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
Bcycle public bikeshare systems in Boulder and Nashville are now using e-cargobikes for fleet ebike battery swaps https://www.facebook.com/share/p/366e1Chb3gqkN1g6/?mibextid=hubsqH
Today in bad-idea station-wagon shopping: A Volvo 850. Maybe if it was the ludicrous T-5R model. https://carsandbids.com/auctions/rN108Wzw/1995-volvo-850-turbo-wagon
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Good Saturday evening to all, but especially to those celebrating a one year anniversary here on Mastodon and the Fediverse.
Thank you to those here, long before that, who welcomed and taught us how to use this magnificent beast.
It has been a pretty good trip so far.
This single block gap in the Cambridge bike network, between the ends of the Garden St and Huron Ave bikelanes, drives me batty, and I don’t even ride there often.
Self driving cars (and the Tesla ‘full self driving’ in particular) aren’t ready to be allowed on the streets of Cambridge, MA https://www.cambridgeday.com/2023/12/06/self-driving-cars-arent-ready-to-be-allowed-on-the-streets-of-cambridge/
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Diversion: IBR tolls will gridlock I-205 http://cityobservatory.org/diversion-ibr-tolls-will-gridlock-i-205/
I have been casually shopping to replace my shit compact SUV with a used station wagon.
In response, the cosmos have posed a tantalizing "why not" scenario:
https://carsandbids.com/auctions/3pyZOpDd/1992-bmw-316i-touring
The NYC cordon pricing plan gets the OK from the MTA governing board to move forward https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-06/nyc-s-congestion-pricing-tolling-structure-gets-initial-approval
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The holidays (COVID poo surge) are here! https://www.mwra.com/biobot/biobotdata.htm
Another nice thing about the cheaper e-cargobike offerings like Aventon & Lectric is that some are beginning to pop up in the secondhand market.
Here's a Lectric Xpedition in Shelburne VT for $1200.
https://vermont.craigslist.org/bik/d/shelburne-lectric-xpedition-bike-2/7687184128.html
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Six rabbis and reverends have joined together to remind us all that building affordable housing in Chevy Chase, DC, is not just practical — it’s a moral imperative.
https://ggwash.org/view/91803/make-a-home-for-affordable-housing-in-chevy-chase-dc
Washington Post Guild members are walking off the job for 24 hours this coming Friday, and are asking the public to support them by avoiding use of WaPo media. https://twitter.com/PostGuild/status/1732063014373806296
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It's so lovely!
The Hyattsville Trolley Trail opens today—go check it out and revel in the joy of not riding on Route 1.
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Preliminary crash data for the period January through June 2023 is out now. Fatalities fell across the board in every category except:
- rural arterials (up 3%),
- rural collectors/local (up 4%)
- in the 15–24 age group (up 6%), and
- the 65 and older age group (up 3%)
114 fewer pedestrians and 13 fewer cyclists sacrificed their lives for the convenience of people who drive compared to the first half of 2022, but we still lost 3,735 people who were walking or rolling.
https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813522
Hey cities: The fire-apparatus design vehicle you should be using is currently sitting at $3500 in a no-reserve auction. https://carsandbids.com/auctions/rjYmJpNX/1996-toyota-dyna-200-4x4-fire-truck
but will they build back with a sixplex in Arlington where that house blew up
AI discourse so far has a disappointing lack of Mitchells vs the Machines references tbh
My kid is a Bengals fan because of the stripey uniforms, she is happy this morning
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DNA testing company confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users. https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/04/23andme-confirms-hackers-stole-ancestry-data-on-6-9-million-users/
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
