Rob McIntosh @rob_telraam@transportation.social

"Urbanism works when it creates a journey as desirable as the destination."

Picking up groceries with an F-150 is like...

...cracking nuts with a sledgehammer or

...making toast with a flamethrower.

6 out of 10 trips are under 5 miles.

Love this ad from the UK.

This is interesting! Bicycles to rule the streets of #Bruges.

This city in #Belgium is taking a new approach to prioritizing bicycle use. On 90 streets, bikes will automatically have priority over cars.

In addition, they're offering residents a €500 subsidy to ditch cars.

Time for a hashtag-laden #introduction post, I think.

I'm Dave, a #cartoonist who draws #diagrams on diverse topics. Qualification: 'D' in A-level art.

My specialist subject is #cycling, along with #activetravel and #sustainabletransport. I've written / drawn two books of cycling #cartoons.

Topics: #comedy, #design, #illustration, #bikes, my cat, Mattie Walker, the #outdoors, #sustainability, #climate, #Christian faith (in, I hope, a good way), #railways, signage, coast paths, having a beer.

Why city planning needs diverse perspectives.

Touring possible commuter cycling routes.

What I saw - Smooth pavement. Separate from traffic. Shade. Not too busy. Perfect.

What my female partner saw - Blind corners. No lighting. No escape routes. Too few users. Wouldn’t use this route.

#CityPlanning #UrbanPlanning #TownPlanning #BikeTooter #BikeToots #Urbanism #Planning #Cities #UrbanDesign #Cycling

Today 70,000 UCU members begin historic strike action across every university in the UK.
 
Given we get pay docked and we all are experiencing a cost of living crisis we are not doing this lightly.

Stand with us.

#ThereIsPowerInAUnion #ucuRISING
https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/12636/Biggest-ever-university-strike-begins-in-fight-over-pay-pensions--conditions

Greetings to the #histodons who have already been here for some time; I'm a latecomer refugee, it would seem. #introduction I'm a historian of urban and environmental policy, mostly 20th c. US, wrapping up bicycle history research projects and moving into parking and parking enforcement research. I'm at a teaching-intensive regional public in the American Midwest, and sometimes teach with the Reacting to the Past pedagogy. Shop intern, slow roadie, spirit of gravel.