Does USDOT Secretary Duffy's term "DEI bike lanes" make any sense? No, it does not. Wes & David discussed how Trump administration's attacks on bike lanes and transit are making travel more dangerous.
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David, on Canada-US traffic safety comparisons: "The average American is more than 2x as likely to die in a crash in a given year than the average Canadian. They love cars; it's a spacious, wide open country. And yet they are way safer than [Americans]. It's important to ask ourselves why."
Livestream tomorrow (8/3) at 6p ET! On the agenda: 🔹 Trump's nationwide halt of transit expansions 🔹 The feds' war on bike lanes 🔹 AVs and cycling? It's messy. Join @davidzipper.bsky.social & @wesmars.bsky.social ⤵️
Look Both Ways LIVE with David & Wes: Episode 27
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✅ David & Wes look at tire pollution and why the harms may be broader than most people realize. h/t @davidzipper.bsky.social @wesmars.bsky.social @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fuw... #FridayFlex
Look Both Ways #26: Tire Pollution Is Not Just a Salmon Problem + The Takes We’re Taking Back
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Talking about how these tire pollution studies are throwing cold water on the supposed "clean EV" story on the next episode of @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social (pod version coming out tomorrow)
The Clean EV Story Has a Tire Problem #transport #transportation #electricvehicle #tires #pollution
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I've written a lot about Abundance and transportation in the last year (i.e., the story below). If I could do it over again, I'd be a lot more critical. Clip from the new @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social episode, coming soon.
What Would ‘Transportation Abundance’ Look Like?
Fans of the abundance movement say that adding supply solves big problems in housing and health care. But when it comes to getting around, things get complicated.
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I'll get some flak for this, but IMO the Abundance transit stuff is a dangerous distraction. Portland, the Bay Area, Miami etc face draconian service cuts that would drive away riders— for good. If that happens "I don't really care how much a [new] bus costs because you'll have nobody riding it."
Tonight at 6 ET!
David Zipper@davidzipper.bsky.social · 2w agoTuesday at 6p ET: @wesmars.bsky.social and I will celebrate the first year of @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social. We'll revisit a few transportation topics that we might've misjudged the first time around (for me, that includes Abundance). Link below
Tuesday at 6p ET: @wesmars.bsky.social and I will celebrate the first year of @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social. We'll revisit a few transportation topics that we might've misjudged the first time around (for me, that includes Abundance). Link below
Look Both Ways LIVE with David & Wes: Episode 26
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It's our one-year anniversary! David & Wes will celebrate on the livestream next Tues at 6p ET. You're invited. They'll revisit transportation topics that they've already discussed on the pod, but that they might've gotten wrong. (Hint: Abundance will be mentioned)
Look Both Ways LIVE with David & Wes: Episode 26
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Why are Waymos still blocking bike lanes? 🤔 This week’s column on The Driverless Digest comes from @davidzipper.bsky.social, a transport expert who regularly contributes to Bloomberg and co-hosts the Look Both Ways with David & Wes podcast. 🧵 (1/5)
This whole episode is really good! Yes, increase frequency and destinations where women and families go (not just the zoo but that’s a good start I guess.) Also address harassment!! Safety - perceived and real - is a major factor in how women travel. Leslie Kern’s work on this is excellent.
Look Both Ways with David & Wes@lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · 4w agoA listener asked how transit agencies could better serve women. @davidzipper.bsky.social's answer: Provide more service outside of downtown, especially at off-peak times From the new episode, out tomorrow
In this week’s episode, Wes and David said they’d love to see more professional athletes riding transit. Many listeners wrote in with examples. Here's a 🧵, starting with William Nylander of the Toronto Maple Leafs who takes TTC “to most games.” (s/o to Matt for the heads up)
Leafs' William Nylander on viral TTC photo: I ride the subway to most games
The star Leafs winger said it's his transportation mode of choice on game days at Scotiabank Arena.
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New pod is up! David & Wes delve into bike safety, and they answer some fun questions from listeners (including one about the NBA offseason).
Episode 25: How Stressful Is Your Bike Ride? + Bike Lane Camera …
Bike Stress - David & Wes talk about bike route stress and a major blind spot in the existing Level of Traffic Stress method: intersections. The current approach do…
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In the new @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social episode, @wesmars.bsky.social and I talked about cars stopping in bike lanes "for just a minute." It's a bigger problem than many many realize. Beyond being dangerous, blocking bike lanes deters people (esp women) from biking in the first place.
