Matthew Skelly

Matthew Skelly

@mwskelly.bsky.social

Transportation Engineer and dad in Boston

457 Followers 900 Following 42 Posts Joined Nov 2024
2 months ago

Sometimes all you can do is make the world 0.0000000000001% less awful by being a good person and it feels very meaningless but it’s also the only thing that really matters

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2 months ago

It’s the same people who think their right to own a gun is protecting them from tyranny

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2 months ago

I love seeing photos like this that show kids riding in protected bike lanes because it makes the important point that the best infrastructure enables *anyone* to ride (or roll, because bikes lanes are also great for wheelchairs and other forms of micro-mobility) regardless of skill or ability.

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2 months ago

Little guy’s first long ride through the City.

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2 months ago
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How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history

Keep on marching. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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2 months ago
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Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down Mayor Michelle Wu's ran on more protected bike lanes around the city to satisfy a perceived demand for better cycling infrastructure.

Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bostonians-w...

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2 months ago
Photo of a man riding a long-tail cargo bicycle with a ladder strapped to the side and what could be a shop vac on the rear carrier.

I tried to find a photo of Christopher Plummer riding a bike, and instead I found this photo of a guy named Chris who's a plumber, which is even better.

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3 months ago

I think you just invented potholes.

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3 months ago
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Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.

Pulled out of line as they waited for what they thought was going to be one of the best days of their lives. PULLED OUT OF LINE. Our government is cruel.

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3 months ago
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Nine months and one day later my first kid was born 😂

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3 months ago
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@whipkclark.bsky.social have you expressed your thoughts on this anywhere publicly?

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3 months ago
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'Ride and Walk for Your Life' pedals toward safer streets, will push for reform "Ride and Walk for Your Life Boston" events include a memorial bike ride, a memorial walk, and a rally at the State House.

www.boston.com/news/local-n...

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4 months ago
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Friday Video: The Utopia of London’s Low-Traffic Neighborhoods — Streetsblog USA Streetsfilms follows an urban planner around the “low-traffic neighborhood” of St. Peter’s in the London borough of Islington.

Streetsfilms follows an urban planner around the “low-traffic neighborhood” of St. Peter’s in the London borough of Islington.

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4 months ago

“Make sure to wear a helmet!”

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4 months ago
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Editorial: Bike Lane Haters Keep On Losing - Streetsblog Massachusetts As it turns out, a considerable number of informed voters understand that if we actually want less traffic, we need to design streets that favor more efficient modes of transportation.

Editorial: Bike Lane Hating Politicians Keep On Losing -
As it turns out, a considerable number of informed voters understand that if we actually want less traffic, we need to design streets that favor more efficient modes of transportation.
#mapoli
mass.streetsblog.org/2025/11/05/e...

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4 months ago
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From the meirl community on Reddit: meirl Explore this post and more from the meirl community

In solidarity with this man.

www.reddit.com/r/meirl/s/T3...

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4 months ago
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Local Kid Prepares To Dress Up As Bike Lane For Halloween To Really Frighten Elderly Neighbours More to come.

www.betootaadvocate.com/uncategorize...

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4 months ago
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Milwaukee Gets Its Wish, City Can Tow All Reckless Drivers Loopholes made prior policies "somewhat useless."

In Milwaukee, police will now be able to impound any vehicle driven recklessly.

City Alderman: “It’s a two-ton weapon. We should look at this the same way we look at firearms. Let’s get as many of them off the street as possible.”

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4 months ago
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NYC noise cameras help issue over $1.7M in fines to loud drivers, other offenders The noise-detecting devices are listening out for honking horns, among other excessive noises and they’re costing offenders. In recent years, the cameras have helped issue over $1.7 million in fines.

Can we have these in Boston?

bronx.news12.com/nyc-noise-ca...

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4 months ago
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The crossover episode we all needed.

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5 months ago

"We're going to create superintelligence" How about making outlook search work first. How about that

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5 months ago
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Great Boston City Council candidates this year.

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5 months ago

You know they’ll just claim that as evidence this couldn’t have happened.

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5 months ago
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Today we had our first no tears drop off at big kid school! He said riding his bike to school helped him feel more confident 💪

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6 months ago

On Stoughton Street in Dorchester the neighborhood cell phone shop is selling e-bikes now!

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6 months ago
When city election returns finally finished trickling in around 1 a.m. Wednesday, they showed Wu clinching a decisive margin that leaves Kraft on the back foot for the final two months of the campaign. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Wu had drawn 71.6 percent support to Kraft’s 23.3 percent — a staggerin

How could the bike lanes do this to Josh Kraft!?

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6 months ago
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A beautiful day to vote 🇺🇸

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