darren is Not Going Back @bikepedantic@transportation.social
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
Joined Feb 2023
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REI's little cargo ebike that could, the Generation 1.1e and Generation 1.2e are on sale right now for $900 and $1140, respectively. (For $240, you get a front rack and a bigger battery.) These things are light, zippy, and capable if you are looking for an entry-level ebike from a durable brand. https://www.rei.com/product/189967/co-op-cycles-generation-e11-electric-bike
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Mass Ave Bridge SB
1320 riders on Mon Aug 28
New record for weekdays in August!
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An uplifting article about such a terrible time for so many.
#CanadianWildfires #BCWildfire #ClimateChaos #BCPoli #Fire #BeKind #LookForTheHelpers
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wildfires-british-columbia-helpers-1.6948534
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I made a signing bench for our friends upcoming wedding. Guests are supposed to sign it all over. After the big day, I will then finish it with a UV resistant finish. It's made of pressure treated lumber because they want it for their back deck.
#woodworking #weddinginspiration #handmade #woodshop #workshop #design #wood
Instead of working my to-do list, ADHD decided that i would knock the dust of the less-utilitarian bikes lurking in my bike shed
Something so satisfying about shutting off notifications for an app that overnotifies
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A new paper from some clam guy 😏 finds that giant clams keep a food diary...in their shells! The clams transition from filter-feeding to depending on symbiotic algae to make their food, and they record this transition in the nitrogen isotopes of their shells! This was a years-long labor of love so keep an eye out for a blog about this one! https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016703723004222 #clamFacts
Speaking of Cambridge housing, the A Better Cambridge council questionnaire responses are posted. If you're in the mood to be inspired by some people and also acquire some new mortal enemies, dive in!
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MassDOT Secretary Gina Fiandaca will step down in September after just 8 months on the job
#mapoli
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2023/08/28/massdot-secretary-gina-fiandaca-announces-resignation
....aaaaand i just heard that a developer has started having convos about a residential development on this exact spot, thank dog.
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The best Slack channel is the "thanks" Slack channel. If your organization doesn't have one, set one up as a place for people to share praise and shout-outs and appreciation for big & small things
[also, don't tell my kid she's getting a newsed bike for her birthday. though in her heart, she probably knows]
[full disclosure i did almost wipe out elsewhere on this ride, not every cargobike haul is a 100% great smart idea]
but what if I need to carry my kid’s new bike home and the route descends down a rocky path in the park
Sad-lonely Sunday, dragging the poor dog around with me to people-watch
The fact that every part of my life is kinda chaos right now but I’ve figured out Halloween costumes is an adhd symptom right
I think a lot (too much) about this 7,000 sq ft lot with abandoned gas station/garage fronting on Mass Ave. Without even being the least bit architecturally creative, an owner could plunk three triple-deckers on this lot and apparently nearly double our housing production. But they can't, so they won't.
“This year, we built only five housing units. Yes, just five. In a city of 50,000 homes, that’s not 1% or even 0.1%; it’s less than 0.01%. These numbers are not just statistics. They represent a profound failure to keep up with the needs of our community.”
-#CambMA councillor Burhan Azeem https://www.cambridgeday.com/2023/08/23/in-a-city-of-50000-homes-we-built-five-this-year/
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Anybody who is gluten-allergic or -intolerant who knows the Cambridge, MA, area? My wife and older kid will be there soon to move my child in at BU (😭, not for BU, but half empty nest), and need recs for my spouse.
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
Joined Feb 2023
