Grant Olsen
@grantaskswhy.bsky.social
street design fixer, audio polisher, transit rider, bicycle rider
$5,300,000,000 profit 5 billion dollars profit by BP in just three months. I am considering having this banner made. Forgive the #AIslop
David Roberts@volts.wtf · 19h agoCongrats to BP and all the other oil companies raking in historic profits off the back of the Iran War.
Need a #BikeJoy song for your #BikeBus playlist? "Amsterdam" song by Dan Abrahams with the truth that safe streets for kids and adults are a policy decision made by mayors and city council members. Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTma... #SafeRoutes #SchoolRun #FamilyCycling Jan Kamensky
A survey developed by a traffic consultant asked people about changing a four-way stop to either * two-way stop (less safe) * traffic circle (more safe) Of course, people don't want to stop. #UnCivilEngineering for pedestrians and bicycle riders
Video: MetLife Stadium, site of the World Cup final on July 19, almost disappears from view on July 16 due to smoke from climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada. BBC timelapse. #AirQuality #AirPollution #ClimateChange New Jersey soccer New York City PM2.5 particulate matter
Once you look for bollards, you realize how many more non-human items we protect than humans. Meanwhile, street clear zones get breakaway posts because some traffic engineers don't want to hurt drivers. Pedestrians and bicycle riders in the path of the car projectile get injured. #KineticEnergy
WELKER: Do you think Trump violated the law? LINDSEY GRAHAM: Well, technically, yeah
If the price of "Women Changing Cities" by Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com makes you hesitate, you're not getting a standard book. Over 60% of the pages have a color photo, giving a sense of the vibrant life created by leaders who made progress for human-friendlier cities. urbanism
'Very Unhealthy' and 'Unhealthy' air designations in the Fort Lauderdale area after fireworks. [ 200 plus ] particulate matter PM2.5 6 a.m. 7/5/26 includes Coral Springs, Pompano Beach, Dania Beach, Boca Raton Declare your freedom from air pollution. #PublicHealth #FLwx
Unhealthy air in the Omaha, Nebraska metro after fireworks. 180 particulate matter PM2.5 6 a.m. 7/5/26 includes Papillion, Elkhorn, Bellevue, Offutt Air Force Base Declare your freedom from air pollution. #PublicHealth #iawx #newx
Amazon, one of the largest logistics companies in the U.S., hasn't had a single update on the status of a package in over 120 hours??
When almost everything on the radio is anti-local and pumped in from outside the community, it's no wonder fewer and fewer people in that community listen to radio. 📍iHeart Des Moines
PBS Newshour: The typical American sedentary lifestyle can lead to poor health outcomes. PBS marketing email subject line: This weekend's dress code - pajamas.
#ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange
National Drought Mitigation Center@droughtcenter.bsky.social · 2mo agoU.S. Drought Monitor June 18, 2026 For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows 45.98% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 46.93% last week. #DroughtMonitor #Drought #Drought2026
My heart goes out to Kansas and Missouri tonight. Straight-line winds caused considerable property damage (every square = storm report) in the dense Kansas City metro tonight. The storms are now approaching Columbia and Jefferson City. Threat tagged Considerable #kswx #mowx #ClimateEmergency
Cities aren't loud. Gasoline generators emitting exhaust and noise on a main street where city leadership could install more outlets for the farmer's market happening 24 times a year are loud.
Now streaming: The fight over a Greenpoint, Brooklyn bicycle lane / traffic calming project on McGuinness Boulevard. Watch the documentary "Changing Lanes" on Kanopy. Your public library card probably gets you free access. @emilyassembly.bsky.social Emily Gallagher @shabazzstuart.bsky.social
Now streaming: The fight over a bicycle lane / traffic calming project on McGuinness Boulevard. Watch the documentary "Changing Lanes" on Kanopy. Your public library card probably gets you free access. featuring: @henrygrabar.bsky.social @jonorcutt.bsky.social @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social
Now streaming: The fight over a bicycle lane / traffic calming project on McGuinness Boulevard. Watch the documentary "Changing Lanes" on Kanopy. Your public library card probably gets you free access. featuring: Janette Sadik-Khan @jessiesinger.bsky.social @familiesforsafestreets.org
Now streaming: The story of the fight over a bicycle lane / traffic calming project on McGuinness Boulevard. Watch the documentary "Changing Lanes" on Kanopy. Your public library card probably gets you free access. featuring Janette Sadik-Khan @jskstreet.bsky.social #SafeStreets #VisionZero
If you see this, quote post with a picture of the longest item you moved with a bicycle or tricycle.
Fietser@americanfietser.bsky.social · 2mo agoIf you see this, quote post with your longest cargo bike ride! (Longest thing you've carried that is!)
Bollards or anything of significant weight help prevent projectile vehicles from causing physical injuries to people. The #KineticEnergy for this instance is a car driver and police chase in the Omaha metro that ended at a roof support and pile of lumber at a Home Depot. #SiteProtection
Parking Director job @ Iowa State Univ. parking enforcement, permits, transportation coordination, customer service operations, parking technology systems, citation and appeals processes, micromobility planning closes 6/5/26 #ParkingReform #IowaJob isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/IowaSt...
Parking Director
Position Title: Parking Director Job Group: Professional & Scientific Required Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of related experience Job Description: The Department of Public Saf...
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The Urban Bicycle Design Guide is about $12 cheaper direct from @princetonupress.bsky.social than Amazon if you use promo code SPRING50 by 6/9/2026 at midnight ET Should work on all pre-2026 Island Press books including Walkable City Rules @jeffspeck.bsky.social #NACTO26
"Honey, would you please move the car into the backyard? I want to project the recording of the joint @thewaroncars.bsky.social and @modacitylife.com lecture in Florida." #TongueInCheek
Congress could regulate #KiddieKillers. It's a choice. [ Lamborghini crushed by a pickup truck video NHTSA IIHS lift kit ]
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 3mo agoOur society has a massive blind spot when it comes to how dangerous these giant trucks and SUVs are to everyone outside of them.
Closing a bridge for shooting a car commercial to advertise conditions ... that don't exist. #FalseAdvertising #BridgeClosure motonormativity