One weird trick to prevent cars from blocking bike lanes: Place orange cones atop the bike lane's paint. @wesmars.bsky.social explains
@wesmars.bsky.social and @davidzipper.bsky.social get into this in their podcast. Also not included: deaths in driveways and parking lots 🤯 www.lookbothwayspodcast.com/crash-data-b...
Episode 24: Crash Data Blind Spots + Who Gets to Use Public Road…
Crash Data Blind Spots - David & Wes dig into crash data and why Americans may know less about road deaths than we think. Everyone says they want data-driven safety…
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Ken McLeod@kenmcld.bsky.social · 4w agoOne unfortunate part of this tragedy is that because this did not involve a moving vehicle, it won't appear in federal data on bicyclist fatalities Federal data requires a subsequent collision with a moving vehicle for a dooring fatality to be counted
A listener asked how transit agencies could better serve women. @davidzipper.bsky.social's answer: Provide more service outside of downtown, especially at off-peak times From the new episode, out tomorrow
Today at 6p ET!
Look Both Ways with David & Wes@lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · last mo.Livestream recording on Tuesday at 6p ET! Link below. @davidzipper.bsky.social & @wesmars.bsky.social will be debating what can (and can't) keep people safe while biking. Have questions? Share them here: www.lookbothwayspodcast.com
Livestream recording on Tuesday at 6p ET! Link below. @davidzipper.bsky.social & @wesmars.bsky.social will be debating what can (and can't) keep people safe while biking. Have questions? Share them here: www.lookbothwayspodcast.com
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Pragmatic conversations about all things transportation, with Wes Marshall & David Zipper. If it moves on the road or on tracks, it's fair game.
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@davidzipper.bsky.social argues that the federal government should stop ignoring crashes that occur in private spaces like driveways and parking lots. "It doesn't make sense that we put an artificial wall between a road death that occurs on a street versus one that occurs in a parking lot."
Wait, Parking Lot Crashes Don't Count? #roadsafety #trafficsafety #crashdata #parking #safestreets
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As @wesmars.bsky.social explains, US crash data is riddled with holes: 🔹 Police often misjudge injury severity 🔹 Deaths occurring more than a month after a crash don't count 🔹 Crashes in parking lots don't count 🔹 Crashes with <$1,000 in damage are ignored ...and many more Full ep out tomorrow
The Blind Spots in Police-reported Crash Data #roadsafety #trafficsafety #crashdata #safestreets
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Look Both Ways with David & Wes@lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · 2mo agoNew livestream this Tuesday at 6p ET! Should residents be able to keep outsiders from using "their" streets? Also: Why does the federal government claim many kinds of road deaths shouldn't count? Wes and David will discuss. Join them ⤵️
New livestream this Tuesday at 6p ET! Should residents be able to keep outsiders from using "their" streets? Also: Why does the federal government claim many kinds of road deaths shouldn't count? Wes and David will discuss. Join them ⤵️
Look Both Ways LIVE with David & Wes: Episode 24
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Episode is up!
Episode 23: World Cup Transportation Culture Shock + Safety Ritu…
The World Cup - David & Wes mark the start of the World Cup by talking about the transportation culture shock many international visitors may experience in the Unit…
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Look Both Ways with David & Wes@lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · 2mo agoWorld Cup fans are about to get firsthand experience in American sprawl and car-centrism. They're unlikely to be impressed. From the latest episode, out tomorrow.
World Cup fans are about to get firsthand experience in American sprawl and car-centrism. They're unlikely to be impressed. From the latest episode, out tomorrow.
One simple trick to ruin an American sports stadium: Surround it with car parking From the new episode, out next week
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Look Both Ways with David & Wes@lookbothwayspod.bsky.social · 2mo agoIt's a terrible idea to pause the gas tax when gas is expensive. 🔹 Most consumers won't notice 🔹 Oil companies and gas stations can simply raise prices 🔹 Future taxpayers will have to pay more (“robbing Peter to pay Paul”) 🔹 Discourages transit, e-bikes, and EVs From the new episode, out tomorrow