bikepedantic

bikepedantic, 10 months ago to random

Great moments on ‘why not both’ history:

“It turns out that more people ride the bus when the trip is free and the service is frequent. At least, that’s the case in Alexandria, where the DASH bus service just set a ridership record, at 4.5 million boardings in just one year.”

https://dcist.com/story/23/08/02/alexandria-free-buses-setting-ridership-records/

bikepedantic, 5 months ago to random

The purchase of one of these EVs departing our school dropoff was incentivized with stacks of public money.

The other is cleaner, healthier, more efficient, funner, and far less likely to kill anyone.

bikepedantic, 10 months ago to random

"feed two birds with one scone" is a thing i just heard in a meeting, and i like it

bikepedantic, 1 month ago to random

Bike Bus is Friday, we did a Bike Bus, why isn’t it friday

bikepedantic, 5 months ago to random

No one’s saying that you have to haul your weekly grocery run in your cargobike, nor that you have to festoon it with holiday decorations. Just that you can.

bikepedantic, 3 months ago to random

Good morning only to the judge who just sided with the City in the second lawsuit against Cambridge MA bike lanes https://www.cambridgeday.com/2024/02/27/city-prevails-again-in-second-suit-on-bike-lanes-ruled-as-markings-not-regulations-by-a-judge/

bikepedantic, 10 months ago to random

Just imagine a sliding-doors American bikeshare landscape where Lyft didn't break up Motivate, and Uber didn't gut and dump Jump.

The Lyft/Motivate/ex-PBSC platform will live on, regardless of whatever Lyft does. But what a short-term shitshow it could be for DC, Boston, and NYC.

Fuck the TNCs.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/pka3kn/lyft-the-largest-bikeshare-operator-in-north-america-wants-out-of-the-business

bikepedantic, 6 days ago to random

The Peabody/RAUC #BikeBus got to ride with the Keytar Bear this morning!!!

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bikepedantic, 10 months ago to random

Great paper from Dr Dave Ederer of the CDC, Dr Kari Watkins, and others, proposing pivoting from the 5 "E's" to a hierarchy-of-controls framework for surface transportation safety.

This is absolutely how we should be thinking about and prioritizing "safety," which goes far beyond just countermeasures and outreach.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198223001525

bikepedantic, 10 months ago to random

Big:

Descendants of Henrietta Lacks reach confidential settlement for theft of her “HeLa” cells used in decades of subsequent biotech research. https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/science-medicine/henrietta-lacks-settlement-compensation-stolen-cells-biotech-company-JNCPZLQGEZENPCHLR643GKBBGA/

bikepedantic, 3 months ago to random

DC - who has room to store this $1200 Bullitt for me til I can drive down and fetch it? https://www.facebook.com/share/p/UdnBt5VAqdXzpTtK/?mibextid=79PoIi

bikepedantic, 4 months ago to random

Wheelies on the Rue de Rivoli, what a frickin incredible street

bikepedantic, 5 months ago to random

Holy crap @IceCubesApp has giphy search!

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bikepedantic, 3 months ago to random

Eight of the top ten highest paid Boston city employees in 2023 were cops https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/2023-payroll-report-who-were-highest-paid-city-workers-boston-last-year/

bikepedantic, 2 months ago to random

Imagine if we had implemented the Interstate Highway System alphabetically by state? Too often, active transportation networks are built out in exactly that patchy way.

We just posted a new $44.5M grant opportunity that is different:

1. Just for active transportation,
2. Focused on planning and implementing networks,
3. Aims for outcomes beyond safety.

Learn more about ATIIP:
https://highways.dot.gov/newsroom/biden-harris-administration-announces-nearly-45-million-available-funds-improve-bicyclist

bikepedantic, 1 month ago to random

This is what passes for good news in US vehicle safety https://jalopnik.com/south-carolina-no-longer-asking-carolina-squat-drivers-1851445675?utm_campaign=Jalopnik&utm_content=1714503604&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR28Mx_QsqUSj4p9GIp4DtgXZK6s4oqVxXSI3ovC1WLNF9Qek299YmkVWm4_aem_Ac0u2yGP_hPybDTPhHgG-sItbfxLyOUgXkLCArELCGBGH-KyY7p0jHMjs8qLqU_dHdrayj0JrlPHCdtnxyXPN_4Y

bikepedantic, 5 months ago to random

Why anyone with the choice would ever choose driving I-95 over riding the train is beyond me

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bikepedantic, 4 months ago to random

Cambridge maintains their separated bike lanes and trails year-round, so we keep on using them year round. Thank you, DPW!

bikepedantic, 7 days ago to random

It's entirely justifiable that much of the immediate concern over the NYC cordon pricing delay is over the MTA funding loss.

But it's the realization that explicitly de-incentivizing driving is basically impossible in the US that worries me most.

bikepedantic, 5 months ago to random

Recycling my now-annual observation that #trbam escalators really demonstrate the appeal of e-bikes

bikepedantic, 1 month ago to random

Just FYI - metal cargobike (20” f, 26” r) fender sets are back in stock at Velo Orange. Here they are on my UA https://velo-orange.com/products/26-650b-20-cargo-bike-fenderset-silver-and-noir

bikepedantic, 3 months ago to random

At the risk of pissing off my employers… fuck curbside EV charging.

bikepedantic, 6 months ago to random

Good news: The 2022 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) data is out!

Better news: The NHTS is moving to an every-two-years data collection!!

Best news: Active Transportation participation is up 10.7% 2017-2022!!! nhts.ornl.gov

bikepedantic, 6 months ago to random

Another nice thing about the cheaper e-cargobike offerings like Aventon & Lectric is that some are beginning to pop up in the secondhand market.

Here's a Lectric Xpedition in Shelburne VT for $1200.

https://vermont.craigslist.org/bik/d/shelburne-lectric-xpedition-bike-2/7687184128.html

bikepedantic, 1 month ago to random

Whoever designed in this extra-large scalloped advance queueing space at Inman Square… thank you (and we’re collectively happy to vindicate your choice)