All of the Bikes

We need a ticker showing the cost to the American taxpayer every time a bomb is dropped, a jet takes flight, a warship moves etc

Seems to be plenty of cash for that, not for, you know, actual living.

We can start with a 4 day work week, and go from there

Ain't no way they're letting the worlds biggest narcissist out of his bubble without guaranteeing there's some cheering being blasted out of the speakers to drown out the boos.

H Street is a car sewer, which makes it not a fun place to hang out.

That should save the city a quarter million dollars.

Bringing back Limewire to illegally rip copies of reporting suppressed by the government is definitely some cyberpunk shit

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Can Anita Bonds just leave already?
Why does she feel the need to subvert the will of DC voters on her way out?
Who does she think she is?

Interesting: Urbanist group @ggwash.org is suing @ddotdc.bsky.social over its refusal/failure to release a study the city conducted on congestion pricing possibilities in downtown D.C. The study was finished in 2020, but has never been made public – even in response to FOIA requests.

DDOT continues to publish before/after analyses of safety projects. The numbers for the 9th street NW bike lanes suggest that we should be doing these projects everywhere we can. Crashes plummeted, pedestrian and bike traffic skyrocketed, and vehicle travel times dropped.

Google says 50 minute ride for me! We shall see. Heading out

In 1982 the road is open to cars, with car parking on both sides of it. Today it is pedestrianised and a child plays hopscotch

Eerste van der Helststraat, Amsterdam in 1982 and today

Would love to see these graphs as something like "transported anywhere by bicycle", instead of siloing everything into "going to work".

But I do understand that commuting to work has some statistical value. The real ones imo.

Maybe pedestrianize a couple pedestrian heavy areas to drive home the point.
Give the people a taste of what a better life could actually be like.

But then again, that would probably require a police bill of half a milli.
But then again, we have a lot of NG standing around with nothing to do.

So now that we are no longer able to bike continuously on 15th Street through Lafayette Square,
Will ddot FINALLY prioritize building the missing chunk of bike lane on 15th?!?!?!

Feels like this should have been done years ago.

Life comes at you fast

Nah, I think you can no longer power the vehicle.
Like, riding an ebike. Power output is limited at a certain speed, it doesn't just slam you back to it's max potential on a downhill lol.

Technically, it's not tricky and is already a working system irl.

DC dethrones Los Angeles for worst traffic in the nation, according to new report The D.C. area has taken over Los Angeles for having the worst traffic in the country, according to an annual report by Consumer Affairs.

Ah yes, just the way the Mayor wants it 🥹

wjla.com/news/local/m...

A loser and also evil. A double whammy.

Bikeshare Beat: Peak bloom broke CaBi records in March Ridership grew by 43% from March 2024 to March 2025. Plus, a record day for ridership thanks to peak bloom, and check out the top CaBi stations in the network, in this month’s Bikeshare Beat.

Ah shit we at it again!
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ggwash.org/view/99137/b...

Bro, same.

damn cars man

Lol. “Save Connecticut Avenue”...really? Why?

I wouldn't believe ANYTHING that group has to say regarding safety. Even their "fact checks" on their website regarding their core issue are just vibes that they think sound neat.

In Congressional lobbying blitz, some D.C. residents were told to contact representatives they don’t have With no voting representation, residents struggle to be heard as the city faces the potential for devastating budget cuts

In response to the federal spending bill that could cut more than $1 billion from D.C.'s budget, hundreds of residents began lobbying senators, urging them to amend the bill.

What did they hear? To contact the reps in their home state. 😵‍💫

gonna meet you guys at city-state!

Links:
- archive.ph/66pur
- www.nydailynews.com/2025/02/22/c...

Just doing some fast and loose brainstorming here...
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a greentext with an attached image of a bicycle: >almost completely unregulated >incompatible with traffic jams >no note >no insurance needed >no license needed >fuel it with determination and whatever you ate for breakfast this morning >probably one of the most fuel-efficient vehicles in existence, come to think of it >goes as far and as fast as you can >no need for parking lots, just leave it anywhere there is a secure structure you can attach it to >and even if someone does steal it, it's so expensive you could literally just buy another no problem >physically improves you while you use it >plain ol' fun >minimal environmental impact >collisions are significantly less likely to kill or even injure >if entire cities were designed around these they way they are with cars, everyone would be fine with it >doesn't even need seatbelts why is the automobile viewed as the ultimate symbol of freedom again?

i am not kidding when i think about this greentext like monthly. the bicycle is the greatest invention on the planet

China breaks its own record for ‘the world’s fastest high speed train’ | CNN The CR450 prototype can reportedly hit speeds of 450 kilometers (281 miles) per hour.

Meanwhile in backwards usa, we are illegally cancelling congestion pricing and doubling down on the least efficient transportation technology.

We truly are bearing witness to the Chinese Century.

www.cnn.com/travel/china...