Speaking of #BikeBus, join a @pedbikeinfo webinar on March 8, 1-2PM ET, with Sam Balto (!), Megan Ramey, and Nancy Pullen-Seufert. https://www.pedbikeinfo.org/webinars/webinar_details.cfm?id=123
WHOA a super-rare-in-these-United-States Muli #cargobike with a Swytch ebike kit for $3750 in San Francisco.
I want to fold it up and carry it around in my pocket. https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/d/san-francisco-muli-muskel-cargo-folding/7590235497.html
Cambridge Vice-Mayor Mallon’s newsletter. No cute bike pics this week, but still worth reading. https://mailchi.mp/13ce864f43bf/fall-updates-13889236?e=5bd769c25a
Sen. John #Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center last night to receive inpatient care for clinical depression, his chief of staff said today.
Lawmakers across the political spectrum praised Fetterman for publicly sharing his battle with #depression — and said they were proud of him for getting the help he needs.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/16/fetterman-hospitalized-clinical-depression-00083286?cid=mas
Tesla Full Self Driving recalled (or "mandated software update" if you prefer) for 362K cars.
Gift link: https://wapo.st/3lFgZeG
Just realized it's now been two months since I was locked out of Twitter for factual reporting. I could delete the (non-rule-breaking) tweet and go back but, to be honest, I just don't feel any real desire to. It's a social network built for one, and not a place where you can trust that real reporting won't be punished on a whim. Every tweet supports a place that's hostile to what we do. Why enable that?
#Netflix has released the official trailer for Series 5 of #DriveToSurvive, which documents the 2022 Formula 1 season.
The entire series will be available on the streaming platform on 24 February.
This is dreadfully sad but also proof that actual badass courageous journalism still lives in the harshest places:
"Had I committed a real crime then it would be possible to ask for leniency, but again, due to my moral and ethical qualities, I would not do this. ... No totalitarian regime has ever been as strong as before its collapse."
Cambridge does not get enough glory for getting so many hi-quality bike facilities built on adjacent public space when a developer builds.
A new lab building went up on Cambridgepark Dr, and because the city had good plans and great people who doggedly take advantage of these opportunities, there’s a beautiful, new, and *free* segment of grade-separated PBL, and a new connector trail.
Not many cities have their shit sufficiently together to take advantage of these opportunities.
If you're an American fan of the station wagon as the optimal family-car design form, this list of EV station wagons (featuring a number of Europe-only estates) will absolutely break your heart. https://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/heres-every-electric-estate-available-now-or-near-future
An average of 1 car PER DAY goes through a 7-Eleven storefront. "In the end, one person lost both of his legs because a multi-billion-dollar retailer failed to spend about $800 to protect him"
https://www.storefrontsafety.org/post/how-the-7-eleven-storefront-crash-settlement-highlights-the-importance-of-retail-safety
Bikes and stuff. Widow, dad, taking it bird-by-bird.
So many things are improved by 🦪,🚲, & 🪕.
Just me, very much not my employer. Opting in to be searchable via #tootfinder. #fedi22