Oh good a new acronym to hate

also @jraindc.bsky.social just CCing you here

SMDH. In my book I wrote about an 85 year old who was "darting" around as 85 yos are known to do. Meep meep

According to witness [redacted by us], Webete began crossing “when he wasn’t suppose[d] too.” Webete jogged across the northbound lanes of New Hampshire Avenue against the pedestrian signal. Webete then ran out into the southbound lanes of New Hampshire Avenue in an attempt to beat oncoming traffic. Both northbound and southbound vehicular traffic at the intersection with Elton Road were facing solid green signals. [Redacted by us], operating the 2014 Toyota Camry, was traveling southbound facing a solid green signal. There was no evidence of excessive speed, driver impairment, or distraction. Webete failed to obey the functioning pedestrian signals and was ultimately struck by the Toyota.

Three ghost shoes and plaques, on a utility pole, next to a bus stop, next to a highway interchange.

This 70-year-old man was probably first running for the bus, then running to avoid being hit by a driver. "Dart/dash". Monday, January 17, 2022, 5:37 pm, New Hampshire Ave/650 at Elton Rd, Silver Spring MD. The second pedestrian killed at that spot in 12 months.

MMUCC?

Okay, Ken. We need to fix this I'm serious. CC @gregshill.com

Opinion | They Let Their Children Cross the Street, and Now They’re Felons

Give Nicole Gilenas a Pulitzer for this story. I am dead serious.

Just 🤯 that we have criminalized children... existing in public.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...

Okay I'd like to speak with the manager about this.

Also ridiculous that the official coding guidance says that "stumbling" is darting or dashing crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/V...

And that a dart or dash is a "non-motorist contributing circumstance" but driver errors are "related factors" and not assumed to contribute to crashes

In official NHTSA data, more people aged 75+ darted or dashed across a road when they were killed than were hit by speeding drivers in the last decade

Anecdotally, I see a lot more speeding drivers than I see dashing elders

Opinion | They Let Their Children Cross the Street, and Now They’re Felons

I think Mediaand police should avoid using the term "darted" which is almost never used in any other context to describe pedestrian behavior. Very victim blame-y

Esp ridic when it's used to describe an older person's behavior. Pedestrians typically don't move v fast
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...

Opinion | They Let Their Children Cross the Street, and Now They’re Felons

I'm sure everyone's been talking about this abomination.

The use of the word "darted" to describe a pedestrian's behavior, in this case a child -- very victim blame-y, very windsheildy. Do SUV's dart? Weave? Think about it from the child's perspective.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...

Stop what you’re doing and admire this sidewalk please

All summer we should be posting the prettiest shady sidewalks

But also, this is the one thing propping up the American economy. 🙃

Pickup trucks are funny because a lot of pickup drivers really ARE rugged and entrepreneurial and they help their friends move. But also a lot of them are just like “I’m a boy and I need a boy car.” And car dealers are like “that will be $65k 🤑 for the non sissy real manly man car.”

This pink ford feista is when the automarket peaked in the US. Back when you could still buy an affordable, reasonable sized sedan and they made them in colors too

Look how uggo this unshady sidewalk is by comparison

Continuous shady sidewalk like this is a real thing of beauty

Always loved this house in Walhalla Ravine in Clintonville (Columbus)

WARNING: we have stores on the corner and i will tell you the benefits are huge however the kids have spent about $350,000 on snacks and slushies - financially devastating.

Pittsburgh reduces fatal crashes, serious injuries for fourth year as city touts 'calming' traffic projects - Pittsburgh Union Progress Pittsburgh has concrete numbers to show its efforts to slow traffic and improve road safety are working. The city released statistics last week that show total crashes, fatalities and serious injuries...

I’m legit impressed by this. Pittsburgh has lowered traffic deaths for four years straight www.unionprogress.com/2025/06/15/p...

Occurs to me that this is a good indicator of a walkable, vibrant street corner. And also a civically engaged community.

Shot in Cleveland’s tremont neighborhood in front of a first wave coffee shop that’s a gathering place for construction workers and elders.

Bradford project produces ‘outstanding’ rise in children’s physical activity JU:MP programme included co-design of play spaces, exercise in faith settings and interventions in schools

More of this please.

Co-designing play spaces with children and young people near their homes led to “what researchers say is the highest increase in children’s physical activity ever recorded by an intervention of its kind”

A raised intersection with actual bollards 😍

Serious collisions on 20mph and 30mph roads at record low New data reveals casualties were at a record low in 2024, despite plans to change some speed limits.

"The Welsh government's controversial 20mph policy saw most 30 mph roads change to 20 mph [in September 2023], and the figures showed collisions along these roads decreased by 19% in 2024, compared to 2023.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

(via @theoverheadwire.com)

More Clevelanders are completing college – but not at equitable rates About 40% of the city’s residents now have a college degree, but researchers said white people drove the growth.

"In 2005, about 15% of [Cleveland's] residents held a degree from a four-year college. Now, that number is up to nearly 40%" 👀

signalcleveland.org/more-clevela...

My citizen petition asks for hi-vis crosswalks citywide. But @cityofphoenixaz.bsky.social claims they don't have the budget. They actually do - T2050 funding - an annual multi million $$ budget dedicated to transportation & pedestrian safety.
youtu.be/UcjusSBUGoo?...

Dang. 👀 take a look at this nice looking new build, urban style housing in downtown Springfield, Ohio 😻 who knew?

Three Eastlake/stick style Victorian homes with nearly identical facades.

I have a long term photo project documenting “cookie cutter” San Francisco homes that are identical to their neighbors. These three are on 16th street.

There are a lot more on my website: www.maxdubler.com/cookie-cutte...