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velocitizen / bullfighter πŸ“the streets of San Francisco #OperationalizeEverydayBicycling #QuestionAutomobileEssentialism

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Minnesota lawmaker Katie Jones rode in a cargo e-bike to the hospital for her baby's birth. Her husband, Peter Schmitt, pedaled the two miles there.

On the return journey, their son Hans – all 8 pounds and 1 ounce of him – was bundled up and handled it just fine, Jones said.

09.03.2026 14:38 πŸ‘ 503 πŸ” 102 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 22
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holy shit

09.03.2026 01:20 πŸ‘ 14143 πŸ” 3086 πŸ’¬ 236 πŸ“Œ 604
"SLOWKLAND

slow roll around Lake Merritt - Last Tuesday of every month - Meet 5:30pm @ Lake Merritt BART - Bike East Bay"

"SLOWKLAND slow roll around Lake Merritt - Last Tuesday of every month - Meet 5:30pm @ Lake Merritt BART - Bike East Bay"

Join me on a slow roll to check out construction progress for various bikeway projects around Lake Merritt in Oakland!

Monthly rides every last Tuesday, starting 5:30pm at Lake Merritt BART. First ride March 31st, 4.4 mi route, all ages/abilities. Details here
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bikeeastbay.org/series/slowk...

08.03.2026 02:31 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Cycling helped me embrace my disabled identity Using a bike as a mobility aid was not a conscious decision, but it is how I began to understand that I am disabled, and that disability is a fundamental part of my identity. Because cycling enabled m...

"I don’t know the moment it happened; it must’ve been a slow realization. β€˜My bike is my mobility aid’." Great article from @bikehfxlobby.bsky.social published In Active Travel Studies activetravelstudies.org/article/id/1...

08.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 763 πŸ” 157 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 8
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An Interview With a Boxer Who Is Paying the Price Heather Hardy, and "too much dead brain."

One more How Things Work dispatch from Dec 2024, an interview with Heather Hardy that had me riveted and awed and, at times, weeping
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/an-intervi...

09.03.2026 01:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Real Litmus Test for Democratic Presidential Candidates Supporting a wealth tax.

Here's a recent sample if you're not already a reader
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-real-l...

09.03.2026 01:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Patrons of Journalism If not advertising, then what?

You may already be reading @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social's How Things Work, I'm an ordinary paid subscriber, though he maintains a zero-paywall policy – if you have the means to really step up you might give him a holler and discuss becoming a true patron
open.substack.com/pub/howthing...

09.03.2026 01:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

These days the "flipper palette" (dark grey, darker grey, black) has become a competing esthetic, a pretty lame cop-out in most cases

08.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

(I moved to SF two years later, so yes, I was here for the Loma Prieta quake, as close as I'll come to being an SF native)

08.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The strange, psychedelic history of how San Francisco got colorful homes San Francisco Victorians were once neglected and reviled. Then acid-fueled color schemes arrived and made them famous.

The first time I came out from Boston to visit my brother in 1986 I didn't just thrill to the wild color schemes on the houses, I noticed how many of them had a "Bob Buckter - Color Consultant" sign on them, I'm delighted to know that Bob is still consulting
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

08.03.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Turns out lawlessness is not a winning strategy. See you at Nuremberg 2.0

05.03.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 13308 πŸ” 2576 πŸ’¬ 520 πŸ“Œ 342
A white poster oriented lengthwise reads in black print: 'THERE ARE FEW MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION MORE OBSOLETE THAN A 14-LANE HIGHWAY THRU A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD'
Tears on the edges of the original poster.

A white poster oriented lengthwise reads in black print: 'THERE ARE FEW MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION MORE OBSOLETE THAN A 14-LANE HIGHWAY THRU A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD' Tears on the edges of the original poster.

1/ The person in 1968 who held this poster helped give us a robust metro system and preserve DC/MD neighborhoods. This is from @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social's collection of Emergency Committee on the Transportation Crisis materials - a local anti-highway movement.

