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#WorcesterMA officials say that the four-lane segment of Chandler Street is "one of the worst" in the entire city. They're moving ahead with a plan to swap redundant car lanes for protected sidewalk-level bikeways:
mass.streetsblog.org/2023/11/2

Too many AV folks furiously spinning this as a firm-specific failing for me to not wonder what similar moral mold is lurking within the other firms arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

Running is going really well, but I really need to get my diet back on track, which is a totally doable thing in (checks calendar) late November

Being in this suburban wegman’s on a Saturday afternoon is my cry for help

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Having some big ‘why fucking bother’ feelings at work, friday bike bus treatment helped though

Exclusively grocery shopping at the Somerville market basket is not a personality

The @gbhnews podcast series on Boston's Big Dig finished today. Even if you think you know the story of the Big Dig, this podcast tells it in a level of detail I haven't seen before, with a focus on the human stories behind its construction. It's well worth a listen, especially if you're interested in how #infrastructure is built in the US.

wgbh.org/podcasts/the-big-dig
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMQ

Good news: The 2022 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) data is out!

Better news: The NHTS is moving to an every-two-years data collection!!

Best news: Active Transportation participation is up 10.7% 2017-2022!!! nhts.ornl.gov

a neighbor somehow saw this, and repatriated this hero who was sitting neglected in their pantry

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Yet another city providing e-bike incentives, this time in a red state:

Bloomington, Indiana is offering $500 e-bike vouchers ($1,000 for low-income residents).

indianapublicmedia.org/news/bl

#ebikes #indiana

I'm a pessimist, and I believe that this one will be where Joan Pickett fully mobilizes her goblin army to water down the CSO. I know that the City will do a great job crossing t's and dotting i's, but i'm frankly dreading this process.

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Here we go: City is kicking off outreach for Cambridge St (east of Inman) for separated bike lanes and other improvements. Open House Nov 29.

From their project page, a plurality of injury crashes were driver vs. bicyclist.

cambridgema.gov/StreetsAndTran

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