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Cargo Bike Dad and MARTA enthusiast Proud resident of the D5 bubble Mastodon 🐘: https://theatl.social/@wesley

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Typical Dutch street design: narrow city-centre streets where cars, pedestrians and cyclists share the road paving is used, alongside build-outs and tight geometry to naturally slow motor traffic. Then, once on main roads, clear red cycle tracks keep bikes and motor vehicles safely separated.

10.03.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Can we pls swap this for a federal e-bike/e-cargo bike rebate

11.03.2026 02:47 πŸ‘ 187 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

More like their hearts are in the wrong place and they're bad at politics.

Why not a bill to extend the EV credits? Why not a bill to subsidize ebikes? Why not a bill to give extra funding to transit?

11.03.2026 02:46 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My guess is before anyone could approve anyone's code but now it's going to be more strict and require a senior to review every pull request.

The actual impact of this would be determined by their team structure and how many seniors they have relative to mid-level and juniors

11.03.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So far its alright. I scheduled it to come at 8:20 to take me to Edgewood Candler park station and it showed up at 8:29 which seems reasonable.

Unfortunately, they have not fixed the issue in which other passengers talk on the phone loudly πŸ˜‚

10.03.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Map of MARTA reach service area around Kirkwood and Edgewood

Map of MARTA reach service area around Kirkwood and Edgewood

MARTA REACH IS AMAZING YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE AS LONG AS ITS IS INSIDE THIS GRAY BOX

10.03.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Inside a transit van showing a couple rows of empty seats

Inside a transit van showing a couple rows of empty seats

MARTA REACH HYPE THREAD

10.03.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Life After Cars LIVE is THIS FRIDAY! As we gather at the historic Plaza Theatre, we’re making it easy to get there without a car, because… that’s kind of the point. πŸ˜‰

πŸ“ March 13th at 8:00PM | Tickets: givebutter.com/lifeaftercars. 🎟️

09.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid Footage obtained by The Handbasket’s lawsuit shows a hostile takeover on March 17, 2025.

SCOOP β€” Body camera footage obtained as a result of my lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan PD confirms DOGE and the Trump administration openly admitted they were entering private property when they raided the building on March 17, 2025. That didn't stop MPD from breaking down the doors.

My report:

06.03.2026 22:04 πŸ‘ 8954 πŸ” 3336 πŸ’¬ 105 πŸ“Œ 125
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I tested the weird, tiny, low-cost electric car soon coming to the US Electric vehicles are everywhere these days, but few are as intriguing – or as polarizing – as the tiny urban EV soon headed to American roads. Fiat recently announced plans to bring its diminutive new model, the Topolino, to the US this year. At roughly the size of a golf cart and priced far below most traditional EVs, it is technically more of a quadricycle than a true β€˜car’ and offers a radically different vision of personal mobility: ultra-compact, affordable, and perfectly tailored to short city commutes. more…

I tested the weird, tiny, low-cost electric car soon coming to the US

01.03.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 5
Ice can disable your car news article. Picture of a ford suv

Ice can disable your car news article. Picture of a ford suv

Welp, time to sell your car and get an Ebike.

28.02.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 7

Tbh I was out of the CoA and didn't keep up with local politics as much when KLB was mayor

What do you think are the things to mention about her record?

25.02.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Taking a slightly different view that people hate the idea but love the results

24.02.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is (among the reasons) why I don't trust and don't use any social media with an algorithmic feed e.g. Facebook, Tiktok, Instagram, etc.

The people in control of the algorithm have too much influence

24.02.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A child bike painted white with flowers and a pink teddy bear on a table

A child bike painted white with flowers and a pink teddy bear on a table

The #ghostbike with a teddy bear is killing me.

22.02.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 113 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4
City of Atlanta Docked Bikeshare Program

Atlanta, ATLDOT has a new survey about your support (or not) of bringing back docked bike stations in Atlanta & how much you’d want to pay for a bike ride.

Let them know what you think about that…

survey.alchemer.com/s3/8641259/C...

15.02.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Church’s plan to house homeless seniors moving forward Atlanta's Zoning Review Board approved the plan to build 47 housing units on the church's property.

Good news! Despite pushback from people in the neighborhood, a Kirkwood church's effort to use its property for 47 units of affordable housing for seniors was approved last night by Atlanta's Zoning Review Board!

The proposal goes next to City Council.

www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...

13.02.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Oh no doubt he's seen things lmao

12.02.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"It's bad but not that bad" - words that aren't especially comforting coming from a pest exterminator

12.02.2026 22:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE is not welcome here Good morning. It's bleak out there. Maybe you've been reading headlines and watching videos and thinking absolutely bonkers thoughts. Maybe you're in an ongoing state of shock that our presidential a...

ICE is not welcome here.

Want a sticker? Venmo [@]austinlouisray any amount of money and include your mailing address.

100% of the proceeds go to Minnesota mutual aid funds.

Let's do some good this week:

how-id-fix-atlanta.ghost.io/ice-is-not-w...

02.02.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 310 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 9

Old houses are so great they have so much character and that's why the rats like to get in the crawlspace and

12.02.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A coworker who isn't on Bluesky sent this to me and I shamelessly posted it

11.02.2026 02:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sign on brick wall saying effective February 10th, 2016 MARTA banned hover boards on all vehicles and stations.

Sign on brick wall saying effective February 10th, 2016 MARTA banned hover boards on all vehicles and stations.

Its the 10 year anniversary of MARTA banning hover boards

11.02.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's painfully slow. And the worst part is that you're getting charged by the minute the whole time you're crawling along

09.02.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One thing that gets lost in these discussions is the fact that current speed limits on surface streets are already way TOO HIGH.

Limits set by the 85th %tile rule in which drivers to set their own speed limits, under the extremely misguided superstition that most naturally drive at safe speeds

09.02.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

When I rent a lime scooter in Atlanta the speed automatically caps out a 8 (!!!) Mph when I get on the beltline. Once I'm off the beltline I can go 15 mph

It even makes a sad robot noise whenever I get on the beltline

09.02.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Why do the bigger ones not simply eat the smaller ones

08.02.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Atlanta leaders obstructing progress of transit to Ponce City Market along Atlanta Beltline are hindering increased access, mobility, $, & opportunities for:

-Seniors
-MLK NHP
-Transition Center Neighbors
-Residents
-Local Businesses
-Those w/ Mobility Issues
-Parents
-Children

08.02.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

😯

06.02.2026 22:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is amazing and every kid should have one

06.02.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0