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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Springtime in Ottawa at Dow's Lake. #Photography #ottawa #flowers
If you’re struck by something, sue something: Woman hit by neglected utility box installed as part of some long-ago DHS pilot program in T station files suit. https://www.cambridgeday.com/2023/05/10/harvard-student-hurt-by-falling-t-stop-utility-box-plans-to-sue-mbta-for-unsafe-platform-condition/
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Citizens taking control of their streets in San Francisco - and Telraam is there too!
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Just as the embarrassing fad/scam of NFTs has wound down, the Bowser administration decides it's time to jump in. (Via @davestroup. It took a month for people to really notice the tweet.) #DCGovernment #DCPolitics
[Please note: If you are thinking "this clown sounds like Greg Abbott," i'm definitely not trying to gaslight away the urgent need for gun control. Just that there's an excess of suffering, and no solutions]
110% willing to acknowledge my own multiple biases here, though.
But all our unprecedented problems and lack of solutions just seem explained pretty easily be everyone being very justifiably depressed.
Like most of what i say, this is self-serving.
Among the lesser-discussed co-benefits of walking and bicycling is that it makes people happier and improves brain function. That is and always will be good and true, but feels like it should be recognized as an urgent need right now.
In many ways, it feels like there is a national depression in the US, and i'm not talking about an economic depression.
So much unprecedented and continued mass death has sapped an unprecedented proportion of the population of the energy to function.
Going far beyond mental health, I wish we could acknowledge this national depression, and include fixing it as a valid policy goal for all facets of society.
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@theverge.space
Have you ever tried to take a screenshot of your favorite Netflix video?
What you’ll get is likely to be a blank screen. Streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus, and HBO Max are understandably nervous about letting people make copies of their copyrighted stuff — but just as understandably, fans want photos and clips of their favorite scenes. Here’s how to get that screenshot you’re trying for.
https://www.theverge.com/23715928/netflix-amazon-prime-screenshot-mac-windows-how-to
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The surge in traffic deaths that we saw early in the pandemic may be slowing. But the risks to anyone walking are growing worse each year. https://ssti.us/2023/05/01/traffic-deaths-may-be-leveling-off-but-walking-is-more-dangerous-than-ever/
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Three cheers for Politico, which delivered a scoop for the ages and — Pulitzer or not — helped pierce the veil of secrecy at the Supreme Court. https://dandiamond.substack.com/p/three-cheers-for-politico
In fact, your email does not find me well. Allow me to elaborate:
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The petrol engine looks doomed, but should we ban the SUV instead? Radical change is coming to the car industry, but we need to rethink what we're driving
neighbor mom just rolled by on a new Radwagon 4, actual quote yelled out:
"Why didn't i get one of these earlier?"
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I know I’m a day late, but welcome back WMATA’s Yellow Line!!
(side note, not important but I wish it was easier to take photos of the destination signs)
“COVID-19 and cycling: a review of the literature on changes in cycling levels and government policies from 2019 to 2022,” in Transport Reviews, is available open access for three months. https://doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2023.2205178
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Like 1,000,000 people came out for the RVA Cargo Bike Meet Up today. A lot anyway :) more pics at http://Instagram.com/rva.cargo.bike #rva #rvabike #rvabikemonth #cargobike
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Broadway in #CambMA (Eco-Totem)
878 riders on Sun May 07
97 percentile of Sundays in May
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
