Hey @ai6yr , just curious, how do you run your emergency dispatch bots like @chp_losangeles_bot ? Is there an API out there that has the calls? Interested in learning more about these if they exist for my #urbantechnology studies. Anything you have helps. :)
Ever since I learned that watch duty alerts are about 80% community powered I just wondered why there is no official system in place to alert the community of threats to life and property in most municipalities. Seems like a simple thing to implement and maintain.
@ai6yr I feel your pain and have a pretty good idea of what section of bikelane was taken over by parked semis... lol
I wish TOT had better frequency and service, good on you for taking it! For me with my mega ebike, its either walk + bus, or bike only. Sucks that to get to my nearest stop I have to walk on Lynn over the 101 to get to the mall, not an easy trek. I do want to try taking my bike up to Moorpark train station via VCTC busses sometime.
Thousand Oaks Transit: 🚲🚍Ventura County transit operators are celebrating Bike to Work Day by offering free rides to anyone boarding with a bike on May 17! Seamlessly connect your bike route by riding any bus within Ventura County for free. http://goventura.org/free
@ai6yr not just VCTC busses! You can bring your bike on the bus to the Moorpark or Camarillo train stations and ride Metrolink for free ALL WEEK as long as you have your bike! Go explore some new trails after your commute!
I have been an avid watcher of #Waymo ride along YouTube content for a while now, and I am 100% not surprised that the NHTSA is launching their investigation. Through videos on JJRick’s and Kevin Chen’s YT channels (go check them out) the cars have made a few traffic violations and bend many rules of the road. The most glaring was seeing a Waymo vehicle make a “Pittsburgh left” in San Francisco, not yielding to the cars waiting or the pedestrian on the sidewalk with intent to cross. (1/2)
If #CAV s are going to be integrated into urban life, we need to be designing for them in future streetscapes and #mobility plans.
The amount of people that don’t understand why a robot shouldn’t be allowed to bend human laws is astonishing. I feel that the current #AV movement is very car pilled, focusing on speed and speed alone in the deployment of vehicles onto our streets. AV companies and the city of SF have failed the public in deploying AVs properly, but we can work to fix that. (2/2)
@gobborg@gsuberland check out this POV from previous year's competition, so many cool details for stage production nerds. Besides the insane speeds they wheel things on and off stage, one of the technicians developed an application to spike the stage using the LED floor, so they nail the set placement every time. You can see the graphics on the floor illustrating where they should place the set pieces.
Mfw I ask the Chipotle worker for corn salsa and she reaches for the sour cream so I say "corn salsa" 3 more times louder each repetition until she dumps a gallon of sour cream all over my bowl
Great new research from the Terner center finds that "affordable" housing in California is only as affordable as those that populate a given region. Their newly proposed inclusive affordability measure seems like a good idea to consider moving forward.
From the study as a summary:
"In this paper, we present a new approach to measuring housing affordability—one that seeks to provide a better indicator of what counties in California are affordable, and for whom. Specifically, we propose a new inclusive measure that considers whether a location is affordable not to those who live there, but rather to those who might potentially live there."
Neat, our city government has a committee with two bicycling improvements for our city on the agenda for their meeting tomorrow--bicycle lanes and "clear parking zones" to make it easier to see cyclists and pedestrians. I will have to try to remember to Zoom in... #BikeTooterhttps://toaks.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=7644
@ai6yr In addition, item B is about the new 2025 active transportation plan. We need to be taking radical initiatives on biking in the community, and this is the doc that guides that.
Unfortunately, based on my observations and research, only 10/31 (27%) bicycle improvement recommendations in the 2019 ATP have been completed in the 5 years since it was proposed. Very disappointing performance from the city and I will be voicing my hope for better work to be done in the future.
@ai6yr Nice, looking forward to hearing you speak!
Since you're local, thought you would be interested in seeing the improvement recommendations from the 2019 ATP. These are all corridors and intersections I ride (sometimes frequently) and always wish there was better infra. Im sure you feel the same. Frustrating to know this has been recommended since 2019 and we're just moving at a snails pace on even these very basic, not extreme changes.
I will be advocating for more progress this cycle.
Some great work from local climate and mobility activist @aprimed with @movevc detailing how Simi Valley could allow more students to ride their bikes to school. Check it out!
#BikeTooter achievement unlocked. This cyclist went to the market. This cyclist did not stay home. This cyclist bought arugula and butter. This cyclist put it on the new rack and pedaled (wee! wee! wee!) uphill all the way home.