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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Metro #Vancouver's #SkyTrain network is now the 4th largest subway/metro system in North America by passenger ridership.
This puts the system behind NYC, Montreal, and Toronto, but ahead of other stories metro systems in DC, Chicago, and Boston.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-skytrain-ridership-north-america-comparison-recovery
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I think it's worth stating that you can hate cars in an urbanist sense and love cars in a gearhead sense and those thoughts are compatible.
I think not understanding this is potentially misunderstanding the goals of urbanists and possibly buying into the corpo idea that anything bad in the world is the result of the decisions of individuals and not corporations.
The goal of Urbanists is to enable transit methods that rely less on the automobile given that alternatives such as public transit, biking, etc. are more efficient and just not well implemented in cities. Any urbanist worth their salt isn't trying to trying to wipe cars completely off the face of the earth, even if we tout around sayings like "fuck cars". The goal is the change of the system, the big scale stuff, not taking away individual choice.
In a world where commuters have access to non-car options that they don't currently, the nature of using a car will be more oriented towards car enthusiasts. I mean think about it: if people don't have to use a car to get around then the people who are using a car are more likely to be a car person. There will be less traffic which means more enjoyable roads to drive on and less road maintenance.
So what I'm saying is that if you love cars, you should hate cars too.
#Cars #FuckCars
greater news, weird new skin discoloration with irregular edge just dropped… off my leg in the shower it seems. I really need reading glasses.
Alt text: two kids ride in front cargobox looking back at pilot, one kid’s face obscured for privacy
It has been a hard week for me, but riding bikes with kids this past Saturday has really kept me mentally functioning.
In other West Cambridge news, did you know that the new Huron Ave cycletrack (Fresh Pond to the golf course parking lot) is under construction? Me neither!
Like most of the curbs have been set. Look at those we-design-for-you chamfers.
Alt text: A window AC unit in a box, sitting in the front cargo box of a cargobike in motion, pic taken from cockpit view
A trip to outer-suburban-West-Cambridge for another 6000 BTUs of climate change adaptation.
I’m so drunk on a Monday evening
Also, I’m leaving effusively kind comments on peoples’ FB and LinkedIn posts, wth old Darren
Kid is away at sleepaway camp, so it time for dad to let loose, get drunk on some strong Belgian ale, and… impulsively sign her up for extracurricular weekend activities
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"Now, following several protests at Riverbend Park..."
Direct action scores a minor victory. Still hoping for the big win here.
Do you know the only place that makes death kind of administratively easy? The Social Security Administration (at least in my experience).
Also, there's an Elaine-Benes style calculation that you must do, to decide if something is cert-worthy. You'll never have enough official death certificates, and seemingly everyone 'needs' one. Do I REALLY need MY name on the T-mobile family account right now?
FYI: There’s a circle of hell where one is forced to listen to an infinity of awkward scripted condolences from customer service reps.
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I shared this privately before, but I just got the okay to share it in public. The Bluegrass Archive is online with a website and everything. This is a MASSIVE trove of legal live #bluegrass recordings from earliest days right up to now, which you can download and listen to for free. It is one of the greatest achievements of the fan-driven #music archiving community I've ever seen. I contributed a small number of filesets out of the thousands here. #music
great news, weird new skin discoloration with irregular edge just dropped
alt text: a kid wearing a pink @TheWarOnCars tshirt that says "One less car seat" looks across a field of kids playing, toward the Interstate 93 Zakem Bridge cable-stay spire rising in the distance.
Plotting and scheming a better future I hope
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
