stops dead in the road. I stare at it, trying to determine intent.
I'm honestly jealous that you have ranked-choice voting, period. That should be everywhere.
The Artist Formerly Known as Zowie Bowie for the win, 100%.
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Yet another cool milestone on my ebike. Roughly 95% of these miles (over the last 15 months) directly replace car trips.
You don't even have to do every one of them. Just, say, every third or fourth one. 😈
One of the best pieces of local reporting over the last year (if not THE best.) Thrilled to see it recognized and (belatedly!) making some waves.
Cartoon with caption by my buddy @jackhauen.bsky.social
@urbanizeatl.bsky.social Not sure who needs to get this but the "magic link" login is not working. I put in my (pre-registered) email, get the email with the link, then when I click I am told that it's an invalid link.
But high-speed police chases are only part of the toxic pattern on Atlanta streets, which enable too many drivers to drive at high speeds.
A recent AJC article by Michael Scatturo points this out: www.ajc.com/news/health-...
I had been doubtful that we were going to have a "this is the crisis moment" with Trump, as opposed to "everything about this is a destructive catastrophe."
But the Abrego Garcia case is the crisis moment.
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The regime is clearing out everyone in the military who's not a loyalist in preparation for martial law. I sincerely hope I'm wrong.
I hear that.
This is, in the parlance of the media biz, a "get." Go on, Spencer!
(Very glad I live in an "alt Atlanta" where the bike community is my community and I rarely have to drive. I also swore off the Barves in 2016. Hope Atlanta gets a baseball team again one day.)