@actfortransit.bsky.social

05.03.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Two photos. The first show JFK Jr. with Carolyn Bessette Kennedy walking their dog. The second shows JFK Jr. setting his bike against some pole.

Two photos. The first show JFK Jr. with Carolyn Bessette Kennedy walking their dog. The second shows JFK Jr. setting his bike against some pole.

Two photos. The first shows JFK Jr. wearing a navy suit and scarf as he exits a building while riding a bike. The second shows him walking in purple gym shorts, a black t-shirt, and some sneakers.

Two photos. The first shows JFK Jr. wearing a navy suit and scarf as he exits a building while riding a bike. The second shows him walking in purple gym shorts, a black t-shirt, and some sneakers.

Two photos. Both show JFK Jr. walking with Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. In the first photo Carolyn Bessette Kennedy is wearing a black coat with blue jeans, while JFK Jr. is wearing a black vest, dark colored shirt, and taupe trousers. In the second photo, JFK Jr. is wearing a brown jacket with tan pants, while Carolyn Bessette Kennedy has a long charcoal coat and black boots.

Two photos. Both show JFK Jr. walking with Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. In the first photo Carolyn Bessette Kennedy is wearing a black coat with blue jeans, while JFK Jr. is wearing a black vest, dark colored shirt, and taupe trousers. In the second photo, JFK Jr. is wearing a brown jacket with tan pants, while Carolyn Bessette Kennedy has a long charcoal coat and black boots.

Two photos. Both show JFK Jr. in sweats while rolleerblading. In one photo, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and a dog are with him.

Two photos. Both show JFK Jr. in sweats while rolleerblading. In one photo, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and a dog are with him.

Wrote something for @thetimes.com about why JFK Jr. is popular again. IMO, what you're admiring isn't just his handsome looks and style, but the fact that he lived in walkable urban neighborhoods and had enough time for exercise, hobbies, and a lover.

www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...

04.03.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 2590 πŸ” 170 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 22
A six panel comic of a man and a woman where their word balloons are actually other panels (there are no words) indicating future actions and explaining why they did what they did.

A six panel comic of a man and a woman where their word balloons are actually other panels (there are no words) indicating future actions and explaining why they did what they did.

a three panel comic about SΓΈren Kierkegaard in which the text of the man reads backwards and the dog forwards "Life can only be understood backwards" and the dog "but it must be lived forwards"

a three panel comic about SΓΈren Kierkegaard in which the text of the man reads backwards and the dog forwards "Life can only be understood backwards" and the dog "but it must be lived forwards"

It's that time in my Making comics intro course when I talk image-text relations, which gives me an excuse to share 2 favorite comics that do bewildering things that can only be done in comics! Ibn Al-Rabin's seminal Le Verbe ProphΓ©tique alongside the always brilliant @tomgauld.bsky.social. So good!

05.03.2026 07:23 πŸ‘ 316 πŸ” 100 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4

My only recommended amendment to the CA Vehicle Code would be to re-categorize Class 3 electric bicycles as electric mopeds, 20 is Plenty, IMHO leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_...

05.03.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The E-Bike Problem is an E-Moto Problem | PeopleForBikes

That MTI study's findings and recommendations are quite similar to what People for Bikes shared www.peopleforbikes.org/news/the-e-b...

05.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
MTI Electric Bicycle Safety Study Identifies Illegal, Over-Powered Devices as Key Problem The Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) has released a report commissioned by the California Legislature: Exploring Electric Bicycle Safety Performance Data and Policy Options for California. The st...

Lawmakers are tossing out e-bike restrictions that won't help much or at all, I urge CA electeds to read the Mineta Transportation Institute report that the CA legislature commissioned a couple of years ago transweb.sjsu.edu/press/MTI-El...

