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
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
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
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!
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.
[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]
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/
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