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Why is the final marking giving a narrower #bikelane lane than the provisional lane marking ?

Tools/simonWilison render of( SVG XML produced by ChatGPT)

No " < ...img or image/png" in the SVG code.

Note that my first 'draw pelican on bike' prompt generated SVG XML, but no image; I needed a second 'make image' applied in context after the SVG to render it.

If cards were personalized and fare gates had biometric ID, unlimited ride cards could allow such < 18 min sidequests for free.

Pro tip hack: System blocks only same-station entrances, so walk or use #bikeshare to a nearby station on same line to re-enter transit system within 18min lockout time.

Same everywhere, but only unlimited use cards. Pay per ride cards have lockout no problem to re-enter at any time (your second entrance will be billed as a second ride).

18 minute lockout solves problem of multiple unlimited people riding all on only one fare via re-using same card.

Is the "me" in "Generate me ..." a prompt hack ?

GhatGPT5 (not pro) tells me it thought for 5 seconds (then spent 2 minutes to scroll though its thoughts).

This @bsky.app thing is sentient.

Bicycle on snow and ice with studded #Bixi

Photo of a man in a hat riding a bicycle in front of an under-construction building.

Architect Le Corbusier riding with his Secretariat building in Chandigarh, India under construction behind him

#BicycleBirthday Le Corbusier
October 6 (1887-1965)

The correct neologism is #numismaticide.

Single-day bike counter data should be readily available (not lumped into quarterly or annual reports). Manhattan Bridge counter kiosk gets it right.

Everyone's impact is already in the data, one way or another.

Black-and-white photo of Donald Shoup smiling while wearing a helmet and patterned sweater, seated on a bicycle. Overlaid text reads: “A Celebration of the Life and Work of Donald Shoup — October 3, 2:00 pm – 6:30 pm.”

Join us next month for a celebration of the life and work of Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Donald Shoup. Learn more and RSVP here www.eventbrite.com/e...

Widely popular school streets exist outside 'trendy' neighborhoods.

Prototype for sabotaging bike lane with bulb out, seen on 34th Ave, Jackson Heights, Queens.

#Pavé appreciating

Have you seen cars limited to 25 mph ?

An bataillon of battlebots to keep the bike lane free and clear.

Generic prompt to start.

Ghillie suit kit. Hide amongst the flora.

The bicycle industry’s dirty secret Open access // by Peter Bengtsen (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, February 2025)

The bicycle industry’s dirty secret, by Peter Bengtsen (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, February 2025) share.google/qh0Q5N9NqMh3...

Background: Peter Bengtsen has been on this beat of about of bicycle factory workers for years.

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Our #Bikelanes and pedestrian paths under elevated train lines deserve flood lights. 31st St in Astoria would be an ideal location to debut a new baseline in street lighting and well-marked mid-block crosswalks. Vid: Jerome Ave in the Bronx.

Giuliani time for box-blocking motorists.

More Than 1,300 Drivers Are Caught in the Box (Published 1999)

Has traffic management via addressing gridlock at box-blocking intersections improved in the past 25 years ?
www.nytimes.com/1999/08/18/n...

Does reading the subtitle captions on the video, or processing the written form into a podcast experience via speech-to-text cross this divide ?

After complaining about the lack of subsidized housing, complain also of mundane housing mischievously marketed as #luxury_housing

High visibility daylighting for intersections, especially intersections which allow turns (almost all) is great.
Bulbouts forcing #bikeNYC to swerve out towards general traffic lanes is a hard sell. Video Grand Ave, Brooklyn.

Observing airline service between NYC and Chicago (or Los Angeles or Miami) is 10x more frequent than commuter/regional rail between NYC and Danbury CT or Port Jefferson NY.

Jamaica AirTrain comparing LIRR to Hicksville vs JFK to __X__ is probably still 3x better frequency by air.

Link for GTB V
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