05.03.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Police: Northern California nurse killed in collision with teen on e-bike A 60-year-old nurse from Davis was killed in a bike-path crash with a 16-year-old boy riding an e-bike, authorities said.Β The boy suffered minor injuries.

A tragic story whatever the details, I'm very eager to know whether the 16-year-old was actually riding an e-bicycle, or an e-motorcycle, or an e-moped, there's a lot of careless reporting about things that aren't actually e-bikes as e-bikes www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

05.03.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

As the laid off Middle East News Editor, I concur. Management eliminated the positions of every single staff correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East.

02.03.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 8070 πŸ” 2220 πŸ’¬ 120 πŸ“Œ 70
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Speeding drops where Minneapolis put up cameras to catch lead-footed drivers The city rolled out five cameras in October. More could be added this year as well as cameras to catch red-light runners.

Minneapolis speed cameras:

The number of drivers detected going 10 mph over the speed limit where cameras were placed dropped by more than 50% in the first three months after cameras went live.

02.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 11
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Biking in Boston Four Days After Blizzard of 2026. @streets.boston.gov @mayorwu.boston.gov @bikeboston.bsky.social @mass.streetsblog.org @massbike.bsky.social

28.02.2026 11:06 πŸ‘ 625 πŸ” 77 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 10
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28.02.2026 13:37 πŸ‘ 22252 πŸ” 8171 πŸ’¬ 1020 πŸ“Œ 771

Now that the Republicans have set a precedent of interrogating a First Lady about Jeffrey Epstein, I look forward to the deposing of Melania, who knows plenty.

27.02.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 983 πŸ” 241 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 4
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Connect Bay Area Transit Β· Events Calendar View and subscribe to events from Connect Bay Area Transit on Luma. https://connectbayarea.com/ Paid for by Connect Bay Area Transit. Committee's Top Funders: Salesforce, Chris Larsen, Meta Platforms...

Signature gathering for the regional transit funding measure is in full swing! There are 16 events across the Bay Area this weekend; you can find events in your area by using the Luma map and the tags on the event calendar:

luma.com/connectbayarea

27.02.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Photos of a bike-sharing station in Bilbao containing 10-15 bikes, including one special tricycle.

Photos of a bike-sharing station in Bilbao containing 10-15 bikes, including one special tricycle.

Photos of a bike-sharing station in Bilbao containing 10-15 bikes, including one special tricycle.

Photos of a bike-sharing station in Bilbao containing 10-15 bikes, including one special tricycle.

Photos of a bike-sharing station in Bilbao containing 10-15 bikes, including one special tricycle.

Photos of a bike-sharing station in Bilbao containing 10-15 bikes, including one special tricycle.

A small gesture with a big meaning: tricycles are now a standard offering from the Bizkaibizi bike share.

By adding three-wheeled cycles, Bizkaia is making a powerful statement: cycling is for everyoneβ€”older adults, those with balance limitations, and riders who feel more confident on three wheels.

26.02.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 107 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

We clearly need to find adorable young men who will flirt with Trump and he will do anything for them.

26.02.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Green light given to pedestrianise Oxford Street as traffic sees red The pedestrianisation of Oxford Street is set to go ahead, with Transport for London (TfL) now planning how it will remove road traffic from the busy shopping street.
26.02.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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my local park is full of hundreds of snow sculptures and someone has been adding museum labels

24.02.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 8146 πŸ” 2117 πŸ’¬ 97 πŸ“Œ 265
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Letz go even bigger and better,,, ALL Female US Olympians and Paralympian medalists are invited out to celebrate in Viva Las Vegas for the SHE GOT GAME Weekend ,,,

Hit a guy up and LETZ GOOO

25.02.2026 01:58 πŸ‘ 26761 πŸ” 4847 πŸ’¬ 726 πŸ“Œ 695

People were marketed a machine to survive a Mad Max style apocalypse but got a machine killing them in suburban America

23.02.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 675 πŸ” 186 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 4