When my son first got the board game Diplomacy, my mother warned me “Your brothers wore a hole in the good room carpet playing that game.” Our carpets survived… and he grew up to become a game designer. Now his sister is writing about a great board game space in Skerries
Wow! Great job by hero-partner Tia
Some slight improvement in specific spots but still chick-a-block with these trip situations & hazards
In all fairness, this is no longer the case....but it only was improved because the system went to all day kindergarten...the equivalent kindergarten would have a somewhat shorter bus ride today but they are still likely on the bus for an extended period
I see your car line and raise it! A kindergartener who lived across the street from the school (literally looking at it) bused 45 minutes to get there every afternoon.
Backstory: 5-lane arterial with ROR, making it nearly impossible for pedestrians to cross safely + 1/2-day K necessitating own bus
Missing connections and gaps in pedestrian networks that linger for years really get my goat. Can you imagine the same kind of long-term breaks in the connected networks we’ve created for motor vehicles? Doesn't happen
A new disabled persons’ organisation has launched in Dublin. The Dublin DPO aims to bring together voices from across coalitions – groups for the blind, the mobility impaired, the autistic, and more.
The Voorhees Transportation Center in NJ has been casting a light on the safety challenges & lack of respect for crossing guards face for years. Plus they’ve backed it up with training programs. Here’s a recent report: www.saferoutesnj.org/wp-content/u...
Congratulations to our friends at the Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling (FABB) on 20 years of advancing better biking in Fairfax!
FABB honored key advocacy champions, including our very own Sonya Breehey, recognizing her leadership in active transportation.
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We are proud to see Sonya’s work celebrated alongside champions like @finnbike.bsky.social, Alan Young, Douglas Stewart, Nicole Wynands, Chairman Jeff McKay, Supervisor Dan Storck, and others, all working for safer and more connected communities.
Take a ride through Thunder Bay’s first Traffic Garden #Ontario
It’s a miniature network of roads, intersections, and crosswalks all designed to teach kids how to navigate safely on two wheels without the worry of traffic.
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Restoration at the head of Liffey should reduce flood risk downstream for Dublin city. "The simple thing is, protect this, and you protect the city," says Marcus Collier, associate professor and head of botany at Trinity College Dublin.
Some kids who cycle, and their parents, worry e-bikes are a danger to them. Design changes could improve the situation, an engineer says. But RSA statistics show the main danger to cyclists of all ages is people driving cars.
why wasn't my mother interviewed for this story? She talks often (and fondly) of scything from her Roscommon childhood (many decades ago)
Here's a great opportunity for the handy - free accommodation in this charming historic Fairfax property in exchange for rehabilitation (& other terms) www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/park-n...
If you are ever feeling curious about the origins of traffic gardens, our history page features early 20th-century films that offer a fascinating glimpse into the first traffic gardens from the early days of automobile adoption & safety concerns that emerged www.trafficgardens.com/traffic-gard...
When you're biking past Herndon on the W&OD, it's wild how much the feel of the trail has changed because of these bad boys & you can feel it flying into Dulles too. Huge data centers everywhere, looming, hulking, & reshaping the landscape. I hope there's a long term plan
If you care about kids, crosswalks, or community safety, this story is infuriating. How is it not 'gross negligence' to kill two kids walking in a crosswalk? Tthere wasn't a crossing guard" is a weak excuse & blaming the 'blinding sun'? That’s on the driver www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Ireland’s Eye's managers are rolling out measures to better protect the birds there. The island off Howth is a haven for puffins, cormorants, and more. But human visitors have continued to stress them. www.dublininquirer.c...
For those not familiar with this location, the planes coming in from the U.S. usually pass close by Ireland's Eye just before landing at Dublin airport, a great reminder that Dublin has some very special places - but lots of cautions about visiting this spot in this story
speed + design = my two top favorites! I bet they have great operational details too. This is what a caring system looks like
I mean, who doesn’t love dogs?
Excuse me??
Going through all photos & it's wild how a single wrong word can be so aggravating
Fun time touring and presenting with team at NACTO Designing Cities Conference, Traffic Garden Walkshop in DC. Do you have a traffic garden in your city? @finnbike.bsky.social #TrafficGardens #BalanceBikes #BikeEd #BikeBus #TransportationLiteracy #SafeStreets4All wjla.com/news/local/w...
One of the many ripple effects of this pause is its impact on top international student-athletes recruited by U.S. colleges - Schools won’t be happy when they can't bring in the exceptional talent that strengthens their teams & athletes won’t appreciate being treated like pawns -they'll go elsewhere
Ah yes, the classic 'I’m only going to be a minute' - closely followed by its cousin, 'I was only gone a second' - a familiar song to bicyclists dealing with cars in bike lanes & parking officers addressing double-parkers
However the U.S. is full of folks who find creative ways to get things done thru innovative partnerships & strategies. NACTO is a great example but there’s no shortage of others - it's an under-appreciated aspect of the culture - rooted in the skills of building from scratch in a young country
Anyone involved in biking and pedestrian projects knows how painfully slow progress can be - sometimes decades. When even a Minister for Transport is publicly frustrated by such delays, what hope do volunteer advocates have? Lately, the question I keep asking is "Will this happen in my lifetime?"
