FemmeUTCD @femmeUTCD@transportation.social

All good blessings to the kid on my train seeing bumper to bumper traffic on the inbound bridge into DC and saying "Boooo! Booooo driving! Boring in traffic! It's 100 degrees!" And kudos to their parent who probably explained to them why they take the train versus drive.

Keep pedaling disregard the haters

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsoOgbpgDu9/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

When are we going to get actual viable and sustainable alternatives to longer distance travel within the US other than flying? I want better and faster rail!

TFW you realize someone you're talking to doesn't have the same values as you

That scene with Rebecca/little Rebecca in the mirror...whew... they didn't have to go and hit me right in the heart.

Also if Sam Richardson doesn't win a guest star Emmy for this it's a crime.

and finally some Phoebe content!

If you care about building future transportation/world that's inclusive, buy this book by this amazing person. Proud to have worked for/with her.
https://bookshop.org/p/books/inclusive-transportation-a-manifesto-for-repairing-divided-communities-veronica-davis/19009574?ean=9781642832099

That's gonna be a hard no for me on getting rid of teleworking. The two hours I save on my telework days before and after work allow me to keep my house and family functioning with laundry, meals, and more. In the before times my anxiety and stress were way higher because the 40 hour work week is injust to begin with. It's built on the assumption that there's a domestic partner at home doing everything else.

https://hbr.org/2023/05/working-parents-its-time-to-let-go-of-these-pandemic-era-habits

For the days when Mount Vernon Trail or Anacostia riverfront trail are flooded or too congested or just not nature-ing enough for you there's this! https://momentummag.com/its-a-boat-its-a-camper-its-a-betriton-bicycle/

I have had a few experiences lately where my male colleagues had to repeat my ideas to consultants and civil engineers in their male voices to get to them heard. That's all. That's the toot.

Yesterday I was writing a song parody for a potential PSA and referenced a truck that weighs 10000 lbs. I sang it to my kid and he was like "Mom! There's no way a truck weighs that much!!" "Ohhhhoho yes there is, kid! and they can weigh even more"

NO, REALLY, WHO DIS: local woman gets new phone and must reestablish social media connections 🤷‍♀️

The leaders in the Peppa Pig universe need to reevaluate their living wage policies. In the span of 30 min, Ms. Rabbit has been a nurse, a director, a firefighter, a grocery store cashier, a bus driver,a massage therapist, and more.

Second, what was missing is the land use context. The researchers chose the highest count routes to study, but high counts means that's probably an activity center with restaurants and retail and therefore more shift and delivery workers. if these are in any way categorized as "recreational" that's creating a potential issue

There was a current and future trends in cycling session at #trbam that sought to categorize pandemic trips by "recreational" or "utilitarian". First, language matters. To electeds, "recreational"= nice to have the less of a funding priority.

Kid: Can we have a bakery business in our house?!
Hubz: *throws up 'not getting involved' hands* Ask your mom
Me:

Today, riding my kid around on our new ebike in my newish neighborhood I felt very much like the Duck in this story given the reactions and looks from my neighbors that we saw on our trip.
https://youtu.be/wJvx5Oc9k6E

Thanks to @bikepedantic for the book gifted to said kid.